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Grand Berlin Tour

5.0 (2 reviews) 4 h 30 min Free cancellation Private tour
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Grand Berlin Tour

About this activity

Experience Berlin compactly, personally and stylishly : on this grand tour I will show you the most exciting contrasts of the capital in 4-5 hours, from historical landmarks to urban subculture, combined with exciting stories and local insights.

The route takes you to Potsdamer Platz, Checkpoint Charlie, Gendarmenmarkt, the East Side Gallery, Kreuzberg and along Karl Marx Allee to Alexanderplatz and Prenzlauer Berg. You will also discover Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Government Quarter, Bellevue Castle, Victory Column, Charlottenburg Castle, Olympic Stadium, Grunewald, Ku’damm, Memorial Church, Philharmonic and much more.

Enjoy the ride on the iconic 70s VW bus with panoramic roof, a real experience in itself and the perfect view of the city.

Private tour for up to 6 people, ideal for those who really want to understand Berlin, without stress and mass handling.

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At a glance

Duration
4 h 30 min
Confirmation
Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–15
Guide
German, English
Operated by
Magic Bus Berlin

What is included

Included

  • Included: Sightseeing

Itinerary

  1. Potsdamer Platz

    Passing by

    Place of division. New center of Berlin.

  2. Topography of Terror

    Passing by

    Former seat of the SS and Gestapo. Memorial.

  3. Checkpoint Charlie

    5 min

    Former Allied checkpoint during the Cold War.

  4. Gendarmenmarkt

    Passing by

    Classicist ensemble of concert hall as well as German and French cathedral.

  5. Nikolaiviertel

    Passing by

    Oldest settlement area in Berlin.

  6. Rotes Rathaus

    Passing by

    Headquarters of the Mayor of Berlin.

  7. Alte Berliner Stadtmauer Monument

    Passing by

    Old city wall, partially preserved.

  8. East Side Gallery

    15 min

    Grafitti art on the former Berlin Wall.

  9. GDR Watch Tower

    Passing by

    East German Watchtower on the former inner German border.

  10. Stop 10

    Passing by

    Location of the Berlin subculture

  11. Karl-Marx-Allee

    Passing by

    Monumental boulevard built in the 1950s in the style of Socialist Classicism.

  12. Stop 12

    Passing by

    Central square with the famous Berlin TV tower.

  13. Memorial of the Berlin Wall

    10 min

    Only surviving piece with front and rear wall. Documentation center of the history of the Berlin Wall.

  14. Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum

    Passing by

    Synagogue built in the 19th century in the Oriental style.

  15. Museum Island

    Passing by

    Ensemble of 5 museums on Berlin's Spree Island. Adjacent to Berlin Cathedral.

  16. Unter Den Linden

    Passing by

    Historic promenade of Berlin.

  17. Brandenburg Gate

    Passing by

    neoclassical gate of a former city fortification. Moving place of German history and landmark of Berlin.

  18. Stop 18

    Passing by

    Headquarters of the German Parliament with historic Reichstag building.

  19. Stop 19

    Passing by

    Spectacular architecture of the 50s.

  20. Bellevue Palace

    Passing by

    Historical castle from the 18th century. Today the seat of the Federal President.

  21. Victory Column

    Passing by

    Built as a national monument for the founding of the Reich.

  22. Charlottenburg Palace

    Passing by

    Royal Baroque castle from the 17th century.

  23. Olympiastadion Berlin

    Passing by

    The venue for the 1936 Olympics.

  24. Berliner Funkturm

    Passing by

    Berlin landmark built in the 1920s.

  25. Gleis 17 Memorial

    Passing by

    Former railway station used for transport to the concentration camps.

  26. Grunewald Forest

    Passing by

    Noble residential area in the countryside.

  27. Kurfurstendamm

    Passing by

    Boulevard with noble shops.

  28. Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

    Passing by

    In the 2. World War II heavily damaged church. Memorial against the war.

  29. Kaufhaus Des Westens

    Passing by

    Famous department store. Built in the early 20th century.

  30. German Resistance Memorial Center

    Passing by

    Former courthouse. Today's memorial for the German resistance movement.

  31. Berliner Philharmonie

    Passing by

    Concert hall in spectacular architecture.

  32. Fuhrerbunker

    Passing by

    Underground bunker facility. Place of Adolf Hitler's suicide.

  33. The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

    Passing by

    Steelenfeld and Holocaust Documentation Center.

  34. Potsdamer Platz

    10 min

    End of the tour

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • Go to the corner of Potsdamer Platz / Stresemannstraße. There they look for a yellow 70s VW Bulli.

End point

  • Go to the corner of Potsdamer Platz / Stresemannstraße. There they look for a yellow 70s VW Bulli.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
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  • The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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