The Best of Berlin Highlights: Private Half-Day Walking Tour

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Explore the beautiful city of Berlin with an expert private guide on this immersive half-day highlights tour of the major sites and a few hidden gems of Germany’s capital.

You’ll learn all about Berlin’s incredible journey from medieval times, to becoming the centre of the formidable Prussian empire, its decimation after the First World War, the rise of Hitler, the uncertain years of the Cold War, and the triumphant falling of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Today Berlin has overcome its dark past and is a thriving, urban city famous for its alternative fashion, music, film, theatre, dance, art, and digital scene. It has also become a melting pot of multiculturalism, reflected in its diverse multi-ethnic cuisine.

Your tour ends with a spectacular view from the TV Tower Observation deck, from where you can admire the city's stunning architecture and skyline.

What's Included

Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places
A friendly, professional English-speaking tour guide for your own private group
Berlin TV Tower Observation Deck tickets
Gratuities
Food and drink, although your guide will be happy to recommend local favourites along the way
Transportation on the day
Hotel pickup/drop-off, we recommend a meeting point

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Your guide will meet you in front of the Berlin Pavillion, Scheidemannstraße 1, 10557 Berlin, Germany.

End point

Your tour ends at the entrance of the Tv Tower "Berliner Fernsehturm" at Panoramastraße 1A, 10178 Berlin, Germany.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Brandenburg Gate

    See the historic Reichstag Building part of the German parliament and learn about its political significance over the past one hundred years, and stop at the iconic Brandenburg Gate – one of the great symbols of Berlin and the Prussian Empire of the 19th Century.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

    Explore 17th Street where you will come across the moving Holocaust Memorial, dedicated to the Murdered Jews of Europe;.

    30 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Checkpoint Charlie

    See the Führerbunker, part of an underground air raid shelter complex it was Hitler’s last Bunker located near the New Reich Chancellery which was Hitler’s office. See the remains of the Berlin Wall where you’ll learn about life behind ‘the iron curtain’ and stop at Checkpoint Charlie the strict crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Soviet era.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Museum Island

    Enjoy a stroll around the truly majestic Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to the Pergamon Museum, the Bode Museum, the Neues Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie, and the Altes Museum (entrance tickets are not included).

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Alexanderplatz

    Walking towards Alexanderplatz, the central transport hub of Mitte you’ll pass by the Marx-Engels-Forum a small public park, the Neptunbrunnen or Fountain of Neptune, and St Mary’s Church - the oldest church in the city dating back to the medieval period.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6

    End your tour with tickets to the Berlin TV Tower Observation Deck for amazing views of the city.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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