Explore Berlin: See All The Iconic Sights & Some Hidden Gems

4.9 (4,649 reviews) Berlin, Germany
  1. Home
  2. Activities
  3. Berlin
Duration3h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 25 travelers

Overview

Discover Berlin’s extraordinary and vibrant present on an engaging, stress-free, award winning walking tour, led by an expert local guide. Explore the city through unique perspectives and fascinating stories while visiting Berlin’s most iconic landmarks, including the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island, and Bebelplatz.

Stand above the site of Hitler’s bunker, where the Third Reich spent its final days, and learn how Berlin transformed from the centre of Nazi power into a divided Cold War city and eventually into the dynamic capital it is today.

Along the way, your guide will bring history vividly to life through stories of resistance, survival, division, and reunification — from WWII and the Nazi era to daring Cold War escape attempts and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

More than just sightseeing, this tour offers a deeper understanding of Berlin, its people, and the events that shaped the modern city, all at a relaxed, easy walking pace.

What's included

  • Local English-speaking Expert Guide
  • 3-hour walking tour
  • Gratuities

What to expect

  1. Berlin Friedrichstrasse Station
    5m
    Start your tour from our central meeting point
  2. Palace of Tears
    5m
    Learn about this Cold War international checkpoint- also known as the Traenenpalast
  3. Neue Wache
    10m
    National memorial site reflecting on war and tyranny
  4. Humboldt University (Humboldt Universitat)
    5m
    The location where Marx, Engels and Einstein studied and taught
  5. Berliner Dom
    10m · Admission ticket not included
    Biggest church in Berlin, Lustgarten, City Palace (Stadt Schloss) and the Humboldt Forum
  6. Pergamonmuseum
    5m · Admission ticket not included
    Learn about Islamic art, the Ishtar Gate, the Market Gate of Miletus
  7. Neues Museum
    5m · Admission ticket not included
    Learn about the Ancient Egyptian collection on a World UNESCO Heritage site
  8. Altes Museum
    5m · Admission ticket not included
    Learn about the first museum built in Berlin and the very famous architect, Karl Schinkel
  9. Stadtschloss Berlin
    5m
    The brand new Humboldt Forum. See the reconstructed Hohenzollern family palace
  10. Bebelplatz
    5m
    Be enchanted by the beauty of the 18th century square
  11. Book Burning Memorial at Bebelplatz
    5m
    Stand on the location where the Nazi's burned tens of thousands of books in 1933
  12. 5m
    The beautiful opera house built under Friedrich the Great in 1743
  13. Konzerthaus
    5m
    The spectacular Schinkel concert house completed in 1821
  14. Gendarmenmarkt
    10m
    From the period of Berlin's religious tolerance, the Calvinist French Cathedral and the Lutheran German Cathedral
  15. Checkpoint Charlie
    10m
    Cold War civilian and military checkpoint, location of tank stand-off in 1961 between Soviet and American armed forces
  16. Topography of Terror
    5m
    See a 200m long piece of the Berlin Wall
  17. 5m · Admission ticket not included
    Hermann Göring's airforce ministry, East German house of ministers, German Finance Ministry
  18. Fuhrerbunker
    10m
    Stand above the location where Hitler spent the last days of WW2- the site of Hilter's bunker
  19. The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
    10m
    Walk through the Memorial dedicated to the Murdered Jews of Europe
  20. Pass by
    German house of Parliament and government quarter
  21. Brandenburg Gate
    10m
    American Embassy, French Embassy, Hotel Adlon, Academy of Fine Arts
  22. Pariser Platz
    10m
    The American and French Embassy and the famous Hotel Adlon can all be seen from this square

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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, holding yellow umbrellas!

End point

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • IMPORTANT; Please be at meeting point 15 minutes before tour begins

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews

4.9 (4,649)
From
€22.90 €17.63 per person
Check availability & book
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts
  • Instant confirmation
  • You'll choose your date and travelers and pay on viator.com. Prices vary by date, group size and option.
Operated by Insider Tour Berlin · Booked through Viator
More activities in Berlin
From
€17.63 per person
Check availability