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Berlin History and Highlights: Educational Exploration with Expert Guides
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20 Ratings
Berlin
Embark on a unique journey through the spectaculor history of Berlin with our knowledgeable tour-guides. All of them are academically grounded in history, archaeology, or similar disciplines, and they have great enthusiasm for Berlin and German history.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Brandenburg Gate - Discover the fascinating history of one of the world’s most iconic gates, a witness to many pivotal events in Berlin’s past.
- Reichstag Building - Explore one of Berlin’s, and Germany’s, most renowned buildings. Once the parliament building during Germany’s Imperial era, it was the site of the infamous fire shortly after Hitler became Chancellor and a key target for the Soviets at the end of World War II.
- The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe - Visit the largest memorial in central Berlin and learn about the history of its construction and the atrocities that led to its creation.
- Fuhrerbunker - Tour the world’s most infamous car park, the site of the Fuhrer Bunker, located in what were the gardens of the New Reich Chancellery Building, where Hitler’s reign came to a tragic end.
- Bundesministerium der Finanzen - Currently the Finance Ministry Building, this was once the headquarters of the Luftwaffe. Discover its remarkable construction, its uses, and its significant Cold War history.
- Topography of Terror - View one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall and learn about its construction, purpose, and some incredible escape stories.
- Topography of Terror - Visit the former headquarters of the SS, Gestapo, and SD, and learn about the site’s history during the Nazi era and the post-war efforts to memorialize it.
- Checkpoint Charlie - Visit one of the most iconic checkpoints and sites related to Cold War Berlin.
- Gendarmenmarkt - Discover the rich history of the Gendarmenmarkt’s foundation and development while admiring the splendor of its 18th and 19th-century architecture.
- Bebelplatz - Surrounded by the grandeur of Frederick the Great’s Prussian capital, learn about the construction of its buildings and see the memorial to the 1933 Nazi book burning, the darkest chapter in the square’s history.
- Unter den Linden - Walk along the eastern end of Unter den Linden, visiting and learning about the Humboldt University, the Memorial to the Victims of War and Tyranny, and the German History Museum.
- Museum Island - On the final stop of the tour, cross into what was medieval Berlin, the site of the 15th-century Stadt Schloss (City Palace), the Berlin Cathedral, and now home to five world-class museums. From the eastern side of Museum Island, view and discuss Alexanderplatz, the center of post-war East Berlin.
What's Included
- Expert Tour Guide
Location
Ebertstraße 24
Ebertstraße
Find us outside Hopfingerbrau by the Brandenburg gate. Ebertstr 24, 10117, Berlin
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Christopher_s
Jul 13, 2024
World class knowledge - Julian was an excellent tour guide, very knowledgeable and informative. The tour went quickly and covered a lot of sights
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Georgia
Jun 11, 2024
My Berlin History tour - I spent a few hours with Cairan as he guided me through the history of Berlin sites. His knowledge and his attention to detail was amazing. I learnt so much in the three and a half hours.
The Berlin wall, interesting facts about the wall coming down and the night it happened.
Museum Island with its historical buildings and listening to Cairan I learnt so much about the building designers, the royal family of those times and so much more.
Book this tour, all the tours with Birchys are good.
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Gina_q
Jun 4, 2024
excellent guide in Paul - Excellent guide in Paul, really considerate of interests of group and very knowledgeable. Thoroughly enjoyable tour.
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Andrew_g
May 31, 2024
Ciaran: an excellent guide - Ciaran our guide was excellent: extremely knowledgeable, able to answer all our questions with a sense of humour. We learned a great deal about a number of important Berlin sights, about German history and about a few Holocaust memorials.
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Carol
May 31, 2024
Superb - Excellent and informative tour which gave a great historical overview of the city. Kieran was a very knowledgeable and engaging guide with incredible mastery of detail.
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Dkdelp2018
May 30, 2024
Excellent Overview of City’s Modern History - Our full day private tour with Paul was excellent and highly recommended. An excellent guide with comprehensive knowledge of the city and country, he was able to weave together the city’s complicated history through conversation rather than just regurgitating facts and dates. This tour really gave context to the city and set us up for a deeper understanding for the rest of our visit.
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Neil_m
May 24, 2024
Recommend - Very friendly and informative guide, Francisco. We covered a lot, which we both found interesting. Guide was mindful of my mobility issues, which was appreciated. Definitely recommend.
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Cristian_l
May 20, 2024
Awesome tour guide - Was amazing tour. She told us everything about the history of Germany with examples and showed us lots of things. I really recommend the tour. Her knowledge of history is amazing
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Casailaria
May 18, 2024
A beautiful day in Berlin - We had a great tour with Francisco, very knowledgeable and friendly. He told us all about the history of Berlin and Germany, answered all our questions with great patience and finished even after the official time. I was a little skeptical about taking a touristic tour, but I changed my mind and was glad I did
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Aporebo
May 12, 2024
City tour with Paul (Ire) - Excellent tour by Paul, a native Irishman who has lived in Berlin for 10 years.
He gave us an impressive insight into the political history of Berlin over the last 90 years.
He was a great tour guide
Andreas
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