3.5-Hour Cold War Potsdam Tour with Bridge of Spies | La Vacanza Travel

3.5-Hour Cold War Potsdam Tour with Bridge of Spies

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Destination: Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam
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  • 3 hours 30 minutes
  • Potsdam
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Exciting 3.5-hour private tour through Potsdam. Visit the picturesque city center with traces of three centuries. Learn more about the Allies’ Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945 after WW2, the Soviet KGB in Soviet Potsdam, and the well-known Cold War town of Potsdam with the Berlin Wall and the world famous Bridge of Spies as you follow your guide through the city.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Old Market Square, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

First stop of the walking tour is the historical city center Old Market.

Pass By: Bassinplatz, Innenstadt, 14467 Potsdam, Germany

The largest city square with the Saint Peter and Paul Church, the neighbouring Dutch Quarter and a Soviet War Memorial and war cemetery.

Pass By: Hollandisches Viertel, Hollaendisches Viertel 1, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

The Dutch Quarter is a picturesque quarter from the 18th century

Pass By: Kaiserin Augusta Stift, Lestikowstrasse 5, Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

Former Soviet KGB headquarters

Stop At: Gedenk- und Begegnungsstatte Leistikowstrasse, Leistikowstr. 1, 14469 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

Former KGB remand prison

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Neuer Garten, Am Neuen Garten, 14469 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

UNESCO World Heritage Site New Garden with its beautiful landscape and palaces

Pass By: Schloss Cecilienhof, Im Neuen Garten 11, 14469 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

Historical Site of the Potsdam Conference in summer 1945

Pass By: Schwanenallee, 14467 Potsdam-Nördliche Vorstadt, Germany

Walk along the former Berlin Wall

Stop At: Glienicke Bridge, Konigstrasse, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

The world famous Bridge of Spies where during the Cold War agents were exchanged

Duration: 20 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Professional guide

Exclusions
  • Ticket for public transportation
  • Food and drinks

Additional Info

  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Nextbike: Potsdam Haptbahnhof Nord, Babelsberger Str. 5, 14473 Potsdam, Germany


Return Details

Café Pedales, Berliner Str. 86, 14467 Potsdam, Germany

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

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

Duration

3 hours 30 minutes

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

aclaireporter

23 Sep, 2022

Holger is an informative tour guide, would highly recommend if you ever visit Berlin. His upbringing in the area and personal experiences add to the authenticity of the tour.

DennisY997

20 Jan, 2020

We enjoyed the informative tour from our tour guide Holger as he walked us through the town center, city square to see the town that was rebuilt after WWII. We also visited the castle where Potsdam conference was held where US, Soviet and UK leaders decided on dropping the atomic bomb in Japan in 1945. Our visit ended at the Bridge of Spies which was featured in a movie by Tom Hanks! It was a very well presented tour and we had a wonderful time!

CeTeE_19

14 Apr, 2019

Holger provided us with a knowledgeable and fascinating overview of German/Russian/Allied history in the 20th century and how this was played out in different locations in and around Potsdam. Holger is a 'Potsdamer' and therefore was able to share his own experience and how it felt when Germany was still divided. This brought what we saw even more to life. Potsdam itself is beautiful. Our walk and visit to Cecilienhof took us to many interesting stops on the way, which we would not have found, if we had not taken the tour. Our highlight was the Glienicker Brücke. It sat in beautiful sunlight. However, the bridge itself and its surroundings nevertheless triggered images of film-noir spy exchanges. We will consider another tour with Holger when we are next in Berlin.

IsaacB411

12 Apr, 2019

Thank you so much, Holger, for an incredibly informative and engaging tour of Potstam. Would recommend this tour for anyone visiting Potstam or Berlin.

TrailBlazer475364

29 Dec, 2018

Mr. Holger met me, my wife, and daughter at the train station and he gave us a fascinating, fact filled tour of Potsdam during Soviet times showing us "the forbidden city" and the site of the Conference dividing Germany after the war. He was very well informed about its history having lived in Potsdam during Soviet times. He also carried pictures of what it was like right after the war. Although Cecilienhof was closed the day we toured, he walked around the building letting us see in the windows where Truman, Churchill, and Stalin stayed. He was a lively guide and we would like to do his other tours because it was an intellectual experience as well as a first hand tour. It ended at the Bridge of Spies. We highly recommend it!

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Highly informative! Great insight to Potsdam!

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Very complete tour with a true potsdamer !

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