Tours & activities in Berlin
Berlin is without any doubts one of the most interesting and important cities in the world. Our tour will give you a good understanding of the city, its history and the many ideas born in Berlin that shaped this city and the entire world! We will journey in time from the humble medieval beginnings, through the capital of a mighty kingdom and empire, revolution, dark times of nazism, destruction and communist divisions up to today – the trendiest and hottest city in the world. That was truly a spectacular transition, one you should not miss!
On the tour we will see and discuss:
- TV tower
- Red Town Hall and the remains of the old Berlin
- Museum Island and the Berlin Cathedral
- Unter Den Linden and Humboldt University
- Gendarmenmarkt and Book Burning Sites
- Checkpoint Charlie and Berlin Wall stories
- Adolf Hitler’s Bunker Site
- Jewish Holocaust Memorial
- Brandenburg Gate
The last stop for this tour is Brandenburg Gate.
Look for the yellow umbrella at the meeting point!
ℹ️ ⚠️ ATTENTION - booking rules
Please note that our free tours are designed for individual travelers and small private groups only. Hence, we do not accept parties of 8 or more people on regular free tours and guides have the right to deny participation to such groups. If you travel in a party of 8 or more please book a private tour in advance.
If you show up at the meeting point with the bigger group our guide will ask you for the payment (10 eur/person) before the tour or cancel your reservation on the spot. To confirm your reservation please arrive 10 minutes before starting. We can not guarantee participation when you will be late.
Please note that multiply bookings (under different names) for 7 people who belong to one group will still be treated as one organized group and the guide has the right to deny participation to such parties.
This policy is implied in the best interest of our individual visitors.
Please respect our rules.
Join an experienced professional guide, specialized in Berlin's Third Reich history, for an informative walk through the city which was once the epicenter of Nazi terror. Learn how the darkest chapter of Berlin's story is forever etched into the cityscape.
Please Note: a valid Public transport ticket (AB) is required for the tour.
( For tips and advice check out our guide to Berlin's public transport here: https://espressotours.com/how-to-bahn/ )
Throughout the tour you'll;
- Contemplate Hitler's rise to power at the site of the infamous Reichstag Fire of 1933
- see the scars left from air raids and street fighting during the Battle of Berlin
- unravel the conspiracy surrounding Hitler‘s death at the site of his secret underground bunker
- confront the horror of the Holocaust while exploring Berlin's historic Jewish quarter
- learn how Germany's once largest synagogue barely survived the destruction of „Kristallnacht“
- hear the incredibly brave story of "Berlin's Oskar Schindler"
- discover the incredible truth of life, death and survival in Hitler’s Berlin
During this experience, you'll come to understand what it meant to live in the Nazi capital, and the challenge the city now faces of confronting and acknowledging its past.
Sites include:
- The Reichstag
- Brandenburg Gate
- Holocaust Memorial
- The site of Hitler’s bunker
- Historic Jewish quarter
- New Synagogue
- The „Missing House“ memorial
- A Former Gestapo "deportation centre"
- Old Jewish Cemetery (holocaust victims memorial)
- Otto Weidt's Brush Factory
We end the tour in the north of Mitte, a trendy and vibrant area with plenty of opportunities for eating, drinking and exploring further.
Please don't forget to bring your proof of vaccination or recovery from Covid 19 as per German regulations (02-12-2021).
Join us to learn about the most revolutionary and controversial movements in world history: welcome to the Berlin Communist & Socialist tour. The goal of the tour is to give you a deeper understanding of movements that have changed and largely shaped world history from the end of the 19th century up to the present day. From Marx and Engels, through revolution led by Luxembourg and Liebknecht, the Cold War and the Berlin Wall up to leftwing movements today.
After this 3 hours Walkative journey, you’ll form a historical Gestalt of communist & socialist ideas! Both in Germany and Europe (and even beyond). Both before and after WWII. Long before and long after.
