4 Tours in Kiel to Build a Day Around

1.SEA LIFE Timmendorfer Strand Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 157 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20Our pick

Visit SEA LIFE Timmendorfer Strand near the Baltic Sea for a self-guided walk through 11 themed underwater worlds. You will see sharks, green turtles, rays, clownfish, seahorses, an octopus, boa constrictors, otters, piranhas, and jellyfish across 38 pools. Plan on 1 to 1.5 hours, with no transportation included.

“Am meisten beeindruckend fand ich, dass man die Tiere direkt aus der Nähe sehen kann, wie z.B. das große Aquarium, wo man drunter durch läuft, um somit komplett in die Unterwasserwelt abtaucht! Für die kleinen war auch alles super erklärt und viel spannendes auf dem Weg zu entdecken!”

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2.All-in-One: Beautiful Lübeck: Shore Excursion from Kiel Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $85

Travel from Kiel’s Ostseekai port to Lübeck for a guided walk through the Holsten Gate, Old Town, market, and St. Mary’s Church. Guides such as Connie, Renate, Bettina, and Ana have led the walk. You also get free time for lunch, marzipan, beer, coffee, and shopping before returning to the ship.

“This was a wonderful tour. They picked us up at the cruise ship right on time with a nice modern double decker bus. Lubeck is a beautiful city, especially the old town, and well worth a visit. All in all it was a good tour.”

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3.Lübeck Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 30 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $9Best value

Use the World City Trail app to follow a 3.4-kilometer route through Lübeck, solving observation-based riddles at landmarks such as Holstentor, Marienkirche, and the cathedral. The self-guided experience takes about 2 to 2.5 hours, works anytime, and includes GPS navigation, audio stories, and local restaurant and shop tips.

“Schöne Stadtbesichtigung, auch mit Kindern gut zu machen. Toll, dass man auch für ein lecker Essen oder so unterbrechen kann”

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4.All-in-One Hamburg Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $164

Travel from your Kiel cruise terminal to Hamburg by air-conditioned bus, then explore the city with a local guide. You’ll see the Rathaus, Trost Bridge, Speicherstadt, Elbphilharmonie, and other central sights, with some free time for lunch or shopping. The tour uses English, Spanish, French, German, or Italian guides and returns you to your ship on schedule.

“it would have been great to have the guide at least one way”

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