Cold War and Berlin Wall Tour in Italian
Discover the history of East Berlin and the Berlin Wall on an Italian-language tour. With this guided visit you can see the most important parts of the Wall and understand the history of communist Berlin during the Cold War.
The Memorial Tour: Visit to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp (licensed guide)
Berlin Sachsenhausen Tour: Join us for a one of kind tour event on an in-depth one of a kind visit to Sachsenhausen! This is the Birchy’s Berlin’s Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour. Concentration camps were a key instrument in the Nazis regime of terror, and the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was unique. The camp was the first purpose-built concentration camp within the Third Reich and the closest one to Berlin. It is also one of the most visited World War Two concentration camps in the world.
This tour is a complete visit to the memorial camp. The tour starts in Berlin City Center, where you will meet your guide, Aaron. After that we take a short train ride out to the Sachsenhausen Camp Memorial.
Aaron has held an Official Certified Sachsenhausen Tour Guide License for many years and has partaken in numerous courses as well as trained other Berlin Guides. His experience and one of a kind historical knowledge of Sachsenhausen makes this tour like no other!
Join Birchy or one of our expert guides on a public tour as we head to the north of Berlin and visit what was the closest concentration camp to the capital of the Third Reich, The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
We will look at the way the concentration camps system developed from ad-hoc prisons into purpose-built facilities and look at the multitude of functions, crimes, experimentation, murder and mass murder that occurred within (and sometimes beyond) the confines of the camp from the summer of 1936 - until its liberation in late April 1945.
We will look at the changing prisoner demographic in the lead up to and into the Second World,
Individual City Tour -
Rickshaw Sightseeing in Berlin
For over 10 years I have been offering completely individual city tours in Berlin. My mission is to summarise the complexity of the capital with different and fascinating perspectives.
With me you get impressions about the development of the city: from its foundation, through the Kingdom of Prussia, the Nazi era, the GDR to the modern Berlin of today.
Whether a journey through history, a relaxed drive through the green Berlin (Tiergarten, Park Gleisdreieck, etc.) or capturing many beautiful photo motifs in well-known and hidden places. Everything is possible!
This is an individual tour.
The route can be personalised as desired.
This tour is also available for bigger groups (2 adults and 1 child per cab).
The guided tour can be in German, English, Italian, Spanish or French.
It is possible to order drinks separately.
BERLIN FULL in 3.5h (Guide + Headphones)
On this complete 3.5-hour tour through the heart of Berlin and its medieval neighborhood, you will discover, in a relaxed and enjoyable way, the most emblematic places of the city, with their stories and unknown facts, from its beginnings as a medieval town, walking through its streets. narrow and cobbled, until today, with its nuances of hyper cosmopolitan and diverse capital that it is today, highlighting the most important events in its almost 800 years of life.
Meeting point: Azem Bistro, you will see me with a ☂️ multicolored umbrella
This tour includes headphones, so you don't miss any of the guide's explanation!
I'm waiting for you to discover Berlin together!
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp - Tour in Italian
Visit the Sachsenhausen Memorial, which was the concentration camp closest to the Nazi capital and became a prototype on which all other camps were based.
On this tour we will take you back to the prisoners' daily life and their struggle for survival on the basis of selected biographies.
The prisoners were among others simply Communists, Jews and whoever else the Nazis considered their enemy. Just imagine that 200 000 inmates from 40 countries had been here.
We will take a train departing 5 minutes after the official start time of the tour. To avoid missing the train, it is essential to arrive at least 15 minutes early. The guided tour starts on time and late arrivals cannot be accommodated.
On the day of the guided visit, all participants are required to pay €3 in cash at the meeting point as a mandatory donation requested by the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial. The full amount will be donated to the Memorial.
We recommend bringing something to eat and drink.
Private Berlin tour by car: 3 hours Highlights > 1 to 6 people
A private tour with me will offer you customized and unique traveling experiences. As all my guides and myself are local experts, we can give you real insider access that addresses your interests - In addition, we all speak English very well and are members of the Berlin Guides Association.
- You will not have to sit on a bus filled with strangers and listen to annoying announcements
but in your own comfortable vehicle with your personal driver and private guide.
- Pick-up by personal transport from your hotel, airport, train-station, any given address in Berlin
- Vehicle used: a/c Mercedes-Benz minivan or similar; non-smoking, spacious, (casualty insurance while in the car)
- Many stops during the tour for a short walk (optional) and snapshots
- Of course this tour might be extended to 4, 5 and more hours.
Private Walking Tour: Berlin Wall, Cold War and Checkpoint Charlie
This private walking tour brings you to the places, where famous events of the Cold War happened and history was written. On this tour you will also see original pieces of the Wall, one of the last remaining guard towers and Checkpoint Charlie.
The tour starts at the Berlin Wall Documentation Center in the street "Bernauer Strasse", where many of the dramatic escape attempts took place, successful and tragic ones. You will ride one of the subways that were called "ghost trains" during the division of the city, so-called because of the gloomy atmosphere in the underground stations close to the wall. The tour also covers Checkpoint Charlie, the former military checkpoint and hot spot of the Cold War. This is the site where the fate of mankind was hanging by a thread in 1961 when US and Soviet tanks confronted each other.
Private Walking Tour Berlin Third Reich Hitler and World War II
Explore Berlin’s Nazi-era history on a private Third Reich walking tour, designed as a relaxed, stress-free experience at your own pace. Led by an expert local guide, this immersive tour offers unique perspectives on one of the most pivotal and complex periods in modern history.
Stand above Hitler’s Bunker, where the final days of the Third Reich unfolded in 1945, and visit the headquarters of the German Resistance and the site of the July 20, 1944 assassination plot against Hitler.
See the Reichstag, where the 1933 fire helped the Nazis dismantle democracy, pause at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, and explore the Topography of Terror, the former SS and Gestapo headquarters.
Combining important historic sites with powerful storytelling, this easy-paced private tour offers a deeper understanding of Berlin during the Third Reich while allowing time to reflect, ask questions, and take in the city around you.
768,000 vs 150,000: Battle for the Seelow Heights 1945
**The Battle That Opened the Road to Berlin**
On 16 April 1945, Marshal Zhukov launched the largest artillery bombardment in history against German positions 90 minutes east of Berlin. 768,000 Soviet troops. 150,000 Germans. Three days that decided whether Berlin would fall in days or weeks. And almost nobody has heard of it.
**The Western Front, You Know. The Eastern Front You Don't.**
Most travellers visiting WWII sites know Normandy, the Bulge, the Rhine. The Eastern Front — larger, harder, the war's other half — is rarely walked by English-speaking visitors. Seelow Heights is the closest you can stand to it without leaving Germany.
**What You'll Walk**
Stand at Marshal Zhukov's command post. Walk the German trenches on the Heights. See the anti-tank ditch at Sachsendorf Trace the Oderbruch "Shooting Gallery". See where a Flak battalion made its last stand.
Specialist military historian. Max 7 guests.
Featured on National Geographic: "World War II: Secrets from Above"
PRIVATE BEHIND THE BERLIN WALL and COLD WAR BERLIN TOUR
Walk the Line: Explore Berlin’s Divided Past on the Ultimate Berlin Wall Tour. Join an expert guide on a private walking tour through the pivotal sites of Cold War Berlin and the Berlin Wall. Discover the when, why, and how of the Wall’s construction while visiting key sights.
Step into the shadows of the Iron Curtain and relive one of the most dramatic chapters of the 20th century. On this immersive walking tour, you’ll journey along the former “death strip,” uncovering the gripping stories, high-stakes escapes, and everyday realities of life in a city cut in two.
Led by one of our expert local historians, you’ll explore:
The Berlin Wall Memorial – the most authentic and haunting section of the Wall, with preserved watchtowers and the reconstructed death strip.
Checkpoint Charlie – the infamous Cold War checkpoint.
The former East German Ministry District
A surviving BT Watchtower – one of the last of its kind
Potsdamer Platz – a symbol of rebirth
Much Much More!
Berlin Museum Island Tour: Courtyards & Hidden Stories
Museum Island Berlin: a UNESCO World Heritage site with five world-class museums explored on an expert-led guided tour.
As a UNESCO World Heritage site, Museum Island is more than a collection of museums — it is one of Berlin’s most remarkable architectural ensembles. On this tour, you will explore courtyards, colonnades, and selected entrance halls without needing a ticket, while also being introduced to the museums and their world-renowned collections. Along the way, you will hear engaging stories about Berlin’s history, culture, and artistic heritage.
Public tours run on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Private tours are available on all other days (except Mondays). To book a private experience, search Viator for “Private Tour: Explore Berlin’s Museum Island” or “Museum Island, Bode Museum, Pergamon Panorama & Neues Museum.”
By the end of the tour, you won’t just have seen Museum Island — you will understand its place in Berlin’s history.
Private taxi tour to Potsdam and Sanssouci 6-8h
The special thing is that you will be chauffeured in your own luxury car by a local guide who has lived in Berlin for over 20 years. The personal touch, lots of information and anecdotes are guaranteed! You can also determine what interests you more individually, where you would like to drop out or what you simply want to leave out! This is the big difference to the bus tour.
In addition, you have the opportunity to see Sanssouci and the city center here, and not just, as is often the case, a small section of the park. You can decide whether you want to visit Sanssouci Palace (option). We see other attractions such as the New Palace, the Chinese House or Charlottenhof Palace on a walk through the park (visiting on request).
After a short drive you can stroll through the Dutch quarter and have a drink in a nice café at Nauener Tor. We continue in the car past the other landmarks back to Berlin.
Where It All Began: Berlin’s Queer & Trans History Tour
️ Discover over 100 years of queer and trans history on this immersive walking tour of Berlin, the birthplace of the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement.
Long before Stonewall, Berlin was home to the world’s first queer activists, pioneering trans identities, and a thriving lesbian and gay nightlife scene. From early LGBTQIA+ rights movements to queer resistance under the Nazis, from underground cabarets to legendary clubs like Berghain, this tour uncovers the hidden history that shaped queer culture worldwide.
Led by a queer activist, social scientist, and certified sex educator, this one-of-a-kind guided experience brings history to life through 200+ historical photos, rare audio clips, videos, personal quotes, and interactive quiz questions. Plus, Augmented Reality (AR) Mixies allow you to take selfies with historic queer figures!
Perfect for: LGBTQIA+ travelers, history buffs, Berlin locals, and allies looking for an unforgettable experience.
Small Group Walking Tour of East Berlin with a French Guide
This tour will go beyond an standard “East/Communist Berlin Tour”. We will visit places to understand Berlin’s history as the capital of East Germany. You will visit with a French speaking Guide the Wall Memorial at the Bernauerstrasse. You will take a look to one of the former "ghost stations" and will talk about the communist architecture at the famous former Stalin Allee and go the "East Side Gallery".
Berlin Private Half-Day Walking Tour: Discover the German Capital’s History
Enjoy a 4-hour private walking tour in Berlin and discover the German capital with a personal guide. Since its founding in the 13th century, Berlin has been the capital of an empire, the center of an artistic and sexual revolution, a fascist dictatorship, torn in two, and finally brought back together. On this tour, learn about the city's rich history as you see highlights like the Brandenburg Gate, Hitler's Bunker, and a section of the Berlin Wall.
Berlin Complete in one day
Explore the best of Berlin in just one day with our full tour. We will meet in front of the Academy of Arts in Pariser Platz and begin a tour of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
We will visit historical sites of World War II such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Old Ministry of Propaganda, the Holocaust Memorial and the famous Checkpoint Charlie. We will walk through the Gendarmenmarkt and head to Museum Island, from where we will admire the Television Tower on Alexanderplatz.
We will continue exploring the Jewish Quarter, visiting the first Hebrew cemetery and the New Synagogue, an important center of Jewish life in Germany. We will finish the tour at the East Side Gallery, the world’s largest outdoor art gallery, where an extensive stretch of the Berlin Wall is preserved. If time permits, we can visit this emblematic work of art.
It is recommended to purchase the AB transport card to facilitate travel.
Jewish Berlin: Walking tour The Old Jewish Quarter (private 3 Hours tour)
Discover Berlin's Jewish Quarter through the eyes of people who are active in Jewish life in Berlin. All of our guides are academics, who have spend a long time on research concerning the history of Berlin's Jewish history. A comprehensive walking tour of the area around Hackescher Markt, with stories from the early beginnings in the Middle Ages to these days.
Historic Pubs of Berlin & Berlin Beer Tour
Historic Pubs of Berlin & Berlin Beer Tour
Historic Beer and History tour of Berlin, taking around 4 hours. Guests will be led through some of the oldest and most historic parts of the city, starting from the 13th century mediaeval city right up until the fall of the Berlin wall and German reunification. Along the way, guests will get to sample some local beers in historic locations while learning about the development and history of the oldest part of the city.
Historic Berlin
Stroll through the Berlin old town, beer in hand, and discover some of the oldest and most historic pubs, streets and squares in the city.
One of a kind Tour
This tour could be marketed as an “off the beaten track” or “alternative” tour for people who like beer, the history of beer, medieval history and local history away from all the big tourist destinations.
Berlino Alternativa - Tour in Italiano
The alternative culture of Berlin is linked to the peculiar history of the city during the Cold War. In this tour with a Italian-speaking guide you will understand why Berlin has become the central point of the alternative culture and urban art have been a fundamental basis for the 90s revival of the city. Discover the most alternative Berlin on a tour outside the city's most touristy routes, between Street Art and urban development. An ideal tour if you want to get away from the usual tourist routes and have a taste of the most original Berlin, in the districts of Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain and Mitte, which has become the world capital of contemporary culture.
Berlin Craft Beer & Cultural Tour With Snack
We're Walk With Us Tours, a local and independent tour operator from Berlin!
First things first: We‘ve got more beers than any other Berlin beer tour! And we‘re not talking about just any standard beer.
You'll be sipping on divine, handcrafted beers from not one, not two, but three local microbreweries and brewpubs. And guess what? We're not stopping there – we've got a local, homemade snack lined up that'll make your taste buds do a happy dance alongside those brews.
From classic German lagers to experimental brews, we've got it all covered.
Plus, keep your eyes peeled for amazing street art along the way – why not mix culture with hops, right?
And did we mention you'll get a crash course in Berlin's vibrant history and culture? Yep, we're diving deep into the roots of beer brewing, a craft deeply ingrained in German tradition and Berlin's soul!
Beer lovers and novices alike, you don't want to miss it!
Tours run rain or shine! Please dress according to the weather!
Third Reich Berlin Walking Tour with a French-Speaking Guide
Enjoy a 3-hour small-group guided walking tour with a French-speaking guide through Berlin and learn about the city during the Third Reich and the Nazi Dictature. You will hear about the Nazi rise to power and their ideology at the Quarters of the Gestapo and the SS. you will visit the Jewish quarter and see the New Synagoge.
Private Walking Tour: World War 2 and Cold War Sites in Berlin
Step into Berlin’s history on a private, easy-paced walking tour exploring the city’s WWII and Cold War past, with fantastic photo opportunities along the way. Led by an expert local guide, this relaxed and immersive experience allows you to set the pace while discovering Berlin’s most important landmarks, the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, and Checkpoint Charlie, alongside lesser-known Third Reich locations and divided Berlin.
As you walk through historic neighbourhoods and key sites, your guide will share compelling stories of Berlin’s turbulent years under Nazi rule, the tense decades of the Cold War. Along the route, there will be plenty of opportunities to pause, take photographs, ask questions, and fully enjoy the atmosphere of the city.
Whether you are passionate about history, curious about Cold War stories, or simply looking to experience Berlin’s unique atmosphere, this private tour offers a meaningful and memorable exploration of the city’s past and resilience.
Berlin's Best: 2 Hour Walking Tour Third Reich and the Cold War
Join our award winning tour and discover Berlin’s dramatic 20th-century history on a guided walking tour of the city’s most important Third Reich and Cold War sites.
Visit iconic landmarks including the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, and the Soviet War Memorial, while learning about the final days of World War II and the division of Berlin that followed. Reflect at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a powerful tribute to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
Stand above the site of Hitler’s Bunker, see the former Ministry of Aviation, where the East German state was founded in 1949, and explore the grounds of the former Gestapo and SS headquarters, today home to the Topography of Terror exhibition.
Learn about the construction of the Berlin Wall, the heavily guarded “death strip,” and the daring escape attempts made by those seeking freedom. The tour concludes at Checkpoint Charlie, where you’ll hear the story of the Wall’s fall in 1989 and Germany’s reunification.
Historic center of Berlin - Tour in Italian
Discover Berlin’s history on a three-hour guided walking tour through the heart of the city, led by an experienced Italian-speaking guide.
Germany’s capital—both victim and witness to some of the most decisive and dramatic events of the 20th century—takes center stage as we explore its historic landmarks.
Along the way, you will learn about the Berlin Wall, see Checkpoint Charlie, pass through the iconic Brandenburg Gate, visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, and pause at the site where Hitler’s bunker once stood.
The tour concludes on Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, and includes views of the Reichstag and the State Opera.