Berlin · BERLIN WALL & COLD WAR TOURS
The Wall’s course is cobbled into the pavement across the middle of the city; the preserved stretch is at Bernauer Strasse and the painted one is by the river. These 15 walks, rides and museum visits are compared on route, length and price.
2-hour Berlin walk from Brandenburg Gate to Checkpoint Charlie, with a Wall segment, Nazi-era sites, Cold War memorials, tanks, and Holocaust remembrance.
“Guide provided lots of interesting info about the sites and history”
A 2-hour walk through Berlin’s darkest chapters, from Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag to the Wall and Checkpoint Charlie.
“We had a great tour with Mikey. He kept the tour lively and engaging. We had an 11 and a 16 year old with us and they felt comfortable to ask questions and were very interested in the subject matter.”
Skip the line at Berlin Wall Museum near Checkpoint Charlie. See original escape artifacts and learn how East Germans fled the GDR.
“Great history. So valuable to remember what people went through as the world was carved up!”
Cruise the Spree for 2.5 hours in East Berlin and Berlin-Mitte, with live English and German commentary plus classic sights like Oberbaum Bridge.
“Cruise was brilliant and we saw lots of sites from the comfort of the boat. Would highly recommend!”
Glide silently on a solar catamaran along Berlin’s Spree, seeing the East Side Gallery, Oberbaum Bridge, and Treptower Park for about 2 hours.
“What a brilliant day lounging on the boat for 2 hours drinking beer in the sun.Would definitely recommend to anyone to jump on this sightseeing. Cruise”
Cold War Berlin Wall tour with a local English guide, Friedrichstrasse ghost train ride, Death Strip stops, Tränenpalast, and the East Side Gallery.
“Paul was very friendly and knowledgeable on the topic. He brought his IPad with numerous photos to enhance the experience.”
Step into a realistic Berlin Wall panorama at asisi, with a 4-meter platform view of 1980s Kreuzberg and the Death Strip, plus Asisi’s story.
“It was a very different experience. Simply fantastic. Everyone coming to Berlincant miss Panorama.”
Bike 15 km through Berlin’s Wall remains, Cold War border sites, and Nazi-era relics on a 3-hour guided tour with bikes, ponchos, and more.
“Dominick made the tour very engaging, and it felt like we were seeing Berlin from a Berliner’s point of view. He connected the very serious subject matter to the people who lived it, which was a lovely approach. The human experience of Berlin’s history was made central to the tour. Very interesting, and the bike was a great way to see Berlin.”
2-hour guided walk along the Berlin Wall route, Gesundbrunnen to Prenzlauer Berg, with tower views and the Berlin Wall Memorial.
“Our guide was very knowledgable and flexible. The tour moved at a good pace and we all learned a great deal about this part of German history.”
Ride Berlin’s Cold War landmarks by bike, past Wall traces and escape stories, with a guide, helmet options, and about 15 km in 3 to 3.5 hours.
“I did this tour with a group of friends and we all loved it, the timing and distance was perfect to cover off enough information. The guide told us information that was interesting, relèvent and insightful. We wouldn't have got such a good grasp on the Berlin Wall history without the tour. Cycling was easy to do as the roads are relatively and surprisingly quiet. Would highly recommend to others.”
Small-group East Berlin Wall walk, from Bernauer Straße Memorial to Alexanderplatz and the East Side Gallery with an expert guide.
“Paolo, la nostra guida, veramente bravo e coinvolgente. saremmo stati ore ad ascoltarlo.”
Visit DDR Museum Berlin with skip-the-line mobile tickets in English. Walk through GDR homes, Trabant cars, Stasi scenes, and more.
“Great museum and a unique interactive experience! Highly recommend!”
Berlin’s Wall Museum at East Side Gallery packs the Berlin Wall story into 13 themed multimedia rooms, with skip-the-line entry for $14.
Walk the Berlin Wall and East Side Gallery with Cristobal, learn Cold War context, and get street-art photo guidance in 2 hours.
“We had a very enjoyable time on this guided tour. Cris was so friendly and knowledgeable. You can tell he really loves sharing art, art history and history of Berlin. I also appreciate that he offered to take a family photo for us. Would definitely recommend.”
A 3-hour Berlin Cold War walk from Friedrichstraße to the Wall and East Side Gallery, with spy tales, Karl-Marx-Allee, and the Tränenpalast.
“Giles was an excellent guide. He related stories that brought the history of the wall to life”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
