Berlin Under the 3rd Reich Private Tour by Car or Foot
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
Berlin was the dark heart of Nazi Germany – the capital city of a dictatorship that was responsible for waging a war that destroyed swathes of the European continent and industrially murdering millions. Why did the Germans think they needed Adolf Hitler in 1933? How could a civilised people fall so deep into the moral abyss? Why were Jewish and other minority groups, both in Germany and across Europe, ruthlessly targeted? What is the legacy of Nazism in Germany today? This tour answers such questions, giving crucial context regarding the rise of Adolf Hitler in pre-Nazi Germany, providing a comprehensive overview of the National Socialist capital, and telling the dramatic tale of the Battle of Berlin and the collapse of the regime in 1945.
Inclusions
What's included
- Professional, local guide
- Private vehicle with a professional driver (depending on chosen option)
What's not
- Gratuities
- Food and drink
- Entrance fees (none required for the tour)
- Public transportation costs (depending on chosen option)
Itinerary
Visit the German parliament, burned down shortly after Hitler's rise to power, and see where the Soviet flag fluttered over the ruins of Berlin at the end of WWII.
Journey through the field of concrete stellae, bear witness the atrocities of Nazism, and hear the stories of the everyday bravery of the persecuted.
Stand where history's most notorious criminal committed suicide, having brought a continent to ruin, at the end of WWII.
Witness the dark heart of Nazi Germany at the former headquarters of the SS and Gestapo. See the excavated torture cells, and one of the last remaining pieces of Nazi architecture in the city centre: the former Reich Aviation Ministry.
Visit the central point of commemoration in Germany for those persecuted under Nazism as 'gypsies', and learn about other groups who were ruthlessly targeted by the regime.
Pay tribute to some 2,000 Soviet soldiers who died during the Battle of Berlin, and get up close and personal with the first two T34 tanks that entered Berlin at the end of the Second World War.
Delve into Berlin's former Jewish Quarter and to see the ornate golden domes of the New Synagogue, a target during the November 1938 pogroms, the Stolpersteine, personal tributes to victims of Nazism, the Auschwitz trees and the old Jewish graveyard.
Hear the story of Otto Weidt, the brush-maker who put his life on the line to shelter his Jewish workers from deportation at the hands of the SS and Gestapo.
See where huge propaganda events were staged in the heart of Berlin, and also where Hitler addressed crowds of fanatic followers hundreds of thousands strong.
Hear the story of Georg Elser: the man who tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler by blowing up a beer hall in Munich in 1939.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At the bottom of the steps in front of the Old Museum
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Vexperio
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Berlin
- Its from-price is 71% above the median of the 961 experiences we list in Berlin.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Berlin
Berlin is Germany's creative, open-minded capital, where landmarks of a turbulent history stand among art, green parks and legendary nightlife.
The Brandenburg Gate is the city's symbol, close to the glass-domed Reichstag and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Fragments of the Berlin Wall survive, most strikingly at the East Side Gallery, a long stretch covered in murals, and at the Bernauer Strasse memorial, while Checkpoint Charlie marks the most famous former crossing point.
Top-ranked sights in Berlin: Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor), Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust Memorial), Checkpoint Charlie.
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