Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin | La Vacanza Travel

Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Germany, Berlin, Berlin
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  • 3 hours
  • Berlin
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

This guided Berlin walking tour will show you the battleground of the military conflict between the western world and the communist world. With your expert guide, see the Berlin Wall and hidden areas of the Death Strip, a former guard tower and travel through underground 'Ghost Stations'. Stand above the most famous escape tunnels, hear about the people who created them. Listen to stories about espionage, how the CIA and KGB faced off in this geopolitical hotspot. Learn about the leaders of the time and the events that kept the world on the brink of a nuclear war for 40 years. Your guide will expertly inform you on what life was like for Berlin's citizens during the almost 45 years of conflict and the ramifications we are still dealing with today.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Berlin Friedrichstrasse Station, Georgenstr. 14/17, 10117 Berlin Germany

Take a ghost train ride from our meeting point through the old Cold War ghost stations

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Admiralspalast Berlin, Friedrichstr. 101, 10117 Berlin Germany

See the location where the East German Political Party (SED) was founded in 1946

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Palace of Tears, Reichstagufer 17 Mitte, 10117 Berlin Germany

A former East German transit exit building, now a sensational museum that speaks to the importance of the building during the Cold War.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Bernauer Straße, Bernauer Str., Berlin, Germany

Take a ghost train ride up to Nordbahnhof. Learn about what happened in a divided city with the underground which went historically from East to West.

Stop At: Memorial of the Berlin Wall, Bernauer Strasse 111, 13355 Berlin Germany

Death strip area, East German guard tower, Tunnel 57 (longest and most successful escape tunnel), Chapel of Reconciliation, first death at the Berlin Wall, where people jumped out of windows to escape the oppression of socialistic East Germany

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chapel of Reconciliation, Bernauer Str. 4, 10115 Berlin Germany

See this symbolic church, once blown up by East Germans in 1985. Now rebuilt, it unites architectural and ecological modernity with remembrance, standing as a triumph against its predecessor's destruction

Duration: 10 minutes

Inclusions
  • Local Expert Guide

Exclusions
  • Berlin Transport AB Zone ticket
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Please bring a Berlin Transport AB Zone ticket
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • As a good amount of walking is involved, comfortable shoes are recommended
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin, Germany


Departure Time

10:00 AM


Return Details

Brunnenstraße 138, 10115 Berlin, Germany

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

Roger_R

13 Apr, 2024

Mikhail was a very informative guide with many small stories to add colour to the historical facts. The 3 hours flew by

Katharine_S

08 Apr, 2024

Glen was an extremely knowledgeable and engaging guide - excellent background and right level of detail on the subject matter. Highly recommend, well worth the time!

TinaB

06 Apr, 2024

Xavier was a stand-out tour guide, funny, enthusiastic and knowledgable. He ensured that this tour was one of the highlights of our trip. It was packed full of information, and the group size was perfect (there were 8 of us). Can't recommend Xavier too highly, and would ask for him if/when we come back for another visit!

eliztitus

03 Apr, 2024

We Love Xavier! Kind and knowledgeable. We learned so much with him. Best guide ever. Paid attention to our interests and needs. Took nearly an extra hour because he wanted to tell the full story of wall coming down. Great sense of humor. Would take another tour with him. Same high quality as Context at fraction. Of price.

Daniel_R

25 Mar, 2024

Eren was a great guide. The tour was very interesting and engaging, and I learned a great deal about the cold war and the wall, particularly small details to bring the stoey to life.

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Do this excellent tour in your first 2 Days, it will set your Berlin visit up

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Fascinating and enlightening walking tour

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An excellent tour on a cold rainy day

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Fantastic Cold War & Third Reich tour!

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