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Cold War & East Berlin: Guided Walking Tour

Berlin Wall, after 1989 with GDR watchtower
Haus des Lehrers

from €20.00 2 hours

Dive into Berlin’s divided days and take a hard look at life with communism, secret police, and the Berlin Wall.  Why did Germany split into two countries? Our expert guides answer all these questions and more as we take you back in time to tour a city torn in two.


Come with us and experience the time of Kennedy, Khrushchev, Gorbachev and Reagan, when the USA and USSR came face to face every day, when there were guards standing over the Berlin Wall, and escape tunnels running beneath it.

Berlin during the Cold War: A city tour through history

Dive into Berlin’s divided days and take a hard look at life with communism, secret police, and the Berlin Wall.  Why did Germany split into two countries? Did the Wall really come down by accident? Was East Germany really the most spied upon society in history?

Our expert guides answer all these questions and more as we take you back in time to tour a city torn in two.

Hightlight of the tour "East Berlin and the Wall Tour" at a glance:

✓ In-depth insights and background information concerning the Cold War, East Berlin and the Berlin Wall
✓ Moving stories from everyday life in the GDR, about escapes and the fall of the Wall
✓ Professional and experienced guides 

Meeting point

Neue Promenade 3, 10178 Berlin, In front of Starbucks

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Important information

✔ children up to 12 years accompanied by an adult free of charge
✔ redeemable as smartphone ticket
✔ reduced tour for persons over 65

The tour guides arrive 5-10 minutes before the tour starts. You will recognize them by their blue name tags. Please check your ticket for the meeting point and start time. If you have a valid rail pass, please bring it with you or buy a train ticket from the guide.

Ticket validity after purchase

  • accepted as Smartphone-Ticket
  • no print-out needed
  • valid for the booked date

Languages

  • German
  • English

Duration

ca. 2.5 hours

Provider

The Original Berlin Walks