Best of Berlin by Car: Private 6-hour Tour with a Vehicle

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Stand in the shadow of the Reichstag, the German parliament building — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Make your way through the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's most iconic monument — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

This is the most comprehensive tour in Berlin, covering all the main points of interest in the German capital and some 'off-the-beaten-track' spots as well – all from the comfort of your own private vehicle. Let one of our professional, local guides give you a crash course in Berlin’s history, and the inside track on one of the most exciting cities the planet.

Predominantly focusing on Berlin’s historical city centre, Mitte, thematically the tour covers Prussia, Imperial Germany, Nazism, and the Cold War – painting the bigger picture to help you understand how different periods of Berlin’s past fit together, and how they affect the city today.

In short, it’s all you need to know.

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At a glance

Duration: 6 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, Portuguese, English, Spanish
Operated by: Vexperio

Ages: Adults (3–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private vehicle with a professional driver
Included: Professional, local guide

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Food and drink
Not included: Entrance fees (none required for the tour)

Itinerary

Brandenburg Gate

15 min

Walk through the gateways of Berlin's most iconic monument and find out what makes the Gate the most important cultural monument in Germany.
Reichstag Building

10 min Admission not included

Stand in the shadow of the German parliament building, burned down after Hitler’s rise to power, now a bold symbol of modern German democracy.
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

15 min

Journey through the iconic concrete stellae, bear witness the atrocities of National Socialism, and hear the stories of the everyday bravery of the persecuted.
Checkpoint Charlie

10 min

Cross the border at the frontline of the Cold War, where spies roamed and US and Soviet tanks faced off in 1961.
Topography of Terror

15 min

See the dark heart of Nazi Germany at the former headquarters of the SS and Gestapo. See the excavated torture cells, and come face-to-face with the Cold War's most brutal symbol: The Berlin Wall.
Fuhrerbunker

10 min

Stand at the site of the bunker where history's most notorious criminal committed suicide at the end of WWII.
Museum Island

10 min

Marvel at the stunning structures and imperial splendor of this UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site. See the Old Museum, the Berlin City Palace, the Berlin Cathedral and more.
Bebelplatz

10 min

See the palatial buildings that epitomized Frederick the Great's 18th-century Berlin, and visit the site of the Nazi Book Burning that took place on the 10th May 1933.
Gendarmenmarkt

15 min

Bathe in the architectural splendor of Berlin's most beautiful square. See the French and German Domes and the Concert House, and visit Berlin's most famous independent chocolatier: Rausch.
Unter Den Linden

Passing by

Cruise down Berlin's most important historical boulevard, the royal mile, in the comfort of your own private vehicle.
Charlottenburg Palace

10 min Admission not included

Walk the stunning grounds gardens of the first Prussian royal summer palace to be built on the outskirts of Berlin.
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

15 min

Witness the devastation caused by US and British bombing raids during WWII at the preserved ruins of this late 19th-century church, and visit the New Church next door, decorated with hundreds of thousands of fragments of blue stained glass.
Tiergarten

Passing by

Drive through the lush greenery of Berlin's vast central park and see various embassies on the Tiergartenstraße, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Memorial for Victims of the National Socialist Euthanasia Program.
Victory Column

Passing by

Catch the sun glinting of the golden angel Victoria, goddess of victory, as you circle around Prussia's emphatic monument to its triumphs in the Wars of Unification.
Alexanderplatz

Passing by

Pass by the heart of pre-WWII Berlin and in the shadow of the second tallest building in Europe: the Television Tower.
Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum

Passing by

Delve into Berlin's former Jewish Quarter and to see the ornate golden domes of the New Synagogue – formerly the largest Jewish place of worship in Germany.