Potsdam, City of Emperors Walking Tour | 5 hours 30 minutes

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10am Tour in English
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Discover Potsdam, the City of Emperors with an expert English-speaking tour guide.

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Local guide
  • Break for lunch
  • Transportation to/from Potsdam - an ABC travel ticket (single trip ABC €3.40) should be purchased before joining the tour
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance fees (Sanssoucie Castle €12)

Overview

Explore the stunning city of Potsdam on this half-day walking tour from Berlin. With your guide, you will take a train ride to the city of German Kaisers. Discover the stories of Potsdam’s generations of royalty, survival through two World Wars and its role in the espionage of the Cold War. Throughout the tour, you will learn about the city’s long history, and faithful restoration. Your tour will last approximately 5.5 hours, including travel time.

Meeting points

The tour to Potsdam starts in front of the Starbucks near the Zoologischer Garten station at Joachimsthaler Str. 1-4, 10623 Berlin.

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Itinerary

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    Meet your guide in front of the Starbucks near the Zoologischer Garten station at Joachimsthaler Str. 1-4, 10623 Berlin.

    45 minutes

  • Glienicke Bridge

    Once you arrive to Potsdam, stroll to the Glienicke Bridge to discover the intrigue of the infamous Bridge of Spies.

    30 minutes

  • Bassinplatz

    Take a short bus ride to Potsdam town centre and explore Germany's largest Unesco World Heritage site.

    30 minutes

  • Babelsberg Castle

    Take a tram to the Babelsberg Palace, a formal royal residence and now home to the Babelsbers film studios. Learn why Potsdam was the city of the German Kaisers, having housed their infamous army as well as being home to their most famous palaces.

    30 minutes

  • Schloss Cecilienhof

    See the beautiful Neuer Garten (New Garden) and find yourself at the beautiful Cecilienhof Palace (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Your guide will tell you how the German Crown Prince lived there before the royal family abdicated at the end of WWII.

    30 minutes

  • Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor)

    Stop by Potsdam’s Brandenburg Gate, where your tour guide will tell the stories of Potsdam’s dramatic growth, thanks to the efforts of four generations of exceptional kings, through to the two World Wars that sealed the fate of Europe and the world in 1945.

    30 minutes

  • Sanssouci Palace

    The tour ends at Potsdam’s famous Sanssouci Palace, the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. Take in the amazing views of the palace, while you learn about its history and architecture. After your tour finishes, you can stay and explore Potsdam further on your own, or return with your guide on the train to central Berlin.

    30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children under the age of 13 may join free
  • You can stay and explore Potsdam further on your own, or return with your guide on the train to central Berlin
  • Please note that Sanssouci Castle is closed on Mondays
  • This tour requires a train journey – an ABC travel ticket must be purchased before joining the tour
  • The independent guides who employ us to market their tours have your best interests in mind; while the tour usually includes the sites & stories mentioned and lasts about 6 hours, your tour may vary depending on what your guide thinks is best for your group
  • Wear comfortable shoes – tour covers 5-6km of walking

Free Cancellation

June 20100% refund
June 21No refund

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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • 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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167 reviews

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Castles in Potsdam

Published on Feb, 2020

I’ve been to the Potsdam tour with Rodrigo, The moustache dude, and it was amazing! He had an interesting approach for the history of the german empire. I sure recommend to take the tour with him!

Awesome!

Published on Feb, 2020

It was a great tour, perfectly organized and interesting! Rodrigo had so much energy and knowledge, we were so impressed and the tour is worth more than 17€! He even lent me his beanie. Thanks Rodrigo!!

Amazing trip with Susan!

Published on Feb, 2020

Susan was an incredible tour guide with a passion for history and sharing knowledge! If you asked a question, she would know the answer. It was an incredible tour of Potsdam (a beautiful city), and I would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a great day tour to learn more about German culture and experience history.

Potsdam and its place in history

Published on Jan, 2020

My family & I went on the Potsdam day tour with Rochale (hope I've spelled it correctly!) in mid-January 2020 and had a fabulous day. Rochale obviously enjoys Potsdam herself because she was vibrant, enthusiastic, and had a huge amount of knowledge about not only the sites she was showing us, but also how those sites and the rulers of the past connected with each other and then impacted the various events that take us up to the present time. She certainly knew her dates, kings, wars, etc, but she also had a wealth of more personal information about the people and places she was discussing, which really helped to bring the stories to life. Berlin was our last stop in a European holiday that spanned 11 cities and we'd done at least one one walking tour in each city (3 in Berlin!), and Rochale was the best of the best. Totally recommend both the Potsdam day tour, and Rochale as a walking tour guide! If I was to change anything, I'd like the tour to include an extra hour in the middle of the day (the lunch break) so that there would be enough time to have a little wander through the Old Town, and to have more than a take-away sandwich at lunchtime. (Our group was fabulous - I'd have loved to sit down and had a chat over a nice meal with them!)

Potsdam. A large amount of European history in 6 hours

Published on Jan, 2020

Rochele gave us a tremendously engaging day to and from Potsdam. Full of anecdotes, history, open about current living in Berlin, she was the best guides I've had in 20 years of city guides. She won't leave you behind! The tour doesn't take in everything, but enough to give you the vibrant history and the sort of "behind the scenes" place that Potsdam takes in world history. Fascinating.

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