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Explore the Berlin Wall Memorial and see exactly how Berlin was divided during the Cold War
Find out about life in East Berlin - an entire country that no longer exisits!
Learn how the Cold War began in the wake of WWII
Walk the mighty Karl-Marx-Allee
Experience life on both sides of the Berlin Wall

East Berlin Cold War and Berlin Wall Private Tour

By Whitlam’s Berlin Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is €295 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Explore a city torn in two by the Berlin Wall. Discover life with the Stasi (secret police) in communist East Germany, and hear daring escape stories. Visit an original section of the Berlin Wall and see how & where Berliners dug tunnels to escape communism. Hear how West Berlin trains would travel through “ghost stations” beneath the East, sometimes stopping so that family and friends could have touching reunions and say emotional goodbyes. Trace the path of the Berlin Wall and hear how border guards at the “Death Strip” were trained to shoot to kill if they caught anybody trying to escape!

Choose your end location: either the East Side Gallery, the colourful and most famous section of the Berlin Wall, covered in paintings, or Bornholmer Strasse, the very place where the Wall fell in 1989, leading to the reunification of Germany in 1990!

Activity location

  • Checkpoint Charlie
    • Friedrichstr. 43-45,
    • 10969, Berlin, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Friedrichstraße 205
    • 205 Friedrichstraße
    • 10117, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Private Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
€295.00 x 1 Traveller€295.00
Total
Price is €295.00
Until Fri, 3 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup
  • What's includedWhat's includedExpert private local guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMetro tickets - ca. €6 - €10 per person (subject to change)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Checkpoint Charlie
  • 15m
Discover one of the potential hot spots during the Cold War! See where the USA and the Soviet Union came face to face (and nearly to blows!) every single day. Hear stories of spies and escapes, and make your way deep into East Berlin
Palace of Tears
  • 15m
See where West Berliners would say goodbye to their families without knowing if they would ever see them again, and discover every day life for ordinary Berliners in extraordinary circumstances
Memorial of the Berlin Wall
  • 1h
Uncover the entire history of the Berlin Wall, from the creepy "ghost stations" beneath East Berlin, to the memorial for the more than 130 people killed while trying to escape to escape to West Berlin. See a reconstruction of the "Death Strip" that used to divide Berlin, explore the Church of Reconciliation, and hear the thrilling storey of "Tunnel 57". There's so much to explore here!
Alexanderplatz
  • 10m
Discover the very heart of East Berlin. Home to the impressive TV Tower, and the cute World Clock. Learn from your guide about the truth behind life in East Berlin, and learn how the dreaded Stasi, the secret police, controlled life in the communist side of Berlin
Bornholmer Straße
  • 15m
The very place where the Berlin Wall came down in November of 1989. Hear the wild storey of huge protests in East Germany and big mistakes in the East German government that lead to the peaceful revolution of 1989
East Side Gallery
  • 20m
The most famous, colourful section of the Berlin Wall. See an original section of the graffiti-covered Berlin Wall, including the most famous painting 'the kiss', and learn how a symbol of terror and division came to be a symbol of peace and hope. Don't worry - your guide will make plenty of time for photos!

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCheckpoint Charlie
    • Friedrichstr. 43-45,
    • 10969, Berlin, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEFriedrichstraße 205
    • 205 Friedrichstraße
    • 10117, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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