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This hop-on, hop-off tour will offer you the chance to explore Dresden from a double-decker bus. The bus route will feature 22 stops across the Saxon capital, including the Zwinger museum complex, Dresden Frauenkirche church, Loschwitz Bridge and Albrechtsberg Palace. During the journey, you can listen to an audio guide which will provide facts and historical insights into the sites you pass along the way. Additionally, you'll be able to enjoy two guided walking tours of the city – one will be available during the day in English and German, and the other is a Night Watchman Tour, which will be conducted at night and only in German. Both tours will allow you to explore the Old Town and its sights on foot.

During this walking tour, you’ll discover the city of Dresden guided by a night watchman. Your tour will start with a night cap or gummy bears for the kids, before walking around the city as your guide regales you with the tales and legends of Dresden. You’ll be able to explore various local landmarks, including the Theaterplatz, the Brühlsche Terrasse and the Semper Opera House.

During this one-hour tour, you'll explore the magnificent interior and galleries of the Frauenkirche Dresden. You'll have skip-the-line entry, and a knowledgeable guide will lead you around. You can take in the intricate architecture – an example of baroque Lutheran design – and you'll also have access to the galleries to view the murals. Your guide will help bring the Frauenkirche to life as you learn about the master builders that created it.

On this guided nighttime walking tour, you will follow the night watchman on his rounds through Dresden’s old town. You will weave through narrow alleyways passing landmarks such as the Semper Opera House, Zwinger, Palace Square and the Brühlschen Terrassen as the watchman tells you spooky anecdotes about the city and key historical figures from centuries past.

This experience allows you to explore Dresden with a hop-on hop-off bus tour and ride on a historic railway. To discover the city of Dresden, you'll board a hop-on hop-off bus to visit Dresden highlights, landmarks and neighborhoods. You'll also have an audio guide on the bus tour, helping you decide where you'd like to explore. The bus tour stops at 22 locations throughout each route. Along with the bus tour, you can also take a panorama tour of the surrounding area. You can ride on a historic railway to visit mountain stations overlooking the Dresden Elbe Valley. You'll have the choice of taking a suspension railway up to the Weißen Hirsch or Oberloschwitz mountain stations. Both stations provide photo-worthy views of the surrounding landscape.

On this historical walk through Dresden's Old Town, you'll have the opportunity to visit some of Germany's most impressive baroque monuments. Your first stop will be the Frauenkirche, a reconstructed church featuring one of the largest domes in Europe. Led by your guide, you'll tour the structure's interior and learn more about its ornate altar and intimate lower church. The itinerary also includes time at the Zwinger, a sprawling palace known for its art galleries and tranquil courtyard.

This tour takes you into Saxon Switzerland National Park and along the upper Elbe valley near Pirna, where a bizarre sandstone landscape opens out. You will travel via the famous Bastei and Königstein Fortress, and encounter the same dramatic rock formations that have made this area a long‑standing favourite excursion spot for people from Dresden and its visitors. Along the way you will see well‑known natural highlights such as the Bastei, Königstein Fortress and the Schrammsteine. The sandstones were noticed by Swiss painters more than two hundred years ago as a uniquely striking setting, and these landscapes have inspired artists including Caspar David Friedrich, Richard Wagner and Carl Maria von Weber. The route offers a close experience of the park’s rock scenery and its cultural associations, for a nature‑centred outing with a strong artistic and historical backdrop.

On this historic walking tour, you will explore Dresden’s Old Town with an expert guide. Starting at Neumarkt, a central square that was bombed in 1945, you will visit Frauenkirche, a soaring domed church rebuilt in the late 20th century. You’ll then make your way to Zwinger – a baroque 18th-century palace – and Semperoper just next door. Along the way, you'll learn about the history of the city, from the Middle Ages through the Peaceful Revolution of 1989. Other tour highlights include Augustus Bridge, Brühl's Terrace, the Renaissance palace of Residenzschloss and much more.

On this guided tour, you'll explore the grand Dresden Castle, one of the most important examples of Renaissance architecture in Germany. You'll hear tales of centuries gone by from your guide and visit sites including the Green Vault treasury featuring a cherry stone with 185 faces and the Golden Coffee Set. You'll learn about the jousting tournaments that once took place on the site and have time to appreciate the exhibitions of the New Green Vault, the Turkish Chamber and the Giants Hall. Other highlights include the English Staircase, the Princely Wardrobe and the Small Ballroom. From April to October, you can climb up the Hausmannsturm tower to enjoy a panoramic view over the Elbe Valley.

This experience takes you into the Semperoper in Dresden, offering insights into the unusual architecture and the music history of one of the world’s most famous opera houses. As you move through the building, you’ll learn about its design and the people and events that shaped its artistic life. You’ll also visit the treasury (the Green Vault) and hear exciting backgrounds to some of its most famous works of art. Highlights you’ll explore may include the tiny cherry stone carved with 185 faces, an ornate golden coffee piece and a striking centrepiece attributed to the great mogul Aureng-Zeb, among other treasures. The programme depends on the Semperoper’s rehearsal and performance schedule, so the exact sequence may vary. In a few individual cases the Semperoper visit may be adjusted; the organiser will provide alternatives if this happens. The experience can also be supplemented with a morning city tour that includes an inside visit to the Frauenkirche. Further information and relevant dates are available from the organiser.

On this 1.5-hour guided bus tour, you will travel in a red double-decker bus through the city passing its most important sights with expert insights on their cultural and historical significance and live comments in German. You will pass by the Old Town, the baroque New Town, Pfunds Dairy and the Blue Wonder bridge. You will also see the three Elbe castles, Schlossplatz with the Residenzschloss, the Frauenkirche and the Altmarkt. Other highlights include Sophienstrasse where you will see the Dresden Zwinger and the Theaterplatz with the Semperoper Dresden.

Meissen is Europe’s first porcelain manufactory and the holder of the first registered trademark. Its archive of patterns stretches back more than 300 years, and this history shapes the designs you’ll see and learn about during your visit. As you move through the House-of-Meissen Theme World you can watch world-famous Meissen porcelain being made in the demonstration section. In the Museum you’ll learn about the manufactory’s history and be given a unique rundown of the overall development of Meissen porcelain. Along the way you’ll notice how past patterns and techniques inform the pieces on display. The on-site stores will offer plenty of inspiration, showcasing MEISSEN’s largest product range. If you wish, you may round off your visit with culinary delights from the Meissen café and restaurant, making for a relaxed end to your time exploring the craft and history of Meissen porcelain.

With this ticket, you’ll be able to experience panoramic views of Dresden’s recreated historical skylines in Panometer Dresden. Once inside the venue, you can view the artwork from the ground level or climb the interior tower to see 360 degree-views of the art, which stands 89 feet tall. You’ll take in panoramic views of the ‘Great Barrier Reef’, which brings into focus one of the natural wonders of the planet. You can also examine the artist’s attention to detail and a true-to-life one-to-one perspective from a 15-yard-high viewing platform. You can immerse yourself in an underwater world, with atmospheric transitions between day and night, while listening to a specially composed soundscape by Eric Babak. Additionally, you can have a look at the accompanying exhibition to gain insights into the biodiversity, ecological significance and the threats facing the Great Barrier Reef.

From the top deck of a double-decker bus, you will see Dresden’s historical centre on an entertaining and informative sightseeing tour. The roundtrip takes you through quarters of splendid art nouveau architecture and into the impressive residential area of eastern Dresden. Along the way you will pass the famous Blaues Wunder bridge and travel beside the picturesque meadows of the River Elbe, with views toward riverside castles. The route continues past Pfunds Molkerei (Pfund’s dairy) and into the baroque section of Dresden-Neustadt. Tours are fully escorted and narrated in German by live German-speaking Dresden tour guides, and the experience is available only in German. You can relax on the top floor and enjoy the city as your guide brings its history and landmarks to life.

On this city tour, you’ll discover the charms of Dresden with a local guide and visit some of its top attractions in depth. You’ll stroll through the Old Town, taking in the unique atmosphere as you learn more about the city’s history. You’ll step into the Frauenkirche to take in its opulent interior with a close look at the altar, paintings and lower church. At the Zwinger palace complex, you’ll spend time exploring its extensive grounds. On the second half of your tour, you’ll take a one-hour guided journey through the Semperoper Opera House. You’ll gain insight into one of the world’s most beautiful opera houses as you make your way through the decadent foyer and auditorium, hearing theater secrets and entertaining anecdotes.