Cold War Tour in Berlin

Learn about one of the most fascinating period of Berlin history, the Cold War, when the city became separated into West Berlin and the Soviet-controlled East Berlin.

Please note, since these are private tours itineraries they can be flexible. The final price and inclusions will depend on your preferences. We may be able to offer a discount for groups of three or more travellers. Please request the Berlin tour via our contacts page.

Cost: Depends on a number of PAX in your group. Please contact us for a quote at tours@st-petersburg-visit.com. We require a minimum of two people per booking

Duration: 12 hours (including 5-6 hours travel time to and from the port)

Itinerary:

• 09:00-12:00 You will be greeted at Warnemünde port, where your cruise ship docks. Your driver will take you to Berlin, where you will be joined by one of our professional guides
• 12:00-13:00 The tour will start at the Bernauer Strasse Wall Memorial, one of the few places in the city where both a section of the Berlin Wall and a former guard tower are intact. The free museum of the Wall Memorial is an excellent way to understand how the Wall divided peoples’ lives and made many desperate enough to risk their lives to try and cross onto the other side.
• Following the route of the Berlin Wall, you will pass the site of Tunnel 57 which in October 1964 allowed a group of East Berliners to escape to the West
• 13:00-14:00 Continuing past the Wall we pass Mauerpark (Wall Park) until we reach the Kulturbrauerei, the former site of the Schultheiss Brewery which now is a commercial area housing, amongst other points of interest, the DDR Museum. The next stop is the infamous House 3 which was used by the Soviets and then the Stasi as a prison and interrogation centre. Your guide will explain how through surveillance and intimidation the East German government kept tabs on its citizens
• 14:00-15:00 Lunch break at Alexanderplatz
• 15:00-18:00 After lunch, the tour heads down the Soviet showpiece boulevard known today as Karl Marx Allee. This drive-through former East Berlin will end along the river Spree at the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall — the East Side Gallery. Here you will have time to wander around on your own to see the famous graffiti and take photos. Your next stop is the famous Checkpoint Charlie, once a crossing point between East and West Berlin that has been made famous by spy novels and movies. Your last stop will be one of the most famous churches in the city, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
• 18:00-21:00 As the tour ends, your driver will take you back to the ship

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