Retrace Berlin’s turbulent history on this small-group walking tour with a local guide. See and learn about a selection of the city’s most iconic and historically significant landmarks, including Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Wall, and Checkpoint Charlie.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Small group
- Limited to 10 participants
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 2 hours
- Starting times 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- German, English, Italian, Spanish
- Wheelchair accessible
Experience
Highlights
- Discover Berlin's turbulent history with a certified multilingual guide on this small-group tour
- Walk along and marvel at the remainder of the Berlin Wall
- Hear gripping stories of escapes from East Berlin during the time of partition
- Admire the impressive Brandenburg Gate and learn of its significance
- Take a photo at Checkpoint Charlie and listen to stories of this former allied border
Full description
Meet your local guide at one of Berlin’s most iconic landmarks, the Brandenburg Gate. Listen to your guide share fascinating insight about this symbolic monument that reunified Germany, and discover why it was isolated for 28 years.
Continue the tour along the former border between East and West Berlin and marvel at the remainders of the Berlin Wall. Hear the impressive and gripping stories of escapes from East Berlin as well as other tales from Berlin’s turbulent history. Learn why Berlin was once called the “front city” and uncover its time as an island of freedom during the Cold War.
Arrive at the famous Checkpoint Charlie, the official allied border that crossed from West to East Berlin in the time of the partition. Listen to a fascinating story about an altercation that occurred here in 1961, almost igniting World War 3.
Includes
- Professional city tour guide
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds