The Berlin East West & Wall Tour: All Top Sights by Bike
This guided compact bike tour (English & German spoken) takes you to the most of Berlin's top sights. We ride through residential areas, often on hidden paths and along the River Spree. It´s ideal to get an overview how various Berlin is. Very suitable for photo shootings as well! For detailed stops information please see the itinerary and map picture in the gallery. During the ride we enter spacious public parks Tiergarten (Berlin West) and Friedrichshain (Berlin East). Last one is named after the famous Prussian King Frederick II. The park hosts two bunkers built by the Nazis & the amazing Grimm fairy tale fountain. Good for Beer & Ice Cream as well. The ride offers various insights into the city and its history and shows how quickly the face of Berlin is changing, using "before and now pictures". Examples include the Berlin Wall | East Side Gallery, City Palace | Humboldt Forum, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Hackesche Höfe, Nikolai Quarter and Victory Column. At the same time it becomes clear how green, water-rich and bike-friendly Germany's capital is. The guide is a local resident and a German native speaker. He has been living in Berlin for more than 25 years and studied history & political science. Logistical Information We use good, well maintained conventional bikes. The use of a conventional bike is included. A limited number of E-Bikes can be provided as well (reservation & 10 € E-Bike fee is requested). Cold weather equipment such as gloves or hats are provided for free, water as well. The meeting point is 3 km/2 mi east of Alexanderplatz/TV Tower, near popular Public Park Friedrichshain & the Velodrom Arena. It's easily accessible by Public Transport with S-Bahn/Metro stop Landsberger Allee (Lines S41/42, S8, S85), Tramway (Lines M5, M6, M8 & M10) & Bus Line 200 (Stop: Conrad-Blenkle-Strasse). Especially suitable & near by in case your accomodation is located in Berlin districts Prenzlauer Berg, Mitte, Friedrichshain, Pankow or Lichtenberg. The total distance is 20 km/12 miles & flat. Mostly we ride separated from car traffic on bike lanes, inside parks or side streets. Total duration is about 3.5-4 hours including many stops & breaks. The youngest participant was aged 7, the oldest 77. The use of a conventional bike is included in the price. Bikes for kids (minimum height 120 cm/4 ft) are available as well. Kids/baby seats are available & free of charge, helmets as well (no mandatory in Germany). Few E-bikes are available. If you want an E-bike upgrade please text us (Email or WhatsApp) after booking. 10 € E-Bike fee is requested, can be paid cash. Maximum number of participants is 10. If you are a group > 10 participants pls contact us individually. Thanks for your attention! Hinweis für deutschsprachige Interessenten: Der deutsche Text wurde automatisch aus dem Englischen übersetzt und liest sich etwas hölzern hier und da :-) Der Guide ist deutscher Muttersprachler.