Colonia : Storia della Seconda Guerra Mondiale & EL-DE Haus Tour guidato privato

Very comprehensive tour. Despite the very hot weather conditions, our guide, Michael, kept up good energy which helped us stay engaged. His explanations of what we were seeing really added to our understanding of key WWII sites in the city.

I think the price is too high for this activity, we paid more than 340 euros for 3 man in total. Which I think is all too much, actually thought there were some entrance tickets included in the price. It turned out that there was only the guide. 1,300 kr per hour I think is traction.

Not too much walking on this tour, but more than a few stairs. If you have difficulty walking, you might not like this tour. We did not have trouble walking and really enjoyed this tour. We toured the gestapo headquarters, and it was so very interesting! Our tour guide was Marcus, and he was full of knowledge about world war 2 history. He told us many side stories that we had never heard of before. And he also told us of some personal stories from his family that lived through the war. He also told us that he had talked to and had the privilege of meeting survivors of the prison at the bottom of the gestapo headquarters…very interesting!!

Ralph is an excellent tour guide with many years of experience. he did a top-notch job of helping us understand the rich and complicated history of Köln (Cologne). we would highly recommend him, and this tour!

Very informative. William was able to answer all our questions. A very nice tour! Helps to see the city of Cologne.

We learned a great deal Michael, a highly knowledgeable historian and longtime resident of Koln. We saw some of the few remaining examples of the effects from the war and learned that the city was over 80% destroyed by an infamous RAF bombing attack in 1942. We were especially impressed by the fact that the famous Dom (Cathedral) was able to restored to its present glory. We also learned about how the Jewish people and other opponents of the repressive regime suffered and how they are now being remembered.

Ross was excellent. A lot of great history, very informative. Would recommend this tour. Can’t say enough good things. Love the tank battle story.

Hi Ross, I’m sure it doesn’t come as a surprise our disappointment with today’s tour. A WWII Expert Guide was suppose to dazzle us with personal stories and shocking facts about the Third Reich and Nazi terror - it was more of a walking tour of Cologne’s cathedral, the bridge and a couple of churches. I’m sorry to be so blunt, and you seem like a nice enough guy, but I feel compelled to share “a very disappointed” single star review for yesterdays tour, it was a complete waste of time; we were so much looking forward to a great morning. Viator needs to do a better job to confirm “expert guide” status. Wednesday was better but still well below average - and that’s if I’m being nice. Sorry dude I don’t want to hurt feelings - but feel like direct honesty is required here.

Ralph was phenomenal. He had so much history to share! We really enjoyed the tour. It is well worth the money!

Ralph had a lot of knowledge about the history of Cologne and WW II. He is great to interact with. He was a great tour guide!