Themed tours
Would you like to learn some exciting, interesting or even curious fact about Monheim am Rhein? The Monguides offer you wide range of themed tours with very different contents.
From experiencing the natural world, culinary or literary tours to guided bike tours or a guided tour into the world of Monheim’s myths and legends, there is something here for all inquisitive minds. During your guided tour, you will receive first-hand information from our guides.
Dates and details can be found in the current Monguide-brochure.
- City tours and Culinary tours 2025 (7,9 MB in German)
These tours are guided only in German. However, you are welcome to book individual group tours with an English guide. How and where as well as a list of ideas for topics can be found here.
Booking themed tours
For all tours, you must register at the Tourist Information Office. For the themed tours, please register two days in advance.
Registration at the Tourist Information Office in Monheim Mitte:
Ingeborg-Friebe-Platz 19
40789 Monheim am Rhein
Tel.: +49 (2173) 276-444
Email: touristinfo@monheim.de
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The General Terms and Conditions for City Tours and Round Trips in Monheim am Rhein apply for all events.
Modern Monheim – technology, trends and tradition
In the last 15 years, Monheim am Rhein has seen some dramatic developments: Its visible appearance as well as the “invisible” projects that are part of the “Smart City” digitalization strategy are what shape the town. The regular autonomous bus service is attracting attention throughout Europe, and there’s a lot more to discover. This tour offers an interesting mix of historical events, innovation and modern visions.
Dates: May 24, 2025; July 5, 2025; August 30, 2025
Time: 2 p.m.
Price: € 10 per person; children from 10 years of age € 5; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 90 minutes
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office at the Rheinbogen Landscape Park, Am Vogelort, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Close to the wind – a view over the water’s edge
Who put their colorful visions of the world onto canvas at the “Haus am Strom” (“House on the River”)? Which legendary figures settled on the banks of the Rhine in Monheim and what brought the little town of “Monnem” to the attention of the New York Times? This tour explores an exciting portfolio of cultural highlights from the past, present and future – all along the promenade at Rhine kilometer 714.
Dates: May 6, 2025, July 28, 2025, November 4, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Price: € 5 per person; children from 10 years of age € 3; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 45 minutes
Meeting point: “The Monheim Geyser”, Rheinpromenade, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Off we go!
More quality of life for all! This is the slogan shaping the current redesign of Monheim’s city center. Since early 2021, the city center has been subject to extensive construction work to transform it into the sustainable Monheim Mitte district in a series of striking steps. On this tour, you will experience urban planning visions up close and explore prospects of their past and future development.
Dates: April 22, 2025; July 22, 2025; October 21, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Price: € 5 per person; children from 10 years of age € 3; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 45 minutes
Meeting point: City Hall main entrance, Rathausplatz 2, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Bicycle adventure tour past the art in public spaces
Experience the diversity and vibrancy of our city from a different perspective. Join us on an exciting bike ride and discover the fascinating and unique works of art in public spaces. Be inspired by the creative art of internationally renowned contemporary artists such as Tony Cragg with his sculpture group entitled “Points of View,” Jeppe Hein with his “Social Playground Monheim,” or Robert Wilson with his installation “Yes There No Where,” to name just a few. Look forward to even more art!
Dates: May 4, 2025; September 7, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Price: € 10 per person; children from 10 years of age € 5; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 2.5 hours
Monguide: Andreas Eidens
Meeting point: Kunstschule (Art School), Berliner Ring 9, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Tip: Please bring your own bike.
In its true light
Where did Archos Palingenius live, who made chains for the world, and what were pawn stables used for? On this walk off the beaten track, you will listen to sound wells, experience what the “Mitte” district feels like, and get to know Monheim am Rhein with all your senses from new perspectives.
Dates: April 8, 2025; July 8, 2025; October 7, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Price: € 5 per person; children from 10 years of age € 3; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 45 minutes
Monguide: Luda Liebe
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office at Rheinbogen Landscape Park, Am Vogelort, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Treading new ground – the development of the Berlin Quarter
The urban planners’ vision: a traffic-calmed neighborhood ensuring a safe environment for children. Together, you will explore the architectural styles of the 1960s, with their exposed aggregate concrete façades made of Rhine pebbles and strategic building arrangements, and learn about its history, works of art and the emerging mosque.
Dates: February 15, 2025; July 12, 2025; August 16, 2025
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Price: € 10 per person; children from 10 years of age € 4; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 2 hours
Monguide: Christiane Büchel
Meeting point: Corner of Vereinsstrasse/Opladener Strasse at the traffic circle, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Through the Berlin Quarter with love
On this tour, you can discover how this neighborhood, home to a quarter of Monheim’s residents, has developed into a green and diverse district. You will gain insights into the everyday lives of the people who live there today and into the social interaction that gives this neighborhood its colorful character.
Dates: March 25, 2025; June 24, 2025; September 23, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Price: € 9 per person; children from 10 years of age € 4; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 1.5 hours
Monguide: Luda Liebe
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office, Monheim Mitte, Ingeborg-Friebe-Platz 19, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Culture run – get fit and see Monheim from its most beautiful sides
While running with an experienced marathon runner as your guide, running enthusiasts can discover the most beautiful aspects of the city over a distance of around 10 km. At a suitable speed, you will gather impressions of Monheim’s multifaceted cityscape and learn more about selected highlights at short stops between the Eel Fishing Museum in the Aalschokker fishing boat and the bend of the Rhine. Age limit: at least 16 years of age. Please bring appropriate clothing and running shoes.
Dates: January 10, 2025; April 25, 2025; September 19, 2025; October 24, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Price: € 10 per person
Duration: about 2 hours; about 5 km
Monguide: Wolfgang Vogt
Meeting point: Parking lot at the jetty, Kapellenstrasse 46, 40789 Monheim
Baumberg – experience the history of a district
Learn all about Baumberg and its history. On this tour, a genuine guide from Baumberg will tell you more about fishing on the Rhine, goat breeding and basket weaving – crafts that were really important to Baumberg in the past.
Exciting stops on this varied tour: "Stolpersteine" ("Stumbling Stones") in Baumberg, the Goat Monument, the traditional stone at the square in the old part of town, and the towpath along the Rhine, where the Romans used to walk.
Dates: March 23, 2025; May 11, 2025; June 22, 2025; October 19, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Price: € 10 per person; children from 10 years of age € 5; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 90 minutes
Monguide: Reiner Heuschen
Meeting point: St. Dionysius Church, Van-Kettel-Strasse 12, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
A walk through the alluvial forest and to a Roman fort
Discover the diversity that is the Urdenbacher Kämpe. This area next to the Rhine has it all: enchanted riverside forests, ancient myths, quiet clearings and a mysterious pyramid stone. The tour includes an exclusive guided tour of Haus Bürgel, a former Roman fort, now part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Lower German Limes. Please note: you need weatherproof clothing and shoes.
Dates: May 31, 2025; July 12, 2025; October 11, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: €10 per person; children from 10 years of age €4; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 2 hours; about 2 km
Monguide: Heribert Schönig
Meeting point: At the “Campingplatz” bus stop on Urdenbacher Weg, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Monheim enters the modern age
The young mayor Philipp Krischer had visions that led to an enormous surge of innovation in Monheim am Rhein from around 1900. Experience the arrival of the modern age in Monheim am Rhein, beyond its medieval town center. In chronological order, this tour will take you to historical sites that illustrate the rapid development of Monheim after Krischer took office in 1897. The tour through the past ends in front of the “White Giant”, the white Monheim high-rise that can be seen from afar.
Dates: February 8, 2025; July 19, 2025; August 9, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Price: € 10 per person; children from 10 years of age € 4; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 1.5 hours
Monguide: Christiane Büchel
Meeting point: “Monheim Geyser”, Rheinpromenade, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
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Helau and cheers!
Did you know that Monheim am Rhein is a borderline town? It lies between Cologne and Düsseldorf, making it both a place where different dialects mingle – but also the border between where the traditional carnival cries are “Helau” (shouted in Düsseldorf) or “Alaaf” (in Cologne), where Kölsch beer (in Cologne) or Alt beer (in Düsseldorf) are brewed. Discover the traditional customs, the famously tolerant Rhineland attitude, and entertaining anecdotes about colorful carnival revelers and their beloved “liquid gold.” After the tour, you can stop somewhere in the old part of town to actually taste it with your Monguide. (Drinks not included in the price)
Date: March 21, 2025; October 31, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Price: € 10 per person; children from 10 years of age € 5; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 90 minutes
Monguide: Andreas Eidens
Meeting point: Carnival Museum, Turmstrasse 21, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Tracing history with the Stolpersteine (“stumbling blocks”)
On this guided tour, you can hear the stones with the commemorative brass plaques whispering in the old town of Monheim on the anniversary of the Reichspogromnacht: People and places come to life and tell their stories, of persecution but above all of life. The short route is also suitable for people with walking impairments.
Date: November 8, 2025 (on the occasion of the day of remembrance on November 9 - “November pogrom”)
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Admission fee: €5 per person, free admission for children
Duration: around 1 hour
Monguide: Dafna Graf
Meeting point: in front of the Altstadtkirche, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Let's go back to 1616
What was life like in Monheim at the beginning of the 17th century? Together we travel back in time and discover an everyday life characterized by churches, the Duke of Jülich-Berg and nature, without smartphones, electricity and engine noise, but also without compulsory schooling, human rights and dike construction.
Dates: April 27, 2025; June 22, 2025, August 24, 2025, October 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: € 10 per person, € 5 for children older than 10 years, free of admission for chidren under 10
Duration: about 90 minutes
Monguide: Heribert Schönig
Meeting point: Tourist information office at Rheinbogen Landscape Park, Am Vogelort, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
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The Rhine – a curse and a blessing
The Rhine River has shaped the region for centuries: as a trade route and important source of income, a natural habitat and as a tourist destination. Experience Monheim’s transformation through the influences of this great river, with its basket weavers and works of art, Roman towpaths, industrialization and today’s nature reserve with its unique flora and fauna.
Date: July 5, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Price: € 8 for adults, € 4 for children up to 10 years, free of admission for children under 4
Duration: about 90 minutes
Monguide: Andreas Eidens
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office at Rheinbogen Landscape Park, Am Vogelort, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
War and peace: Monheim am Rhein in 1945 and today
On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered after six years of war. What does this mean for the people of Monheim am Rhein, and for the more than 1,000 forced laborers who were exploited here? In conversation, we will draw parallels to the present day – to current wars and efforts to achieve peace.
Date: May 8, 2025 on the occasion of “Victory in Europe Day” (V-E Day).
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: € 8 per person; children from 10 years of age € 3; children under 10 free of charge
Duration: about 90 minutes
Monguide: Heribert Schönig
Meeting point: Open air stage at Kapellenstraße (next to Rheinstadion), 40789 Monheim am Rhein