Behind the Wall - East Berlin Stories (with a Unique Virtual Reality Experience)

 

Highlights
-Experience history as it once was as you look upon the Berlin Wall through stunning virtual reality headsets
-Discover where Martin Luther King gave his famous speech in 1964
-On Sundays only: Be a real 2020 Berliner and pick up a bargain from Mauerpark fleamarket, just five minutes' walk from the end point before strolling through the beautiful leafy neighbourhood of Prenzlauerberg with its stunning architecture and lovingly restored buildings

Unravel a distinctive past and uncover a unique character today on this tour of Hidden Berlin that takes you to some of the major sights of the city and also reveals some hidden gems. Let the professional guide lead you through places of historical and social importance, explaining the background and the real stories of the people of Berlin.

There are many elements to Berlin past and present and this Hidden Berlin guided tour lays them all bare in a personal and all-encompassing way. Covering a past of poverty, war and turmoil, sights such as old tenement buildings, sites of World War II, the Palace of Tears, and the Berlin Wall illustrate this past, retold sensitively and emotively by your guide.

Your guide will share the story behind the reconstruction of the new Prussian Palace, which is being rebuilt at the exact location of the former Palace of the Republic (The GDR Government building). Your tour will lead you past the famous DDR Museum (a visit inside is not included in the tour, but is highly recommended if you have time at a later date).

On your way to the final highlight of the tour, you will see where Martin Luther King held his famous speech in 1964 before finishing the tour with a mind-blowing, exclusive experience at the notorious Berlin Wall, where you will see the Wall through virtual reality Headsets. Your guide will take you back in time to when the Wall was built, until its demolition from an east and a west perspective. This is a unique experience that’s not being offered by any other tour company at the moment.

This unique tour takes on the challenge of revealing the Hidden Berlin to you, and succeeds!

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Voucher type: Printed
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Location
Start point:
Friedrichstraße,103 - 10117 - Berlin - DE

End point: Berlin Wall Memorial

Schedule
Opening dates
Monday/Thursday/Sunday, 10:00 - 14:00

Duration: 4 Hours

Guide options
Guide type: Guide

Requirements
Minimum Age: 6 years old.