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Private Driving & Walking Tour of Berlin Cold War-Era with Wall
Kreisfreie Stadt Berlin
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This is a unique, in-depth Cold War-themed tour of Berlin with an expert historian to help you recreate those uncertain decades. With both walking and driving elements, you will also have a private chauffeur transporting you to the various locations of the tour. Divided into East and West by the Berlin Wall - the city came to be the epicenter of the Cold War. You will see the humbling remains of the Wall, and explore the fascinating museum showcasing memorials and the grim reality of daily life behind the Iron Curtain. You will also visit Checkpoint Charlie, the most famous crossing between East and West Germany. It was guarded by armed soldiers both Russian and Allied during the uneasy post...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private chauffeured transportation
East Side Gallery
In-person: English Guide
Private local Guide
Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin Wall Memorial
Oberbaum Bridge
Tips and gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Bernauer Str. 24
Bernauer Straße - at the large wall image of a soldier leaping over barbed wire. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign.
Return
Checkpoint Charlie
Say goodbye to your guide at Checkpoint Charlie, in the heart of Berlin.
Itinerary
1
Bernauer Straße
A poignant stretch of the remains of the Berlin Wall, where you will see the stark and grim reality of daily life of living under the harsh conditions of the Cold War. Emotive memorials to the brutal impact of the Wall on everyday citizens.
30 minutes
2
Brandenburg Gate
Once a symbol of division, now emblematic of unity and peace, standing at the heart of Berlin's history.
15 minutes
3
Prenzlauer Berg
the dilapidated artistic Eastside neighborhoods - where you’ll hear about daily life in East Germany.
15 minutes
4
Karl-Marx-Allee
The famous boulevard built by the GDR between 1952 and 1960 in Berlin Friedrichshain and Mitte.
5
Oberbaumbrucke
View of the double-decked Oberbaum Bridge: a pedestrian crossing over the River Spree. Now a symbol of reunification, linking the previously divided boroughs of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg.
10 minutes
6
Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz: where the protests happened that eventually led to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. A symbol of freedom.
10 minutes
7
Ronald Reagan Memorial Plaque
Ronald Reagan Gedenktafel Memorial: Commemorates Reagan's iconic speech and calls for freedom: “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
5 minutes
8
East Side Gallery
The longest remaining section of the Berlin Wall, it has been transformed into an open-air gallery of political art, graffiti and messages of hope.
20 minutes
9
Checkpoint Charlie
The most famous crossing point between East and West Berlin, symbolizing the Cold War's frontline. Because of this, Berlin became the epicenter of the infamous espionage of the era.
5 minutes
10
THE WALL - asisi Panorama
THE WALL Panorama: An expo that offers a vivid, 360-degree depiction of what life was like next to the Berlin Wall.
20 minutes
Private Driving & Walking Tour of Berlin Cold War-Era with Wall
Kreisfreie Stadt Berlin
About
This is a unique, in-depth Cold War-themed tour of Berlin with an expert historian to help you recreate those uncertain decades. With both walking and driving elements, you will also have a private chauffeur transporting you to the various locations of the tour. Divided into East and West by the Berlin Wall - the city came to be the epicenter of the Cold War. You will see the humbling remains of the Wall, and explore the fascinating museum showcasing memorials and the grim reality of daily life behind the Iron Curtain. You will also visit Checkpoint Charlie, the most famous crossing between East and West Germany. It was guarded by armed soldiers both Russian and Allied during the uneasy post...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private chauffeured transportation
East Side Gallery
In-person: English Guide
Private local Guide
Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin Wall Memorial
Oberbaum Bridge
Tips and gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Bernauer Str. 24
Bernauer Straße - at the large wall image of a soldier leaping over barbed wire. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign.
Return
Checkpoint Charlie
Say goodbye to your guide at Checkpoint Charlie, in the heart of Berlin.
