Why choose this Berlin tour ?
Post-WW2 Berlin was a geopolitical battleground. Socialism and capitalism, dictatorship and democracy, and the United States and the Soviet Union all went head to head in the German capital. The most notorious symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, stood at the frontier of East and West, and people risked their lives trying to escape across it.
This tour is designed to immerse you in the divided city – a place of ideological extremes, of espionage and intrigue, and of tyranny and heroism – while also considering the legacy of the division in a Germany that reunified in 1990. Your professional, local guide will present the bigger picture of the Cold War in Germany, while also telling the stories of the individuals who risked it all to escape from the East, and also those that died trying.
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What makes Cold War Berlin: Private 3-hour Walking Tour a unique experience ?
Cross the border from West to East at the frontline of the Cold War, where spies roamed and US and Soviet tanks faced off in 1961.
Be transported to a time when Berlin’s most iconic monument was closed by the Berlin Wall, standing as a stark symbol for both the division of Berlin and Germany. See where Reagan challenged Gorbachev to ‘tear down this Wall!’ in 1987, and learn why the Gate is now a bold statement of German unity.
Stand in the shadow of Europe’s second tallest building – built to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the GDR, and as a powerful symbol of the power, capability, and modernity of Socialist East Germany.
Visit Berlin’s official Berlin Wall Memorial: stand in the shadow of the Wall; follow it underground into one of the city’s notorious former ‘Ghost Stations’; pay tribute to the those who lost their lives at the border, and stand at the site of daring escapes from East to West; and look out over the former ‘Death Strip’.
Bear witness to the fall of the Berlin Wall where the border was first breached on the 9th of November 1989, and walk in the steps of the East Berliners as they streamed into the West of the city for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Witness a city, a people, and families divided at this excellent museum housed in the former passport control of a border crossing point over the Berlin Wall.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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- Cold War Berlin: Private 3-hour Walking Tour
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Cold War Berlin: Private 3-hour Walking Tour Inclusions:
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- Professional, local guide
Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drink
- Entrance fees (none required for the tour)
- Public transportation costs
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Vexperio.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Berlin.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 1 valid reviews on TRIPADVISOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
