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The most comprehensive 4-hour Berlin tour available, encompassing the city's unique history, with our guides remaining flexible for you on tour days.
Whether you are travelling with your family, a group of friends, or on business, this private guided walking tour is the ideal way to see Berlin and hear the stories of the city's amazing history.
Learn about Frederick the Great and the Hohenzollern Dynasty, the formation of the German nation under Bismarck in 1871, Berlin and the effects of World War 1. Hear about the chaos of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, World War II, the Berlin Wall, and Berlin’s current role as the capital of a reunified Germany.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
You will be met by your guide at your accommodation or chosen meeting point before visiting: Museum Island – The historical centre with six world-class museums, as well as the Berlin Cathedral and the newly rebuilt Hohenzollern city palace. Unter den Linden – Under the Linden Trees. The royal boulevard of Berlin connects the Brandenburg Gate to Museums Island and the City Palace. Bebelplatz – First known as Frederick’s Forum, after Prussia's Frederick the Great, it is now home to the Humboldt University, the Opera House, the Royal Library, and Hedwig’s Cathedral. It was also infamously the site of the Nazi book burnings on May 10, 1933. Gendarmenmarkt – Considered by most to be the most beautiful square in Berlin. Home to the French and German Cathedrals and the impressive Konzerthaus. Checkpoint Charlie – The famous frontline and Allied Checkpoint manned by the Americans and Soviets during the Cold War. The Berlin Wall – One of three remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall, situated on the site of the former SS and Gestapo headquarters of Nazi Germany, were situated directly across from the monolith former Nazi Luftwaffe headquarters. Potsdamer Platz – One of the busiest traffic intersections in Europe in the 1920s, with more than 20,000 cars crossing each day, destroyed almost completely during WWII and rebuilt as Berlin’s most modern district during the 1990s and early 2000s. Site of Hitler’s Bunker – The air raid shelter that became the centre of the Nazi regime until the last week of World War II in Europe and where Hitler took his own life. Here we discuss the last days of the Nazi regime and of Adolf Hitler. The Reichstag – the German House of Parliament, and infamous due to the fire that enabled Hitler to take total control. It was fought over during the Battle of Berlin between the Germans and the Soviets and is now topped with a glass copula designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster. Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe – This complex, thought-provoking site is the central Germany memorial to the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis in concentration and death camps around Europe. The Brandenburg Gate – One of the most iconic sights in today's vibrant Berlin and the former royal entrance to Berlin of the Prussian royal family. It survived Napoleon, and WWII and then was trapped in the middle of the Berlin Wall for almost 30 years. This former symbol of division is now an important symbol of German unity.
You will be meet by your guide at your accommodation or chosen meeting point.
Itinerary
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1Pariser Platz
Berlins most prestigious square. Located at the end of Unter den Linden, and the location of the Brandenburg Gate.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Reichstag Building
The German House of Parliament, and infamous due to the fire that enabled Hitler to take total control. It was fought over during the Battle of Berlin between the Germans and the Soviets, and now topped with a glass copula designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Brandenburg Gate
The royal entrance to Berlin of the Hohenzollern family and one of 18 former city gates . It survived Napoleon, WWII and then was trapped in the middle of the Berlin Wall for almost 30 years. A former symbol of division, today "The Gate" stands as a symbol of a reunified Germany.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
This massive site covered with stone stelae is the central Germany memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Fuhrerbunker
Currently a parking lot with a simple sign The location where Hitler spent his final days, married, and then committed suicide during the final days of WWII in Europe.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Potsdamer Platz
One of the busiest traffic intersections in Europe in the 1920s, but destroyed almost completely during WWII, and rebuilt as Berlin’s most modern precinct during the 1990s and early 2000s.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Memorial of the Berlin Wall
One of three remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall, situated on the site of the former SS and Gestapo headquarters of Nazi Germany were situated and directly across from the monolith former Nazi Luftwaffe headquarters.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Checkpoint Charlie
The famous frontline and Allied Checkpoint manned by the Americans and Soviets during the Cold War.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Gendarmenmarkt
The most beautiful square in Berlin. Home to the French and German Cathedrals, the Concert House, beautiful gardens and statues.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10Bebelplatz
First known as Frederick’s Forum, after Prussia's Frederick the Great, it is now home to the Humboldt University, the Opera House, the Royal Library, and Hedwig’s Cathedral. It was also infamously the site of the Nazi book burnings on May 10, 1933.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11Unter Den Linden
The royal boulevard of Berlin, connecting the Brandenburg Gate to Museums Island and the City Palace.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Museum Island
A UNESCO World Heritage Site with six world-class museums, as well as the Berlin Cathedral and the newly rebuilt Hohenzollern city palace.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- 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
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Additional info
- 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
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
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Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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