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Berlin Wall and Cold War Bike Tour: Historical Journey for Small Groups
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92 Ratings
Berlin
Discover the history of the Berlin Wall on a 3.5-hour bike tour. What transpired in Berlin following World War II? Why was the wall constructed, and what did it signify for Berliners on each side? During this bike tour along the former Berlin Wall, gain insight into what life was like and how Berlin has transformed over the past decades.
Discover the history of the Berlin Wall on a 3.5-hour bike tour. What transpired in Berlin following World War II? Why was the wall constructed, and what did it signify for Berliners on each side? During this bike tour along the former Berlin Wall, gain insight into what life was like and how Berlin has transformed over the past decades.
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
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- 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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(92 Ratings)
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Lucyww8812rf
Nov 2, 2024
Excellent - We did two tours with this company as the first was really good. Both Alex and Philip were 5 star guides. Informative, knowledgeable, fun and professional. Both tours were absolutely great and held the attention of the teenager in our party. Would throughly recommend
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Q8392oyek
Oct 31, 2024
Super fun bike tour of Berlin - Our Dutch guide Bert, could tell a lot and a lot of fun. We saw a lot of Berlin in three hours and learned a lot.
Definitely recommended.
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Jo_llem225
Oct 23, 2024
Excellent! - Travel with 33 teenagers/young adults and 4 companions. Divided into 3 groups, each with a Francophone guide. An experience that delighted everyone unanimously. Thanks to our excellent guides, Björn, German perfectly bilingual as well as Isabelle of Canada and Julien of France.
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Mikehirst94
Oct 15, 2024
Fun tour, great guide! - Our Liverpudlian guide Pete took our group of high school students on a tour. His friendly attitude and wealth of knowledge really helped the students stay engaged. He kept an eye out for us as we were biking through the city which helped me as the teacher to relax a bit and enjoy the views and stories.
Berlin on Bike and especially Pete come highly recommended!
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331euanj
Sep 21, 2024
Historical and Enjoyable - Oli was a fantastic guide, took us to some excellent parts of the Berin Wall while providing very in-depth context and history. We felt very well involved with the tour and found the whole experience enjoyable.
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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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