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The History of Berlin: WWII PRIVATE Walking Tour With Locals
4.9
192 Ratings
Berlin
Discover the history of Berlin through a private walking tour with locals. Explore WWII landmarks and learn about the city's past and its effects on the present.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Museum Island - The Museum Island is a museum complex on the northern part of the Spree Island in the historic heart of Berlin. It is one of the most visited sights of Germany’s capital and one of the most important museum sites in Europe.
What's Included
- CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
- Private guide
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Entrance to attractions not included (we will visit them from outside)
Additional Information
Experience the history that shaped the present-day city. Travel to the past of Berlin during this private World War II tour. Join a narrative-filled journey that offers engaging entertainment and unique insights not found in conventional history books.
Explore in-depth into the subject with visits to landmarks and highlights such as the Reichstag building, Checkpoint Charlie, and Museum Island. Establish their significance to this historical event and comprehend its repercussions from past to present in Berlin. Courtesy of your local guide, you’ll feel as if you’ve journeyed back in time!
The Withlocals History City Tour™ is among the signature tours of Withlocals available in major cities worldwide. We engage enthusiastic local guides who are compensated fairly. Our commitment to supporting local economies is executed by exclusively promoting local products and avoiding over-tourism by only accommodating small, non-disruptive groups. We provide carbon-neutral tours that veer from mainstream tourist trails.
Location
Oranienburger Str. 36
Oranienburger Straße
Your host will meet you outside the Main Entrance of ehemaliges Kaiserliches Postfuhramt
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(192 Ratings)
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Hollypg1960px
Jun 18, 2024
Excellent Berlin city tour with private guide - Seth was fantastic from our first contact, personalising a half day tour to include all the things we wanted to see, and making other suggestions we perhaps wouldn’t have thought of. His knowledge of the city and planning meant we were able to see everything we wanted to during the tour. Seth was personable, knowledgable, and respectful of our time at the landmarks/monuments we visited. His broad knowledge of Berlin history gave us insights into the city that we wouldn’t have gotten had we just visited these places ourselves. He was also more than willing to answer questions, give recommendations, and take photos. Thank you Seth for a wonderful tour.
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928alexandrap
Jun 5, 2024
Brilliant tour with personal memories - We had a lovely time with Claudia. She adjusted the tour to our requirements (injured back, not too much walking) and made it very relaxed but still full of sights and interesting stories. As a local, teacher and traveller she has a lot of personal stories to share about the history of Berlin and the GDR. I really enjoyed her sense of humour and her easy-going way of connecting with us, as if we've been friends. I would recommend to anyone to book a tour with Claudia as I think she can create a great experience based on individual interests. Thank you Claudia!
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Terrygk5440ql
Apr 22, 2024
Amazing - highly recommend - We were fortunate to get connected with Michelle and she was amazing. It’s worth every penny to do the private tour as you really go at your own pace, delve deeper into interesting topics etc. Michelle was energetic, engaging and wicked intelligent about everything historically. She engaged in deep discussions in the meaning of the events and the people of Berlin. Highly recommend.
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T3539hhjohno
Apr 22, 2024
Historic Berlin WWII - Violeta was our tour guide for this 4 hour tour. Her knowledge of the history was excellent and we came away well informed. Violeta is very personable and answered all of our questions perfectly. I would recommend this tour and Violeta without hesitation.
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361emyp
Apr 9, 2024
A great experience - Boyd was a great a host. He took us to places that interested me and my family. He is very knowledgeable, a pleasant person to be around, and an overall great guy. Boyd interacted very well with my son and kept him engaged. He will take you on a historic tour of Berlin that will leave you fascinated with the city.
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Gary275
Apr 8, 2024
Boid is the best! - An off the beaten track look at socioeconomic history, architecture and much more which was delivered with the gravitas of a man who has made Berwin his home for decades. Highly highly recommended. Boid is somewhat of a cultural and historical polymorph. Clearly very well read and highly engaging. My boy (13 yrs old) learned a lot.
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Reena_d
Feb 24, 2024
History of Berlin WWII and Cold War Tour - Our guide Seth was wonderful. He was so knowledgeable about all things Berlin weaving stories of WWII and the Cold War throughout the four and a half hours of our tour.
Thank you Seth for a memorable day
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640lazarm
Feb 22, 2024
Worth it - Miha took us all around Berlin showing us some amazing sights and telling us interesting stories about Berlin's history. He was funny, charming and informative. At the end of the tour he even pointed us to his favorite restaurant.
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Pereena
Jun 13, 2024
Super entertaining tour - We had a really entertaining walk with Betty. We had only 2.5 hours and she managed to show us a lot. She was funny, had great energy. Would have liked a few more details in some places (my daughter and I are history buffs!) but we got a lot of information which we would not have otherwise known. She was also very helpful about what else we should do and see in the city and responsive to all our questions. Definitely recommend.
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Lisevonseelen
Apr 29, 2024
Loved it ! - Our family recently spent half a day with Boyd on a historical tour of Berlin and had the most wonderful and fantastic time. Boyd was simply a veritable fountain of knowledge on all things Berlin be it the city’s history, buildings, culture, things to do, etc. Boyd isn’t a guide that simply points out what building you are seeing on “your left”, rather he skillfully weaves a narrative throughout the tour that puts what you are seeing into a historical context which leaves visitors to Berlin with an understanding and appreciation of the complex history of Berlin and he ties it all to the Berlin we see and experience today. Being history geeks, we peppered Boyd with questions, and he expertly, carefully, and patiently answered every single one. Our group included a couple of teenagers and Boyd easily managed to keep their interest also. We would not hesitate to book another tour with Boyd and would highly recommend anyone visiting Berlin to do so.
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