Berlin Walks - Discover Berlin Walking Tour

"One of the best ways to get acquainted with the city"

Brandenburg Gate

Our all-in-one tour!

We cover ALL the main sights in the city center: see the Berlin Wall, stand above the site of Hitler's bunker, walk through the Brandenburg Gate and see a HUGE amount more! (» see the list).

Our guides' superb story-telling skills weave the themes of Prussian, Imperial, Nazi, Cold War and 21st century Berlin into a detailed narrative, using the latest historical research.

"… we were all educated better than any textbook to the complex history of this fascinating capital… not only informative, but controversial and thought-provoking… EVERYONE on the tour felt totally involved." MS

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Our Aim: to inform AND entertain! (Superficiality is not our style.) And to make your stay in Berlin unforgettable!!

find out

how a swampy fishing village became an Imperial Capital
why the Reichstag fire in 1933 set the stage for Hitler’s rise to power
stand above Hitler's bunker, find out why there’s nothing left to see of this or any other Nazi leader’s shelter; visit the sites of the SS and Gestapo Headquarters
walk through the extraordinary new Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, designed by Peter Eisenman
find out why the Nazis burnt books on Bebelplatz in May 1933
how Hollywood star, Marlene Dietrich, was "discovered" in her home city
where Albert Einstein taught, before Nazism forced him to leave Berlin
how and why Berlin was divided after the war
why the Royal Palace was blown up after the war and the controversy over its rebuilding today
who built the Wall in 1961 and the momentous events of its fall in 1989
visit a former "Ghost Station", where East German border guards once patrolled deserted platforms.
where successful escapes were made over the Wall; see remains of the Wall and follow its path, the "Deathstrip" to Checkpoint Charlie – find out the role this crossing point played in the Cold War
how Potsdamer Platz went from wasteland to commercial hub of 21st century Berlin!

Plus

Choice of meeting points: Zoo Station (West) or Hackescher Markt (East)
Finish in Berlin’s most beautiful square, Gendarmenmarkt, a short walk from the Checkpoint Charlie Museum
Receive a copy of our Berlin city map, with info on public transport and the best of Berlin's museums, hostels and restaurants!

Gendarmanmarkt

From Meeting Point West
April thru' October: Daily 10am and 2.30pm
November thru' March: Daily 10.00am (+ additional tours Easter 2008: March 21-24 at 1.00pm).
» Meeting Point West: taxi stand outside Zoo station (Bhf. Zoologischer Garten)

From Meeting Point East
April thru' October: Daily 10.30am and 3.00pm
November thru' March: Daily 10.30am (+ additional tours Easter 2008: March 21-24 at 1.30pm)
» Meeting Point East: outside Häagen Dazs Ice Cafe, opposite Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station

Prices: € 12.00; under 26 year olds € 10.00; Welcome Card and ISIC holders € 9.00

Duration: c. 4 hours from Meeting Point West. If you join us here, please bring a rail pass or buy one from the guide (€ 2.10). From Meeting Point East, it is all walking