Free tour

Berlin Basics!

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Berlin

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: J.R.

PRO

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Registered on 22 October 2020

My name is J.R., and I moved to Berlin in 2016. I have experienced firsthand, how this city has changed, and how the city will look in the future. Let me show you this amazing city.

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

NOTE FOR DECEMBER TOURS: The content of the tour will be the same as usual, but we will be walking through some of the best Christmas markets in Berlin, and I will have suggestions for my favorite markets in Berlin. The 17:00 tour is fun, because we will see some great lights!

The history of Berlin can become a very complicated subject. The goal of this tour is to break down the basics of Berlin's history. I want you to walk away from this tour with a basic understanding of this city and a better understanding of Germany.

Some topics that we will cover:

-Prussia and the Prussians
-Friedrich the Great
-Nazi book burning
-The Berlin Wall
-The history of refugees in Berlin
-Hitler's bunker
-The Memorials to the victims of Nazism
-The best free museums in Berlin
-Cultural highlights of Berlin

I try to keep this tour under 2.5 hours, and I try to keep it under 30 participants (some companies have up to 50). This is a basic tour, but feel that there is something for everyone!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Rathausstraße 15, 10178 Berlin, Germany

Rotes Rathaus

Outside visit

alexanderplatz

Alexanderplatz is ugly, but it is a great place to start!

Outside visit

Marx-Engels-Forum

Marx and Engles! Local boys who made names for themselves!

Outside visit

Museum island

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).