Berlin Historical Private Vehicle Tour

This is the most comprehensive tour in Berlin, covering all the main points of interest in the German capital and some 'off-the-beaten-track' spots as well – all from the comfort of your own private vehicle. Let one of our professional, local guides give you a crash course in Berlin’s history, and the inside track on one of the most exciting cities the planet.
Predominantly focusing on Berlin’s historical city centre, Mitte, thematically the tour covers Prussia, Imperial Germany, Nazism, and the Cold War – painting the bigger picture to help you understand how different periods of Berlin’s past fit together, and how they affect the city today.

In short, it’s all you need to know.

Meeting Point

Am Lustgarten 1

Am Lustgarten 1, 10178 Berlin, Germany

At the bottom of the steps in front of the Old Museum.

What's included:

• Private vehicle with a professional driver
• Professional, local guide

Not included:

• Gratuities
• Food and drink
• Entrance fees (none required for the tour)

What to expect:

Duration: 6 hours

Brandenburg Gate

Pariser Platz, Berlin, 10117

Walk through the gateways of Berlin's most iconic monument and find out what makes the Gate the most important cultural monument in Germany.

15 minutes

Reichstag Building

Platz der Republik 1, Berlin, 10557

Stand in the shadow of the German parliament building, burned down after Hitler’s rise to power, now a bold symbol of modern German democracy.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, Berlin, 10117

Journey through the iconic concrete stellae, bear witness the atrocities of National Socialism, and hear the stories of the everyday bravery of the persecuted.

15 minutes

Checkpoint Charlie

Friedrichstr. 43-45, Zimmerstraße, Berlin, 10117

Cross the border at the frontline of the Cold War, where spies roamed and US and Soviet tanks faced off in 1961.

10 minutes

Topography of Terror

Niederkirchnerstrasse 8, , Berlin, 10963

See the dark heart of Nazi Germany at the former headquarters of the SS and Gestapo. See the excavated torture cells, and come face-to-face with the Cold War's most brutal symbol: The Berlin Wall.

15 minutes

Fuhrerbunker

Gertrud-Kolmar-Str. 14, Berlin, 10117

Stand at the site of the bunker where history's most notorious criminal committed suicide at the end of WWII.

10 minutes

Museum Island

Berlin

Marvel at the stunning structures and imperial splendor of this UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site. See the Old Museum, the Berlin City Palace, the Berlin Cathedral and more.

10 minutes

Bebelplatz

Berlin, 10117

See the palatial buildings that epitomized Frederick the Great's 18th-century Berlin, and visit the site of the Nazi Book Burning that took place on the 10th May 1933.

10 minutes

Gendarmenmarkt

Berlin, 10117

Bathe in the architectural splendor of Berlin's most beautiful square. See the French and German Domes and the Concert House, and visit Berlin's most famous independent chocolatier: Rausch.

15 minutes

Unter Den Linden

, , Berlin, 10117

Cruise down Berlin's most important historical boulevard, the royal mile, in the comfort of your own private vehicle.

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Charlottenburg Palace

Spandauer Damm 10-22, Luisenplatz, Berlin, 14059

Walk the stunning grounds gardens of the first Prussian royal summer palace to be built on the outskirts of Berlin.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, 10789

Witness the devastation caused by US and British bombing raids during WWII at the preserved ruins of this late 19th-century church, and visit the New Church next door, decorated with hundreds of thousands of fragments of blue stained glass.

15 minutes

Tiergarten

Strasse des 17. Juni 100, , Berlin, 10557

Drive through the lush greenery of Berlin's vast central park and see various embassies on the Tiergartenstraße, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Memorial for Victims of the National Socialist Euthanasia Program.

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Victory Column (Siegessaule)

Grosser Stern 1, , Berlin, 10557

Catch the sun glinting of the golden angel Victoria, goddess of victory, as you circle around Prussia's emphatic monument to its triumphs in the Wars of Unification.

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Alexanderplatz

Berlin, 10178

Pass by the heart of pre-WWII Berlin and in the shadow of the second tallest building in Europe: the Television Tower.

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Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum

Oranienburger Str. 28 - 30, , Berlin, 10117

Delve into Berlin's former Jewish Quarter and to see the ornate golden domes of the New Synagogue – formerly the largest Jewish place of worship in Germany.

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