Berlin · BERLIN SIGHTSEEING TOURS
Berlin covers nine times the ground Paris does, so the first decision is how you cross it. These 15 compare the walks, the buses, the boats and the bikes on price, length and how much of the city each one actually reaches.
Join Stern und Kreisschiffahrt for a one-hour Spree cruise from Friedrichstraße or Nikolaiviertel. You’ll have a guaranteed seat, onboard drinks and snacks for purchase, and an audio guide in 12 languages while passing Berlin Cathedral, the Reichstag, Hauptbahnhof, and Bellevue Palace.
“information was good really nice afternoon thing to do.”
Join an English-speaking guide for a three-hour walk through Berlin’s Nazi and Cold War past. See the Palace of Tears, Museum Island, Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall, Hitler’s bunker site, the Holocaust Memorial, Reichstag area, and Brandenburg Gate. Guides include Joseph, Klaus, Hannah, Tina, Jimmy, and Paul.
“Great intro to Berlin with Jasper! His knowledge, candour and sense of humour kept our group moving and we complete the tour with a deeper knowledge of history.”
Use a 24 or 48-hour City Sightseeing ticket to circle Berlin’s main sights, then switch to the East Berlin and Wall Route with an All Lines ticket. Expect open-top views, multilingual audio, WiFi, and an app showing bus times and stops.
“Great bus tour around the city - we saw so much & element so much too”
See Berlin by open-top bus on two routes covering Museum Island, the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, and East Side Gallery. A 48-hour ticket can add currywurst, Freddie’s live Third Reich and Cold War walk, an evening tour, or a Spree cruise from April to October.
“Definitely recommend, the staff were so nice! The only issue is the bus stops abit long at each stop and considering the last trip is 4:15 it kind of takes abit of time to get around, but I always do the big bus when I go to different cities.”
Ride from Prenzlauer Berg through Berlin’s Government District, Museum Island, Gendarmenmarkt, the Holocaust Memorial, and the Berlin Wall. Your guide may be Brendan, Andy, Angus, Elisa, or another member of the team. Expect a relaxed pace, city bikes with baskets, small groups, and clear stories about Berlin’s past.
“We really enjoyed cycling through different parts of Berlin! It was easy and great fun. Our guide was excellent giving us lots of valuable and interesting information. Thanks for a brilliant experience!”
Start near Hackescher Markt and cruise the Spree past Museum Island, Berlin Cathedral, Humboldt Forum, Nikolaiviertel, the Reichstag, Hauptbahnhof, and the Chancellery. German and English play over speakers, while audio guides are available in six more languages. Drinks are sold onboard.
“Great 1 hour ride up the river and back, wish we had booked the longer 2/2.5 hours now as plenty to drink and plenty to eat on board at reasonable prices. Bring a hat if it’s a hot sunny day as you can get sunstroke! Worth the 16 euros”
Ride through Berlin in a restored 1965 VW T1 Samba bus with a live English or German guide. Rajko and Michael are among the guides associated with this experience. In two hours, you pass nearly 50 sights, from Museum Island and Brandenburg Gate to Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall.
“Great tour its was a good choise of what to do in Berlin”
Explore Berlin from a red open-top bus on the 120-minute Classic route, or add the 60-minute East Berlin and Wall route with an All Lines ticket. Hop off at landmarks such as Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, Alexanderplatz, and the East Side Gallery, using audio commentary in 13 languages.
“Nightmare finding where the stops are, routes appear to change at will. Good for one day only, don't bother with day two, pick your locations and uber it”
Ride from Alexanderplatz through Berlin’s royal, Nazi, Cold War, and modern landmarks with an English-speaking guide. Bikes and helmets are included, and guides such as Sam, Thor, Michelle, and Nate bring the history to life. Expect a flat, easy-paced route with frequent photo stops.
“This bike tour was exceptional. Sam, our tour guide has a master degree in history from Hombolt University! My friend and I were very impressed with his knowledge. He was an excellent speaker and very easy to hear and understand. We went on a different bus tour a few days before and we could not understand most of what the guide said over the speaker. Therefore, we were thrilled with the quality of this tour. We hit many of the highlights in Berlin and learned a great deal about the history of Berlin. We rode a little over 5 miles and it was a very easy ride. My friend and…”
Spend one hour cruising Berlin’s Spree from the Domaquareé landing stage beside the DDR Museum. You’ll see Museum Island, the Reichstag, Chancellery, Hauptbahnhof, and TV Tower with German and English commentary, covered seating, heating, restrooms, and drinks for purchase.
“Great tour. On board drinks (reasonable) and hilarious yet informational.”
Explore Potsdam by double-decker bus with live German and English commentary plus audio guides in five languages. Ride the full 105-minute route or hop off near Sanssouci, the Dutch Quarter, Filmmuseum, Cecilienhof, Alexandrowka, and other major sights.
Use a 24-hour or 48-hour Big Bus ticket to see Berlin from an open-top bus on two routes. You’ll pass the Brandenburg Gate, East Side Gallery, Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island and more, with English commentary, an app, currywurst, and optional walking or live-guided evening tours.
“Night tour repeats some of standard bus tour and you don’t get off the bus. Also, bus starts around 9:30 or 10 and ends early like 4-4:30”
Meet your guide beneath a yellow umbrella outside Friedrichstrasse station for a three-hour walk through Berlin’s defining chapters. You’ll see Museum Island, Bebelplatz, Checkpoint Charlie, Hitler’s bunker site, the Berlin Wall, the Holocaust Memorial, the Reichstag, and Brandenburg Gate. English, German, and Spanish tours are available.
“Excellent very professional enthusiastic guide though we knew a lot about Berlin , the German history he told us many unknown facts in a very intetesting way. It was really a very good program suggest to everybody from young age to the golden age”
Ride from Alexanderplatz to Berlin’s major sights on a comfortable city cruiser. Your English-speaking guide covers Prussian Berlin, the Nazi era, the Berlin Wall, and local tips, with stops for photos at the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Bebelplatz, Museum Island, and Checkpoint Charlie.
“This tour exceeded my expectations. It was guided by Michelle, excellent tour guide. Very knowledgeable, shared a lot of history on each of the landmarks we saw. Guided us safely all throughout, and also recommended places to visit after.”
Set out from Alexanderplatz at 6:00 PM for a 75-minute, live-guided loop through Berlin. You will pass the East Side Gallery, Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Kreuzberg, and Prenzlauer Berg, with commentary in English and German. Guides such as Simon and Demitri have made the tour especially personal and lively.
“Driving around Berlin with our tour guide was a history dream come true. He was so knowledgeable on the history of Berlin and seemed excited to share. I will do this again!”
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