Leipzig Tours

"Friday, 8 Nov, we took the Viator “Leipzig Private Walking Tour”. Our guide was Christine. We threw her a curve by announcing at the start that we were musicians and wanted to see everything related in Leipzig. I think she had planned the tour to show us the role Leipzig played in the revolution to bring down the wall and unite the two Germanies that occurred in the eighties. This was reasonable since Saturday, 9 Nov, was the thirtieth anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. Although we threw her a curve, she gamely tried to do both. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate, and the day became rawer and colder as time went on and eventually it rained. Another complication was that it was impossible to cover all this in a two-hour tour. Christine did go over time but had another tour scheduled an hour after ours was scheduled to end. It should be noted that the Leipzig Tourist Information Office has a self-guided music tour and a self-guided revolution tour with guideposts all over town. Nevertheless, she at least showed us where a lot of things were which we could return to at another time. You can’t expect much more from a two-hour tour."

"Omar was a delightful tour guide, he gave us a great overview of Leipzig, I appreciate the area a lot more now and would love to return. We tried 2 brewpubs he recommended: Ohne Bedenken for Gose beer, and Brauhaus an der Thomaskirche, both served good beer; and ate dinner at Auerbachskeller (a historic restaurant). The Sauerbraten was delicious! Thank you Omar!"

"In a group of 7, my husband and I were the only English speaking guests. Our guide kept us well-informed, spending just as much time with us as with the German speaking guests. From Lerche pastries to potato soup & Gose beer, there was ample food for a meal, and all delicious!"