Berlin Private Full Day City Tour

Venture into Berlin with a private guide on this full day tour to see major attractions, such as "Land of 1000 Lakes," a beautiful region accompanied by astonishing vegetation. Capture amazing photos on an extended tour of Berlin within an air-conditioned, comfortable van. Visit the Memorial Church, KaDeWe department store, Tiergarten, Victory Column and much more. For an additional cost, enjoy a delicious lunch on top of Reichstag, consider an adventurous river cruise or visit a wonderful museum. The traveler limit is 6 to ensure a more personalized experience with your guide at each destination.

What's included:

• Local guide
• Private tour
• Port pickup and drop-off
• Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Not included:

• Entrance fees (12 Euro's per person - cash is best)
• Food and drinks (book lunch on top of the Reichstag at Käfer restaurant for an additional 40 Euro's per person. Provide each travelers full name and birth date)

What to expect:

Duration: 12 hours

Mecklenburg-West Pomerania

On your transfer from Rostock to Berlin you will pass through the land of 1000 lakes, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. You will see many of these lakes from the road, as well as bright yellow fields of rape (in May and June). Transfer is about 2 hours.

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Charlottenburg Palace

Spandauer Damm 10-22, Luisenplatz, Berlin, 14059

As you enter Berlin the first stop will be Charlottenburg Palace. Your guide will join you here. Charlottenburg Palace is the most beautiful palace built by the Hohenzollern, it's named for Sophie Charlotte, wife of Frederic I who was crowned king in Prussia in 1800.

10 minutes

Kurfurstendamm

Berlin

Kurfürstendamm is the world's largest boulevard. It used to be the center of Berlin night-life in the roaring 1920s, and was also the main shopping street in West-Berlin. Today it is once again a place where tourists and Berliners alike like to come to dine, have coffee, shop, see a play, or just stroll.

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Kaufhaus Des Westens

Tauentzienstrasse 21-24, , Berlin, 10789

The KaDeWe ist the largest department store in continental Europe, and probably the most exquisite also. On your tour of Berlin you can chose a couple of longer stops: this could be one of them.

30 minutes

Topography of Terror

Niederkirchnerstrasse 8, , Berlin, 10963

There are several things to see here: the former SS and Gestapo-headquarters are now a memorial and documentation center. At the same time you can see an original stretch of the Berlin Wall.

20 minutes

Checkpoint Charlie

Friedrichstr. 43-45, Zimmerstraße, Berlin, 10117

Who hasn't heard of Checkpoint Charlie, the border point where Allied Soldiers were able to move from West to East Berlin, and back. Once US and Sovjet tanks faced each other, today you can see a replica of the guard house and the sign "You are now leaving the American Sector."

10 minutes

The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, Berlin, 10117

This haunting memorial by Peter Eisenmann is one of the highlights of Berlin, right next to the Brandenburg Gate and the US Embassy.

10 minutes

Potsdamer Platz

Potsdamer Platz, Tiegarten, Berlin, 10785

The Berlin used to divide East and West right here. At the time the once lively square was a waste land. Today it is once again the center of Berlin, with lots of highrises hotels, movie theaters and shops.

10 minutes

Gendarmenmarkt

Berlin, 10117

A beautiful square with the French and German domes at either side, and the 19th century theater building by Schinkel in the center.

5 minutes

Reichstag Building

Platz der Republik 1, Berlin, 10557

The Reichstag was where Hitler rose to power, but after only a couple of weeks, a fire destryed much of the building, and so the building was not used during the Third Reich at all. It was thus an easy choice to make this poignant building the seat of the German parliament after 1990. If you want to go up to the roof, please let us know in advance so we can reserve a time slot (you will have to give us your full name and date of birth, and bring ID).

30 minutes

Brandenburg Gate

Pariser Platz, Berlin, 10117

Germany's most famous landmark, site of Hitler's march of torches, of the death strip between the Berlin Wall, and of Reagan's famous "Tear down this Wall" speech.

10 minutes

Alexanderplatz

10178 Berlin, Germany

Drive on Unter den Linden, past the Opera, the New Guard House and the New Humboldt Forum (Hohenzollern Palace rebuilt) to come to Alexanderplatz, the large square with Germany's tallest building: the TV tower.

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