Walking Tours in Berlin

Discover Berlin's many faces on a private 6-hour walking tour of East and West Berlin. Hear stories of the city during WWII and the Cold War as you pass the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Checkpoint Charlie and the Holocaust Memorial, and learn about Berlin's former divide as you walk through the Brandenburg Gate. That's not all: stroll down the grand boulevard of Kurfürstendamm and ride a double-decker bus through Tiergarten park, past the Victory Column, Bellevue Palace and the Reichstag.

Delve deep into Germany's rich history on this 2-hour Berlin Wall and Cold War walking tour in Berlin. Follow a guide from the Palace of Tears (Tränenpalast) along the line where the infamous Berlin Wall once stood. Along the way, discover bridges leading nowhere and ghost stations fallen into disuse. Explore the new government district straddling the border between Eastern Germany and West Berlin, and admire famous landmarks including the Brandenburg Gate. Then, visit Potsdamer Platz and touch the small section of the Berlin Wall still standing.

Spend a few hours exploring Jewish Berlin with a guide who is also a scholar of Jewish studies. Learn about the long history of the Jews in Berlin, particularly of the last century. Visit the foundation of the Old Synagogue and learn about the struggles of the Jews during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Then head to the great New Synagogue, built in 1866, before heading to the Jewish Cemetery and visiting a new kosher cafe to learn about contemporary Jewish life in Berlin.

Berlin, the erstwhile capital of Hitler's Third Reich, is still awash in sites that were important to the regime. Many of them have been bombed out and are not explicitly visible. That's where this half-day guided walking tour comes in: with a knowledgeable guide at your side, traverse Berlin seeing the Reichstag, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and Hitler's Bunker, among other sites. Get an excellent overview of the history of the Third Reich from the guide.

Retrace history of Germany's kings during this 6-hour guided walking excursion in Potsdam with a small group. Explore the distinguished lineage of this royal city of the German "˜Kaisers' situated at the outskirts of Berlin, discovering its collection of elegant palaces and castles, baroque-style architecture, and its key role in the events following the end of World War II.

Gain fascinating insight into Berlin's turbulent history on a private 3-hour walking tour of the German capital. Alongside a knowledgeable guide, visit prominent locations like Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall while listening to illuminating commentary about the Cold War and Soviet occupation. Peruse the interesting exhibits presented in the Berlin Wall Documentation Center; admire the vibrant street art that now covers the Berlin Wall; and ride one of the subways formerly known as 'ghost trains' due to their gloomy atmosphere. Receive undivided attention from your expert guide on this private tour.

Delve into the history of Russian Berlin on this 2-hour walking tour. Follow a guide through Wittenberg Square and gain insight into Europe's complex history. Gain insight into the Soviet Revolution of 1917 and learn of the plight of Russian refugees in Berlin. Discover landmarks such as the Petrograd House of Arts "” where many famous Russian writers socialized and performed in the early 20th century "” and the house of Rudolph Steiner, who founded the Walldorf education system. See where Russian author Vladimir Nabokov lived and worked, and explore Prague Square.

Discover Berlin as the frontier of the Cold War on this guided, 4-hour historical walking tour. After World War II, Berlin changed from the capital city of Nazi Germany into the pivotal city in a struggle to control war-torn Europe. Retrace the trail of the "death strip" and the Berlin Wall. Visit some of Berlin's most popular Cold War attractions, like the Berlin Wall Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate and much more. Learn about the history of Berlin, from its founding to this divided city of the Cold War.

Explore the sights and memorials of the Berlin Wall on this 2.5-hour walking tour. Start in the "Square of November 9, 1989" and learn about the 28-year history of the Cold War in Berlin and Germany from your guide. Visit key sights such as the Berlin Wall Park, Bernauer Strasse Memorial, and the Church of Reconciliation as you follow the old boundaries and the "˜death strip' of the former structure.

Learn about World War II's Holocaust on this 6-hour tour of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp from Berlin. Travel by train and take a tour of the site, once one of the most pivotal concentration camps in Nazi Germany. Discover the camp's history, see the barracks, infirmary, laboratory and cells, and listen to tales of courage and suffering sensitively told by your guide. Learn about the daily routines and fates of the 200,000 people imprisoned here between 1936 and 1945, and visit the intensely poignant site memorials.

Dive deep into the history of Berlin with this 3-hour tour, led by a scholar-guide. Cover the last three hundred years of the city's history, from the capital of Prussia to the center of tyranny and fascism to the capital of the re-united Germany where tolerance is practiced. Get an insider's view of Nazi Berlin and the spots that became flashpoints during the Cold War.

Vibrant, progressive and multicultural, Berlin has been a pioneer in the gay rights movements since the late-19th century. Delve into the city's LGBT history on this 3.5-hour walking tour through the historical and culturally rich neighborhoods of Schöneberg and Kreuzberg. Visit one of the city's oldest trans* bars; stroll through Tiergarten and learn about the LGBT figures who have shaped the city's history; and visit the Gay Museum* (Schwules Museum*), the world's first gay museum.

Follow the route of the Berlin Wall on this 3-hour walking tour. With an expert historian guide leading the way, you'll explore Berlin's city center where the "˜Iron Curtain' once stood. See exhibits, street art, memorials and landmarks along the way, including the Nordbahnhof S-Bahn "˜ghost station,' and learn about the Wall's construction, expansion and collapse. Hear, too, about what life was like for those living in the free West vs. the Soviet-run East. This small-group tour is limited to just six participants, ensuring a more intimate experience.

See the Berlin most tourists don't get the chance to see on this action-packed guided tour of Berlin. Explore the hidden courtyards of Mitte. Head up the hill to Prenzlauer Berg, once a pioneering hipster neighborhood and today a zone occupied by up-and-coming artistic couples with children. Then head over to Friedrichshain, an area 'behind the Wall' before 1989 and that flourished in the 1990s with a Bohemian spirit. Then cross the river over to ethnically diverse Kreuzberg, today a swath of the city made up of artists and Turkish immigrants.

Experience what life was like "˜behind the Iron Curtain' during this 3-hour guided walking tour of East Berlin's onetime Soviet sector. Join a group of no more than nine guests as you get a first-hand look at life in Communist East Germany, learning about the regime's notorious Stasi secret police, daring escape attempts, and exploring sites like embassies of the major Cold War powers, plus much more.