Leipzig's Communist Past: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

4.8 (17 reviews) 1 h 55 min – 3 h 50 min Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

Step behind the Iron Curtain and explore the "City of Heroes" on your own terms with this self-guided audio tour. Using your smartphone and the VoiceMap app, you will walk Leipzig’s vibrant medieval center while peeling back layers of history to reveal life under the East German regime in the 1980s.

Guided by immersive narration that triggers automatically via GPS at the right time and place, you will retrace the steps of the brave protesters who defied the Stasi secret police. From the ominous Museum in der Runden Ecke—the former Stasi headquarters—to the inspiring Nikolaikirche, you will hear stories of fear, courage, and the "People Power" that helped tear down the Berlin Wall.

This tour offers total flexibility, allowing you to start anytime, pause for photos, and explore at your own pace. Highlights include the Gewandhaus, Oper Leipzig, Mädler-Passage, Thomaskirche, and the ancient Moritzbastei. Simply download the tour, plug in your headphones, and let the history unfold.

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 55 min – 3 h 50 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: English
Operated by: VoiceMap Audio Tours

Ages: Adults (6–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Included: Lifetime access to this tour in English
Included: Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Included: Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Included: Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Not included

Not included: Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Not included: Smartphone and headphones
Not included: Transportation
Not included: Food/Drink

Itinerary

Hauptbahnhof Leipzig

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The tour starts outside the Hauptbahnhof.
Hofe am Bruhl

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The tour goes along the Bruhl.
Hofe am Bruhl

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The tour passes through Höfe am Brühl.
Museum Der Bildenden Kunste Leipzig

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The tour passes by the Museum der Bildenden Künste.
Stop 5

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The tour passes by the Reformierte Kirche.
Stop 6

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The tour passes by Richard Wagner Platz.
Thomaskirche

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The tour passes by Thomaskirche.
Naschmarkt

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The tour passes by the Naschmarkt.
Stop 9

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The tour passes along the Mädler Passage.
Speck's Hof

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The tour passes by Speck's Hof.
St. Nicholas Church (Nikolaikirche)

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The tour passes by Nikolaikirche.
Augustusplatz

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The tour passes by Augustusplatz.
Gewandhaus

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The tour passes by the Gewandhaus.
Stop 14

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The tour ends by the Moritzbastei.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Starts outside the West Entrance. Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace.

End point

Using your ticket

VOICEMAP CODE

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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. VoiceMap has sent you an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour.

This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

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Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:

1. Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app

2. Create an account

3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

4. Enter your code then select Download Now

PLEASE NOTE

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You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.
This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.
When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.
Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.

SUPPORT

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For technical support and other queries, please email [email protected]