Private walking Tour: Berlin Architecture Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Private walking Tour: Berlin Architecture Tour

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

Overview

Discover Berlin’s architectural highlights with a knowledgeable private guide on this 4-hour sightseeing tour. On this walking tour you will explore the city, seeing the buildings, streets and squares that you want to see; the itinerary is tailored to specific requests! Admire modernist masterpieces at the Kulturforum, walk down Friedrichstrasse, learn about the architectural trio at Gendarmenmarkt, and hear how Berlin’s past political ideologies have influenced building designs around town.

Start your tour at a time that suits you best – morning or afternoon – and then head out from your Berlin hotel with your guide, on foot or by bike. Your itinerary is flexible and tailored to your specific interests, so if there’s something you want to see more or less of, simply let your guide know!

The city boasts some of the world’s finest, and most intriguing, architecture with many buildings reflecting its rich history. The Communist-era apartment blocks of the east compete for attention with capitalist modern architecture of west Berlin, with each side showcasing their past political ideologies.

Learn about the city’s contentious urban planning schemes while visiting Friedrichstrasse -- one of Berlin’s busiest shopping streets -- and then head across town to see modernist masterpieces at the Kulturforum. Admire the center’s collection of cultural buildings and learn about the different artistic concepts that each one represents; the Philharmonic Hall is a perfect example of Expressionist architecture, contrasting against the Italianesque style of St Matthäus Church.

Take a look at the grandiose designs of Schinkel’s Altes Museum and Stüler's Neues Museum, and then explore Gendarmenmarkt where Berlin’s famous architectural trio – Deutscher Dom, Französischer Dom and Schinkel’s Konzerthaus – is found. Learn about the Bahaus style of architecture that was driven out of Berlin by the Nazis (who considered it too internationalist) and hear about the famous architects who brought the style into the German mainstream, like Gropius, Medelssohn and Poelzig.

After four hours of exploring Berlin with your private guide, seeing buildings imprinted by history, your tour finishes back at your hotel.

Inclusions
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • 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 3 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

BRITTANY_L

09 Oct, 2023

I couldn't say enough great things about this company and the tour guide. We had original scheduled a walking tour through another company for our US interior designer trip to Berlin. 2-days before we left for the trip, they canceled. In a rush, we were lucky enough to find La Vacanza Travel and book a Private 3-hour walking tour of Berlin Architecture. Sara our tour guide was fabulous! She met us right at our hotel to kick off the tour, which was right across from Checkpoint Charlie. Sara had so much knowledge of architecture and design, along with wonderful historical information to share along our journey through Berlin. The 3 hours went by so quickly as we walked from one area to the next, wrapping up at Museum Island. Sara was gracious enough to even walk with us to our Lunch reservations. I highly recommend this company for future tours, and request Sara if available! Thank you for kicking our week off right!

Ivan_R

18 Sep, 2023

This was an excellent architectural tour of Berlin. Thomas was an excellent guide with a wealth of knowledge about the incredible architecture of Berlin- new and old. He was very enthusiastic about the subject and really made us understand what the architects were trying to do when they designed various structures. Even if you are not that interested in architecture, the history associated with various structures in Berlin is worth the tour.

alan_s

14 Oct, 2022

Tom was a most knowledgable historian, warm , engaging and someone we could’ve spent a whole day with.

Andrea_V

21 May, 2022

Excellent architecture tour with quite a bit of Berlin history mixed in! We really enjoyed Daniel. Don't need to say more

Leigh_O

06 Dec, 2019

Heiko took us on a whirlwind history, political and architectural tour of Berlin. On our first day of Berlin we received an invaluable orientation of the city, not only geographically but politically and artistically. This tour allowed us to make the best judgement of what and where we wanted to spend the rest of our stay in Berlin. Our guide was amazingly knowledgeable and helpful. He made the difference between a mediocre and an incredible Berlin experience.

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US Interior Designers explore Berlin Architecture & Design for Fabulous 3 hour tour.

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