That's what excursions can be enjoyed when you arrive in Dusseldorf.
1. Sightseeing tour of the city
It can be pedestrian, bus or mini-venet or car, public transport, boat or bike. At the excursion, a visit to the most famous churches is usually included (Church of St. Maximilian, Church of St. Andrew, Palace Tower), Castles (Benit Castle), Parkov (Zyudpark), streets (Royal Alley) Bridges, Museums (Museum of Neanderthal, Henry Heine Museum), districts Cities (for example, Media Harbor, Japanese community with cute Japanese restaurants and the Old Town) and monuments. Many guides include lunch in the German restaurant and the tasting of German beer, which is always very nice. Such an excursion will give a complete impression of the wonderful city of Düsseldorf. It lasts such a tour from 2 hours and costs from 100 € from the group (groups from 1 to 40 people). There are excursions and for a whole day, they are about 300 euros. It's nice that the place of starting the excursion, as well as the place of visits during this can be easily coordinated with the guide (sometimes for a fee). Possible meeting in the hotel with delivery back.
2. Solingen
Solingen is a small town of 35 km from Dusseldorf, called the city of the blades. It is clear from the name that in the city there are several factories producing high-quality knives and blades for a long time. Most popular city site - Solingen Burg and Zwilling factory. The name, I guess you are fully familiar. By the way, with factories there are shops, and prices there are quite adequate, so that a pair of manicure scissors can be easily purchased. Also, tourists are driven into a fortress with skeletons in a cage, and will be transported through the highest railway bridge in Europe. In short, a rather entertaining excursion to the city of knives and blades. Tourists, as a rule, are collected directly from hotels, and please contact Solingen by car. It lasts such an excursion of about 6-7 hours, and costs from 30 € from the group in 1 hour. A group can come from 1 to 6-8 people.
3. Zons
Zons is a small town on the left bank of the Rhine, 18 km from Dusdeldorf. The very old town, mentioned in the annals, as well as in the 7th century. It is famous for his pink castle. Tourists also show the Petaner Tower, Krötschenturm Tower, Vintage Mills, Castle Gate, Spices Castle, Friedeshtra Castle and Juddeturm Round Tower. Quite an interesting town with a lot of winders and castles from medieval times. From Düsseldorf tourists usually bring to the Tsons on the car through bridges (although you can actually take a ferry on Rhine, although, of course, it turns out much longer). Excursion costs about 70 € from the group and lasts 1-1.5 hours without a shuttle.
4. Valley of Moselle
The Valley of Moselle is an incredibly picturesque area of Germany in Cochem, 160 km from Dusseldorf. The Moselle river is running through the valley (by the way, this river is already running through three countries). In the area there are strange castles, vineyards (which are home to some varieties of wine), fortresses, towers. The excursion lasts almost half of the day, 11-12 hours and it is expensive, from 430 € from the group. Moving to Cochem is carried out by car or bus.
5. Ardennes Caves
Another long excursion. Ardennes is a mountain range running on the territory of France and Belgium. If you are not going to these countries, you can travel to the caves and from Germany with a guide. In general, this is a very mysterious and picturesque region with ancient cities, small cozy villages, old castles, towers and palaces and unimaginable nature. Tourists are brought into the caves of Han-sur-Less, by the way, one of the most massive in Western Europe. Further, in captivity, a trip to the Masa River Valley in its most picturesque segment, where there is an incredible beauty of the rock. Then tourists will bring on an excursion to Freir Castle, which represents tremendous value, and is even under the protection of UNESCO. And the ultimate station I am the city of Namur with his pretty streets, churches and towers, as well as in the UNESCO list. Such an excursion costs from 400 € from the group, lasts all day. The path from Dusseldorf to these attractions is not enough, about two hours, but the excursion is really unforgettable!
6. Altene
Altene's town is 90 km from Düsseldorf, and this city is famous for high medieval castles. The main castle of Altene -nna Museum, and earlier was the famous county. In addition to visiting castles, tourists are driven into the notorious youth shelter Herberge, as well as in the stalactite-stalagmite cave located in the city. Lunch is included in the price of the tour and it passes in the majestic restaurant right in the old fortress. Tourists tend to take straight from the hotel. The tour costs from 30 € from the group in 1 hour, and the excursion lasts about 6-7 hours.
And, of course, an excursion to other cities, from Dusseldorf, is very popular and interesting. This is quite long-term excursions, from 6 o'clock. Excursions may include the cities of Germany, as well as the city of neighboring countries, Holland, Luxembourg, Belgium and others, plus often in tours a visit to the old castles next to these cities, and, as you understand, quite a few in this part of the country. There are such excursions, respectively, is not cheap, from 180 € from the group (in the most closest cities without visiting various vintage castles, and so at all up to 500 euros!). In principle, it will even even go to the inspection of castles from the nearest city itself, or take a sightseeing tour of the city in place. However, if you are so comfortable, take all the tours from one city. The most popular such excursions:
Dusseldorf → Münsseldorf
Dusseldorf → Cologne → Königswinter → Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf → Koblenz → Dusseldorf
Düsseldorf → Antwerp → Aachen → Dusseldorf
Düsseldorf → Bonn → Linz → Cocham → Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf → Aachen → Monshau → Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf → Brussels → Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf → Aachen → Maastricht → Dusseldorf
Düsseldorf → Cologne → Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf → Bonn → Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf → Luxembourg → Trier → Dusseldorf
Good luck!