East Berlin Walking Tour: Explore Communist History with a French Guide

Discover the captivating history of East Berlin on a walking tour led by a knowledgeable French guide. Explore the Wall Memorial, ghost stations, communist architecture, and the iconic East Side Gallery.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vive Berlin Tours - We start at the meeting point of Potsdamer Platz to reach Nordbahnhof by S-Bahn, one of the ghost stations that remained closed for nearly thirty years after the Wall’s construction.
  • Memorial of the Berlin Wall - At the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauerstrasse, we’ll relive the trauma of separation, visiting an original…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions. You will need an public transportation day card for the zones AB
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Tip for the guide (optional)
Additional Information

This excursion is not your typical ‘Eastern/Communist Berlin Tour’. We will take you to locations that help grasp Berlin’s past as East Germany’s capital. With a French-speaking guide, you’ll explore the Wall Memorial at Bernauerstrasse, get a glimpse of a previous ‘ghost station’, learn about communist architecture at the renowned former Stalin Allee, and visit the ‘East Side Gallery’.

Location
Potsdamer Platz 10
Potsdamer Platz
We wait you 20 minutes before the tour starts in front of / Espresso House.
Cancellation Policy

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

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625jeanfran_oisb
Dec 30, 2024
Berlin Wall - Excellent discovery of the history of the Berlin Wall with Céline, a dynamic, seasoned and resourceful historian. Thank you again and congratulations!
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J183ohnicolast
Dec 30, 2024
An enriching and pleasant jacket - Despite a very low temperature and a brightness that left something to be desired (vivid end of December) We had a very pleasant visit with comments and explanations of qualities I highly recommend!
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Pastek01
Dec 27, 2024
A very good experience - The visit was very interesting and full of testimonies. Our guide Céline brought us back to history. We recommend.
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Cruiser10007272976
Dec 26, 2024
Great visit to Berlin! - Just great! We made two different visits, one with Celine and the other with Paul. Both were of interest to our teenagers. Bravo and thank you
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Reygundovai
Dec 16, 2024
Berlin the story of a wall... - Very interesting visit, a passionate guide (Anouck) who has been able to combine historical facts, stories and conviviality. We discovered places that were not in our backpacker, we would have missed out.
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Audeisabelled
Dec 9, 2024
Exciting - Arthur is exciting Visit of the old woman by public transport And varies. Lots of anecdotes titled of the daily life of his entourage Critical thinking too
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Danielir2513nw
Dec 8, 2024
The small and big story of the wall - Very interesting visit to Berlin and the history of the wall. 3 hours passed very quickly thanks to the comments of our guide Arthur who knew how to make the great history of the city very human through anecdotes, slices of real life.
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Celtov
Nov 5, 2024
Just one word: Top! - Visit made with 2 teenagers, very informative, a big bravo to our guide Paul who knew how to make this visit exciting with lots of anecdotes. I recommend +++
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185eefjev
Nov 3, 2024
Guided tour East Berlin - Great tour and great guide to make us relive all the key moments around the Berlin Wall and the east/west separation. Very interesting for the whole family and the kids loved it too.
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Isabellemz8520le
Nov 1, 2024
An exciting visit - A very informative visit led by Paul who knew how to interest us for 3 hours. No fear time passes quickly and the visit is very rhythmic. Watch out for people a little old because you have to keep up 😉
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