We always create our tours individually according to your wishes.
Of course, we have enough suggestions in our pocket that you can choose from and which may be combined as you wish.
There is no set order, we put everything together to form a route that best suits your desired start and destination.
The following tour elements are therefore intended to serve as inspiration for what is possible in which time frame. The times refer to whether this is to be a standalone tour. If combined with other tour elements, the duration is reduced accordingly due to overlap.
Berlin Express in 1 or 2 hours
In just one hour we offer you an initial overview. On a circular route from Potsdamer Platz we briefly outline the most important eras.
The wall divided the city right here. Therefore, after 1990 there was plenty of space for modern new buildings here. We follow the former border strip to the remains of the wall and the former border crossing Checkpoint Charlie. On the way we pass the largest surviving building from the Nazi era in central Berlin. We turn into the historic center to the most beautiful square in the city, the Gendarmenmarkt, before heading over Unter den Linden to the city’s landmark: the Brandenburg Gate. After a quick look at the government district, we head back to Potsdamer Platz between the Holocaust Memorial and the Tiergarten. [A] If you have two hours, we’re more flexible with the start and ending point of the tour. We take you to Alexanderplatz to show you the Schlossplatz, the TV tower and the Museum Island, and also have time for a more detailed detour to the government district and a short tour of the Tiergarten.
approx. 60 minutes, [A] + 60 minutes
Berlin city history before 1700
Here you can find out about the origins of the city in 1237 and before. How can you still recognize the old town boundaries today?
We go to the oldest squares in the city, the 3 oldest churches, we look at the traces of the first Berlin town hall and the old courthouse. Of course, the oldest restaurant in the city and the oldest residential buildings cannot be missed.
The exhibition will show, among other things, the Fisherman’s Island – Nikolaiviertel – Marienviertel – Klosterviertel – City Wall – [A] Historic Harbor – Märkisches Museum – Bärenzwinger
approx. 60 minutes / [A] + 30 minutes
The rise of Berlin as the Prussian capital 1701 – 1871
The most architecturally influential era. During this time, the Museum Island was built, most of the magnificent buildings on Unter den Linden such as the Humboldt University and the State Opera, and the Brandenburg Gate was also built.
Unter den Linden – Schlossplatz – Bebelplatz (State Opera, St. Hedwig’s Cathedral, Humboldt University) – Gendarmenmarkt – Brandenburg Gate
approx. 60 minutes
Imperial era and Weimar Republic
At the Victory Column, we tell how the empire was founded in 1871 and what consequences this had. Kaiser Wilhelm II felt that many things in Berlin were not big enough, so he had the old Berlin Cathedral replaced by the current one. In the 1920s, Berlin, with 4 million inhabitants, finally became a world city. Entertainment districts were created on Friedrichstrasse and at Potsdamer Platz.
approx. 90 minutes.
The Third Reich
We deal with the darkest chapter of German history. We visit the site of the book burning in 1933, look at Goebbels’ propaganda ministry and Göring’s aviation ministry. We also go to the site of the Reich Chancellery and the Führerbunker and we deal with Albert Speer’s plans to transform Berlin into the world capital Germania. Of course, the Holocaust Memorial and the memorials for the persecuted homosexuals and Sinti and Roma are important route points. [A] We can deepen this tour with a detour to the memorial for the victims of euthanasia, the embassies of the “Axis powers” and the German Resistance Memorial, where Baron von Stauffenberg was executed on the evening of July 20, 1944 after his failed assassination attempt.
approx. 90 minutes, [A] + 30 minutes
Berlin – capital of the GDR
The Wall only stood for 28 years. The GDR only existed for 45 years. And yet this comparatively short era also left its mark on the East Berlin cityscape. Alexanderplatz takes on its current shape, prefabricated housing estates are built, the Nikolaiviertel is rebuilt. A completely new government district is being built on Schlossplatz. On November 9, 1989, Günter Schabowski announces freedom of travel in what is now the Ministry of Justice, which leads to the fall of the Wall that same evening. Border installations such as Checkpoint Charlie are dismantled. However, 200 meters of the Wall and a watchtower remain in the city center.
approx. 90 minutes
The City West
From the Victory Column we turn into the Tiergarten to get to the Café am Neuen See, one of the largest and most beautiful beer gardens in the city. We walk around the zoo, can look into a few enclosures, and enjoy the peace and quiet on the Landwehrkanal. After a look at the lock, we go to the infamous Zoo station, before a short detour on the Ku’damm via the Memorial Church and KaDeWe and back towards the Victory Column or Potsdamer Platz. [A] A longer Ku’damm tour with its magnificent cinemas from the 1920s and/or [B] a detour to Charlottenburg Palace along the Spree and Landwehrkanal, including the remains of the village of Alt-Lietzow, from which the district emerged, are of course also possible.
approx. 60 minutes. [A] +30 minutes, [B] + 60 minutes
The Spandau suburb / Jewish Berlin
Here we go from Hackescher Markt through beautiful courtyards, restored old town streets, to the Old and New Synagogues and the oldest Jewish cemetery in the city.
approx. 60 minutes
Kreuzberg
We look at what distinguishes the two halves of Kreuzberg, SW61 and SO36, and what connects them. Of course, the eponymous Kreuzberg cannot be missed. [A] If you wish, we can also make a detour via the former Tempelhof airport.
approx. 90 minutes, [A] +30 minutes.
Friedrichshain
This left-wing alternative district was merged with its West Berlin counterpart Kreuzberg in 2001, but was able to retain its peculiarities, which we will discuss during this tour.
East Side Gallery, RAW site, Berghain, Oberbaum Bridge, Simon-Dach-Str., Stalinallee, [A] Volkspark Friedrichshain park
approx. 90 minutes, [A] + 30 minutes
Prenzlauer Berg
No district has changed as much since reunification as the old Windmühlenberg. The working-class district used to be dominated by breweries, but today it is a nightlife district with upscale bars and restaurants.
Weinbergspark, Kastananienallee, Mauerpark, Kulturbrauerei, Kollwitzplatz, Bötzow-Brauerei, [A] Helmholtzplatz, Thälmannpark, Zeiss-Großplanetarium
approx. 90 minutes, [A] + 30 minutes
The Great Tiergarten park
We go through Berlin’s “green lung”. Although the focus here is on sitting back and relaxing, especially during the flowering phase in May and June, there is also a lot of history here. And with a bit of luck we might even come across a few turtles.
approx. 60 minutes
The government quarter
From the mid-90s onwards, a completely new district was built in the former border area. Apart from the Reichstag, only one old building remains. We also look at what the Nazis planned to do with this area and where federal politics is made today. We walk along the banks of the Spree past the main train station and the Chancellery to Bellevue Palace and the Victory Column before we head back through the park to the Brandenburg Gate.
approx. 60 minutes
Evening light tours
We also offer our tours in the evening, which is particularly exciting during the Lights festival in October. We look at the most impressive illuminations. We are also happy to tell you something about the history of the places we visit, or just let you enjoy the shows.
approx. 90 minutes