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Berlin Wall and Cold War Bike Tour: Historical Journey for Small Groups
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90 Ratings
Berlin
Explore Berlin’s Cold War history on a 3.5-hour bike tour. Discover the Berlin Wall’s impact and post-WWII transformation. Book your historical journey now.
Explore Berlin’s Cold War history on a 3.5-hour bike tour. Discover the Berlin Wall’s impact and post-WWII transformation. Book your historical journey now.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Brandenburg Gate - The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is an early classicist triumphal gate that stands on the western flank of the square Pariser Platz in Berlin’s Mitte district.
- Memorial of the Berlin Wall - The Berlin Wall Memorial commemorates the division of Berlin by the Wall and the deaths at the Berlin Wall.
- Mauerpark - Mauerpark…
- Brandenburg Gate - The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is an early classicist triumphal gate that stands on the western flank of the square Pariser Platz in Berlin’s Mitte district.
- Memorial of the Berlin Wall - The Berlin Wall Memorial commemorates the division of Berlin by the Wall and the deaths at the Berlin Wall.
- Mauerpark - Mauerpark is a park in Berlin. Its name goes back to the Berlin Wall erected in 1961, which formed the border between the former districts of Prenzlauer Berg and Wedding. This is the border between the districts of Prenzlauer Berg and Gesundbrunnen.
- Berlin on Bike - Tours & Rental - Bike Depot where we start end end our tours.
- KulturBrauerei - The Berlin Kulturbrauerei is a 25,000 m² ensemble of buildings. With its courtyards and unique architecture, it has been a listed building since 1974 and is one of the few well-preserved industrial architectural monuments in Berlin dating from the end of the 19th century.
- GDR Watch Tower - An old watch tower at Kieler Eck.
- Checkpoint Charlie - Checkpoint Charlie was one of Berlin’s border crossings through the Berlin Wall between 1961 and 1990, connecting the Soviet and American sectors in Friedrichstrasse between Zimmerstrasse and Kochstrasse, thus linking the East Berlin district of Mitte with the West Berlin district of Kreuzberg.
- Palace of Tears - Tear Palace is the colloquial name in Berlin vernacular for the former exit hall of the border crossing point Bahnhof Friedrichstraße in the divided city of Berlin between 1961 and 1989.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Use of bicycle and helmet
- Local guide
- Use of bicycle and helmet
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in the history of the Berlin Wall with a 3.5-hour biking excursion. What became of Berlin following World War II? Why was a wall erected and what did it symbolize to the residents on either side? Our cycling trip along the expanse of the former Berlin Wall will offer insights into what life was like, and how Berlin has been reinvented…
Immerse yourself in the history of the Berlin Wall with a 3.5-hour biking excursion. What became of Berlin following World War II? Why was a wall erected and what did it symbolize to the residents on either side? Our cycling trip along the expanse of the former Berlin Wall will offer insights into what life was like, and how Berlin has been reinvented in recent times.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Knaackstraße 97
Knaackstraße
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(90 Ratings)
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_barbarazilio8
Aug 14, 2024
Great experience of the wall - Thanks berlin on bike for organizing this experience and thanks Guy for the excellent explanation of how things happened. He managed to give us a true feeling of how it must have been living in those difficult years. I strongly recommend tgis tour, it is really worthy its price.
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Ridente
Aug 8, 2024
Spectacular experience - The ride is very nice. It goes through historical points and is very well explained at each point by the English Guide. The route is safe and uses quiet streets or demarcated cycling tracks. Bicycles are of great quality and helmet is provided for your safety. The journey is long, with approximately 25km of length, traveled in approximately 4h.
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Fdw73
Aug 2, 2024
cool tour that I can recommend 100% - It was a surprisingly very positive experience. We may also have had some luck with our guide named Oli. He was very trying, extremely competent and also entertaining. I didn't think it would be so cool and relaxing to cruise through Berlin by bike > was of course due to the skillful selection of Oli's roads and paths. Also on the topic of the tour, Berlin Wall we heard many informative and exciting stories that not only I, but also my daughters (16 & 18) listened to with great interest.
Compliment > living history lessons that arrived
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Davehm7450ya
Jul 24, 2024
Brilliant Bike Tour around Berlin - Great tour with lots of information and insights into Cold War period and fall of the Berlin Wall. Alex was an excellent guide throughout 👍
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Tinyotterpaws
May 29, 2024
Fun Tour - We had a really fun time on this tour. Our guide was very informative and it felt like really good value for money. I would say you should have a good level of fitness to cycle for 20km, there are some gentle hills, and the cycling is through sometimes heavy traffic, so you need to be able to keep up! Overall, highly recommend.
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Joeric30
May 19, 2024
passionate guide brings The Wall to life - Bastia, an incredibly passionate guide. He brings history to life. Very pleasant experience. A beautiful trip in bicycle-friendly Berlin.
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Hildkarlsdottir
Apr 14, 2024
Awsome way to discover Berlin 👍 - #BerlinOnBike you were fantastic!
Super cool way to discover Berlin: Bert, an enthusiastic Amsterdammer who has lived in Berlin for 6 years, guided us along 'the Berlin Wall' and with his fascinating stories brought us into the atmosphere of life in Berlin during the cold war. Mega - recommended 👌
We also did the Berlin highlights tour - you can easily get to all these beautiful places by bike and you quickly cover some distance when you know that Berlin is 9x bigger than Paris...
Super friendly service - bike park very well maintained!!!
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Ap962
Apr 10, 2024
Definitely recommended - I knew several people who had done the same excursion and it was highly recommended. The trip was definitely worth it! A great source of information and a wonderful pace. My guide Roberto was excellent!
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Dreamer824896
Mar 30, 2024
repeat offender ;-) - Very informative tour with an extremely experienced guide! We liked it very much! Even after a 10-year break, Berlin on bike convinced us again.
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Hannaheisenstadt
Nov 7, 2023
Fantastic Cold War tour - Brendan was a fantastic guide. He was clearly highly-knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject matter of the tour. He took his time and clearly explained the human experience of Berliners during the Cold War. Brendan was funny, charismatic, and detailed without being stuffy. We would certainly come back for another tour with Brendan.
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