Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin
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Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin
By Insider Tour
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Berlin is known as a pivotal city in 20th-century politics, but its Cold War history is often overshadowed by its role in the Second World War. Familiarize yourself with the significant sites of Cold War Berlin and learn about life in the divided city from a professional guide. Visit notable attractions, including the Berlin Wall Memorial, while avoiding the hassle of map reading and guidebooks and gaining holistic insight into the complex history of this city.
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RM 99.85
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RM 99.85
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Ages 12-99, max of 29 per group
Duration: 3h
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English
Highlights
- Discover Berlin’s Cold War history and view its most famous sites, such as the location of the Berlin Wall
- Save time negotiating the busy streets with a professional tour guide and specific itinerary
- Visit the last remains of the Berlin Wall and learn about life in the German Democratic Republic
- Travel by foot to familiarize yourself with the town, while learning more about the wider impact of the division and its causes
Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best
2022
- Local Expert Guide
What's not included- Berlin Transport AB Zone ticket
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Entry/Admission - Berlin Friedrichstraße Station
- Entry/Admission - Admiralspalast Berlin
- Meet your guide outside Friedrichstrasse train station on the square beside the 'Traenenpalast' (Palace of Tears) and hear an account of the changes Berlin underwent after the Second World War, from the capital city of Nazi Germany to a city that came to represent the clash of two superpowers. Then, follow the former site of the Berlin Wall and its “death strip”. Learn more about the many attempts to escape as you walk along Bernauer Strasse, toward the last remains of the wall itself at the Berlin Wall Memorial. The next stop is the Brandenburg Gate, an important but everchanging symbol throughout the history of Berlin. As you tread the very streets, learn more about what life was like behind the wall, gaining insights into the German Democratic Republic, before concluding your journey in the centre of East Berlin or Alexander Platz.
- Departure details
- Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin, Germany Meeting point: outside FRIEDRICHSTRASSE TRAIN STATION, on the square beside the 'Traenenpalast' (Palace of Tears), Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin. Our guide will be wearing a blue lanyard with a yellow name tag! If you still cannot see us, please call us at the office before the tour starts.
Return details- Alexanderplatz, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5560COLDWAR- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please bring a Berlin Transport AB Zone ticket
- As a good amount of walking is involved, comfortable shoes are recommended
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 29 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- What you can expect during your visit
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- Which attractions will I visit with Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:
- Palace of Tears
- Memorial of the Berlin Wall
- Admiralspalast Berlin
- Chapel of Reconciliation
- Berlin Friedrichstraße Station
- How much is Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin?
- Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin price starts from RM 99.25. Discover and book Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin on Tripadvisor
- What is the Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin cancellation policy?
- Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin?
- Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin is hosted by Insider Tour. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Insider Tour on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5560COLDWAR
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Itinerary
- You'll start atReichstagufer 17Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin, GermanyMeeting point: outside FRIEDRICHSTRASSE TRAIN STATION, on the square beside the 'Traenenpalast' (Palace of Tears), Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin. Our guide will be wearing a blue lanyard with a yellow name tag! If you still cannot see us, please call us at the office before the tour starts.See address & details
- 1Berlin Friedrichstrasse StationStop: 7 minutes - Admission excludedSee details
- 2Admiralspalast BerlinStop: 5 minutes - Admission excludedSee details
- 3Palace of TearsStop: 15 minutesSee detailsPass byBernauer Straße
- 4Memorial of the Berlin WallStop: 30 minutesSee details
- 5Chapel of ReconciliationStop: 10 minutesSee details
- You'll end atAlexanderplatz10178 Berlin, GermanySee address & details
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BradleyB563
00Very Educational
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floinz
00Great experience and I recommend
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mamamowebby
00Heavy, but enlightening and thought provoking
Our guide Hannah was so overly knowledgeable and amazing. Even though the subject of the tour was very heavy, She m…
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00Don’t miss this tour!
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00Wonderful introduction to Berlin
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00Warm, welcoming, knowledgeable
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00Best tour of Berlin!
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00Brilliant 👏
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00Excellent guide and visit
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00Great 3-hour tour of sites in central Berlin
Tina was a great guide; enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We saw many of the important sites in central Berlin. I hig…
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00Great walking tour with a great guide
Highly recommended, Paul a great guide catering for all levels of knowledge. The tour itself very interesting and h…
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00Really interesting tour, excellent organisation
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00Great experience!
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Rahul T
Dallas, TX12 contributions
Had a excellent cold war & third reich tour with Martin. He is passionate about all things Berlin, and tailored the tour perfectly to our needs. He has an amazing eye for the detail, and he provided interesting details of the Berlin wall & tunnels that were new to us even after doing the in-depth underground tunnel tour with another company. Martin made a 5-Hr tour very easy with anecdotes and bringing the details to life with good storytelling. Our first tour unfortunately wasn't a good experience but with Mike's help we got Martin to take us out on the second tour. Mike, the owner, has been great with communicating about the tours in Berlin. overall, a great experience and will recommend Insider Tours.
Written 3 January 2023
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Resort49196230184
Dear RahulT07,
Thank you for your review. We are delighted to have helped ernich your Berlin experience. We appreciate you recommending Insider Tour Berlin to others.
Kind regards,
Gerard
Written 6 January 2023
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Mummysmith
33 contributions
A walking tour that has left us as a family inspired to learn more and visit more of the tours. Maria D (Brazilian Maria) was exceptional, we are a family of 4 including 7yr old son and 11 year old daughter I was worried on meeting at 10am about the lack of children and how our youngest would get on. Maria’s intro had the kids hooked she went at a pace they could understand but also engaged with some others on the group who were very knowledgable on the subject. The DIY approach would not have kept young ears listening or engaged for 3 hrs in way in which Maria did, if you are unsure whether to book absolutely do!!
Written 14 April 2022
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CherHote
Houston, TX11 contributions
Our guide Jamie is a local graduate student specializing in nationalist movements. His base of knowledge regarding the Cold War and the social forces in existence during the time before reunification was extensive and his storytelling was superb. The anecdotes he related are the way history is taught by the professionals, and Jamie definitely qualifies as one of them.
Written 29 July 2022
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Resort49196230184
Dear CherHote,
Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted you enjoyed our Cold War tour so much. Jamie is a serious historial and a master storyteller. Thats a great combo for a great tour.
Happy travels and thanks again,
Gerard
Written 9 August 2022
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Cunneen92
Limerick, Ireland19 contributions
Nov 2022
Of the three tours we did in Berlin, this was the best one.
The timings between stops were perfected and Eran was incredibly pleasant.
There were tonnes of nuggets brought to life because of the Nazi-styled station signs, the tunnels outlined with ground markers etc.
It all felt very to-the-point and had the perfect amount of emotion to information.
The timings between stops were perfected and Eran was incredibly pleasant.
There were tonnes of nuggets brought to life because of the Nazi-styled station signs, the tunnels outlined with ground markers etc.
It all felt very to-the-point and had the perfect amount of emotion to information.
Written 10 January 2023
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Resort49196230184
Dear Andrew,
Thank you for your kind review of our Cold War Berlin tour with Eran. He will be delighted to read this!
All the very best,
Gerard
Written 11 January 2023
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globetrotter51_10
London, UK354 contributions
Feb 2020
This was a 4 hour long walking tour which was very informative and interesting. Our guide, Nickolai was excellent. He had almost too much information to impart. Concise and accurate about Cold War history but never dull. He also related his own story of flight from Bulgaria to the West. We were lucky to be in a group of only 4 people and Nickolai kept up his talk pretty much the whole time even on the underground.
The remains of the Wall in Bernauerstr. and stories of escapes, successful or thwarted, were moving. The "ghost stations" on the underground were interesting.
You should buy a day ticket for public transport before meeting as you will travel on the S and U Bahn.
The tour finishes at the Stasi Museum (reviewed sparately) but entry to it is not included in the tour. Allow at least another hour to look around.
The remains of the Wall in Bernauerstr. and stories of escapes, successful or thwarted, were moving. The "ghost stations" on the underground were interesting.
You should buy a day ticket for public transport before meeting as you will travel on the S and U Bahn.
The tour finishes at the Stasi Museum (reviewed sparately) but entry to it is not included in the tour. Allow at least another hour to look around.
Written 3 March 2020
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Poppy Adams
12 contributions
I love our tour with Chloe so much. The Cold War is a piece of history I’ve been interesting in since I learnt about it. I went with my grandparents on our short city break - they themselves lived in Germany during the Cold War and hadn’t been back since and really liked seeing the wall from a different perspective and finding out all the niche info on escapes and methods from the Stasi.
I totally recommend this tour to anyone considering one. My only point is that there is not many places to sit on it if mobility is an issue.
I totally recommend this tour to anyone considering one. My only point is that there is not many places to sit on it if mobility is an issue.
Written 21 May 2022
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Andy B
1 contribution
I really enjoyed this tour of some of the major Cold War sites with our Guide, Maria. I have done quite a lot of guided walks around Europe and can tell a good Guide and Maria is one of them. She was very knowledgeable and was able to answer questions clearly and confidently.
We started at the "Palace of Tears." We then took the S-bahn out to the Berlin Wall memorial site, where Maria told us many stories about the people who attempted to cross the wall, or go under it. After a quick coffee break, we headed back to Alexanderplatz, where we heard about some of the buildings in the area and the part in which it played at the end of the DDR.
All in all, it was time well spent. I learned a lot and would not hesitate to recommend it to you.
We started at the "Palace of Tears." We then took the S-bahn out to the Berlin Wall memorial site, where Maria told us many stories about the people who attempted to cross the wall, or go under it. After a quick coffee break, we headed back to Alexanderplatz, where we heard about some of the buildings in the area and the part in which it played at the end of the DDR.
All in all, it was time well spent. I learned a lot and would not hesitate to recommend it to you.
Written 7 March 2023
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Resort49196230184
Dear Andy B,
Thank you for this great review of our Cold War Berlin tour with Maria. We really appreciate you recommending us to others.
All the very best,
Gerard
Written 8 March 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Worlds_of_Wonder
San Francisco, CA261 contributions
Sep 2022
Good balance of talking, walking, and seeing. Some have pointed to Nikolai as really adding value because of his experiences direct and indirect of the Cold War period. I agree! I think the tour would have been better w/ better attention to the start time and end time, but definitely thought the tour was worthwhile.
Written 4 September 2022
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Gabriella C
2 contributions
Maria was knowledgeable, witty, and friendly throughout the tour. Her insights made the tour feel well rounded and helped us better understand the context of the information presented. While it was initially overwhelming to be surrounded by so much information at the wall, she did a great job of explaining the key points and answering specific questions we had.
I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to visit the wall and learn more about the Cold War. She made a very heavy topic feel more accessible and digestible, and for that we are very thankful.
I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to visit the wall and learn more about the Cold War. She made a very heavy topic feel more accessible and digestible, and for that we are very thankful.
Written 13 January 2022
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Sarah P
6 contributions
Aug 2022
Our guide for this tour was Nickolai, who explained that he grew up behind the Iron Curtain and whose personal experiences gave an added dimension to his storytelling.
Over the course of 3.5 hours we visited several locations where Nickolai gave us a potted history. We did not have time to linger long at the memorials or to read all the exhibits, but the tour served as an introduction to key sites that we will return to in our own time. Seeing the same stretch of Wall from both the West and East Berlin perspectives was especially informative.
The tour did not involve as much walking as I had expected because we covered quite a bit of distance by U-bahn. Be prepared for quite a bit of standing while listening, however! We had two comfort breaks, including one at the Cafe Sybill where we bought the best coffee we've had in Berlin.
Thanks Nickolai for a great tour!
Over the course of 3.5 hours we visited several locations where Nickolai gave us a potted history. We did not have time to linger long at the memorials or to read all the exhibits, but the tour served as an introduction to key sites that we will return to in our own time. Seeing the same stretch of Wall from both the West and East Berlin perspectives was especially informative.
The tour did not involve as much walking as I had expected because we covered quite a bit of distance by U-bahn. Be prepared for quite a bit of standing while listening, however! We had two comfort breaks, including one at the Cafe Sybill where we bought the best coffee we've had in Berlin.
Thanks Nickolai for a great tour!
Written 27 August 2022
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What language is the attraction in?
rdonnelly2018
Liverpool, UK1 contribution
Our tour was in English.
Brian W
Toronto12 contributions
Is it possible to arrange a start time in the afternoon around 1230pm?
Veronica H
Boblingen, Germany15 contributions
It starts at 10 am. But yes, as other people have said, you could ask.
CollyC
canberra28 contributions
The tour I went on was comfortable with a bit of hopping on and off public transport also
John H
Leominster, UK6 contributions
True, you needed to buy in advance your own inclusive bus/train tickets - €7 for the day. We brought ours from the bus driver on the service we used to get to the trip's start at the Zoo.
Phillip E
Hoddesdon, UK19 contributions
Is the walk fast pace or is comfortable walk. I am not a straggler but not super fast walker
Rob
Wollongong, Australia11 contributions
The pace is quite comfortable, perfect for those who neither straggle nor power-walk! There is also a mid-tour break for 20 or so minutes.
Charlotte M
United Kingdom
What is the maximum number of people in a tour group?
Anne M
Newport Pagnell, UK186 contributions
Yes it’s all about managing the group and being able to see and hear. I would say maximum 20 probably less.
Sarai Betsabee
Xalapa, Mexico6 contributions
¿Esta disponible en español?
briztous1988
Valencia, Spain7 contributions
Siííii....está disponible en español.
Michael
6 contributions
We will be in Berlin for 4 full days May 18 to May 21. We will be taking this tour based on the reviews. What would you recommend as other walking tours/other tours of the city to gain a rich learning experience - history, art, music and the vibe - that complement your tour. We plan for 1 of these 4 days for the full day tour to Potsdam.
Sharon23
Michigan10 contributions
Hi, we did the Cold War tour and it was great! The other one we took was the 3rd Reich, also a very good one. Both were 4 hour tours thru Insider Tour. If we had been there a few more days I would have taken the Potsdam tour and the Dresden Tour for a full day. Berlin is a beautiful City full of history! Have a wonderful time! We were there in September of this year!
