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Get to know Berlin -
limousine / coach tour
Discover Berlin's major sights
on an entertaining tour with a limousine or coach (or even a Trabant car, watch a video
here). Short guided walks and photo stops will be
included. Berlin offers a large variety of interesting sights - besides the
regular three-hour tour, fascinating full day tours and programmes of several days can be arranged.
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More of Berlin - limousine / coach tour tour of Berlin's neighbourhoods
Only in 1920 Berlin in its present size was created, when old Berlin was joined with the surrounding 7 cities and 59 villages. This tour will present interesting neighbourhoods beyond the historical city centre of Berlin. Duration 3-4 hours.
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Berlin lecture - multimedia presentation
This multimedia presentation will provide the audience with a general overview of Berlin's urban development and its role in German and international history. Interactive involvement of participants is possible on request. Suitable for attendees of meetings and conventions, students, etc. Duration: 30 mins to 1.5 hours.
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Potsdam - beautiful town of
residence of the Prussian Kings - limousine / coach tour
You will explore the historic
centre of town and its major sights, see the exteriors of the palaces
Sanssouci and
Cecilienhof. A guided walk of the main
palace gardens of Sanssouci
will be included. Duration 5 hours from/to
Berlin, 3 hours from/to Potsdam. It is very attractive to also include a
guided tour of the interior of one of the palaces (by pre-arrangement only,
requires an additional hour). Day excursions can be arranged as well.
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Berlin's historic city
centre - guided walking tour
This tour covers the famous
sights in the city centre such as
Gendarmenmarkt,
Unter den Linden Boulevard, and the cradle of Berlin: the
Nicholas' Quarter. Learn more
about the magnificent buildings and the Prussian history of Berlin.
Duration 2-3 hours.
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Berlin's new centre - guided
walking tour
In the centre of Berlin,
between the
Potsdamer Platz area and the new
Central Station, private
investors and the German government have spent billions of Euros on
re-development and infrastructure. A qualified guide will describe the new
architecture in its urban context. The walking tour will also lead to
Paris Square and the
Reichstag building. Duration 3 hours.
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A
kaleidoscope of German history - guided tour with historic audio clips
During the period of the German Empire, through the Weimar Republic and
National Socialism and as a divided city in the time of the Cold
War, Berlin took centre stage in German history. A qualified guide
will accompany this special topical tour and review the major turning
points. At the actual locations a number of historic audio clips will be
played that will take tour participants back in time. Duration 3 hours.
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Berlin under National Socialism and during WW2 -
thematic limousine / coach tour You will visit the German
Resistance Memorial Center, the Holocaust Memorial, Wilhelmstrasse, the Topography of Terror, and the Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park. Duration 3.5 hours.
Guided excursions
to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial, situated in the town of Oranienburg, 60-90 mins driving distance away,
are possible as well. Duration 5 hours minimum, start/finish in Berlin.
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The Cold War and the Berlin Wall - thematic limousine / coach tour - Watch video clip here
This programme will review the special role of
Berlin during the Cold War period and the history of the
Berlin Wall.
During the tour, the Berlin Wall Memorial Bernauer Strasse, the Berlin Wall section "East Side Gallery"
and the former Checkpoint Charlie will be visited (watch a short video clip of Checkpoint Charlie
here).
A visit and guided tour of the
Allied Museum can be included as well. Duration 3-4 hours.
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The Berlin Wall in the city centre - guided walking tour
This walking tour leads along
the former inner city border between East- and West-Berlin from
Brandenburg Gate
to Potsdamer Platz and to the former Allied Checkpoint Charlie. Along
the way you will see original remains of the
Berlin Wall. Duration 2 hours.
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Berlin as German Capital -
special limousine / coach tour
The new main parliament and
government quarter will be examined in detail, including the exteriors of the
Reichstag building and the
German Chancellery.
Learn more about the historical background of Berlin as the German Capital and current
developments. Duration 3 hours.
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The main German government
quarter - guided walking tour
The new main parliament and government
quarter, including the exteriors of the
Reichstag building and the
German Chancellery,
will be examined in detail. Learn more about the historical
background of Berlin as German Capital and current developments. Other
government institutions, the
Brandenburg Gate or the new
Central Station
can be included in the tour as well. Duration 2-3
hours.
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Berlin as a showcase of
modern architecture - limousine / coach tour
This special tour gives an
overview of major projects and recent urban development in Berlin - many
internationally acclaimed architects have contributed spectacular designs.
Duration 3.5 hours.
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World Cultural Heritage: The
Berlin Museum Island
This guided excursion provides
detailed information on the Berlin
Museum Island,
its impressive museum buildings and about the extensive collections. A guided tour of the
Pergamon Museum
will be included. Duration 2.5 hours.
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Berlin-Mitte around Hackescher Markt - guided walking tour
Around
Hackescher Markt,
a sense of old Berlin has lingered: many old apartment buildings combined with former courtyard
factories have remained, but today there are new cafés, galleries and fashion designer stores to discover,
in a neighbourhood bustling with life. Duration 2 hours.
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All photos © Jan Benedict Werner.
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