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Berlin History Tour: Explore the City's Past
4.9
69 Ratings
Berlin
Embark on a unique journey through Berlin’s fascinating history with one of our expert walking tour guides. Each guide possesses an educational background in history, archaeology, or related disciplines, and they are truly passionate about Berlin and German history.
Embark on a unique journey through Berlin’s fascinating history with one of our expert walking tour guides. Each guide possesses an educational background in history, archaeology, or related disciplines, and they are truly passionate about Berlin and German history.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
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 indeed Germany’s, most renowned buildings. It served as the parliament during Germany’s Imperial era, was the site of the notorious fire shortly after…
- 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 indeed Germany’s, most renowned buildings. It served as the parliament during Germany’s Imperial era, was the site of the notorious fire shortly after Hitler became Chancellor, and was 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 - Explore the world’s most infamous car park, the site of the Fuhrer Bunker, located in the former gardens of the New Reich’s Chancellery Building, where Hitler’s reign came to an end.
- Bundesministerium der Finanzen - Currently the Finance Ministry Building, it was once the Luftwaffe’s headquarters. Discover its remarkable construction, usage, and significant Cold War history.
- 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 memorialization efforts.
- Checkpoint Charlie - Experience one of the most iconic checkpoints and sites associated with Cold War Berlin.
- Gendarmenmarkt - Discover the rich history of the Gendarmenmarkt’s foundation and development while admiring the stunning 18th and 19th-century architecture.
- Bebelplatz - Surrounded by the grandeur of Frederick the Great’s Prussian Capital, learn about the construction of the buildings and see the memorial to the square’s darkest chapter, the 1933 Nazi Book Burning.
- Unter den Linden - Walk along the eastern end of Unter den Linden, exploring the history of Humboldt University, the Memorial to Victims of War and Tyranny, and the German History Museum.
- Museum Island - Conclude the tour by crossing into what was medieval Berlin, home to the Stadt Schloss (City Palace) from the 15th century, the Berlin Cathedral, and now 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
- Expert Tour Guide
What's Not Included
- This is a walking tour
- This is a walking tour
Location
Wurst :-) am Brandenburger Tor
Scheidemannstraße
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(69 Ratings)
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Alexmartinez
Sep 29, 2025
An inside to the history of Berlin - Very dense and interesting history lesson on Berlin. I highly recommend this tour for non German speakers to get a ground of the monuments and characters that show the history of Germany Aruel was an amazing guide, 💯 recommended.
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Kerrimai
Sep 25, 2025
Great Introduction to Berlin - This tour was a great introduction to Berlin for us. The tour guide, Rhys, was fantastic. He was an historian and gave us so much information on the history and stories behind each of the sites we visited. He was very knowledgeable on all aspects of Berlin, the city both today and in the past. He was entertaining, patient, polite and passionate about this, his adopted city. We can highly recommend this tour and if you ask for Rhys, then all the better!!
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816jessit
Sep 24, 2025
Wow. Best Historical Tour I’ve Been On - FANTASTIC TOUR. Cannot recommend enough! Reese gave an incredible perspective on Berlin and all of the sights - from a geopolitical, historical, musical, artistic, almost poetic viewpoint. I loved every second.
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Susan
Sep 18, 2025
A great way to see the major sights! - We had an excellent walking tour led by Eugen. He was very knowledgeable, spoke great English and gave us a lot of insight into the history of Berlin. The 4-hour small group tour seemed comprehensive. It was a great way to see the major historical sights.
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Jessicagg3522xy
Sep 18, 2025
Engaging tour of historical sites - Aaron was a fantastic tour guide! Extremely knowledgeable about the geopolitical history, architecture, and social impact. He was great with our kids (11 and 9) and managed to keep them engaged despite walking around the city for 3.5 hours. Highly recommend this tour with him as your guide!
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Jean
Aug 27, 2025
Family Trip of a Lifetime - This is the second time in 3 years I booked them. They are extremely professional, have great knowledge and back it up with reference pics as well. Paul was amazing to tour with. He was witty, polite and professional
I would have no doubt that any of the guides display any less professionalism. I would highly recommend
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Ken_w
Aug 24, 2025
Absolutely best walking tour ever done - Aurel our guide was fantastic and so knowledgeable about Berlin. He was so enthusiastic and made the tour so personal for us. He showed us a complete picture of Berlin over the 3.5 hour walk from the historical site and the history of Berlin right through to the present moment. Aurel knowledge of the buildings from their architectural design and why and what they were made for. Explaining what happened to them over the course of the wars and the decisions on why and how they were rebuilt was so interesting. Aurel walked us through the tour using his personal experience to make sure it an easy to walk using public transport so we didn’t miss a thing about Berlin and its most important and impressive sites. I would absolutely recommend this tour and would book it again but the long one if we had more time in Berlin.
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Pmonte
Aug 20, 2025
City highlights with a knowledgeable and flexible guide - This was a nice tour of the city highlights. We covered a lot if ground in just a few hours. Our guide Eugen was very knowledgeable and flexible.
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Kurt_a
Aug 15, 2025
Berlin with Aurel. - This is a great "get to know Berlin" tour. It hit all of the highlights of Berlin. We had a fantastic guide in Aurel. Incredibly knowledgeable and friendly guide. He knew history in great detail and was a great communicator.
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洋
Aug 14, 2025
Great Berlin historical commentary - A wonderful historical commentary on Germany. Starting at the Brandenburg Gate, the festival covers the main historical assets of Berlin, including the Opera House, the Berlin Wall and Museum Island.
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