Germany · Walking Tours

3-Hour Berlin Walking Tour with Brandenburg Gate and Berlin Wall

3 Hours Round trip from Niederkirchnerstraße 1 Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's 18th-century neoclassical monument
02 Holocaust Memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust
03 Walk along the former Berlin Wall that divided the city from 1961 to 1989
04 See Checkpoint Charlie, the best-known Cold War crossing point

Visit Berlin's major highlights on a walking tour featuring the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, and the Berlin Wall. Walk along the former Berlin Wall, a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin. You will also see Checkpoint Charlie, the best-known crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War.

Walk along the former Berlin Wall, a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Brandenburg Gate, Holocaust Memorial and Berlin Wall Walk

Visit the following places:

Brandenburg Gate, an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian King Frederick William II after the temporary restoration of order during the Batavian Revolution.
Holocaust Memorial Site, a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold.
Berlin Wall, a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Construction of the Wall commenced by the German Democratic Republic on 13 August 1961. The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin.
Checkpoint Charlie, the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947-1991).