Experience Walking tours in the best of Cologne with Withlocals
Discover the hidden gems of Cologne on a walking tour with a local guide! From the city's rich history and culture, to its vibrant nightlife, you'll find something to captivate you in this ancient city. Experience the cobblestoned streets, galleries, parks, and places of worship, as your guide shares stories and insights that only a local can provide. Withlocals will make your visit to Cologne truly memorable!
Discover the hidden gems of Cologne on a walking tour with a local guide! From the city's rich history and culture, to its vibrant nightlife, you'll find something to captivate you in this ancient city. Experience the cobblestoned streets, galleries, parks, and places of worship, as your guide shares stories and insights that only a local can provide. Withlocals will make your visit to Cologne truly memorable!
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With Ross Phillip
Highlights & Hidden Gems of Cologne
23 reviews
3 hours | City highlights tours | Cologne
Want to see the best of Cologne? We got you covered. But as you can expect from a Withlocals experience, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Cologne!
Explore Cologne’s exclusive Kölsch breweries with me, local expert Ross Gerard. Enjoy private tastings, hidden gems, and a personalized surprise stop tailored to your interests. A unique journey through history, flavor, and local culture that you won't find anywhere else!
Picture this, a night out in Cologne hopping from hot spot to hot spot, discovering local nightlife while tasting typical local drinks perfectly paired with delicious local bites. Sounds like a fun night? Join a local nightlife expert and discover how the locals unwind in Cologne.
"Our tour time with Daniel was well spent. He was kind enough to meet us at the hotel and begin our tour right as we arrived in the city. We started with the beautiful area around our hotel, seeing many of the sites as he began to give a small explanation of each of the memorable things we saw in Düsseldorf.
After we went through some of Düsseldorf’s history and visited three separate churches (a treat to get into all three), we also saw some of the world war 2 monuments including the air raid shelter.
Next, a stroll along the Rhine, followed by multiple beer houses to learn about and try the different local beers. Yes, he did buy us a drink, which was very nice of him. In the end, he gave us several recommendations for dinner and drinks, which we took advantage of and we were not disappointed. "
Brad and GelenaAbout local DanielCologne, May 24, 2026
5.0
Fun tour in Cologne
"We had a fantastic walk around Cologne, Ross provided history, influences on the city, popular sites & old time fables, all in all a great tour around the city centre, chocolate included so yum!, 3 hours went quick!! Ross even provided tips for lunch with which we visited brauhaus which had great food, service & pilsner of course!!
I Highly recommend a tour with Ross
Thanks Ross!!"
NatalieAbout local Ross PhillipCologne, May 13, 2025
5.0
Excellent tour
"Ross was an extremely knowledgeable tour guide. We had a great time learning about Koln, and the food was great "
ChrisAbout local Ross PhillipCologne, April 25, 2025
5.0
Terrific Private Tour!
"We could not have been happier with our private tour of Cologne with Ross. We were delayed on our arrival in the City, and Ross came over to our arrival location to meet us to get the tour started. He brought a very yummy pastry! He provided a great mix of the biggest hits and local flavor, and we very much enjoyed the off the beaten path locations that he showed us. Ross is a great photographer with your smartphones--it is so nice to have the non-selfie pictures at all the right angles. He really understands the beauty of Cologne. At the end of of the tour we were starving and he listened to what we wanted, got us situated in a restaurant and placed our order for us--so efficient. Thanks again, Ross!"
CarolineAbout local Ross PhillipCologne, September 17, 2024
5.0
Good personalized tour!
"Ross did a wonderful job of customizing our tour to things that would be interesting for us. The food was delicious and the company was great. I would recommend Ross the next time you are in Cologne."
DonnaAbout local Ross PhillipCologne, August 24, 2024
5.0
Amazing!!!
"Ross was a fabulous tour guide. I had told him before we came that I had some physical limitations and he made our plans accordingly. He took us to places of historical importance and several food places. The potato pancakes were the best!! I would recommend Ross for his knowledge and great personality! "
MissyAbout local Ross PhillipCologne, July 5, 2024
5.0
Discovery Afternoon with Ross
"We spent 3 hours with Ross on our discovery tour of Cologne, walked the old city and especially liked the few narrow streets of Cologne. Ross is constantly attentive to our wish trying to steer the way to what we like to see or to do. My son being a student photographer, Ross brought us to picturesque parts of the town. We highly recommend Ross for your future trip to Cologne."
PierreAbout local Ross PhillipCologne, October 15, 2023
5.0
Ross Rocked our tour!
"Ross did an absolutely amazing job as our guide on our Tasting Tour of Cologne! His personality is perfect as a guide and his range of knowledge was fantastic. The food and beer we sampled was delicious.
Would highly recommend Ross as your guide for Cologne!"
TeressaAbout local Ross PhillipCologne, September 14, 2023
5.0
The most entertaining three hours of my life
"Daniel loves Düsseldorf and Düsseldorf loves him, and after the tour, I'm definitely thinking a little bit about moving to Düsseldorf. It was fantastic, thank you!"
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