Discuss sites and activities relating to the Cold War on this tour of the Berlin Wall and Cold War sites . Learn Berlin's unique history from local, English-speaking guides, and get off-the-beaten-track to access history-making grounds.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- Covid-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 4 hours
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- Live tour guide
- English
- Private group available
Experience
Highlights
- Visit the imposing Treptower Park Soviet Cenotaph (an empty tomb)
- Retrace more than 5 km (~3 miles) of where the Wall stood to understand differences still existing in former East and West Berlin
- Hear numerous anecdotes of escape attempts and techniques, many on-site where they actually took place
Full description
The Berlin Wall and Cold War tour delves deep into the darker side of Berlin‘s history. These tours go out further to reach extraordinarily impressive sites otherwise left out on bus, walking, and boat tours. Cover about 14 km (8 miles) in about 5 hours and stop every few hundred meters to soak in the sites.
Head away from the Mitte district and the pedestrian Cold War sites to take in more of the former East, more of the Wall, and more of what makes Berlin the unique city it is today. You will travel east along the imposing Karl-Marx-Allee before taking in the powerful Treptower Park Memorial.
Return through the former no-man’s-land deathstrip to visit former checkpoints and hear tales of espionage and escape attempts. Break for lunch at a nice café in the remains of an old train station split off from its tracks by the Wall; even this tour's lunch break highlights the contrasts between East and West that you will explore on the tour.
Includes
- Bikes
- Live tour guide
- Taxes
- Insurances
- A short stop for refreshments (cost of food/drinks not included)
- Food or drinks
- Gratuities
Covid-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All required protective equipment is provided
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
- You must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
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Meeting point
At the Fat Tire Tours Office at the base of the giant TV tower (Fernsehturm) in Berlin's Alexanderplatz.
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- The tour runs rain or shine. Free gloves provided should you want them. There are rain ponchos for sale should you desire them