The Discover Berlin Walk Berlin From The Original Berlin Walks

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Tour Itinerary We'll introduce you to the famous (and infamous) personalities who left their mark on the city and show you the main sights in its historic heart - Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, Checkpoint Charlie, remains of the Berlin Wall, and lots more. Find Out: How a swamp by the Spree river was transformed into the capital of the Kaisers how Hollywood legend, Marlene Dietrich, shot to stardom in her home city where Albert Einstein taught, before the Nazis forced him to leave Berlin why there is nothing left to see of Hitler's bunker and how the victims of the Nazi past are remembered today - visit the sites of the SS and Gestapo headquarters, now a permanent memorial site. how the Nazi bookburning is remembered today on Bebelplatz. how and why Berlin was divided after the war who built the Wall in 1961 and why it fell in 1989 why Berliners remember JFK with such affection where successful escapes were made over the Wall; we show you remains of the Wall and walk down the former “Deathstrip” how Berlin is being rebuilt as Germany's capital “Hauptstadt” at the start of a new millennium and some more reasons for joining a tour: choice of meeting points on west or east side - (Click on Map above) From Meeting Point West we travel just a few stops on public transport and show you how this excellent system works! From Meeting Point East, it's all walking! find out about the “Ghost Stations”, where east German border guards once patrolled deserted platforms. We explain how the trains worked in a divided city. finish in Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin's most beautiful sqare, a short walk from the fascinating Checkpoint Charlie Museum our guides can give you independent, up-to-date advice on what to do after the tour is over. If you are under 26 years old, please check the prices for the "Discover Berlin - Youth discount" tour. 13 YEARS AND YOUNGER: Children 13 years of age and younger can take this tour for FREE! There is no need to book a ticket for them when they come on the tour along with their parents. Duration is about 4 hours from Meeting Point West. We use public transport on this tour; you can buy public transport tickets from the guide, if you have not bought them already. (€ 2.10). From Meeting Point East it is all walking.

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Travel Details Pickup Points Need to Know Departs from:> **Tour 1 start times from Meeting Point West:** 10am & 2.30pm daily, April through October 10am daily, November through March. Tours take place on all public holidays and all weathers. **Meeting Point West: ** taxi st Runs: Varied Run Times Duration: 3.5 Hours Takes Place In: Berlin Full Itinerary PICKUP POINTS 1. Meeting Point West 1 We meet at the taxi stand at Zoo Station. 10am & 2.30pm daily, April through October; 10am daily, November through March. Tours take place on all public holidays and in all weathers. 2. Meeting Point East 1 We meet outside Häagen-Dazs ice-cafe opposite Hackescher Markt S-Bahn Station. 10.30am & 3.00pm daily, April through October; 10.30am daily, November through March. Tours take place on all public holidays and in all weathers. What To Bring Camera Light Refreshments Included In Price Tour Guide Category: Walking Tours Fitness Required Low

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Tour Operated By FAQs About the Tour THE ORIGINAL BERLIN WALKS About The Original Berlin Walks: The Original Berlin Walks was founded in 1993 to provide well-researched historical tours in English for visitors to Berlin. Since then we have established ourselves as the leading tour agency specialising in the English-speaking market. We're proud to say that our walks are among the most highly-regarded and popular sightseeing tours in Europe for independent travellers. Our tours aim to entertain and inform. You'll find nothing beats a walking tour for really experiencing all a place has to offer. Praise for our tours has come from all quarters: for example, Time Magazine credited us with a 'Best Sightseeing' reference in 2002, and other publications regularly list our tours in their guides (Frommers, Rick Steves, Let's Go, Lonely Planet, etc). “The tour was the highlight of our trip to Berlin. We feel we would have missed so much history and highlights of Berlin had it not been for the tour…” Kathy B. from California, 17th January 2005 Ask us a question