Explore The Berlin Wall: Cold War Berlin and Behind the Berlin Wall
Overview
Whilst not the highest, the widest nor the longest, the Berlin Wall is probably the most famous of them all. And no trip to Berlin would be complete without visiting it and the other significant sites associated with it.
We will cover the fascinating period between the Second World War and the construction of the Berlin Wall when the uncomfortable alliance between the Soviets and Western Allies finally shattered, heralding the beginning of the Cold War.
what led to the construction of the wall?
what led to its fall?
what life was like on both sides of the Berlin Wall?
• Also we look and the many varied and ingenious ways people escaped and and visit a number of the specific escape spots.
• Our Guides have lead hundreds of tours on the Berlin Wall and Cold War and we have molded this tour from years of tour guiding experience and personal research. Whether you are a history buff yourself or just a curious traveler, we don’t think you will be disappointed.
What's Included
- Our tour guides are highly educated and experts on the material in which the present.
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- We normally use public transportation on the tour so a single AB travel ticket is required
Meeting Location
Ebertstraße 24
10117 Berlin, Germany
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Brunnenstraße 138
10115 Berlin, Germany
What To Expect
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Memorial of the Berlin Wall
1 hour 20 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Checkpoint Charlie
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Topography of Terror
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
GDR Watch Tower
15 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Potsdamer Platz
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- Near public transportation
- Service animals allowed
- Stroller accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- 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 tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- This tour 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.
- Our tour guides are highly educated and experts on the material in which the present.
- Snacks.
- Bottled water.
- We normally use public transportation on the tour so a single AB travel ticket is required.
The minimum age to participate is 15. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Explore The Berlin Wall: Cold War Berlin and Behind the Berlin Wall is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Oct 2026What's Included
- Our tour guides are highly educated and experts on the material in which the present.
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- We normally use public transportation on the tour so a single AB travel ticket is required
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- Near public transportation
- Service animals allowed
- Stroller accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- 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 tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
