10:00
3 hours
Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin
Adult
26+
€19
Senior/Students/Youths
65+ and 13-25
€16
WelcomeCard
€16
Children
12 and under
free
AB single trip
Meet at our guide on the square next to the Palace of Tears, Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin.
After WWII, Berlin was transformed from capital of Nazi Germany to a pivotal city in the struggle to control war-torn Europe. It was to become the epicentre of the Cold War, in which the two superpowers faced off. What exactly was it like to live ‘behind the Wall’ in the GDR, the Eastern Bloc’s most heavily policed state?
Find out about the devious methods employed by the Stasi (East German State Security) to keep the entire East German population under surveillance for 40 years. Discover how the KGB supported its ‘comrades’ in their attempts to outwit the CIA and MI6.
See the last remaining stretch of the death-strip and Berlin Wall along Bernauer Straße, site of multiple escape tunnels, some of which, such as Tunnel 57 and Tunnel 29, successfully conducted East Berliners to the West. Visit the minimalist Chapel of Reconciliation.
Enter the Palace of Tears, once a strategic border control crossing point. Travel between the former ‘ghost stations’, and listen to stories of daring escape attempts. Hear the extraordinary story of how The Wall came tumbling down on the night of November 9th, 1989.
The tour finishes in the area of Bernauer Straße.