Explore Berlin
Quick Overview
Description
Time
Choose your start time.
Duration
2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 hours
Meeting Point
The lobby of your hotel
Prices
2 hours
€249
3 hours
€319
4 hours
€419
6 hours
€589
8 hours
€699
Highlights
- Your personal guide for the day will meet you at your hotel and whisk you off on your whirlwind walking tour of Berlin.
- Gain a solid understanding of the city’s evolution, from the era of Prussian splendour to the destruction wrought by the Third Reich, from the division of the Cold War years to the reunified Germany of today.
- See the major sights, including Checkpoint Charlie, the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall.
- Go to the square where, in 1933, Nazi supporters burned books, and contemplate its poignant Empty Library memorial.
- Visit Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to five world-class museums.
- Admire Gendarmenmarkt, a beautiful square flanked by a Lutheran church, a Calvinist church and the majestic Konzerthaus.
- At former Allied Checkpoint Charlie, hear about the 1961 tank standoff that took the world to the brink of war.
- Take in the old Jewish quarter and get an overview of the 700 years of Jewish history in Berlin.
- Go to Humboldt Forum, the newly constructed city palace, and enjoy the grand view from the rooftop terrace.
Experience Berlin on our award-winning private tour, led by a passionate local guide who brings the city’s history vividly to life. Whether you choose a 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8-hour tour, your guide will meet you at your hotel before setting off on an unforgettable journey through Berlin’s streets.
Walk along historic Unter den Linden as your guide traces Berlin’s rise from two small trading towns on the River Spree to the powerful capital of Prussia and the German Empire. Discover how the city flourished under Frederick the Great, endured occupation by Napoleon, and later became the political heart of a unified Germany under Bismarck.
This highly rated tour offers a clear and compelling overview of Berlin’s dramatic past, taking in iconic landmarks such as the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Berlin Wall, and the site of Hitler’s bunker.
Stand on Bebelplatz, where Nazi book burnings in 1933 symbolised the destruction of free thought, and walk across the final battleground of WWII as your guide explains how the Reichstag fire helped the Nazis seize power.
At the site of Hitler’s bunker, hear the gripping story of the final days of the Third Reich, before continuing to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, where your guide will explore both its meaning and the debates surrounding it.
See preserved sections of the Berlin Wall and learn how it divided the city overnight, along with the powerful human stories of those who lived through it. Visit Checkpoint Charlie, where Cold War tensions played out between East and West, and hear tales of espionage, daring escapes, and political confrontation.
Follow in the footsteps of history at the locations of speeches by John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, and finish in Berlin’s modern government district, where the city’s past and future meet.
At the end of your tour, your guide will be happy to offer recommendations to help you make the most of your time in Berlin.
Example Itinerary
The following list of sites is intended to give you an idea of what you can expect to see on this tour. Please note that our exact route may vary on the day, depending on circumstances and your hotel pick-up point.
- Museum Island – a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to five world-class museums
- Humboldt Forum – the new, completely rebuilt city palace, which opened in 2021
- Unter den Linden – a royal boulevard lined with palaces, churches and the grand Berlin State Opera
- Checkpoint Charlie – the most famous Cold War checkpoint and site of the 1961 tank standoff between the USSR and USA
- The Berlin Wall, complete with border defences
- Gendarmenmarkt – a beautiful square flanked by a Lutheran church, a Calvinist church and the majestic Konzerthaus
- The Brandenburg Gate – modelled on the gate to the ancient Acropolis in Athens
- The site of Hitler’s and Goebbels’s bunkers, where they committed suicide in 1945
- The former Nazi Air Force Ministry building – once presided over by Hermann Goering
- Neue Wache, the Memorial to the Victims of War and Tyranny
- The Empty Library on Bebelplatz, commemorating the 1933 burning of books by Nazi supporters
- The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
- The Berliner Dom – the city’s largest church, with a striking façade and a monumental dome
- The Topography of Terror exhibition on the site of the former HQs of the Gestapo and SS
- Potsdamer Platz – a modern redevelopment on a square that was once divided by the Berlin Wall
- Hackescher Markt and the old Jewish quarter – historical, bustling streets and courtyards
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