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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Learn the tumultuous contemporary history of Berlin on a guided walking tour of the city's iconic Third Reich and Cold War sights. See the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag and Soviet War Memorial. Walk through the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a poignant dedication to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust/Shoah.
Visit the site of Hitler’s Bunker and witness Hermann Göring's enormous Ministry of Aviation, the place where the GDR was founded in 1949. Then go to the site of the former Gestapo and SS HQ, now the site of the Topography of Terror exhibition
Learn about the Berlin Wall, built in 1961 and hear details of the almost impenetrable "death strip". See the 200-meter long stretch of the Berlin Wall and view the location where successful escapes took place over the Wall. You'll hear stories about those people who did not make it and what their fates were..
Round off the tour at Checkpoint Charlie and learn about how the Wall came down in 1989 and all about German unity today.
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Professional local guide
Walking Tour
Gratuities
Departure Point
Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Meet in front of the Tourist Information office at the Brandenburg Gate. Look out for the guide with the pink umbrella!
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany Start the tour at the Brandenburger Gate and learn why this monument is the symbol of the reunfied Germany. 6 minutes
Reichstag Building, Berlin, Germany Experience the house of parliament and hear why this building encapsulates Berlin and German history over the last 100 years. Hear the story of the Reichstag fire in 1933 and how Hitler used the building during his dictatorship. 7 minutes
Soviet Memorial Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany See Soviet T34/76 tanks and field artillery from WW2 at the Soviet war memorial in the Tiergarten 7 minutes
Victory Column (Siegessaule), Berlin, Germany See the Victory column and learn why Albert Speer moved it from it's original location to the new site. Also learn about Albert Speer's plans for the new capital city of the world, Germania, which would have been the new name for Berlin if the Nazi's were successful in winning WW2
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, Germany Walk through this immense memorial dedicated to the murdered Jews of Europe 10 minutes
Hitler's Bunker, Berlin, Germany Stand above Hitler's bunker listening to your guide inform you about the last days of WW2 and Hitler's suicide in the bunker on April 30th 1945 and how the Germans come to terms with this destructive past today. 7 minutes
Wilhelmstraße 97, 10117 Berlin, Germany Wlak the length of Hermann Goerings Airforce ministry, which was also the location where East Germany (GDR) was proclaimed in 1949. 5 minutes
Topography of Terror, Berlin, Germany See the site where the infamous Nazi insitiutions, the SS, Gestapo and the SD had their headqurters in Nazi Germany, whch today houses the Topography of Terror exhibition which teaches us about the heinous crimes these people perpetrated during WW2 5 minutes
Niederkirchnerstraße, 10 Berlin, Germany See a huge piece of the Berlin Wall and hear stories of people escaping over the Wall and what happened to those people who tried, but didn't make it.
Learn about life on both sides of the Wall East Berlin and West Berlin 7 minutes
Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany End the tour at Checkpoint Charlie, the most famous of the checkpoints through the Berlin Wall. Hear about the Soviet vs USA tank standoff on this street in 1961. Learn how the Berlin Wall came down on the fateful night 9th Novemeber 1989. End the tour by discovering how successful reunification has been over the last 30 plus years. 7 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
IMPORTANT: Meet in front of the Tourist Information office at the Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz side). Look out for the guide with the pink umbrella!
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Davidlorp
05 Sep 2023
Asaf was a brilliant guide, really informative and personable. Took in the major sites and helped orientate us for our trip!
LukasG297
27 Aug 2023
Peter hat mit Kompetenz, Derailsicherheit und teotzdem einer Lockerheit die Geschochte anschaulich nähergebracht.
Diana H
26 Aug 2023
Cian was an exceptional guide. He was able to provide the historical background as we viewed the locations, keeping both the history buff and the tourist enjoying the tour. He made connections with the history both prior and through the present day.
This tour in
Berlin
is organized by
Insider Tour Berlin
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