Walking Tours in Germany

Experience Berlin on the 'bleeding edge' during this 3-hour private tour of the city's hip Kreuzberg neighborhood led by a historian guide. Immerse yourself in the creative mix of street art, local Turkish businesses, and trendy markets that have long attracted Berliners and celebrities like David Bowie alike. You'll also get a sense for the area's history and learn how Kreuzberg may change in the future.

Capture the beauty of Berlin after the sun sets on a 3-hour private photography walking tour. Snap photos of famous landmarks such as the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, and the Reichstag building as the city starts to come alive. Learn night photography techniques from your guide and create beautiful, long-lasting memories with this Berlin photoshoot.

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.

Explore a fascinating patchwork of Berlin's immigrant communities and historic landmarks thanks to this 3-hour private walking tour of Kreuzkölln and Kreuzberg. Go beyond the typical Berlin tourist sights to visit the city's oldest mosque, a World War II-era bunker, the famous foodie spot 'Thai Park,' lovely public squares, and much more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Uncover Berlin's Jewish history on a 2-hour private walking tour. Concentrate on the streets, squares, and courtyards of the former Jewish quarter, and see highlights including the New Synagogue, Jewish cemetery, and Rosenstrasse sculpture that commemorates a women's protest against the Nazis in 1943. Explore one-time Jewish enclaves such as the Heckmann Höffe courtyards, and visit artsy Dead Chicken Alley, hearing about its Jewish history and heroic inhabitant, Otto Weidt.

Discover Berlin's highlights with this 3.5-hour private walking tour. Learn about Germany's history as you pass important landmarks such as the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gates, and the Monument to the Murdered Jews in Europe. Listen to informative commentary from your guide and get insider tips on other places to visit. This tour is a great introduction to Berlin and is great for first-time visitors.

Step back in time and discover Berlin through the lens of the Cold War. This 3.5-hour private tour covers all the major Cold War sights in the city including Checkpoint Charlie, the East Side Gallery, and the Stasi headquarters. Learn about the history of the Cold War and its effects on Berlin from your informative guide as you traverse the city on foot.

Discover modern Berlin with a local guide on this half-day walking tour. Explore Mitte, where cutting-edge developments sit side-by-side with timeworn landmarks; visit the Kulturbrauerei (Culture Brewery) arts center in gentrified Prenzlauer Berg; and wander along the East Side Gallery section of the Berlin Wall in Kreuzberg, Berlin's poorest neighborhood-turned-hipster epicenter. Along the way, learn about the cultural and political influences that have helped shape the ever-evolving German capital since its unification in 1989.

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.

Soak up the holiday spirit with a 2-hour tour of the Munich Christmas markets. With more than 20 holiday markets across the city, follow a guide through Munich's Old Town to explore the city's festive offerings, including Christkindlmarkt in Marienplatz. Shop for handmade Bavarian gifts, sip on glühwein (mulled wine), and try lebkuchen, the gingerbread cookie that has been a local Christmas staple since the 14th century.

Get an excellent primer and introduction to Berlin on this private 3-hour tour. See some of the main landmarks and sites as the guide regales you with historical anecdotes, bringing the past right into the present. See Hitler's Bunker, the Brandenburg Gate, remnants of the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie and Museum Island, among many others. The tour can be customized to your preferences. Also, consider the optional visit to the Reichstag at the end of the tour.

See the sights of Munich with your own private guide for a group of up to eight people, and enjoy a pickup direct from your accommodation. The 3-hour tour takes in all of the Bavarian city's showpiece sights including the Royal Residence, Marienplatz, and the Ohel Jakob Synagogue, along with commentary about the history of each landmark. Finish up near the Viktualienmarkt food market -- a perfect setting for a Bavarian lunch.

This walking tour of Berlin will introduce you to the alternative and artsy sights of Berlin, the kinds of places that travelers often miss because they don't know about them. Explore off-beat galleries, artistic communities, and squats on an intimate walking tour, which will allow you to see these places close up. You'll get to know Berlin from a different angle as this tour doesn't just follow the regular tourist circuit.

First time in Munich? Take in the best bits of the Bavarian capital on this 2-hour walking tour of Munich's Old Town. Admire architectural wonders like the Old Town Hall, St Peter's Church and the Munich Residenz; stroll through the lively Viktualienmarkt; and see the world-famous Hofbräuhaus beer hall. Accompanied by an expert guide, you'll have ample opportunities to learn more about Munich's history, cultural heritage and beer-brewing legacy, while walking between the central squares of Marienplatz and Odeonsplatz.

Get out of Berlin for the day by taking this 6-hour day trip from Berlin to picturesque Potsdam. Drink in the sights of the baroque palaces, placid lakes, manicured gardens and spouting water fountains of this UNESCO World Heritage-listed spot. Let your guide steep you in the history of the place regaling you with tales from centuries ago all the way up the Cold War.