Sightseeing Tours

Sightseeing Tours

Bad Wimpfen

Medieval Bad Wimpfen offers a town walk year-round, Sunday at 2 (EUR 1.80), departing from the visitor's center inside the old train station. Private group tours may also be arranged for other days by calling the visitor's center in advance. Upon arrival, ask the hotel for a free pass Bad Wimpfen à la card for reduced or free admission to historic sights and museums.

Contacts

Visitor's Center (0706/397-200. www.badwimpfen.de).

Heidelberg

From April through October there are daily walking tours of Heidelberg in German (Friday and Saturday in English) at 10:30 AM; from November through March, tours are in German only, Saturday at 10:30; the cost is EUR 6. They depart from the Lion's Fountain on Universitätsplatz. Bilingual bus tours run April-October on Thursday and Friday at 2:30 and on Saturday at 10:30 and 2:30. From November through March bus tours depart Saturday at 2:30. They cost EUR 12 and depart from Universitätsplatz. The HeidelbergCard costs EUR 12 (two days) or EUR 20 (four days) and includes free or reduced admission to most tourist attractions as well as free use of all public transportation (including the Bergbahn to the castle) and other extras, such as free guided walking tours, discounts on bus tours, and a city guidebook. It can be purchased at the Tourist-Information office at the main train station and at many local hotels.

Contacts

Heidelberger Convention and Visitors Bureau (Ziegelhäuser, Landstr. 3. 06221/142-223. www.cvb-heidelberg.de).