Potsdam City Tour from Berlin: A Walk through 18th Century Palaces and Gardens
4.8
94 Ratings
Berlin
Discover the fascinating history and stunning beauty of Potsdam on a 6-hour city tour from Berlin. Visit palaces, gardens, and historic landmarks, including the famous Sanssouci Palace and Cecilienhof Palace. Don't miss the chance to walk over the iconic Glienicke Bridge and explore the UNESCO-listed city. Book your tour now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Altes Rathaus - Alte markt, St. Nicholas’ Church (St. Nikolaikirche) , Palazzo Barberini, City Palace (Stadt Schloss Potsdam), Dutch Quarter - shopping
- Glienicke Bridge - The “Bridge of Spies”, location of spy exchanges during the Cold War years
- Babelsberg Castle - See from the Glienicke Bridge
- Potsdam’s Gardens - Neuen Garten, Marble Palace
- Schloss Cecilienhof - 1917 last palace built by the Hohenzollern family, location of the 1945 Potsdam Conference, Stalin Churchill Truman, KGB Forbidden City and KGB prison
- Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) - Walk through Potsdam’s Brandenburg Gate, Louisenplatz
- Potsdam Friedenskirche - Go through the Church of Peace, German Emperor Frederick III’s Moseleum
- Sanssouci Palace - 1747 Summer Bungalow of Frederick the Great, royal gardens, the New Palace
What's Included
- Guided tour with a local expert
What's Not Included
- Tour does not include entrance to the palaces, this is a ‘street level’ tour.
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Transportation to/from attractions, approx. 7€ per person for an ABC day pass
Additional Information
Embark on an enchanting 6-hour round trip from Berlin to the visually charming town of Potsdam. Potsdam is packed with 17 royal residences, 4 noble mansions, various lakes, impeccably maintained gardens, decorative structures, and water fountains scattered across extensive lush green areas. Potsdam is steeped in intriguing history, it was where the ‘Soldier King’, Fredrick the Great welcomed Voltaire to his splendid Sanssouci palace. Dutch craftsmen left their unique footprint here in the 18th century. Explore Cecilienhof Palace, the final palace erected during the German empire, this was the site of the Potsdam Conference where Churchill (later replaced by Attlee), Stalin and Truman determined the future of post-war Europe. Experience the lavishness of the ‘New’ and Sanssouci palaces. Cross over the ‘bridge of spies’ - Glienicke bridge, appreciate Potsdam’s Brandenburger Tor and the impressive ‘church of Peace’. This is a terrific day spent strolling through the UNESCO designated city of Potsdam. After this exhaustive tour of the stunning city of Potsdam, return back to Berlin with your guide.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour requires an ABC Zone train ticket
Location
Reichstagufer 17
Reichstagufer
Meet outside Friedrichstr. train station, on the square beside the 'Traenenpalast' (Palace of Tears)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(94 Ratings)
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Peter_p
May 4, 2024
Great trip. Jamie was excellent-amusing, erudite and helpful. - Lovely trip through a wonderful part of Germany. Saw the history of Potsdam through its buildings and Jamie explained it all very clearly.
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Pml
May 4, 2024
Great Day - Guide, Jamie, is a wealth of knowledge. There’s so much to see in Potsdam and having a guide makes it a lot easier to get around. It was a great day out without worrying about where and how.
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Mike_h
Apr 29, 2024
Interesting and informative tour. - The wealth of historical knowledge from our guide, the bridge of spies, the original Brandenburg Gate and Frederic the Great’s Vineyard (where he is buried with his nine dogs) and New Castle.
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Kate_g
Apr 14, 2024
A fascinating day in Potsdam - This was a wonderful tour with a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide, Jim. My favourite parts were the histories of post-war Berlin and the Cold War, particularly the Glienicke Bridge, aka the Bridge of Spies. Jim's commentary was not only interesting but lively and not bogged down with dry facts. He also brought along pictures to illustrate who and what he was talking about. Potsdam itself is beautiful and I'd love to go back.
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Nancy_n
Apr 8, 2024
Potsdam in a day - The whole tour was memorable. It was an action packed day for a very beautiful town. It was a great overview and our energetic guide, Jim, encouraged us to linger in town after and revisit some of our favorite spots. Great pace for the day. Would even suggest maybe making this trip at least an hour longer to take in more of the sites. But overall a good combo of sites and experiences.
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Ozzings
Dec 15, 2023
Highly recommend - George our guide was excellent, it was a very informative tour and he kept it interesting throughout
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Yolanda_n
Oct 30, 2023
Highly recommended - Beautiful town and sceneries, tour guide was excellent . Very knowledgeable guide and a lot to see in town
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Rebeccawp1086du
Oct 25, 2023
Highly recommend - I did the Potsdam tour with Eran and concentration camp tour with Mikhail. Both were excellent, knowledgeable guides. I learned so much on both tours. Incredible value for the price.
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Janemn7251fw
Oct 19, 2023
A lovely day touring Potsdam - Lovely and interesting experience. Beautiful areas and fascinating history. Our guide Mikhaïl was very clear and helpful.
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Mary_b
Apr 22, 2024
Be warned - Be warned that this 6 hour tour turned into 7 and we were walked 5 miles without being allowed to go into a single building, except for 25 minutes to pick up a fast food. If that wasn't bad enough, we had to stop and stand for hours listening to our tour guide provide his own interpretations and bias of historical people events, including Jesus. There is an instruction on this tour that ticket to the indoors is not included, giving you the impression that you may be able to go inside somewhere. The tour guide said we could go in on our own after the tour was over, but he would leave and we'd have to find our own way back home. This kind of information needs to be added, so that people don't waste their time with this tour.
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