East Berlin and the Berlin Wall 2-Hour Walking Tour
Description
Learn everything you need to know from an expert Berlin guide on a 2-hour walking tour! Discover how Germany was divided into the capitalist West and the communist East after World War Two. See where Berlin was ripped in two, literally overnight, by the Berlin Wall. Follow the path of the Wall and discover tragic stories of loss, daring escapes, and the nefarious East German secret police, the Stasi.
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Itinerary
Your tour will begin here
The Friedrichstraße is a major culture and shopping street in central Berlin, forming the core of the Friedrichstadt neighborhood and giving the name to Berlin Friedrichstraße station.
The Palace of Tears is the Berlin colloquialism for the former border crossing station at the Berlin Friedrichstrasse railway station, where East Germans said goodbye to their families and visitors going back to West Germany.
The Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall Memorial) commemorates the division of Berlin by the Berlin Wall and the deaths that occurred there. you’ll see a section of the Wall preserved in its original state.
The Chapel of Reconciliation (German: Kapelle der Versöhnung) is a place of worship in Berlin
The guide will explain the history of the site.
The border watchtower is the oldest relic of the Berlin Wall.
The guide will explain the history of the site.
Finish your walking tour at Alexanderplatz, the site of the iconic TV tower in the heart of the former East German capital.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Reviews(237)
We did the half day walking tour through Berlin with Viator, approximately 4 hrs. We explored every sight that was of interest to us. Our guide Eleni was so knowledgeable and engaging. At each of our stops, she gave us a little history lesson. She spoke fluent English. We highly recommend this tour!
Eleni was an excellent tour guide.
Nice trip where Dylan explained the story. Dylan managed to put more details to the already known story.
Julia was great! She was very knowledgeable and presented the stories with a lot of sensitivity. It was a good tour to learn the history.
This is a must-do tour if you are visiting Berlin. We thought we knew a lot, but we learned so much more at the Berlin Wall Memorial tour. Quincy was extremely knowledgeable and ready to answer any questions.
Luisa was great, very informative & we enjoyed our tour.
The walk was very informative and entertaining.
Dylan was an excellent guide, knowledgeable and entertaining. He provided us with an interesting insight into Berlin and he was flexible with the itinerary. Highly recommend
It is a moving tour through eastern Berlin, along the walls, to tunnels and makes the incredible tangible.
We had a very nice and well informed lady guide, Anastasia, that made our tour really enjoyable. It was a touching and emotional travel back in dark times, when Berlin was splited in two. Anastasia was able to open that door and present us the less known side of the drama berliners went through some decades back. This is a tour you should not miss if you travel to Berlin. Becaus it talks about an unique memorial. The Berlin Wall. The overall impresion after this visit? Lets not forget our recent history and never allow it to happen again.
