Highlights
- Experience an insider’s perspective on this complete 3-Hour Guided Tour of Berlin.
- Explore and learn about Berlin, which was once the epicenter of two dictatorships in the twentieth century.
- Visit and appreciate the newly reconstructed palace that belonged to Prussian royalty's family.
- Stand at a significant historical site where fanatical Nazi supporters burned at least 20,000 books back in 1933.
- Discover the truth behind Berlin’s ‘death strip’ as you touch the remnants of the Berlin Wall.
- Pay homage and reflect at the powerful Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe.
Your Experience
Discover this city's long history
Journey through Berlin's transformation from a humble fishing village to Prussia’s capital. Walk along Unter den Linden, its royal boulevard. Explore how it became an Enlightenment hub under Frederick the Great, experienced Napoleonic occupation, and served as Bismarck’s German Empire capital. Explore Germany's past by examining the Teutonic Knights' influence on pivotal twentieth-century events.
Berlin Through the Ages
Observe how Berlin remained a key city during the Nazi Third Reich, Cold War division, and its role as Unified Germany's modern capital. Visit Göering’s former Luftwaffe HQ, Himmler’s SS site at Topography of Terror, Gestapo HQ, and pause at the Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe. Reflect in silence before walking over Hitler’s Bunker site to enter a memorial honoring War and Tyranny victims.
Understand Hitler's Ideologies
Visit where Nazis burned books during 1933's infamous book-burning event. Reach the Berlin Wall, touch its 'death strip' section for historical context. Spend time at Checkpoint Charlie, site of a critical American-Soviet standoff and World War II tensions. Learn about Reichstag’s turbulent history from German Empire days to Weimar Republic failures, Nazi rise in 1933, Cold War entrapment by the Berlin Wall, and its current representation of Germany's transparent democracy.
Conclude your tour at Pariser Platz with a visit to the historic Brandenburg Gate.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Expert English-speaking guide
- Complete and detailed exploration of Berlin's history, from the Teutonic Knights to Unified Germany
- Audio Guide
- Hotel Transfers
- Meal Inclusions
- Gratuities
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Must Know
- This tour is wheelchair accessible and welcomes outside food and drinks.
- Comfortable shoes are recommended as you explore Berlin's historical sites on foot.
- The 3-hour guided tour begins daily at 10am, except on 25 September 2022, 31 January 2023, and 25 December 2023 when it is unavailable.
Ticket Delivery
Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your visit to avoid any delays.
Meeting Point
Meet your guide outside the Friedrichstraße station.
Address: Reichstagufer 17, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Landmark: On the square between the 'Tränenpalast' (Palace of Tears) and the station.
Your guide will be wearing a "Blue Lanyard and Yellow Name Tag".
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Getting There
By Bus
The closest bus stop is Berlin Friedrichstraße station. It is a quick 1-minute walk to the meeting point.
Board buses 147, M1, N6 to get you there.
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.
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