Berlin Trip Overview
The Berlin Wall, Kruschev & Kennedy, the Airlift, spies, escapes and “the end of history” – it’s fair to say that Berlin defined the Cold War. This tour is a deep dive into a divided city – a time when it felt like World War Three was just around the corner, when one side of the city lived under Soviet-style communism, and the other was occupied by not one, not two, but three Western powers!
In air-conditioned comfort, in your luxury German car, you’ll be taken from West to East across the German capital, criss-crossing where the Berlin Wall once stood, to get the closest possible look at what life was like back when Berlin was the centre of the Cold War. From famous sights like the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie, to lesser-known memorials and stories that you would never find on your own, this tour is far and away the best way to get to know Cold War Berlin.
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Duration: 11 hours
Starts: Berlin, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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The Berlin Wall, Kruschev & Kennedy, the Airlift, spies, escapes and “the end of history” – it’s fair to say that Berlin defined the Cold War. This tour is a deep dive into a divided city – a time when it felt like World War Three was just around the corner, when one side of the city lived under Soviet-style communism, and the other was occupied by not one, not two, but three Western powers!
In air-conditioned comfort, in your luxury German car, you’ll be taken from West to East across the German capital, criss-crossing where the Berlin Wall once stood, to get the closest possible look at what life was like back when Berlin was the centre of the Cold War. From famous sights like the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie, to lesser-known memorials and stories that you would never find on your own, this tour is far and away the best way to get to know Cold War Berlin.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Warnemunde, Warnemunde, Rostock, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
You will be picked up at the port in Warnemuende.
Stop At: Kurfurstendamm, 10707 Berlin Germany
Your guide will give you an insight into life in West Berlin during the Cold War, including the wild times of the Baader-Meinhof group.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin Germany
See the most famous sight in West Berlin – representing a city born from the ashes of war
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Reichstag Building, Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin, Germany
Hear how Germany’s parliament building stood empty during the Cold War, with the Berlin sat only a few feet behind it
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany
See Germany’s most famous monument, and learn how for almost 30 years it lay in the “no man’s land” between East and West Berlin
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstr. 43-45, 10969 Berlin Germany
Experience what used to be the world’s most infamous border crossing at Checkpoint Charlie, where the US and Soviet Union came face-to-face every single day
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Berlin Friedrichstrasse Station, Georgenstr. 14/17, 10117 Berlin Germany
Learn how the two Berlins tried (and often failed) to work together at the Friedrichstrasse border crossing point
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Palace of Tears, Reichstagufer 17 Mitte, 10117 Berlin Germany
Visit a wonderfully curated state-run exhibition detailing life in Berlin during the divided days of the Wall.
(Closed on Mondays!)
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Memorial of the Berlin Wall, Bernauer Strasse 111, 13355 Berlin Germany
This in-depth memorial is more like an open air museum! Here we will see many things – how did the ‘Death Strip’ work? What are the ‘Ghost Stations’? What was the relationship between religion and communism?
Enjoy a great view of the city from a tower overlooking a reconstruction of the Wall, and so much more!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Platz des 9. November 1989, Bornholmer Str. 72, 10439 Berlin Germany
See where the Cold War ended in November ’89, when the Wall fell and thousands upon thousands of East Berliners experienced freedom for the first time, as they poured into West Berlin.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Alexanderplatz, 10178 Berlin Germany
See the heart of old East Berlin
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Berliner Fernsehturm, Panoramastr. 1A, 10178 Berlin Germany
See East Germany’s most famous monument, still the tallest structure in Germany today!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Karl-Marx-Allee, 10178 Berlin Germany
See East Berlin’s impressive Grand Boulevard, Karl-Marx-Allee
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: East Side Gallery, Muehlenstrasse 3-100 Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 14167 Berlin Germany
Finish your day with the most famous section of the Berlin Wall, the East Side Gallery, covered in murals painted by artists from all over the world.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Charlottenburg Palace, Spandauer Damm 20-24 Luisenplatz, 14059 Berlin Germany
Arrive with driver and meet your guide
Duration: 10 minutes
