Koblenz Self Guided Tour of Rivers and Rulers

2–4 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

Everyone assumes Koblenz’s giant riverside statue is named for the emperor. It isn’t. The name is centuries older, and the Teutonic monks’ story only gets stranger at this river confluence. Then there is the French official who carved his emperor's coming victory over Russia into a fountain, before that campaign became one of history's great disasters. When the Russian commander read the boast, he quietly signed his own reply underneath.

This self-guided walking tour, led by a downloadable audio app, takes you past that fountain and 20-plus more Koblenz stops, including a fortress no army ever beat in battle was blown up by its own defenders, and a mechanical face that has stuck its tongue out at pedestrians for centuries.

No set start time, no group to keep up with, just download the app, follow the map at your own pace, and stop for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine whenever the mood strikes. Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, backed by a full refund guarantee.

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At a glance

Duration: 2–4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–30
Audio guide: German, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Operated by: Tourific

Ages: Adults (14–75 years)

What is included

Included

Included: 1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Included: Audio and written guide included
Included: 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund
Included: Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Included: Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

Not included

Not included: Any physical devices or headphones
Not included: Human tour guide at location

Itinerary

Deutsches Eck (German Corner)

10 min

Stand where a giant emperor vanished from his own monument, and stayed missing for decades
Deutschherrenhaus (Ludwigmuseum)

Passing by

Spot the giant bronze thumb outside this modern art museum, and find whose actual print it copies
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

10 min

Look across the Rhine at a fortress no army ever beat in battle, yet still lay in ruins
Kastorbrunnen

8 min

Decode a fountain's confident boast about a war, then notice who quietly signed beneath it
Stop 5

10 min

Step inside the city's oldest church, where three warring brothers once redrew the map of Europe
Altes Kaufhaus

8 min

Watch the mechanical face above this merchant house roll its eyes, and hear the curse behind it
Florinskirche

8 min

Discover the outrageous fate nearly assigned to this ancient church under Napoleon's rule
Stop 8

10 min

Learn the history of this townhouse, once the heart of Koblenz's Jewish community, and the night that changed everything
Alte Burg

7 min

Notice why this lordly castle was built facing inward, aimed at the city's own citizens
Balduinbrucke

7 min

Cross the oldest bridge in Koblenz, built over decades and funded partly through promises of spiritual reward
Stop 11

8 min

Step into the birthplace of Europe's most powerful coachman, the man who redrew an entire continent
Liebfrauenkirche

10 min

Look up at two onion domes that exist only because an enemy army blew the originals apart
Stop 13

8 min

Stand in the square where a robber was executed and an opera legend was born
Jesuitenplatz

8 min

Piece together how a Jesuit school for training priests became this state's very first parliament
Schangelbrunnen

7 min

Watch a grinning bronze boy spit water at unsuspecting visitors, and learn the insult hidden in his name
Stop 16

7 min

Trace two thousand years of Koblenz's history climbing a single bronze column from base to crown
Theater Koblenz

Passing by

Uncover how two caretakers may have saved this theatre with a message that never really existed
Koblenzer Sektmuseum

Passing by

Follow this wine cellar's rise into a sparkling empire, and hear the composer's dry joke inside it
Kurfurstliches Schloss

8 min

Walk the gardens of a palace built as one archbishop's triumph, and the start of his downfall

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can't find it? Search for "Tourific" in your email inbox and spam folder OR contact us via support.

End point

Using your ticket

You will need to download the "Tourific self-guided tours" app from the Google play store or App store

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The tour is valid for 1 year and can be listened to any number of times. So feel free to download tour and experience a few stops before going on the tour.