To see the best graffiti, hear the best music, experience the coolest spots, meet the best people, and hear their stories, you need to step out of the everyday. You need to explore the alternative.
From punk rock to techno and politics to squatting culture. From the best street art and graffiti to urban treehouses and beaches. From the back streets to the big city. The stories of Berlin's amazing alternative culture lay bare.
The Alternative walking tour shows you Berlin's underbelly and gives a uniquely personal viewpoint of why it remains the most vital and vibrant place on Earth.
Your tour may include Haus Schwarzenberg, YAAM beach, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Treehouse on the Wall, SO36, RAW Gelände. The tour will include various spots in Mitte and Kreuzberg.
Posted By : Kristen_B
Cole was an amazing tour guide! He was friendly, knowledgeable and took the time to make sure everyone got what they wanted out of the tour. We got to see interesting parts of Berlin we wouldn’t have found on our own.
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 09:31:45 
Posted By : Cosmopolitan732870
Magnificent dive into the richness of Berlin street art. Visit to the heart of the city's soul and the spirit that makes its pulse beat. The guide is himself part of the Berlin art scene, and his insights are full of passion.
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Posted On : 2023-08-20 12:18:14 
Posted By : juliatravels
My mom and I did 2 tours with Alternative Berlin Tours.
First, we did the Real Berlin Tour. This tour was boring and didn’t cover what was advertised. I wouldn’t recommend it. There were a lot of people on the tour so they split us into 2 groups with 2 different guides. First we were with Leo/Theo (unsure exactly what their name was), who spoke so softly that we could barely hear the tour at all. Because of this, we ended up moving to the other guide’s group, whose name I don’t know since we joined the tour late (he had a mohawk and a punk rock vibe). He spent an inordinate amount of time babbling about himself and his own experience living in Berlin. It was so pointless that we ended up leaving the tour at the break and walking around the neighborhood with Rick Steve’s self-guided walking tour instead.
Second, we did the Street Art Tour. Our guide was Susanna. We liked this tour, and after doing other tours and sight-seeing in Berlin focused on history, it was cool to do a tour that focused more on Berlin in the present. The art that we saw was interesting, and there was definitely a benefit in going with a guided tour vs. just walking around the area because it helped us notice things we wouldn’t otherwise have seen or understood. We appreciated that Susanna also made an effort to feature diverse artists (women, POC, artists from different countries, commissioned vs. illegal street art, etc.). Susanna was overall a great, lively, and engaging guide! Our only complaint about the tour is that it was extremely hot (90 degrees F), and everyone on the tour seemed to be suffering and trying to find shade, yet Susanna would regularly ask us to move to stand next to her in the sun at each stop. Also, instead of using the ticket we were instructed to bring on the tour, Susanna had us walk 15min in the full sun instead. In other weather this would have been no big deal, but since it was a very hot day, we ended the tour completely wiped out and drenched in sweat.
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Posted On : 2023-08-20 03:54:52
Posted By : Reba217
I wish i could remember the tour guides name, she was great. I also wish i took this tour on my first day i arrived as they give you great tips on neighborhoods, shopping, where to see music, and restuarants. Unfortunately saved it for the last day. I will have to go back!
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Posted On : 2023-08-18 11:12:09
Posted By : Martin_F
Fantastic (american) guide with really good knowledge of Berlin. Artist himself, living in Berlin for years now, he could explain all about the scene of art, music, young culture and underground.
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Posted On : 2023-08-04 02:17:21
Posted By : jasminal90
This tour is a must! We got to see a whole another side of Berlin and it was amazing! Our tour guide was so funny and nice and we had the best time ever!
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Posted On : 2023-06-15 02:21:43
