Private Walking Tour: Berlin Wall, Cold War and Checkpoint Charlie | 2 hours

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Private Walking Tour: Berlin Wall, Cold War and Checkpoint Charlie
2 Adults x $208.72
$417.44
Approx Total
$417.44

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, English
  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
  • Tickets for public transportation

Overview

This private walking tour brings you to the places, where famous events of the Cold War happened and history was written. On this tour you will also see original pieces of the Wall, one of the last remaining guard towers and Checkpoint Charlie. The tour starts at the Berlin Wall Documentation Center in the street "Bernauer Strasse", where many of the dramatic escape attempts took place, successful and tragic ones. You will ride one of the subways that were called "ghost trains" during the division of the city, so-called because of the gloomy atmosphere in the underground stations close to the wall. The tour also covers Checkpoint Charlie, the former military checkpoint and hot spot of the Cold War. This is the site where the fate of mankind was hanging by a thread in 1961 when US and Soviet tanks confronted each other.

Meeting points

Underground station "Bernauer Strasse" - at the exit "Bernauer Strasse" - upstairs

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Itinerary

  • Memorial of the Berlin Wall

    Your guide will take you on a walk along the former death strip in the city center of Berlin and to a visit of the authentic sites and documentation centers. The tour starts at the Berlin Wall Documentation Center north of downtown Berlin. Here, in "Bernauer Strasse", many of the dramatic escape attempts took place, successful and tragic ones. See, where famous events of the Cold War happened, like the young East German soldier jumping over the barbed wire or where people died after jumping out of the windows into the West because the front of their houses formed the Berlin Wall. Maps and an open-air exhibition will help you to understand what it meant to live in the divided Berlin.

    45 minutes

  • GDR Watch Tower

    On the tour you will also see the last remaining original pieces of the Wall and also one of the last remaining Watch Towers built on the "Death Strip" that once divided the city.

    10 minutes

  • Palace of Tears

    You will ride on one of the subways that were called "ghost trains" during the division of the city. So-called because of the gloomy atmosphere in the underground stations close to the wall. Using one of those former ghost-lines we will reach the "Palace of Tears". See where Germans from West Berlin could travel to the East and visit their relatives. When they had to go back, they had to say goodbye to each other at this checkpoint. That is why this former checkpoint is called "Palace of Tears". See the building and the inside documentation center.

    30 minutes

  • Checkpoint Charlie

    The tour also covers Checkpoint Charlie, the former military checkpoint and hot spot of the Cold War. This is the site where the fate of mankind was hanging by a thread in 1961 when US and Soviet tanks confronted each other. The tour ends at the Wall Museum which you may visit afterwards.

    20 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

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Interesting and informative

Published on Dec, 2024

The private tour was very interesting. We got to see so much more than being in a larger group. Gerhard the guide was very knowledgeable. We learned a huge amount about such a turbulent time.

Excellent walking tour of Berlin

Published on Dec, 2024

Adrian gave my colleague and I a guided tour of Berlin and he was absolutely fantastic! I would highly recommend Adrian and Sightseeing Point for any guiding needs. Adrian was charming, friendly, assertive, knowledgeable, and helpful. He gave a very detailed tour and made the experience great. He made us feel safe and comfortable, and we were quite sad when our tour came to an end. Thanks for a brilliant tour Adrian! Sami

Great Tour with Tankred

Published on Jun, 2024

Tankred was our guide and he was excellent! He was very knowledgeable and personable and our family enjoyed the tour very much. I would highly recommend this tour.

The Berlin Wall - rise and fall

Published on Apr, 2024

Stefan was the perfect guide - informative, knowledgable, humorous and friendly. The tour was a real eye-opener evoking the lived experience of ordinary Berliners in a traumatic period.

Great!

Published on Jan, 2024

Tankred was a wonderful guide and made the history and locations come alive. My 12 year old son who is always cynical of tours, loved it. He also provided a wonderful recommendation for a restaurant.

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