4 Dessert Tours in Germany to Build a Day Around

1.Chocolate Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,790 reviews · 1 day · from $19Our pick

Spend a self-guided day tracing 5,000 years of cocoa and chocolate culture at Cologne’s Rhine-side museum. Walk through a tropical house, see historic machines, watch Lindt chocolate being made, taste from a 3-meter-high fountain, and stop at the cafe. The $19 ticket includes museum entry and an information booklet, but not a guided tour.

“Thoroughly enjoyed our chocolate museum trip. It was the highlight of our day, very interesting and fun. We loved the complimentary chocolates and the cafe was amazing.”

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2.Guided Walking Tour and Chocolate Museum Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 385 reviews · from $18Best value

Meet at Dresden Information in QF-Passage for a 1.5-hour German-language walk through the Old Town. Hear about medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and 1989 history while seeing the Frauenkirche, Semperoper, Dresden Castle, and more. Visit the Chocolate Museum independently the same day for chocolate history, molds, tasting, and a coffee coupon.

“Der Guide hat anschaulich und interessant durch die Altstadt geführt. Seine Ausführungen waren gut und wir haben viel erfahren.”

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3.Biggesee: Boat Tour with All-inclusive cake buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 20 reviews · 3 hours · from $50

Spend three relaxed hours on Biggesee aboard the electric EMS Westfalen. You’ll receive sparkling wine and orange juice, then enjoy an all-inclusive cake buffet with coffee, tea, cocoa, soft drinks, beer, wine, and water. The cruise leaves from Sondern Talbrücke and is wheelchair accessible.

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4.Chocolate tasting Tour per Rickschaw

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $77Top rated

Ride through central Cologne in a quiet electric rickshaw with guides such as Victor and Leo. You’ll see the Cathedral, Old Market, Great St. Martin’s Church, and Hohenzollern Bridge, with chocolate tastings at local shops before finishing at the Lindt Chocolate Museum. Hotel pickup, blankets, rain cover, and water are included.

“It was an overall wonderful experience! Victor and Leo were top notch guides. They went above and beyond for our personal tour. Even came back from our last stop and took us so to buy perfume!”

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