Tour 3

Berlin and the Wall

an almost current story

East Side Gallery – Oberbaumbrücke – Günter Litfin watchtower – Berlin Wall Memorial – Mauerpark – Bornholmer Brücke

Berlin and the Wall: you can’t have one without the other.

Who built the Berlin Wall and why was it put up? What was it like to live east of the dividing line?  And to what extent are the differences between East and West still noticeable today? These are some of the questions we will address during your individual Berlin tour.

During this guided tour by bike or on foot, there’s more to see than Checkpoint Charlie and the Brandenburg Gate. Because of that we take a look at the past of the divided city during the Cold War. Basically I experienced this time at first hand. Although I grew up in West Germany, I often traveled from West Berlin to the eastern part of the city as a teenager. Due to the fact that it was the only way to visit family from East Germany.

However one place you shouldn’t miss is the open-air exhibition on Bernauer Strasse, not the most famous, but even more the most authentic memorial to the Berlin Wall. After that we also take a look at one of the last remaining watchtowers and we visit the place where the Wall came down first.

Berlin and the Wall: you choose how to experience it. Your private tour by bike. Or do you prefer an individual walking tour combined with public transport?

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Places we may pass on this tour

- East Side Gallery
- Oberbaumbrücke
- Günter Litfin watchtower
- Berlin Wall Memorial
- Mauerpark
- Bornholmer Brücke

Facts

Guided bike tour or tour on foot and by public transport for groups of up to 10 participants
Duration
Cycling tour from 3.5 hours, walking tour from 2.5 hours
Price example:
297,50 Euro € for 3,5 hours bike tour; 212,50 Euro for 2,5 hours walking tour
Rental bikes
Costs for the duration of the tour:

Adults: € 14.50 Children: € 12.50
Tourists take pictures in front of the refurbished Berlin Wall at Bernauer Straße during the tour Berlin and the Wall
A glimps through the partially restored backland wall into the death strip at Bernauer Straße during the Berlin and the Wall tour
The backland wall during the Berlin and the Wall tour
Cherry trees in bloom on the former death strip in Pankow during the Berlin and the Wall tour
Remnants of an installation for an electric fence along the former backland wall during the Berlin and the Wall tour

Impressions of the tour