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The best specialized walking tour

I took the Richard Wagner tour of Dresden with Saskia. It was a individual tour, so Saskia personalized it and made it so informative and interesting. Not only did she tell me all about Wagner’s life and activities when he lived there but also taught me about his predecessors and contemporaries. Saskia is a musician, so she has the first-hand knowledge of musical life in Dresden, too! As she took me around the old city, Saskia also gave me a preliminary tour of the city, too, so by the end of the 2-hour tour, I had gained so much knowledge, and it made the rest of my stay there immensely enjoyable. I had meant to take the group tour of the old city as well but simply ran out of time because the length of my stay there was limited. I had arranged this tour in advance, and my communication with the company regarding the tour had gone smoothly, too. I definitely recommend Saskia as a guide and the Dresden Walks to anyone who wants to learn about the city and its people.

August 2018

Our guide was great. We really enjoyed it and learned. It was my second time in Dresden but with the tour this time i could understand it better

August 2018

(Laura was the guide)

Guide was engaging. Great at telling the history of Dresden.

August 2018

(Susann was the guide)

Deze tour was een leuke en interessante introductie voor onze citytrip in de overweldigende stad, Dresden.

Juli 2018

Laura was the guide

We took this tour on 23rd July, and thoroughly enjoyed. The guide Seema Prakash was very knowledgeable. Of particular interest was her pictorial explanation of various events in the history of Dresden. Would highly recommend her tour.

July 2018

Our guide was very knowledgeable and had pictures to show before and after in our stops. Would def recommend. If you are a student, there is student discount. We saw all the city center and the most historically important sites in Dresden.

April 2018

Seema a fabulous tour guide

Loved this walking tour.
Seema answered all our questions patiently and with so much knowledge. And walked us slowly through the city providing us with stories and facts. All very easy.
I recommend this walking tour company (& Seema). Quality experience.
Walking tours are the best way to see and experience a city.

October 2017

convenient

personally taking a walking tour with well informed guide such as this is important for me whenever i visit a city. For Dresden this tour is very convenient since historical sites are so close together. I feel like we don’t do a lot of walking but we get the information needed.

October 2017

Afternoon walk with Seema

We did the afternoon old town walk with Seema in late September and were really impressed with her passion for Dresden and how she related its very interesting history. We especially appreciated the extra WW2 history that she incorporated into the tour when she found out this was an area of particular interest for us (luckily we had a very small group). We saw several interesting places that we wouldn’t otherwise have noticed.

We didn’t cover as much physical distance on this tour as we did on walking tours in other European cities, so this may be a good choice for anyone with mobility issues. The meeting point wasn’t really that obvious to us – look out for a green sign at the bottom of the statue steps in Bruhl Terrace.

September 2017

Excellent german tourguide speaking fluent japanese

The Lady at DresdenWalks, who coordinates the tours is brilliant. Always very keen to offer you the best tours taking all of our requests into consideration. She went the extra mile for us in responding very fast to all enquiries showed extraordinary customer services.
Our tourguide Manuela G. is as good as gold. Not only, that she speaks perfect Japanese, but she understands to impart her profound knowledge about Dresden and its history in a very vivid and adorable manner !
She took us through Dresden old city and accompanied us to Meissen. During the train ride to Meissen she gave us a lot of interesting background and advises about the villages, we passed.
Wholehearted thanks to DresdenWalks (Jana and Manuela) our trip was memorable.

September 2017

Worthwhile tour

A very easy going walk around Dresden to ensure you hit all the highlights with the added benefit of great commentary. Jana and her little son were great!

September 2017

Seema was a great historical guide!

The Dresden Walking tour provided a nice summary of the history of Dresden (1100-present).Seema was knowledgable & most helpful in our 2 hour lesson of Dresden.

August 2017

An essential start to a visit to this beautiful city

We took this excellent walking tour with Karen who is a specialist in Art history. She gave us a wonderful insight into the history and culture of Dresden so that we could appreciate the art and architecture around us. The tour was full of historical background and anecdotes from the Middle Ages to Post-War which brought the places alive. We only had a short time there but were able to choose a couple of museums to visit later on her recommendation. She was pleasant and friendly too – we shared a bratwurst on the street after the walk.

August 2017

A great way to see the city!

Our guide(Claudia) was wonderful. She was so friendly and easy to talk to as we went through some of the most beautiful areas of Dresden. She answered all of our questions and left us with recommendations for things to do during the remainder of our time here.

August 2017

Best Bike Tour — Personalized

Tom took us through Dresden and showed & explained historical aspects throughout Dresden — even utilizing pictures showing various stages of history, destruction, and reconstruction. He had answers for every possible question posed to him. We didn’t stay in any one place too long and were introduced to many wonderfully interesting hidden gems.

Jana did a marvelous job organizing our bike tour – creating a stunning “unscheduled” cycling tour.

Professional and knowledgeable team. Well done!

August 2017

Historical context is important!

Good walking tour of Dresden. It gives you facts important to understanding the history of Dresden and how it came to be such a strategic center over centuries…

July 2017

Wonderful walk in Old Town

We had a wonderful afternoon tour in the old part of town. Our guide Seema met us at Treffpunkt Schlossplatz. We were really impressed with her great depth of understanding of Dresden and how she related its very interesting history. She was able to answer many question from our group which made if feel like a private tour. WW2 history she included in the tour gave us a better appreciation of the rebirth of the city.

July 2017

Very good overview

The tour has just the right duration to give you an orientation of Dresden. It was for the Altstadt. May be there is something for Neustadt too but I don’t know. Our guide Helga who was actually filling in for the regular guide, was very knowledgeable and was happy to answer our queries. One thing which was particularly noticeable about her was that she paid attention to each individual despite it being quite a big group. Definitely recommended.

June 2017

Always good to start with a walking tour

12€ per person for about 1.5 hrs. The meeting point is at 2:30pm at the stairs indicated on their website. The key is, the sign for the tour and the guide are just around to the right of the bottom of the stairs as you face them. It’s kind of easy to miss with all the activity in the square there.
Claudia spoke good English and presented us with an efficient overview of the city and it’s interesting history. We saw many sites that we felt were covered sufficiently we didn’t have to return to them. A walking tour is such a great way to get your bearings when just hitting a new town, am comfortable recommending this tour.

June 2017

Informative and pleasant walk around

Would really recommend dresdenwalks. 12 euro for a 2 hour tour of the the old town including schloss platz, the churches, parade of princes and zwinger among others. She starts with a short orientation about Dresden and shows us photos as we go along. She brought along her little boy who I found super charming.

Meeting place is daily at 12noon at the steps of Bruhns balcony. You can reserve or pay online.

(Jana was the guide)

May 2017

Great History and Engaging Presentation

My wife and I went on this tour. Our guide Seema was outstanding. Very knowledgeable about Dresden history and she engaged the group by asking questions, getting everyone talking, and making sure all questions were answered. The 90+ minutes flew by and we felt this gave us a great base to start and focused us on items we wanted to see further during our stay. Price to value is very high with this tour group.

April 2017

A really excellent guide

We were most fortunate to have Seema as our guide. She made it all very interesting and was able to respond to all our questions. Overall a very good introduction to Dresden.

April 2017

Fantastic orientation tour

Wonderful way to get your bearings in Dresden. Seema is a fun and knowledgeable guide with a great grasp of the layers of history and politics and culture. We also appreciated her willingness to tackke many questions and her humanity in responding. The walk is really quite short in terms of distance, but wear sunscreen.

March 2017

“Nice walking tour to give you a good impression of Dresden and its’s history”

The tour was very interesting. Sema, our guide was very nice. She told us very much of the history of the city when we walked across the nice buildings

February 2017

“Excellent tour from Seema”

£ 12 is great value for this 1.5-2 hour tour. Seema, our guide was sooo knowledgeable and friendly! Couldn’t recommend this tour enough, really gives you a vibe to the city to help you explore more!

February 2017

The guide was very knowledgeable and provided excellent commentary.

The guide had extensive experience having lived most of her life in Dresden. She was able to provide a historical perspective on each element of the tour. She was willing to share her opinion on a range of issues and went out of her way to make the visit informative and stimulating. Her recommendations on further activities were excellent.

Januar 2017

Excellent walking tour!

This was an absolutely wonderful tour, our guide was excellent and she told us a great mix of history and funny stories about the place. I wouldn’t have had half the appreciation or understanding of what I was looking at without this tour. Highly recommend!!!

December 2016

“Wonderful Walking Tour”

This is a wonderful little walking tour. Although it is compact and doesn’t cover a great deal of territory, it does cover quite a bit of history. Our guide, Seema, was both well-spoken, and well-informed. In addition to the walking tour itself being wonderful, the communication via email with staff beforehand was great. My wife inadvertently signed up and bought tickets for a German-speaking tour, but this was rectified via email and we had no problems when we arrived at the meeting point.

December 2016

A great introduction to Dresden!

Would recommend doing this tour in the beginning of your stay in Dresden as this is a very good introduction to the main sights and history of the city

December 2016

Our guide was informative and informed; showing an excellent depth of knowledge, enthusiasm, and commitment to delivering a great tour.

A real pleasure and good overview to the city.

October 2016

Hello!

I so enjoyed your tour of Dresden with Susann  on Sat, Sept 24 at 2:30. I just posted a review on Trip Advisor, but also wanted to let you know what a great job she did. I’m also copying the review I posted on Trip Advisor here so that if you have a place on your website for reviews (that I didn’t see) you can post it there if you wish.

The one thing I forgot to include was that as it turned out that day, I was the ONLY person on the tour. Susann was so extremely gracious and generous with me in sharing information about your amazing city. And she mentioned that your company is careful to keep groups small all the time, even bringing in extra guides if needed to split up a larger group.

So, anyway, I just wanted to thank you – and Susann, again for a great experience in Dresden. Her tour was the highlight of my time there!

I  love to explore the history of the places I visit, and so enjoyed a fantastic walking tour by Susann while recently in Dresden. She’s got a degree in Medieval History of the area, her English was perfect, and she gave me just the right amount of information in the two-hour tour without overwhelming me. Dresden is easily walkable, and she gave me such great information about Dresden starting with the original “swamp people” of Dresden and later Augustus the Strong, and then guided me through so many great historical sights including the Zwinger, the former royal palace and grounds, the Opera House, and of course, Frauenkirke, providing insights I never would have known without her, and photos of what places had once looked like. Highly recommended!

Judy Schwiebert

Phoenix, AZ

“A soggy day in Dresden”

“Extremely informative Suzy! ”

Worth the money. Really comprehensive and clear explanation of Dresden, history, culture, architecture and contemporary attitudes towards conservation and preservation. Great and tailored recommendations for what to do after, very comfortable group Size and personable guide!

September 2016

“Informative tour”

Only had a one day visit to Dresden and wanted to get an understanding of the old town. Our guide, Susan was excellent. Susan had studied history at Uni and it was soon evident that she knew a lot more about Dresden than just the story of the buildings. Would certainly recommend this tour and in particular our guide Susan.

August 2016

“À faire ”

“Great tour”

I was in Dresden just for a day and took this tour. I couldn’t have made a better choice. Our Guide Seema Prakash was very good. She was very thorough with all details about the place. She had answers to all the questions we asked her. The tour was well planned with enough time at each spot and just the write amount of walking. Her tips about other things that to do in the city were also very helpful. Very good way to learn about the history and the contemporary life of the city in the least possible time. Strongly recommend.

July 2016

“Perfekt”

“Fantastically informative”

A New York native, after 16 years in Germany involved in architectural restoration Karen‘s extensive knowledge was matched by her passion for the history and buildings of Dresden. 2 hours were over in a blink and we could’ve done two more. Cannot recommend highly enough.

July 2016

“Excellent walking tour with a clear English guide”

This is our 3rd week in Europe and Seema was the best spoken guide so far. She was knowledgeable, interesting. She put the places and people in a broad historical context. In modern times that is destruction, neglect, reconstruction and reconciliation.

“Guide was very informative and friendly and had some secrets to tell”

Dresden is beautiful as it is stunning which is amazing as has been rebuilt using burnt out stone and a lot of love and care in restoration of the buildings and artefacts which where not damage or hidden away. Any way for all and just go see and injoy it for you

July 2016

Thank you very much for accommodating our last minute request.

The tour was very informative and given us a background in understanding this lovely city much better.

Much appreciated !!

(private Tour in July 2016)

“A fabulous informative walk”

Did a wonderful historical walk through the old city of Dresden. Seema, our guide was excellent… Passionate and so informative. She explained the history of Dresden so well and as we were such a small group it felt so much more personal. I find going on a guided walk when you arrive in a new city , it just adds so much to the experience. Would recommend Seema as a tour guide anytime !!!

May 2016

“Excelente tour!”

“Excellent Overview”

“Great tour with Suzy!”

We went on a two-hour walking tour of downtown Dresden and Suzy was so insightful! She did a great job of telling the story of Dresden from multiple historical perspectives. A must!

June 2016

Excellent tour by engaging historian.

Our knowledgeable guide illuminated Dresden’s long history with memorable facts, a local’s insight, and a sense of humour. She also gave us really useful tips about what to seek out to get best views, best value. Highly recommended!

May 2016

“very informative, good delivery, nice personality”

Thoroughly enjoyed the tour, the guide was good and very knowledgeable and I would have happily agreed to a longer visit.

May 2016

Seema, our guide did an excellent walking tour of the historical area of Dresden. She did a wonderful job of explaining the history and subsequent reconstruction of this area. A very well spent two hours!!

It was a pleasure to get some historical background on the city of Dresden and it’s fantastic architectural gems in the old city. Seema, one of several Dresden Walks guides, led us through the layers of history, ancient to modern. In 1 3/4 hours she demonstrated mastery of the subject while showing real respect for tour group members. Well worth the modest price.

Excellent walking tour

Seema was an excellent guide. She provided very interesting historical information.

“This excellent introduction to Dresden made all the difference!”

My husband and I would not have enjoyed our week in Dresden nearly as much if we have not taken this tour quite soon after we arrived. Karen provided the perspective of someone who has lived on both sides of the Atlantic and has studied the history of Dresden.

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“Good City Overview”

This tour was everything I hoped it would be: a bit of history, a bit of geography, and a bit of landmarks/museums. I go on city walks wherever I visit, and I know what makes a good tour guide; Seema seemed to have it all.

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“A great introduction to the city”

The walking tour is an excellent way to introduce yourself to the fascinating history of Dresden and orientate yourself around the Old Town. Our guide had lots of interesting anecdotes that made the experience very immersive. I try to start all my city visits with a good walking tour so you can really place what you are seeing in context – this tour did exactly that and was a really fun way to spend two hours.

“Psychology Writes History”

I had an excellent tour called Psychology Writes History. This was among the most interesting and thought-provoking of the tours I had during my time in Germany.

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Personalised but professional

Spent over 2 hours in Janni’s company today as she guided 2 of us through Dresden’s interesting architecture and history. She was a knowledge guide, with a lovely sense of humour and honest responses to my ‘awkward ‘ questions. Highly recommended.

Wonderful tour, makes simple architectures much more meaningful and interesting!

I went to dresden on January, on the most quiet time of the year. I was the only one that day, and it was totally amazing to hear to the whole story from the beginning of dresden to how it is now.

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Amazing!

We spent an amazing day with Susan. We learned a great deal of the history of the city and had an amazing traditional Dresden lunch. I highly recommend!

(It was a private tour according to the wish of our guests.)

Thank you very much Anke,
All 6 of us joined the English language walking tour on Saturday and had a great time (despite the weather) with a really lovely tour guide. [Anke herself :)]
Thank you very much! Jerry
[Dresden walking tour at Christmastime, November 2015]

We enjoyed our Walking tour with Suzi

Suzi was our guide.All was fantastic, history of the Dresden ,explanation going intodetail- Thanks Suzi

Informative and entertaining!

This walking tour exceeded all my expectations. Our english speaking guide had impeccable credentials and vast knowledge of the revival of Dresden.

We loved Dresden and both tours were great. The VW plant was simply amazing – the Green Vault even more so!
I have to confess that we were too tired and it was simply too hot to visit Sächsische Schweiz. I will have to return And do a Saxony only trip sometime! I have put your itinerary in my travel file. So thank you for organising everything!
(Walking tour Old Town, private tour “Jewish Dresden”, organizing tickets and creating a self-drive tour for the Saxon Switzerland, August 2015)

Great tour. Karen was the perfect guide for this walk in the beautiful city of Dresden!!! Thanks for organize this!!!

(September 2015)

Just finished a two hour tour through Dresden with Karen. Superb, thanks a lot!!!! [August 2015]

Dear Jana,
Thank you very much again for a great walk, this was superinteresting 🙂
Take good care and have a nice weekend!

Two hours of history and sightseeing

Jana, our tour guide was fantastic. We learned so much about Dresden past and present and were amazed at all the hidden gems in the city that you just wouldn’t know we’re there without someone to show you.
One of the best things about the tour is the price, it is a small price to pay for such a great introduction.

Since we do have a lot of guests from all over the world our tours are not only for native speakers. 

Très recommandé!

Nous avons fait le tour de la vieille ville de Dresden avec Seema, le 12 juillet . Elle possède une excellent connaissance de son sujet. Elle était ouverte et sensible à son auditoire; deux familles de jeunes enfants nous accompagnaient. Elle a adapté son itinéraire en fonction de tous. Elle est passionnée et répond de façon très complète à nos questions. Nous avons trouvé le tour très intéressant et nous le recommandons à tous!

Excellent working Tour

This was an excellent walking Tour. Susann provides a very lively and and in depth knowledge of Dresden history and stories and we really enjoyed more than 2 hours Of guiding. We can only recommend Susann as guide! Best in Dresden!

Thanks very much. It was a wonderful walk you gave us and we very much appreciate it. The website however wasn’t quite so cooperative as you! Thanks for fixing it all up.

[July 2015 – please let us know if you had difficulties booking tickets. We are able to refund it – in case of double bookings – just a few hours after the tour]

Hello, We had a tour a couple of weeks ago from Seema. It was an awesome experience and we just wanted to say thank you! [June 2015]

The tour was the highlight of our holiday in Dresden

Seema, our guide, was easy to follow, very knowledgeable, friendly and professional. We weren’t rushed and had a fabulous 2 hours to learn about how psychology writes history. It was the highlight of our holiday. The walk brought a tragic past era in the history of Dresden to life. This walk is highly recommended for anyone who is interested in life in Dresden before, during and after the Nazi era.

Hello!
We took your Old Town tour 2 weeks ago and really enjoyed our tour. Our guide was Suzie. I was starting to label my pictures and found one that I couldn’t identify. Could you help me?
Thank you!
[PS: we were able to help :)/May 2015]

Dear Seema,
I just wanted to write before we head down to Prague to thank you for all of the thoughtful knowledge and ideas you shared with us. You are so kind and memorable for us. It is very meaningful to me especially when Owen is so interested in what a guide has to say. I cannot thank you enough for all of your insight about the people and history especially about psychology and human nature and the influences throughout history. You taught us all so much and gave us much to talk about for years to come. We hope you will keep in touch and visit us if you come to the United States…
Thank you!
With Love, Beth & Family
[private tour in May 2015]

Fantastic walking tour to help unravel Dresden

Our lovely guide Seema waited for us – despite rain and shine. Incidentally, as soon as it was time to start the walk, it stopped raining and the sun came out. How about that!

Our walk started promptly and we covered a fair bit in the 2 hours – from blackened buildings to newer reconstructions. If you’re curious about the Zwinger (why was it built, and to impress whom), where to see a good example of communist-style architecture (ugh!), what happened to the Frauenkirche during the war and its rise again (a sad story with a happier ending) — ask Seema and she’ll fill in the gaps for you in a most interesting way.

The best part was seeing the “Procession of Princes” (“the frieze”) with its hidden messages… you’ll just have to ask Seema. She was so knowledgeable, patient and full of interesting anecdotes, stories and facts – if only history was taught in this fascinating way in school, I’d have aced the subject!

[My only regret was not being there to join the “Psychology Makes History” Tour – next time! If this short introductory tour was an indication, I bet the PMH tour will be a real eye-opener!]

Great tour of a beautiful city

Suzi took us on a roughly 1.5h tour through the old town of Dresden – it was the perfect way to see the city and she was absolutely full of knowledge. She shared personal experiences that occurred during GDR times and was more than happy to answer all questions. Suzi focussed on making the tour a celebration of the Florence on the Elbe rather than purely on the events of 1945.
A must do when in Dresden from memory it was around 12 euro pp and was definitely well worth it.

If you have 2hours, then take this tour.

I have been on two of these walks, with different guides and both were Excellent.

Informative, chatty, enthusiastic, knowledgeable.

A 2 hour tour which takes you around the critical sites, giving you information about the great city, so you gain an understanding and feeling for what you see around you. Not too long, nor too short, an excellent starter, giving you food for thought of where you may want to go to next and explore further (if you have time).

Excellent Introduction to Dresden

I took a private tour of the old city with Claudia. It lasted 2 hours. She met me at my hotel promptly. She is very professional and passionate about the history and architecture of Dresden. We covered a lot of ground at a pace that was comfortable for me. She was very flexible and willing to answer all of my questions. I highly recommend a tour with Claudia and feel the cost was worth it since I was in Dresden for one night and wanted to get the most from my visit. Claudia has the ability to focus on what is significant and share in a clear and concise manner.

Great insight into an interesting city!

Hubby and I joined Karen for the DresdenWalks Old Town tour and had a wonderful experience! Karen was very knowledgable and eager to share what she knew! The tour covered the early history of the city and it’s rulers, it’s stunning architecture as well as the more recent history for which Dresden is more widely known! A great way to orientate yourself and get some insight into a very interesting city!

Debbie & I did your 11am English tour on Thursday 11th October. We enjoyed the tour content. The guide – Janna was very knowledgeable and passionate about Dresden, but with a good sense of humour to go with it.
Happy for you to use this on your web site. (Oct 2012)

Good afternoon, Dear Jana,
thank you for Ms. Anke – we are very satisfied with the service .
Have a nice Weekend. Sofia (March 2013)

We enjoyed our tour with your associate, Susan. Thank you. Danke schon. (May 2014)

Hello, we want to thank you for the walking tour we followed, it was very interesting and relaxing, after already a day in Dresden, it made our visit to the city richer. We recommend it shurely to any visitor to Dresden ! Greetings from Belgium. (Sept 2014)

Dresden Old Town and Johannstadt

We had two outstanding tours from Claudia of Dresden Walks. The first was of the old town, the second was a tour of the Johannstadt area with a focus on socialist (GDR) architecture. Claudia was extremely knowledgable, speaks excellent English, and has a good pace both in terms of walking and narrating. She did a great job of tailoring the tour to our needs. This was part of a program for US college students and we were able to design a tour in advance that fit our specific wishes. She listened to what we wanted, came up with a meaningful tour, and was flexible enough to adjust where needed during the tour. I would highly recommend her for large groups as well as for smaller groups or individual tours. All around excellent!

Excellent storyteller!

Suzie has excellent knowledge on the history of Dresden. She is articulate and likes to storytell. Highly recommended.

I did this tour on my first day in Dresden, and would recommend it as a good standard intro to the old part of the city and it’s history and reconstruction. The tour guide Anke was very friendly and helpful, she also spoke excellent English and was able to answer any questions I had, both about the old city itself and about other places to visit in Dresden. Afterwards, I had a lot more of a historical overview, which really helped with planning out the next part of my visit.

Like all my fellow reviewers relate— this a MUST to do upon arrival in Dresden.
It allows you to wrap your head around all that has gone down here-the history ,art, and yes the bombing.
I am sure all the guides are well versed but Seema made it all come alive.
Whoever the guide-do not miss this as your first thing to do in Dresden.

Aufenthalt Oktober 2013