organized tours Must be booked during registration
A selection of organized tours for the Wednesday afternoon trips are offered, and complemented by suggestions for self-guided tours. If you wish to join one of the organized tours, you need to book this during your registration process. For further details please email [email protected].
Wine-tasting at Castle Johannisberg
The magnificent castle vineyard “Schloss Johannisberg” sits high on the slopes of the Rhine valley and offers magnificent views across its vinefields and over the Rhine river. It is the home of the first ever Riesling wine. We enjoy a wine-tasting guided tour through the Castle, its historic wine cellar, and the castle grounds.
65 €
Included in Price
Program
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12:30 |
depart by coach from Frankfurt (University Campus Westend) |
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13:30 |
arrive at Schloss Johannisberg |
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13:45 |
enjoy a sparkling wine welcome drink at the “Spätlese” monument |
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14:00 |
start of the guided wine-tasting tour in groups
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16:15 |
return journey by coach |
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17:30 |
arrive in Frankfurt (University Campus Westend) |
Messel Pit Fossil Site
The UNESCO World Heritage Site is an abandoned oil shale open-cast quarry, exposing bituminous clay stones deposited at the bottom of a volcanic lake during the middle Eocene. The Messel Pit Fossil Site is the richest site in the world for understanding the living environment of the Eocene, between 57 million and 36 million years ago. It provides unique information about the early stages of the evolution of mammals and is exceptional in the quality of preservation, quantity and diversity of fossils of over 1000 species of plants and animals.
35 €
We recommend sturdy footwear, rain/sun protection and a drinking bottle.
Included in Price
Program
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12:30 |
depart by coach from Frankfurt (University Campus Westend) |
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13:30 |
arrive at the Messel Pit Fossile Site
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16:15 |
return journey by coach |
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17:30 |
arrive in Frankfurt (University Campus Westend) |
Mathildenhöhe – The Cradle of Modernism
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Mathildenhöhe is an ensemble of experimental exhibition buildings and exceptional progressive architectural elements in a designed urban landscape. It is a prototype of Modernism documenting 20th-century modernist architecture with contemporary spatial art and a colony of innovative artists’ houses and studio buildings.
We recommend comfortable walking shoes, rain/sun protection, a drinking bottle.
50 €
The tour we offer is not your regular run-of-the-mill tour. We take an exclusive, quirky, amusing, journey with “Aurora,” a tour guide with a twist, who feels at home on a drag stage and guides us around this modernist landscape with facts, anecdotes and humor.
Included in Price
Program
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13:10 |
Meet at the entrance hall of Frankfurt central railway station (Hbf) |
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13:24 |
Depart from the central railway station by train to Darmstadt East station |
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13:48 |
Arrive in Darmstadt East Station, short walk (10-15 mins) to Mathildenhöhe |
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14:30 |
Guided tour of the Mathildenhöhe with “Aurora” |
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16:30 |
End of tour |
European Space Operations Centre (ESOC)
The European Space Operations Centre is the main mission control centre for the European Space Agency (ESA). Its activities include the operation of uncrewed spacecraft on behalf of ESA, the launch and early orbit phases (LEOP) of ESA and third-party missions, the operation of planetary and solar missions (e.g. Mars Express, Trace Gas Orbiter), astronomy & fundamental physics missions (e.g. Gaia, XMM Newton) and Earth observation missions (e.g. CryoSat2 and Swarm).
Essential Requirement Passport or national ID card.
40 €
There will be two groups, each will have a separate guided tour of the ESOC.
Visit Itinerary
Included in Price
Program
Group 1:
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12:45 |
Meet at the entrance hall of Frankfurt central railway station (Hbf) |
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13:25 |
Arrive in Darmstadt Central Station, short walk (10-15 mins) to ESOC |
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13:45 |
ID-control at ESOC |
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14:00 |
Tour of the satellite control centre site, including the main control room and various satellite models viewed during ongoing operations. |
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15:00 |
End of tour |
Group 2:
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13:45 |
Meet at the entrance hall of Frankfurt central railway station (Hbf) |
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14:25 |
Arrive in Darmstadt Central Station, short walk (10-15 mins) to ESOC |
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14:45 |
ID-control at ESOC |
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15:00 |
Tour of the satellite control centre site, including the main control room and various satellite models viewed during ongoing operations. |
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16:00 |
End of tour |
Frankfurt City Sightseeing Boat Cruise
We enjoy a sightseeing tour of Frankfurt by boat along the Main River and discover the city of Frankfurt in all its variety. Historic, charming, fun, lively and worth seeing – all at once. A river cruise on the Main is a great way to discover Frankfurt with accompanying commentaries in German and English about the most important sights along the river.
20 €
The boat departs from the landing stage “Eiserner Steg“ (The Old Iron Bridge) down town Frankfurt and cruises for 100 minutes to both the eastern and western flanks of the city. Refreshments are available for purchase on board.
Included in Price
Program
First option
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13:30 |
We meet at the “Primus Line” Boat at the Eiserner Steg (Old Iron Footbridge) |
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14:00 |
Begin the sightseeing boat cruise along the river Main |
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15:40 |
End of the sightseeing boat cruise along the river Main |
Second option
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14:30 |
We meet at the “Primus Line” Boat at the Eiserner Steg (Old Iron Footbridge) |
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15:00 |
Begin the sightseeing boat cruise along the river Main |
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16:40 |
End of the sightseeing boat cruise along the river Main |
Guided Frankfurt Walking Tours
All tours are run by Tourismus- und Congress GmbH Frankfurt am Main.
Meeting point is in front of the main entrance of Paulskirche, Paulsplatz in Frankfurt. The Location can be found in the interactive map here.
10 €
Tour Information
Tours
Three walking tours are available. Click each section below to view the detailed itinerary.