Explore Berlin's Top Attractions 3-hour English Walking Tour | 3 hours

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Walking Tour
2 Adults x $21.19
$42.38
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Local English-speaking Expert Guide
  • 3-hour walking tour
  • Gratuities

Overview

Embark on an 3-hour journey through Berlin, uncovering the city's complex history with an Insider's perspective. Led by an expert local guide, you’ll explore iconic sites such as the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag building, and Checkpoint Charlie, while also discovering hidden gems often overlooked by typical tours. Stand in Bebelplatz, the site of the infamous Nazi book burning, and visit Museum Island, showcasing Berlin’s rich cultural heritage. Dive into powerful stories from World War II and the Cold War, learning how these periods shaped the lives of Berlin’s residents through tales of resilience, resistance, and division. Get ready for a tour that goes beyond the well-known narrative, uncovering the heart, soul, and profound history of this dynamic city. From acts of defiance to the harrowing stories of division, this experience reveals Berlin’s indomitable spirit and invites you to see the city through the eyes of those who lived its most pivotal moments.

Meeting points

Meeting point: outside FRIEDRICHSTRASSE TRAIN STATION, on the square beside the 'Traenenpalast' (Palace of Tears), Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin. Our guide will be wearing a blue lanyard with a yellow name tag, holding yellow umbrellas!

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Itinerary

  • Berlin Friedrichstrasse Station

    Start your tour from our central meeting point

    5 minutes

  • Palace of Tears

    Learn about this Cold War international checkpoint- also known as the Traenenpalast

    5 minutes

  • Neue Wache

    National memorial site reflecting on war and tyranny

    10 minutes

  • Humboldt University (Humboldt Universitat)

    The location where Marx, Engels and Einstein studied and taught

    5 minutes

  • Berliner Dom

    Biggest church in Berlin, Lustgarten, City Palace (Stadt Schloss) and the Humboldt Forum

    10 minutes

  • Pergamonmuseum

    Learn about Islamic art, the Ishtar Gate, the Market Gate of Miletus

    5 minutes

  • Neues Museum

    Learn about the Ancient Egyptian collection on a World UNESCO Heritage site

    5 minutes

  • Altes Museum

    Learn about the first museum built in Berlin and the very famous architect, Karl Schinkel

    5 minutes

  • Stadtschloss Berlin

    The brand new Humboldt Forum. See the reconstructed Hohenzollern family palace

    5 minutes

  • Bebelplatz

    Be enchanted by the beauty of the 18th century square

    5 minutes

  • Book Burning Memorial at Bebelplatz

    Stand on the location where the Nazi's burned tens of thousands of books in 1933

    5 minutes

  • N/A

    The beautiful opera house built under Friedrich the Great in 1743

    5 minutes

  • Konzerthaus

    The spectacular Schinkel concert house completed in 1821

    5 minutes

  • Gendarmenmarkt

    From the period of Berlin's religious tolerance, the Calvinist French Cathedral and the Lutheran German Cathedral

    10 minutes

  • Checkpoint Charlie

    Cold War civilian and military checkpoint, location of tank stand-off in 1961 between Soviet and American armed forces

    10 minutes

  • Topography of Terror

    See a 200m long piece of the Berlin Wall

    5 minutes

  • N/A

    Hermann Göring's airforce ministry, East German house of ministers, German Finance Ministry

    5 minutes

  • Fuhrerbunker

    Stand above the location where Hitler spent the last days of WW2- the site of Hilter's bunker

    10 minutes

  • The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

    Walk through the Memorial dedicated to the Murdered Jews of Europe

    10 minutes

  • N/A (Pass By)

    German house of Parliament and government quarter

  • Brandenburg Gate

    American Embassy, French Embassy, Hotel Adlon, Academy of Fine Arts

    10 minutes

  • Pariser Platz

    The American and French Embassy and the famous Hotel Adlon can all be seen from this square

    10 minutes

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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
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • **NB!!** PLEASE CHECK DEPARTURE DETAILS FOR EXACT MEETING POINT LOCATION!

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
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  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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2554 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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  • 4 stars
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  • 3 stars
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  • 2 stars
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 2397 reviews with 5 stars

Great tour with Oren

Published on Feb, 2025

Very informative and lively tour of Berlin. Oren is a great guide. We got a lot of information to better understand the modern history of Berlin. Definitely highly recommended !!

Fascinating historic tour

Published on Feb, 2025

Oren was a very informative, interesting and engaging tour guide. Have a greater understanding and appreciation for the history of Berlin. Would highly recommend.

Amazing

Published on Feb, 2025

I loved the experience very educational and engaging our tour was lead by Oren who related things to current time making it more understandable

Great Tour of Berlin

Published on Feb, 2025

Thoroughly recommend this tour. Oren was a great guide. Very informative and this has been a great way to start our time in Berlin

Walking tour

Published on Feb, 2025

Oren was very informative and we thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Took us through the history of Berlin excellent would recommend

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