Berlin Trip Overview
Join us on the ultimate Berlin Tour! Combine world culture and local history in this 6h private guided combo tour of Neues & Pergamon Museums followed by our essential Berlin History Walk. Our passionate guide will lead you through all main highlights in the most culturally renowned museums in the country and pairing that with the city’s eclectic history including Hitler’s bunker and Jewish Memorial.
No other tour will cover this much terrain and history and our professional guides will ensure this is the best experience you and your family have during your trip!
Highlights Generally Include:
Museum Island
The Bust of Nefertiti
The Berlin Green Man
The Berlin Gold Hat
The Skull of the Neanderthal
Market Gate of Miletus
Pergamon Altar
Ishtar Gate
Berlin Cathedral
The TV Tower
Royal Palace
Berlin Wall
Former SS Headquarters
Book burning memorial
Holocaust Memorial
Checkpoint Charlie
Hitler’s Bunker
Brandemburg Gate
Additional Info
Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Berlin, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Join us on the ultimate Berlin Tour! Combine world culture and local history in this 6h private guided combo tour of Neues & Pergamon Museums followed by our essential Berlin History Walk. Our passionate guide will lead you through all main highlights in the most culturally renowned museums in the country and pairing that with the city’s eclectic history including Hitler’s bunker and Jewish Memorial.
No other tour will cover this much terrain and history and our professional guides will ensure this is the best experience you and your family have during your trip!
Highlights Generally Include:
Museum Island
The Bust of Nefertiti
The Berlin Green Man
The Berlin Gold Hat
The Skull of the Neanderthal
Market Gate of Miletus
Pergamon Altar
Ishtar Gate
Berlin Cathedral
The TV Tower
Royal Palace
Berlin Wall
Former SS Headquarters
Book burning memorial
Holocaust Memorial
Checkpoint Charlie
Hitler’s Bunker
Brandemburg Gate
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Museum Island, Breite Street, 13089 Berlin Germany
Visit the unique Museum Island, home of five of Berlin’s world renowned museums
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Neues Museum, Bodestrasse 1-3, 10178 Berlin Germany
Begin your tour at the Neues Museum where you will explore the impressive collection of the world’s most enchanting ancient civilization – Egypt. Your guide will lead you through Egypt’s millennia-old evolution, explaining how the civilization transformed over time. You will even gain insight into their conceptions of the afterlife as you wander through the chambers of Egyptian Tombs. You’ll come face to face with the curious Berlin Green Man. Then you can become an expert on the exquisite Queen Nefertiti, Egypt’s most famous leading lady by learning all about her dynasty and religious reforms.
The Neues Museum is more than just Egyptian artefacts. The building is considered a piece of artwork in itself. World War II wreaked havoc on the building but recent restorations left us with a quirky mix of old and new. Your guide will draw your attention to the often-surprising architectural juxtapositions.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pergamonmuseum, Bodestrasse 1-3, 10178 Berlin Germany
Afterwards, enter the Pergamon museum and wander through the reconstructed facades, mosaics, sculptures and tiled floors with your guide. In the Greek and Roman section, you’ll see the famous Market Gate of Miletus dating back to the Romans. You will also be given an insight into the everyday lives and traditions of past civilizations in the Collection of Classical Antiquities. Even more famous, the Pergamon Altar dates from the 2nd century B.C and features friezes of the gods battling giants.
Further along in the Ancient Near East collection, your guide will bring you to the world-famous Ishtar Gate from the Babylonian Empire. You’ll also encounter a stellar collection of Islamic art highlighting works from the Middle East, where you will gain an understanding of Arab culture. Among them, the wood-panelled Aleppo Room is a favorite, dating all the way back to the 17th century.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Berliner Dom, Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin Germany
See the Berlin Cathedral, one of the main landmarks of Berlin’s cityscape
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Berliner Fernsehturm, Panoramastr. 1A, 10178 Berlin Germany
Walk past the infamous TV Tower, the city’s most visible landmark
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss), Schlossplatz 5, 10178 Berlin Germany
See the Royal Palace, a building that dates back to the Prussian Empire
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Memorial of the Berlin Wall, Bernauer Strasse 111, 13355 Berlin Germany
Visit the wall that divided Berlin during the Cold War
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Niederkirchnerstraße, Berlin, Germany
Visit the former SS Headquarters, home to the Gestapo during the Second World War
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Book Burning Memorial at Bebelplatz, Bebelplatz 1, 10117 Berlin Germany
Walk past the site of about 20,000 burnt books by the Nazis during WW2
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Holocaust Memorial – Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, 10117 Berlin Germany
Walk through Peter Eisenman’s memorial for the Jewish of WWII
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstr. 43-45, 10969 Berlin Germany
Visit the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point during the Cold War
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hitler’s Bunker, Gertrud-Kolmar-Str. 14, 10117 Berlin Germany
See the place where Hitler resided until the last week of WW2
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany
Walk under Berlin’s only surviving historical city gate
Duration: 10 minutes
