Panorama rides
Panorama rides
Dates & travel times 2025
March & April: Saturday | Sunday | Holidays
May: Wednesday to Sunday | Holidays
June to August: Tuesday to Sunday
September: Wednesday to Sunday
October: Saturday | Sunday | Holidays
11:15 | 12:45 | 14:15 | 15:45
Duration: approx. 60 min.
from/to Cologne, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer, pier 10 below Musical Dome and Goldgasse
11:30 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | 4:00 p.m.
Duration: approx. 90 min. incl. approx. 30 min. stopover in Cologne
from/to Rheinauhafen, jetty Chocolate Museum / German Sports & Olympic Museum
12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m.
Duration: approx. 90 min. incl. approx. 30 min. stopover in Cologne
from/to Rodenkirchen below the restaurants "Fährhaus" and "Zum Treppchen
Prices per person (complete tour)
incl. announcements with explanations of the sights in English and German
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adults 19,00 €
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Seniors 14,40 €
from 65 years
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Children (4-13 years) 9,00 €
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Pupils & students 9,00 €
up to 27 years with student card
Welcome to Cologne!
Explore the most beautiful sights of the city from the Rhine!
Start your Rhine cruise with our ship centrally at the Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer, in the immediate vicinity of the Cologne Main Station and the Musical Dome. After a unique view of the world-famous Cologne Cathedral and the Old Town, we will take you to the Rheinauhafen, where you can make a stop at the Chocolate Museum, the German Sport & Olympia Museum or the Historic Mustard Mill .
For an additional charge, it is possible to continue the tour along the Poller Wiesen with a stop inRodenkirchen, the "Cologne Riviera", where numerous cafés, restaurants, the Rodenkirchen beach or the houseboats invite you to linger.
During the one-hour cruise, you will learn everything about the sights along the Rhine in German and English.On request, we will provide you with a delicious Kölsch beer, coffee and cake or other small snacks on board.
Notes
Children under 4 travel free of charge.
You can interrupt the trip and continue it at a later time. Prices for one-way trips can be found under Fares & Discounts.
If you want to break the trip, be sure to book the correct outbound and return time in advance!
Stopovers at Rheinauhafen and Rodenkirchen by appointment and online booking only!
The last boat trip of the day ends at the Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer.
Please note that our piers and ships are unfortunately not barrier-free.
Combi ticket panoramic tour + admission to the Chocolate Museum
Prices
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Adults on weekdays 27,90 €
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Children from 6 to 17 years on weekdays 17,90 €
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Adults on weekends & public holidays 28,90 €
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Children from 6 to 17 years on weekends & public holidays 18,90 €
All prices are valid only for a complete round trip (with or without stopover).
Book a panoramic tour in combination with your ticket for the Cologne Chocolate Museum now!
On more than 4000 m² you will find the most comprehensive presentation of the history and present of cocoa and chocolate worldwide. Here, the diversity of the 5000-year cultural history of cocoa, but also the modern chocolate production from the cocoa bean to the praline is shown. Among other things, a walk-in tropical house, exhibits of the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America, as well as numerous old machines from the time of industrialization await you. In a glass chocolate factory and in the chocolate atelier you can experience how chocolate products are made industrially, but also individually by hand.
www.schokoladenmuseum.de
Please note: Children aged 4 to 5 only pay for the panoramic boat trip (€ 9.00 per child), children under 4 are free of charge for both the boat trip and the museum.
The tour at a glance
Cologne (Cathedral/Hbf.)
- Cologne Cathedral
- Musical Dome
- Cologne Central Station
- Hohenzollern Bridge
Chocolate Museum
- Chocolate Museum
- German Sports & Olympic Museum
- Rheinauhafen
- Skatepark
- Historic port facilities
Rodenkirchen
- Former fishing village
- Many old buildings, half-timbered houses, etc.
- Numerous restaurants also on the banks of the Rhine
- Boathouses (the Old Love, etc.)
Notes on navigation
Wheelchair user
- Please note that the ship is unfortunately not barrier-free. In particular, the open decks and the toilets are accessible only by steps.
- Also, for safety reasons, we are not allowed to carry electric wheelchairs.
Dogs
- Dogs may travel free of charge. They must only be kept on a lead and under supervision during the journey.
Table reservation
- We are happy to reserve saloon seats for groups of 10 or more (there is generally free seating on the open decks). Please send reservations to ticket@koelntourist.net
- We take into account the number of people and space availability on board when arranging tables.
- If you need more space (wheelchair, walker, physical limitations, etc.) please let us know. The reservation is made together with other guests on board.
Food & Drinks
- Snacks and drinks are available on board. These are charged individually.
- Payment on board is possible in cash or by EC card.
- General information about our on-board catering can be found here.
- Please note that you are not permitted to bring your own food and drink on board.
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