Berlin East Side: 2.5 Hour Tour Tracing Border Developments Post Berlin Wall Fall

Explore Berlin’s transformation on a 2.5-hour boat tour, tracing the historic border and modern marvels from the East-Side-Gallery to the Reichstag.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Berliner Dom - The Berlin Cathedral (officially: Oberpfarr- und Domkirche zu Berlin) at the Lustgarten on Museum Island is a Protestant church located in Berlin’s Mitte district. Constructed between 1894 and 1905 based on Julius Raschdorff’s designs in Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque styles, it stands as the largest Protestant church in Germany by…
What's Included
  • Boat trip
  • Onboard bar with food and drinks (own expense)
  • Live commentary in English and German
What's Not Included
  • food and drinks
Additional Information

More than three decades after the Berlin Wall was taken down, BWSG is providing a boat journey that follows part of the boundary in the area that’s now referred to as East Berlin. The journey not only takes in the myriad transformations that can be seen in the old and new city center from the waterway, but the EAST-SIDE-TOUR particularly highlights the…

Location
Anlegestelle Alte Börse / BWSG Berliner Wassersport und Service GmbH
Burgstraße
Near S-Bf Hackescher Markt, walk to the Spree, direction Museumsinsel, the landing stage is directly in front of the Friedrichsbrücke
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Giedre
Aug 31, 2024
Boat tour - Pleasant boat tour on river Spree. Easy to book and staff very pleasant. Drinks and food available on board. English commentary was easy to understand and informative. The chairs are not that comfortable to stay sitting for 2.5 hours, though. Apart from that, it was a lovely chilled tour.
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Tracy_f
Aug 18, 2024
Nice cruise - It was a very informative cruise the staff was very efficient. We saw Berlin from the water & it gives a different perspective that you won't see if you don't go on the water .
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Paula_r
Aug 1, 2024
Great experience - Great way to see the city. Very informative and comfortable. Great experience recommend. You really see the sites from a different perspective and see more than on foot.
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368masonm
Jul 24, 2024
Great perspective from the water - I give this boat tour of Berlin high stars. Seeing the city from the perspective of the water was amazing. The narration helped understand the Cold war Berlin versus today's thriving city. Besides some extremely rude guests demanding our lovely German server speaks English (she explained she mostly speaks German) this was a wonderful nearly 3 hours. We had no problem communicating with her with our limited German. We thought management of the boat handled it extremely well. Highly recommend this boat tour.
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Rachel_g
Sep 5, 2024
Great way on day one to see sights from the water! - Audio in English was clear and informative. Touring speed was perfect for taking lots of pictures. Service for drinks (we didn’t order from food menu) was good too! What a bonus to go inside a loch and also to be sitting down and still touch the bottom side of Berlin’s lowest bridge!
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Heike
Aug 17, 2024
Berlin on the water - The shipping was very good and informative. Only the fact that we still had to exchange our online ticket for a paper ticket and had to queue for it bothered us
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Iceman611
Jul 13, 2024
Solid tour with good information and refreshments - The tour is well-organized with extensive commentary on the loudspeakers in German and in English alternating. The tour also has table service for a variety of foods and drinks so one can tour at mealtime. The focus of the trip was on the east German side of the Spree.
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Leannef725
Sep 6, 2024
Not worth the price - The commentary over the speaker wasn't always loud enough and the English commentary came after the German so we had gone past what they were talking about when we heard the commentary. We were also unable to take many photos or see anything as the staff gave out umbrellas for people to shield from the sun, rather than them sit inside, so it was really just a sea of umbrellas. For over £50 for 2 people id expect better. The "bartender" was pleasant and kept everyone in drinks, although he did keep over €8 when I paid for my drinks rather than give me change. The drinks were also quite pricey, more so the soft drinks and water. If I were to do a river cruise in Berlin again, I'd definitely do a different one.
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95ale_v
Aug 9, 2024
East side - least side. Better choose another ride!!! - The recorded comments were too quiet (no earphones, just “loud”speakers), thoroughly uninteresting and hard to understand. The timing of the comments did not coincide with the views. No fun at all!
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Luis
Jul 21, 2024
Couldn’t be WORSE! - The waitress/bar tender could not be more RUDE and hurtful. (And No one would help with her treatment). The recording in German language and then English (by the time the english explanation happens, the atracction is long gone). And finally, the tour itself is of NO interest on this side of the river. A real waste of money!!!
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