Henry Cottam gave me a really first class and extremely detailed and interesting tour of this wonderful old city steeped in history. His knowledge was great - especially since he... read more is not a German - but his excellent command of the language clearly helped in...More

  I purchased our tour based on the reviews I read here. Henry was having an off day, he was late, told us little history of market square where the... read more tour started. We walked to the funicular, with very little 'walking tour history' of Heidelberg. When we arrived we were unaware of the extra cost of €8 each to ride up to the castle. During this whole time there has not been an ongoing talk about the history of the city. We were consistently only asked, "Do you have any questions?" For a $108 each We expected a tour guide to provide a consistent narrative of Heidelberg history, especially since he lives there.
He was thoughtful and bought me a chocolate bar for my birthday at the castle wine tasting. 🙂
It was unfortunate that he couldn't remember my name and kept calling by the other persons name in our party of two.
I would not reccomend paying for this tour. In his words "the Free walking tours are good, during Corona." you just tip €10 after them.
That would have been good to know before hand!!! Also, we didn't go to the Old Bridge as stated in the guide. He just said he had to go pick up his daughter. Peace to you Henry.
Teresa and Dorothy

Teresa and Dorothy

  We booked Henry for the guided tour of Old Town Heidelburg. Henry was very friendly, asked what we would like to see, and tailored the tour to our interests. He... read more provided interesting information regarding the history of buildings, gardens of the castle and the people...More

  We did two tours with Henry - the walking tour and a bike trip. Henry is very knowledgeable of the area, he took us to places we never would... read more have found otherwise. I feel we got to experience Germany from a German’s point of view;...More

  I enjoyed very much the virtual tour. Henry quickly created a familiar atmosphere among the participants and it was almost like we were walking together with him around Heidelberg's old... read more city. The tour was very informative and, although I have been living in Heidelberg for more than 16 years, I was surprised how many corners and details I had not noticed before and how much history and information they contained. The tour was also very interactive, which helped in creating an enjoyable and sometimes also funny atmosphere. An even more powerful zoom in the camera would have allowed us to see finer details or read more easily some inscriptions but Henry then described them or read them for us. Very well done, Henry, I look forward to an in-person tour!

  My husband and I took the Wine tour with Henry and can't say enough how enjoyable the experience was. I would absolutely include one of Henry's tours again on our... read more next visit, it was a great complement to our exploring on our own during the...More