Berlin Historical Private Walking Tour

On this private walking tour you will have the opportunity to see Berlin's most famous sites along with an expert guide who will help you explore Berlin's complex history. From the early beginnings in the 12th-13th Centuries and up to the 20th Century, we shall cover all major sites and events in Berlin's history. Our guides have been living in Berlin for a long time, they are all academics, registered with the Berlin Guide Association. Your guide will be glad to tailor the tour to your specific interests.

Meeting Point

Scheidemannstraße 5

Scheidemannstraße 5, 10557 Berlin, Germany

We will meet you outside the Security check for the Bundestag/Reichstag

What's included:

• Expert Private Guide

Not included:

• Public transportation tickets
• Gratuities
• Food and Drinks

What to expect:

Duration: 4 hours

Brandenburg Gate

Pariser Platz, Berlin, 10117

We shall see Brandenburg gate and discuss its history and significance.

10 minutes

Reichstag Building

Platz der Republik 1, Berlin, 10557

View the Reichstag Building and discuss its history of the years.

10 minutes

The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, Berlin, 10117

Walk through the memorial and discuss its significance. We discuss the context within which it was built and its various interpretations.

10 minutes

Fuhrerbunker

Gertrud-Kolmar-Str. 14, Berlin, 10117

We shall see where Hitler's Bunker was and we shall discuss the events of the last days of the war, including whether Hitler did or did not commit suicide.

10 minutes

Aviation Ministery of Berlin

Wilhelmstraße 97, 10117 Berlin, Germany

We shall discuss the history of this building, which was build as Herman Göring's Aviation Building and served as House of Ministries under the government of the GDR (east Germany).

10 minutes

Topography of Terror

Niederkirchnerstraße 8, 10963 Berlin, Germany

We shall see an original piece of the Berlin Wall and discuss how it came up. We shall also discuss the background for the division of Berlin and of Germany after WWII.

10 minutes

Topography of Terror

Niederkirchnerstrasse 8, , Berlin, 10963

See the site and discuss its history

10 minutes

Checkpoint Charlie

Friedrichstr. 43-45, Zimmerstraße, Berlin, 10117

See the site

10 minutes

Gendarmenmarkt

Berlin, 10117

See the site

10 minutes

Bebelplatz

Berlin, 10117

See the square and discuss the events that happened there

10 minutes

Unter Den Linden

, , Berlin, 10117

See the avenue

10 minutes

Neue Wache

Unter Den Linden 4, Berlin, 10117

Berlin's central memorial for all victims throughout German history. We shall discuss when and within what context the building was built and how each regime used it for its own purposes. The site also allows us to talk about the complexity of the culture of remembrance in German given its difficult history.

10 minutes

Deutsches Historisches Museum

Unter den Linden 2, Berlin, 10117

Discuss the history of the building and its architecture.

10 minutes

Lustgarten

Am Lustgarten 1, Museum Island, Berlin, 10178

Discuss the history of the site.

10 minutes

Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss

Schloßpl. 1, 10178 Berlin, Germany

Discuss the history of the Berlin City Palace.

10 minutes

Berliner Dom

Am Lustgarten, Berlin, 10178

Discuss the history of the site.

5 minutes

Museum Island

Breite Street, Berlin, 13089

See the site and discuss its history

10 minutes