Berlin Cold War History Private City Tour

The Berlin Wall, Kruschev & Kennedy, the Airlift, spies, escapes and “the end of history” – it’s fair to say that Berlin defined the Cold War. This tour is a deep dive into a divided city – a time when it felt like World War Three was just around the corner, when one side of the city lived under Soviet-style communism, and the other was occupied by not one, not two, but three Western powers!
In air-conditioned comfort, in your luxury German car, you'll be taken from West to East across the German capital, criss-crossing where the Berlin Wall once stood, to get the closest possible look at what life was like back when Berlin was the centre of the Cold War. From famous sights like the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie, to lesser-known memorials and stories that you would never find on your own, this tour is far and away the best way to get to know Cold War Berlin.

What's included:

• Private Driver
• Private Guide

Not included:

• Food and Drink
• Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: 11 hours

Warnemunde

Warnemunde, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania

You will be picked up at the port in Warnemuende.

Kurfurstendamm

Berlin

Your guide will give you an insight into life in West Berlin during the Cold War, including the wild times of the Baader-Meinhof group.

10 minutes

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, 10789

See the most famous sight in West Berlin - representing a city born from the ashes of war

10 minutes

Reichstag Building

Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin, Germany

Hear how Germany's parliament building stood empty during the Cold War, with the Berlin sat only a few feet behind it

10 minutes

Brandenburg Gate

Pariser Platz, Berlin, 10117

See Germany's most famous monument, and learn how for almost 30 years it lay in the "no man's land" between East and West Berlin

10 minutes

Checkpoint Charlie

Friedrichstr. 43-45, Zimmerstraße, Berlin, 10117

Experience what used to be the world's most infamous border crossing at Checkpoint Charlie, where the US and Soviet Union came face-to-face every single day

10 minutes

Berlin Friedrichstrasse Station

Georgenstr. 14/17, Berlin, 10117

Learn how the two Berlins tried (and often failed) to work together at the Friedrichstrasse border crossing point

10 minutes

Palace of Tears

Reichstagufer 17, Mitte, Berlin, 10117

Visit a wonderfully curated state-run exhibition detailing life in Berlin during the divided days of the Wall.
(Closed on Mondays!)

40 minutes

Memorial of the Berlin Wall

Bernauer Strasse 111, Berlin, 13355

This in-depth memorial is more like an open air museum! Here we will see many things - how did the 'Death Strip' work? What are the 'Ghost Stations'? What was the relationship between religion and communism?
Enjoy a great view of the city from a tower overlooking a reconstruction of the Wall, and so much more!

1 hour, 30 minutes

Platz des 9. November 1989

Bornholmer Str. 72, , Berlin, 10439

See where the Cold War ended in November '89, when the Wall fell and thousands upon thousands of East Berliners experienced freedom for the first time, as they poured into West Berlin.

10 minutes

Alexanderplatz

Berlin, 10178

See the heart of old East Berlin

10 minutes

Berliner Fernsehturm

Panoramastr. 1A, Berlin, 10178

See East Germany's most famous monument, still the tallest structure in Germany today!

10 minutes

Karl-Marx-Allee

Karl-Marx-Allee, , Berlin

See East Berlin's impressive Grand Boulevard, Karl-Marx-Allee

20 minutes

East Side Gallery

Muhlenstrasse, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, 14167

Finish your day with the most famous section of the Berlin Wall, the East Side Gallery, covered in murals painted by artists from all over the world.

10 minutes

Charlottenburg Palace

Spandauer Damm 10-22, Luisenplatz, Berlin, 14059

Arrive with driver and meet your guide

10 minutes