Explore Berlin

Time

Choose your start time

Duration

2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 hours

Meeting Point

The lobby of your hotel

Prices

2hr

€249

3hr

€299

4hr

€389

6hr

€559

8hr

€699

Highlights

  • Get picked up from your hotel by your professional guide and be whisked away on your whirlwind walking tour of Berlin
  • Learn about Berlin’s evolution over the centuries, from the Prussians Kingdom, to the Nazi dictatorship, then a divided city, concluding with today’s democracy in the capital city of Berlin
  • You’ll see sights like: Checkpoint Charlie, the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Wall and the site of the 1933 Nazi book-burning
  • Museums Island. UNESCO heritage site
  • Gendarmenmarkt, the beautiful square with a Lutheran and a Calviinist chuch facing one another and simply majestic Concert house
  • Checkpoint Charlie, learn about what triggered the tank standoff in 1961 between the USA and the Soviet Union.
  • Take in the old Jewish quarter and learn about the 700 years of Jewish history in Berlin
  • Go to the newly constructed city palace and see the grand view from the rooftop terrace.

Meet your expert local guide at your accommodation, before being whisked away on your private walking tour through the streets of Berlin. Experience Berlin with someone who has a genuine passion for this city and it’s history. Let the experts show you around!

Visit ALL the Main Sites (and the hidden ones others pass by!) from the Berlin Wall to the Brandenburg Gate, from the site of Hitler’s bunker to the Reichstag parliament building and much, much more.

Delve into the history of Berlin with a tour that charts the city’s development from the time of the Teutonic Knights through to its key role in the major events of the twentieth century, as capital of the Nazi Third Reich, as the divided city of the Cold War, and as the modern capital of a reunified Germany in the new Europe!

Discover the moving memorial for the Nazi book burning, where Nazis destroyed more than 20,000 books in 1933. Walk across the final battlefield of WWII and find out how the peculiar events surrounding the Reichstag fire, which led to the Nazis’ rise to power. Stand at the site of Hitler’s bunker and receive an in-depth account of the claustrophobic last days spent inside. Learn about Hitler’s suicide, the fate of his remains and what became of the bunker itself.

Explore the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and get the inside story behind the incredible controversy surrounding it. The Berlin Wall: the intriguing history of why it went up and how Berlin was divided overnight. Visit one of the longest remaining sections of the wall left standing.  See the location of the former SS & Gestapo HQ.

See where President Reagan spoke the famous words: ‘Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!’ and where JFK was confronted with the Iron Curtain. Pass through Checkpoint Charlie and discover the site where the Stasi and CIA spied on each other, and heroic and tragic escape attempts were made – we’ll share the amazing stories surrounding this Cold War crossing point. Visit Berlin’s spectacular new government quarter and get a feel for the contemporary face of the city, its development since the fall of the Wall, and its future direction.

At the conclusion of your tour, your guide can give you tips on how best to maximise your remaining time in Berlin.

Choose between a 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 hour tour, all of which include a hotel pickup!

Example Itinerary

The following sites are examples of places to see on this tour. Your exact route will depend on your hotel pickup point, but this list should give you a good idea of what to expect!

  • Museum Island UNESCO Heritage Site
  • Humboldt Forum: Re-constructed royal family palace
  • Unter den Linden royal boulevard
  • Checkpoint Charlie, site of, arguably the most famous Cold War checkpoint and site of tank standoff in 1961
  • The Berlin Wall and border defences
  • Gendarmenmarkt, most attractive square in Berlin
  • Brandenburg Gate
  • Site of Hitler’s & Goebbels’ Bunkers
  • Luftwaffe Air Defence Ministry
  • Neue Wache, memorial to dedicated to the victims of war and tyranny
  • Book Burning Memorial on Bebelplatz
  • Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
  • Berlin Cathedral
  • The former Gestapo & SS HQ
  • Potsdamer Platz
  • Hackescher Markt and the old Jewish quarter

Insider Reviews

Highly recommended Insider Tour

I went on this tour and I highly recommend it! it was very interesting, and it made my whole visit in Berlin much more meaningful. Eran was my tour guide and he was wonderful! He knows so much about the city and it’s history, he gave us recommendations of must see places and was very patient and professional! Take this tour and you wouldn’t regret it.

Great way to get to know Berlin's fascinating and complex history and see beautiful architechture

So glad we did this tour as soon as we arrived in Berlin for the first time with our family of 5 including 3 teenagers. Maria was knowledgeable and personable and knew her stuff. Highly recommend Maria and this tour. Very few tourists in Berlin right now so we had the main sites to ourselves. We loved Berlin. Maria met us at our hotel (Regent Hotel) so it was easy to walk to everything from there.

Request Martin

Our guide led us on a 4 hours tour earlier this week. He was one of the best tour guides that we have ever had (and we do a lot of traveling). Knowledgeable, smart, engaging and informative. Such a pleasure to be led by someone who is so good at their job.

Private Third Reich tour with Martin

We just finished our tour with Martin it was amazing. Martin was EXTREMELY knowledgeable about all the sites we visited and answered all of our questions with ease. I would highly recommend this tour to anybody visiting Berlin. It is also an excellent way to see the city.

Dylan Wright

Worth every penny! And a big thank you to Insider Tour (you made it extra special) An absolute expert in his field. 4 hours was simply not enough. Would highly recommend and will be doing again upon our return to Berlin.

Great walking tour

I would highly recommend this tour when visiting Berlin. Our guide, was excellent. He gave us a great insight into the history of Berlin in an very interesting and fun way. This private walking tour is definitely the way to go, especially when, like us, you have a limited time in Berlin.

Impressive tour

Even on a rainy day, this tour lived up to our expectations. Our guide gave a masterful account of the history, people, places and events surrounding the rise and fall of the Third Reich as we strolled throughout Berlin. The personal insights and style of our guide and the impressive details were greatly appreciated.

Excellent again

Great private tour by insider tour. I hesitate to write this review as so many have written reviews so what can i add? Well, this is the second time i have used the group in the last 4 years. Different tour leaders but both were excellent and that is the point of the review. It is clear that this organization is able to properly train their staff and provide excellent walking tours. We did a combination of WW2 /cold war sites. Highly recommend this group.