Rostock Trip Overview
This tour is the best way for cruise passengers to experience Berlin!
You will be picked up directly at the port (either Rostock or Warnemünde), drive to Berlin for a 5.5 hour tour, covering the highlights of former East and West Berlin, while learning the fascinating history of this one-of-a-kind capital city.
Your tour group will have up to 26 people on it, and the transfer to/from Berlin may have more.
Additional Info
Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Rostock, Germany
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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This tour is the best way for cruise passengers to experience Berlin!
You will be picked up directly at the port (either Rostock or Warnemünde), drive to Berlin for a 5.5 hour tour, covering the highlights of former East and West Berlin, while learning the fascinating history of this one-of-a-kind capital city.
Your tour group will have up to 26 people on it, and the transfer to/from Berlin may have more.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Olympiastadion Berlin, Olympischer Platz 3, 14053 Berlin Germany
The tour starts with a 3-hour transfer from the port to the city. You will share the transfer with other passengers from your ship, and then break up into your respective groups upon arrival in Berlin. There will be either a restroom available on the transfer bus and/or a pit stop before arrival for a restroom break.
You will meet your tour guide in Berlin at the Olympic Stadium. You’ll begin by seeing some of the sights of former West Berlin.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin Germany
You’ll continue your tour of the former West Berlin by visiting Kurfurtsendamm and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church – a chilling yet inspiring reminder of the consequences of war.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Tiergarten, Strasse des 17. Juni 100, 10557 Berlin Germany
As you make your way east, you will drive through Tiergarten, Berlin’s central park.
Pass By: Victory Column (Siegessaule), Grosser Stern 1, 10557 Berlin Germany
At the center of Tiergarten stands the Siegessäule (Victory Column). Built in 1873 to commemorate Prussian military victories against Denmark, Austria, and France.
Stop At: Reichstag Building, Platz der Republik 1, 10557 Berlin Germany
At the end of the park, you will get out and see the Reichstag. This building houses today’s German Parliament and it was the seat of the Imperial Diet and the Weimarer Republic until 1933, when it was severely damaged after being set on fire.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany
Afterwards, you will walk to the Brandenburg Gate. A symbol of Berlin and German division during the Cold War, it is now a national symbol of peace and unity.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: The Holocaust Memorial – Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, 10117 Berlin Germany
A brief walk through Pariser Platz and you will be visiting the solemn memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Hitler’s Bunker (Fuhrerbunker), Wilhelmstrasse 77, 10117 Berlin Germany
On the way to lunch, you will drive by the location of Hitler’s Bunker.
Pass By: Potsdamer Platz Tiegarten, 10785 Berlin Germany
After lunch will be more sights from East Berlin, beginning with Potsdamer Platz. Totally destroyed during World War II and bisected by the Berlin War during the Cold War, Potsdamer Platz is a stunning reminder of the urban renewal after Reunification.
Stop At: Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstr. 43-45, 10969 Berlin Germany
Afterwards, you will visit Checkpoint Charlie. The iconic border crossing point between East and West Berlin.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Gendarmenmarkt, 10117 Berlin Germany
You will also drive by Gedarmenmarkt, which features the Concert House Berlin flanked by the French and German churches.
Pass By: Bebelplatz 1, 10117 Berlin Germany
Just south of Gedarmenmarkt, on the southern end of Unter den Linden, is Bebelplatz. Here is the sight of one of the most infamous Nazi book burning ceremonies.
Pass By: Neue Wache, Unter den Linden 4, 10117 Berlin Germany
Driving further down Unter den Linden, you will see Neue Wache. Previously a guardhouse for the troops of the crown Prince of Prussia. It now serves as the “Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Victims of War and Dictatorship.”
Stop At: Museum Island, Breite Street, 13089 Berlin Germany
A natural island in the river Spree, Museum Island is home to 5 internationally renowned Museums, built between 1824 and 1930. The museums themselves illustrate the development of modern museum design and its collections span six thousand years of human artistic endeavour.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Berliner Dom, Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin Germany
The Berlin Cathedral finished in 1905 is a prime example of German imperial architecture.
Duration: 20 hours
Pass By: Alexanderplatz, 10178 Berlin Germany
Named after Tsar Alexander I, Alexanderplatz was the heart of East Germany and remains Berlin’s eastern center. Amongst the sights to look out for here are the 365 meter TV Tower, Berlin’s highest construction topped by a globe with a rotating viewing platform, and the Rotes Rathouse, Berlin’s town hall and home to the governing mayor and the government of Berlin.
Stop At: Topography of Terror, Niederkirchnerstrasse 8, 10963 Berlin Germany
Your tour in Berlin will end at the Topography of Terror. This outdoor and indoor museum located on the site of the Gestapo headquarters is a tangible reminder of Germany’s Nazi past. At the conclusion of the tour, the groups will reconvene and go back to their original transfer buses, and then depart back to the port.
Duration: 30 minutes
