Munich Macabre Group Walking Tour
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Munich Macabre Group Walking Tour
By Dark History Tours
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Ages 1-100, max of 15 per group
Duration: 150–165 minutes
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Get to sample an authentic Medieval beer(s)
- Led by an archaeologist and historian, not someone who has memorised a script by rote
- Get to handle original ancient artefacts as well as replica medieval arms and armour.
What's not included- Gratuities
- Start:
- Fischbrunnen, Marienplatz 8, 80331 München, GermanyWe meet at the Fish Fountain, located on the right hand corner of the New Town Hall / Glockenspiel on Marienplatz. Guide has a sign and is in costume
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 44259P6- Most travellers can participate
- Some uneven surfaces - suitable footwear is a must. Wear clothing appropriate to the local conditions
- Some of the content is not really suitable for particularly young children. By all means bring them and we will try and temper some of the more descriptive elements
- On tours where guests are all adults, the pitch of the tour may reflect this: whilst we will be covering some important history, this is not a lecture
- At some stops, seating at available but at other places it is not. If this is an issue, please inform us at the time of booking and we will slightly adapt the route - at no cost to the content - to try and accommodate you. We cannot, however, guarantee that other members of the public are not already in the seats we had earmarked.
- In particularly bad weather, or due to other events out of our hands - such as musical concerts or political rallies/protests which bar our regular route we reserve the right to change our route. Whilst every effort in made to choose an alternative route which still allows us to discuss the advertised historical themes in the locations where they occurred , on occasion we might have to go light on some and add more to another
- We aim to offer at least two historical beverages; these are just samples. Due to occasional supply issues we might have to substitute them for more modern styles. Nonetheless, they will still illustrate the part of the tour which deals with the history of brewing in Munich
- Important: This tour is only offered in English. For German language tours we recommend you check out the Weis(s)er Stadtvogel. Their offering is not the same superb hands-on tour with anecdotes and bad jokes from a time-served archaeologist in odd clothes as ours.....but it is still very good. (They do however have their own odd clothes :-) )
- This is an English language walking tour. If mobility and/or speed is an issue, please let us know at the time of booking so that we may slightly adjust the route
- Not recommended for travellers with an over vivid imagination
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 44259P6
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- Marienplatz 8, 80331 München, GermanyWe meet at the Fish Fountain, located on the right hand corner of the New Town Hall / Glockenspiel on Marienplatz. Guide has a sign and is in costume
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- Rob W0 contributionsA Terrific Trip Into the Past.Taff's knowledge of the subject matter is broad. He led on perhaps the best guided history tour I've ever been on. He knows how to make history relatable and can put events in context that makes sense. He tailored our tour to our interests on the fly. It was amazing to watch him think about a question and then immediately come up with a suggestion to make our experience better.Written June 1, 2024
- X4042FJpamelap0 contributionsWonderful tourJake led a fantastic tour! He was knowledgeable and made this heavy topic enjoyable to learn. He showed concern for the guests on the tour. I would recommend him highly as a tour guide to anyone!Written May 16, 2024
- 56vala0 contributions‘Taff’ is the man!Look no further than “Taff” for your Third Reich Tour guide! Taff brings history alive and makes it interesting and easy to understand with his teaching methods and tools! He’s well versed and has a sincere interest in the subject matter ( we understand he also does Medieval tours, you would be very lucky to have him for that as well) We can’t say enough good things about our experience. The sign of a great history guide is that you leave the tour with an abundance of knowledge and are eager to learn even more on your own! Thank you Taff!Written April 18, 2024
- waynelU555IS0 contributionsGreat tour. Very helpful guideExcellent tour. Guide was amazing and went into lots of detail. Stayed additional time and was very informative. Highly recommended. I’mWritten March 24, 2024
- themerseytraveller0 contributionsFantastic Tour of Munich, Brilliant GuideWe absolutely loved our private history walking tour of Munich. Jo was a brilliant tour guide, incredibly insightful. The addition of period items and photographs really brought the tour to life, as well as Jo's friendly personality. The trip to the beer hall was great, and we learnt so much about Munich, it's history and culture, and other recommendations for the rest of our trip. If you're looking for a private tour in Munich, then this is the one for you! Communication beforehand was excellent, meeting point arranged and tour started promptly. Thanks so much, Jo.Written March 7, 2024
- liamav9100 contributionsHighlight of our trip to MunichThe best tour I’ve ever been on and the highlight of the trip. Taff is knowledgeable, engaging, and personable. Great activity for anyone whether history buff or not. Highly highly reccomend!Written December 30, 2023
- bettylJ1629LL0 contributionsAmazing family experience touring the city of Munich and learning its historyWe booked this tour as part of a family trip in Munich to learn more about the history of the city. Taff was extremely flexible around our needs, meeting us just outside our hotel. He was very friendly and knowledgeable about the history of the city, especially in the WWII era, and made complex topics easy to understand. he also brought along lots of items and photos/maps, making the history very easy to visualize. Taff was clearly passionate about the history, and such a friendly person and pleasure to tour with. He took us to many parts of the city that we would have never thought to explore on our own. We would highly recommend this tour to others, and Taff was a great person to lead us around the city!Written December 29, 2023
- Seeing_Things_Today0 contributionsHighly informative and interesting; fun way to learn and expertise, bringing history to lifeVery informative tour; great on questions: brings to life a city where much of this past requires one to look hard to find it; a personal tour like this is an essential way to uncover and learn about it;Written December 23, 2023
- MrsInnis0 contributionsInformative & Engaging Walking TourWe had an extraordinary and informative tour with our guide, Taff! He was very knowledgeable about the 3rd Reich and provided commentary (sometimes humorous) to keep the tour engaging.Written December 22, 2023
- Creighto-S0 contributionsGreat dayHighly recommend. Taff was knowledgeable and engaging bringing history to life for all of us through his stories and artefacts. Such a great guy to spend the day with - One of the best tours we’ve had. Thanks Taff!Written December 22, 2023
- 471aprild0 contributionsUnique Customized Private Munich Tour!!The perfect way to start our trip. This is so much better than a large group tour. He was able to customize this experience for us. He even had pictures, props and memorabilia to really make everything come to life. Taff not only knows a lot about history, WWII and politics but has a very comical way of portraying everything. We are looking forward to more private tours with him again!Written December 17, 2023
- 7freccia0 contributionsExcellent; engaging and thoughtful.Excellent. Taff has a thorough grasp of the facts coupled with a gift for engaging narrative for all ages and varied knowledge bases. A potentially controversial topic covered with sensitivity. An active listener not just recounting a script. Thoroughly enjoyed and recommend. Good comms before.Written December 8, 2023
- 433graemea0 contributionsExcellent TourThis was an excellent tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and highly prepared. He asked in advance what we were interested in and what we wanted to get out of the tour and had tailored the tour accordingly. Would definitely recommendWritten December 1, 2023
- Regs09850 contributionsMunich Walking TourThe walking tour lasted just over 3 hours and the pace was just right for our small group. If you are luckily enough enough to get "Keith" as your guide you are going to get a informative tour that explains the necessary detail of the period and the rise of Hitler and the Nazis Party to power. If you have no understanding of the period, ask, details will be filled in on what was a turbulent time in German history. Additional information with regards to the period supplemented the tour and to finish off in a beer hall to boot to try the local beer!Written October 19, 2023
- dasremax0 contributionsBest tour around!Taff was amazing! I would suggest this tour to everyone! The fact he has pictures to show you where you are standing and being able to imagine yourself back in the day. We had a huge full day adventure with Taff. We also were able to meet another one of his tour guides Joe. And she was just as awesome as Taff!! We literally had the best day in Munich and it was with Taff! Learned a lot too along the way!!Written October 11, 2023
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Bradley B
New Braunfels, TX14 contributions
We had a wonderful time with Taff. It turned into a bit of a private tour which made it great! We enjoyed hearing the true darker side of history in the region which is not widely disclosed in the more mainstream tours. Being able to handle actual relics from the older times was a great plus!
Written June 5, 2023
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Lana
United States179 contributions
As Taff will tell you himself, he is not a tour guide. He’s an archeologist who happens to give tours. We took a private medieval history tour. We had 2 teens and a 10 yr old and he threw in just enough “macabre” to make everyone happy. Taff is extreme knowledge, attentive and full of amazing facts. Coordination was easy and communication was great.
Written May 23, 2023
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Tharindu W
Germany8 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
We really enjoyed the tour. The things learned in this tour were very interesting as it’s not what you’d see or hear everywhere in Munich. It was quite enlightening. Taff is a genuinely good natured and fun person while also being a great storyteller. Whenever we have a beer in Germany we shall remember him fondly! Cheers mate.
Written February 5, 2023
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Hi mate,
thank you for your kind words; they really mean a lot to me. I'm really pleased that you enjoyed our Medieval tour so much.
Although I mainly offer WW2 tours, this medieval tour in costume with swords and beer is one of my favourites - for me it is a mixture of fun and (it is quite hard to be serious dressed like that) good history/archaeology. History I think, should not just about dates (boring!) but presented in a way which is engaging and memorable: I hope I achieved this.
Just in case you forget, the beers we tried were Bamberg Schlenkerla Rauchbier (the smoked one), Riedenburger Historical Emmer Bier (the unhopped wheat beer) and regular Munich Augustiner Helles.
Best,
Taff / Hans von Spanker :-)
Written February 10, 2023
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Seachelle17
Aiken, SC50 contributions
The tour with Taff was great fun! We learned so much about Munich's dark side, and laughed a lot along the way! Being an archeologist, Taff had a lot of historical artifacts to show us, and great knowledge of German history. He is definitely the most knowledgeable tour guide I've ever had. Highly recommend you take a tour with him!
Written October 21, 2022
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Hi, thank you for your kind words; I'm so pleased you enjoyed it so much. I'll tell you you a secret - this is my favourite tour to give, precisely we have fun and a laugh....hard to be serious in Medieval costume :-)
Written October 27, 2022
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iamraistlin13
Oklahoma City, OK4 contributions
Sept 2022 • Solo
Taff was fantastic, very informative and made for a very fun evening. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who appreciates the dark side of history. Plus was shown some great pubs in the process.
Written September 28, 2022
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marylinda C
Houston, TX5 contributions
Fun and interactive tour highlighting the start of Munich and the dark history the city was built on. Guide was great story teller and a good listener of what we were interested in. Highly recommend Taft as the guide.
Written August 28, 2022
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Hi Marylinda,
thank you for your lovely review and I'm glad that you enjoyed it so much. Don't forget to look up the Monty Python "Bavarian Restaurant" sketch which was filmed here :-)
Best,
Taff
Written August 29, 2022
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James C
2 contributions
It was a fun and very thorough tour outlining the rich history of the city. Taff was an excellent tour guide and I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Munich!
Written June 5, 2022
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Oscar W
Wolverhampton, UK45 contributions
Excellent, highly recommended.
Taff, your guide, is knowledgeable, interesting and funny.
A very interesting way to view munich, the only disappointment was that the tour had to end.
Taff, your guide, is knowledgeable, interesting and funny.
A very interesting way to view munich, the only disappointment was that the tour had to end.
Written May 2, 2022
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Amilhoki
Munich, Germany8 contributions
Oct 2021
We wanted to give our American friends, who already know Munich well, an entertaining city tour. Our expectations were exceeded by far. In a historical costume and with original old utensils, Taff taught us many interesting historical things about Munich. Although we have lived in Munich for several years, we learned a lot of new things and laughed a lot. I can only highly recommend this tour.
Written November 8, 2021
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Rike
1 contribution
Oct 2021 • Friends
We really had a lovely evening with such charismatic guide, unique beer tasting, entertaining and informative stories, a lot of laughs too and the last story really was worthy of the title "Makaber". We highly recommend this for people who have a love for dark history!
Written October 8, 2021
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Thank you for your lovely review - I'm really glad that enjoyed the tour and the beer - and yes, the last story... well, yep, it is a bit gruesome to say the least!
Best,
Taff
Written October 9, 2021
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Mikhail Valentin
Soldotna, AK20 contributions
During this tour, is entering inside St. Peter's Church part of the itinerary?
Jane M
179 contributions
No you are outside it
James S
Seascale, UK
My brother and I arrive at Munich Airport at 14:15 on Saturday 7th September and would love to book this tour. We have to check into our hotel on the Heimgartenstrasse, and then get back to the Marienplatz for the tour start at 17:00. If this is do-able, we will book in advance, but what are the chances of just turning up and paying at the start? Perhaps there is a number we could ring to check the last-minute availability?
Horse&Hawk
Santa Fe, NM93 contributions
It may take awhile to get to your hotel, after you clear customs. You might want to plan another night event with Taff and the tour, so you can enjoy at a relaxed pace and feel rested.
The meeting point is at Marienplatz, under the arch of the old Rathaus. You can't miss Taff, as he will be dressed in medieval attire! I just don't know if you can pay 'on the spot', or if this has to be done online. Check with the tour company to see!