Private Cold War Berlin Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Private Cold War Berlin Tour

Duration: 4 hours
Destination: Germany, Germany, Berlin
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  • 4 hours
  • Berlin
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

• 4-hour private walking tour of Berlin’s Cold War site, including a hotel pickup and drop off
• See the Berlin Wall, the Palace of Tears (Traenenpalast), the Soviet Embassy and hidden areas of the Death Strip
• Learn about the military tension between the United States and its NATO allies and the Soviet Union and its allies.

• Hear about the CIA, KGB and Stasi surveillance techniques
• Get to know how life was for Berlin's citizens during the Cold War
• Great for history buffs!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Berlin, Berlin

Discover the divided city of Berlin, retrace the often ghost-like trail of the death strip and the Berlin Wall, coming upon some of the more intriguing fortifications of its border, from guard towers to tank traps. Walk along Bernauer Strasse, site of many remarkable escape attempts.

Learn of successful and failed escapes in the face of a Border Command that would sooner follow the order of 'shoot to kill' than allow the heinous crime of 'flight from the Republic'.

Discover the methods of the Stasi (East German State Security) and learn about the systems, devices and people that kept the entire East German population under surveillance for 40 years. Who were the key figures in the GDR leadership and where are they today?

Get an extraordinary insight into what it meant to live in the GDR, the eastern bloc’s most heavily policed state. What was it like to live "Behind the Wall"?

Duration: 4 hours

Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Professional guide

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Stroller accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered

Voucher info

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

Duration

4 hours


User's Reviews

Ray_F

05 Jun, 2022

Toni was wonderful. His calm informative demeanor was refreshing & educational. He’s a great guide and the fact that he was a child during the Cold War gave us some interesting insights

chrisgV5526SH

23 Apr, 2022

Rob from Manchester was a terrific guide. He had a tremendous historical perspective and enhanced the tour with historic photos from his iPad at various locations. He also tailored the experience for our teens. Really enjoyed the tour and highly recommend.

davidpinckney

06 Nov, 2019

I did this private tour with my daughter and her friend. Nick was our guide and was fantastic! His knowledge of the city and it's past was phenomenal and a private tour allowed us to visit areas tailored to our interests. He brought the tour to life with the many stories of Berlin's past, it's characters, escape stories and what life was like living in Berlin then and now.

EJCorney

16 Sep, 2018

As a teacher who has now been bringing sixth-form history groups to Berlin annually since 2014, this is basically the first thing I book after flights and accommodation. We mostly use Mike whose own 'insider' perspective on the Cold War combines with unbelievable expertise, knowledge and flair to make him genuinely unmissable. That said, we've also used John, and following our recommendation of the company a colleague in another school has used Michael - they've all been incredible. Most recent tour (Sept 2018) was perhaps the best yet - it says something rather special when having done a tour 6 times it is as fresh, fascinating and insightful as it was the first.

martinbI5394EY

18 Jan, 2020

Walid var super til å engasjere både barn og voksne. Han har topp kompetanse om Berlins historie. Både av nyere dato, men ikke minst gammel historie. Sykling var en effektiv og fin måte å bevege seg rundt i byen. Anbefales på det sterkeste.

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