This private walking tour brings you to the places, where famous events of the Cold War happened and history was written. On this tour you will also see original pieces of the Wall, one of the last remaining guard towers and Checkpoint Charlie.
The tour starts at the Berlin Wall Documentation Center in the street "Bernauer Strasse", where many of the dramatic escape attempts took place, successful and tragic ones. You will ride one of the subways that were called "ghost trains" during the division of the city, so-called because of the gloomy atmosphere in the underground stations close to the wall. The tour also covers Checkpoint Charlie, the former military checkpoint and hot spot of the Cold War. This is the site where the fate of mankind was hanging by a thread in 1961 when US and Soviet tanks confronted each other.
Posted By : Nicole_M
Tankred was our guide and he was excellent! He was very knowledgeable and personable and our family enjoyed the tour very much. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 05:50:53 
Posted By : Pauric T
Stefan was the perfect guide - informative, knowledgable, humorous and friendly. The tour was a real eye-opener evoking the lived experience of ordinary Berliners in a traumatic period.
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Posted On : 2024-04-27 08:16:36 
Posted By : Nicole_B
Tankred was a wonderful guide and made the history and locations come alive. My 12 year old son who is always cynical of tours, loved it. He also provided a wonderful recommendation for a restaurant.
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Posted On : 2024-01-05 03:09:24
Posted By : JCEGGENBERGER
Stefan was an excellent tour guide. Not only was he well versed in the complex politics of the Cold War (and was easily able to explain it) he actually lived it! Thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2023-03-08 15:04:48
Posted By : Voyage63296327591
The guide was very experienced.
He showed us some nice buildings and explained a bit of history.
I definitely will recommend him
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Posted On : 2023-03-04 06:00:25
Posted By : LoveHistoryMaki
Awesome experience with a dedicated guide! We learned about Berlin's history and received a lot background info! Our guide was also very accommodating in terms of timetable and sights we wanted to learn more about.
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Posted On : 2023-01-20 07:23:06
Posted By : Audrey P
We enjoyed our first time touring Berlin. Stefan, our knowledgeable guide, gave us a brief overview of Berlin and how it is the most pupulous city in the EU and Germany with 3.6 million people. He also showed us maps of where the Berlin Wall existed during the Cold War and how Berlin was divided within East Germany. His teaching aids (laminated cards) were quite helpful and showed preparedness on his part.
Charlottenburg gardens, Brandenburg Gate, checkpoint Charlie, sites where the Berlin Wall once was, and in one place, still is ever present. Visiting an area where the wall exists and seeing the towers and electrical fences made it more possible to envision the fear and struggle of families torn apart and loved ones lost.
We also learned from Stefan about the ideas behind the Holocaust Memorial in its design, layout and undulating paths. All quite moving.
Stefan pointed out where some of the more popular Christmas markets are held so with his pointers we’re looking forward to shopping the markets on Monday!
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Posted On : 2022-11-20 05:53:59
Posted By : Jennifer M
Fantastic tour with Stefan today. We were all engaged, even 3 kids (ages 15, 14, and 10). Stefan was extremely knowledgeable and showed us so many things that we never would have noticed if we tried to navigate it on our own. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2022-07-03 08:58:06
Posted By : skap225
Great experience! Axel is a wonderful tour guide. We saw Brandenburg gate, the Berlin Wall, all the major attractions.
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Posted On : 2019-09-24 02:54:36
Posted By : Henrik B
Alex was knowing, clear speaking and focused on everybody in the group. We walked at a suitable pace and there were time for questions.
All-in-all: Alex is the best!
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Posted On : 2019-07-31 09:56:19
