Guided tour Bacharach
Guided city tours and guided tours of the World Heritage Site
The perfect start to your stay in Bacharach begins with a guided tour of the town. Let a certified tour guide show you the beauties of the region and discover Bacharach's winding alleys while listening to ancient stories from times long past.
In addition to the dates below, you can book all tours individually for groups. Unless otherwise stated, the minimum number of participants is 15.
All tours start at the Tourist Information office.
Bus/boat escorts and guided hikes complete our offer. Please get in touch with us.
If you would like to book a guided tour for your group or reserve a place on one of our public dates, please use the contact form below.
City tour Bacharach - The classic
Discover Bacharach with a walking tour of the historic town. Follow in the footsteps of the Rhine Romanticism and get to know some important buildings and historical events. During our approx. 1.5-hour guided tours, you will learn interesting facts about the town, the Rhine and the population through the ages.
Group offer:
for groups of 1 to 30 persons - 100,00 Euro
(foreign language groups: 120,00 Euro)
Small Loreley passage
"On the mailboats there is a glorious life, quite like in the kingdom of heaven ...", wrote Achim von Arnim in 1802 in the travelogue of his Rhine journey with Clemens Brentano.
We take you on such a boat trip. Following the course of the Rhine, along green vineyards, past proud castles and in the footsteps of Romanticism, we travel by boat to St. Goar and back again. Who knows, if we listen carefully, we might even hear the Loreley singing! (Duration approx. 2.6 h)
Price per person: € 19.00 (incl. boat trip Bingen-Rüdesheimer)
Services: 2.6-hour escorted boat trip Bacharach - St. Goar and back
Public dates (meeting point Tourist Information)
Saturday, 03.08.2024, 11.45 h - 14.20 h
Saturday, 07.09.2024, 11.45 h - 14.20 h
Saturday, 05.10.2024, 11.45 h - 14.20 h
The beggar of Bacharach
Even though Bacharach was a prosperous wine town on the Rhine in the Middle Ages, there were also needy people who received help and support back then. Join our fictional "Beggar of Bacharach" on a tour of the old town to see where he grew up, from whom he received alms and who cared for him in the hospital? On a short journey through time to modern times, you will find out where these buildings and places can still be found today. (duration 1,5 h)
Price per person: 13,00 Euro
Services: 1.5-hour guided walking tour
through Bacharach
Group offer: We also offer all themed tours as individual events for groups of 15 or more by arrangement. Please contact us.
Public dates (Meeting point Tourist Information)
Saturday, 20.07.2024, 11:00 h
Saturday, 10.08.2024, 11:00 h
Saturday, 14.09.2024, 11:00 h
Saturday, 12.10.2024, 11:00 h
Schoppenstechertour
Join us for an entertaining wine tour of Bacharach with 4 wine/sparkling wine tastings from the best sites. Enjoy wines at picturesque locations such as the historic Posthof, the unique Werner Chapel and the romantic Malerwinkel. (Duration approx. 2 h)
Price per person: 20,00 Euro
Services: 2-hour guided wine hike
with a selection of top wines
(4 sample wines)
Group offer: We also offer all themed tours as individual events for groups of 12 or more by arrangement. Please contact us.
Public dates (meeting point Tourist Information)
Friday, 02.08.2024, 17.00 h
Friday, 06.09.2024, 17.00 h
Friday, 04.10.2024, 17.00 h
Sparkle hike
Join us on a lantern walk through the historic streets of Bacharach. Let yourself be enchanted by the impressions of the twilight. (Duration approx. 1.5 h)
Price per person: 12,00 Euro
Services: 1.5-hour guided walk through Bacharach
through Bacharach
Group offer: We also offer all themed tours as individual events for groups of 15 or more by arrangement. Please contact us.
Public dates (meeting point Tourist Information)
Friday, 09.08.2024 and 23.08.2024, 20.00 h
Friday, 13.09.2024 and 27.09.2024, 19.30 h
Friday, 11.10.2024 and 25.10.2024, 18.30 h
Tower round
Bacharach lives in and with its towers. Once a sign of a fortified town, they are nowadays living witnesses of an eventful history. On our tour of the towers, learn the stories and tales that surround the seven of the once sixteen town towers. (incl. 0,1l wine, duration approx. 1,5 h)
Price per person: 13,00 Euro
Services: 1.5-hour guided hike
over the Bacharach town wall with its towers
towers (incl. 0.1 l wine)
Group offer: We also offer all themed tours as individual events for groups of 15 or more by arrangement. Please contact us.
Public dates (meeting point Tourist Information)
Friday, 16.08.2024, 17.00 h
Friday, 20.09.2024, 17.00 h
Friday, 18.10.2024, 17.00 h
The Rheingold Roads Bus Tour
An eventful coach tour to the most beautiful vantage points in the heights of the "UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley" accompanied by a tour guide.
Group offer: July to October, travel days freely selectable by arrangement
Duration: 2.5-hour, accompanied bus trip
Minimum participation 6 people, registration required (at least one day in advance).
Price per person 20,00 Euro
(On request: wine tasting with three wines bookable, plus 9,00 Euro/person)
Bacharach Romantic
The small wine town of Bacharach is certainly one of the most romantic places on the Middle Rhine. Take a tour through the old town and immerse yourself in the time of Rhine Romanticism with Clemens Brentano, Heinrich Heine and the Loreley. Victor Hugo described Bacharach as one of the most beautiful towns in the world. (Duration 1,5 h)
Low-barrier routing possible, suitable for mobility-impaired guests. (Please specify when booking)
Price per person: 11,00 Euro
Group offer: We also offer all themed tours as individual events for groups of 15 or more by arrangement. Please contact us.
Bacharach Sunday Tour
What could be more beautiful than a Rhine cruise on Sundays to the old customs fortress Pfalzgrafenstein? We take you on a journey through the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley to the only undestroyed, former customs station, which the French literary figure Victor Hugo compared in the 19th century to a ship that had dropped anchor forever. Today, under qualified guidance, you can experience dry-footed this landmark of Rhine Romanticism from the 14th century. (duration 2 h)
We are currently unable to offer the Bacharach Sunday tour as the transfer from Kaub to Pfalzgrafenstein is not possible.
