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Berlin: Guided Bike tour of the Berlin Wall and Third Reich

4.8(173)1 hour
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Description

From the “Führerbunker” to the Berlin Wall – On the Trail of a Divided City. Start your tour in Nikolaiviertel, five minutes from the TV Tower. Choose your bike and set off on a 15-kilometer journey filled with fascinating facts and little-known stories about Nazi-era and Cold War sites. Follow the traces of the 20th century to landmarks like the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße, original East German watchtowers, and the areas planned for the Nazis’ unrealized dream city, “Germania.” Your guide leads you through hidden corners, quiet streets, and scenic paths, bringing history vividly to life. Experience what life was like in the once-divided city. Discover why Hitler’s bunker (“Führerbunker”) is no longer accessible and explore the former Berlin Wall’s route, including ghost stations and underground bunkers. Would you like a private tour? Contact us by message to arrange your personal starting time, tailor the route to your wishes, and enjoy a fully private experience.

Tour Options

Public Tour in English
  • Duration: 3 hours Tour 3 : III. Reich & The Wall City Bike On the Trail of a Divided City: Your guide will lead you through hidden corners and quiet backstreets, bringing history to life with captivating storytelling
Öffentliche Tour auf Deutsch
  • Duration: 3 hours Tour 3: Geschichtliche Tour Cityräder Auf den Spuren einer zerrissen: Dein Guide führt dich durch versteckte Ecken und ruhige Nebenstraßen, die Geschichte auf lebendige Weise zum Leben erwecken.
Public Tour with E-Bike (ENG)
  • Duration: 3 hours Tour 3: The historical tour E-Bike (Pedelec) On the Trail of a Divided City: Your guide will lead you through hidden corners and quiet backstreets, bringing history to life with captivating storytelling
Public Tour mit E-Bike (DE)
  • Duration: 3 hours Tour 3: Geschichtliche Tour E-Bike (Pedelec) Auf den Spuren einer zerrissen: Dein Guide führt dich durch versteckte Ecken und ruhige Nebenstraßen, die Geschichte auf lebendige Weise zum Leben erwecken.

Itinerary

10 min

Our starting point is also the only "real" old town of Berlin. But how old is it actually, especially having a war with rain of bombs in mind?

5 min

Listen to the story of civil courage, in which a police officer saved this marvelous building in the night of broken glass.

Pass by

Here you can find a memorial for the victims of deportation and the Holocaust, designed in GDR times and in harsh contrast to the more well known memorial close to Brandenburg Gate.

10 min

There are three spots, where the Wall is "still alive" - this is the only part, where you can really understand and expirience what the Wall meant and did to Berlin. Edutainment at it's best.

10 min

Today commonly known for it's Sunday's flea market, this place shows how the city, tortured by the Wall for 28 years, turned into an oasis of free expression.

10 min

Once a giant fortress and air-raid-shelter, it offers a fantastic panoramic view and insights into Nazi-architecture.

5 min

This original watchtower got preserved to remember Günter Litfin, the first person who got shot at The Wall.

5 min

Cut in the middle by The Wall, this burial place was made for prussian heroes of German military history. It focuses on escape stories, since it is close to multiple former Checkpoints and a canal which was a natural border for east and west Berlin.

10 min

From here you have the perfect overview over the governing district of Germany with all it has to offer. Not only what you see is interesting though, but here we also discuss the plans of Hitler's architect Albert Speer and his vision to build the Great Hall, which would have had enough room to fit 180.000 people.

5 min

Here we stop to discuss Hitler's grab of power and Germany's democratic history. We do not have time to go inside but can get the best of it from the outside.

Pass by

One of three memorials for the three biggest victim groups of the holocaust.

Pass by

One of the three memorials for the three biggest groups of victims during the Holocaust.

10 min

This biggest genocide memorial in the world, created by the ones responsible for the killing. It's size and importance to history are incredible.

5 min

The place where Hitler hid during the last weeks of war and eventually committed suicide. All you can see today, is a parking lot. We explain why.

10 min

**Only in the english Version of the tour.** The most famous border station of the cold war, since it was the only shared one between the USA and USSR. Because of that, there was a point in time when the third world war almost started right here in the heart of Berlin.

Highlights

Professional guide
Use of bicycle
Use of helmet
The Free-Berlin Concept: Each guide designs their own route — ensuring every tour is unique!
Family-friendly tour: children are welcome and infant seats can be provided on request.

What's included

Included
Professional guide
Use of bicycle
Use of helmet
The Free-Berlin Concept: Each guide designs their own route — ensuring every tour is unique!
Family-friendly tour: children are welcome and infant seats can be provided on request.
Not included
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Operates in English and German (depending on option selected)
  • Participants (min./max.): 4 - 15

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