Former East Berlin: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
- 1.3–1.5 hours
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Explore Former East Berlin’s mix of architecture at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Take in 400 years of history and find traces of the city’s days as the capital of the German Empire, and witness the devastation left by the World Wars • Hear from the producer, Jo Eckardt, founder of the tour company, A Friend in Berlin • Do it all in 75 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish. • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it. • Use the virtual tour option at home. Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under "Before You Go." Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap Start. Voice Map has automatic GPS playback with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
Inclusions
What's included
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
What's not
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
Itinerary
Starting at Checkpoint Charlie, you’ll make your way down Friedrichstraße and into the heart of the historic city.
As you make your way down Friedrichstraße, I’ll share the stories behind the area’s architectural treasures, like Gendarmenmarkt Square and Unter den Linden, the famous boulevard.
On this tour you'll pass by and learn about the BlackBox Cold War Museum.
You'll hear the stories behind the area’s architectural treasures, like Gendarmenmarkt Square and Unter den Linden, the famous boulevard.
On this tour, you'll pass by and learn about the Neue Kirche.
I’ll point out various monuments and memorials, including the Friedrich Schiller monument in front of the Konzerthaus Berlin concert hall.
I’ll tell you why the French community was given the rights to use the Französischer Dom (French Dome church) for all eternity.
I’ll show you where to find the spa and pool in Hotel de Rome, once a state bank.
On this tour, you'll pass by and learn about St. Hedwig's Cathedral.
On this tour, you'll walk through Bebelplatz and learn about the monuments that surround it along the way.
I’ll point out various monuments and memorials, including Micha Ullman’s Empty Library, also known as the Book Burning Memorial, which commemorates the day Nazis burned books by Jewish and communist authors.
On this tour, you'll have a chance to learn about the oldest free-standing opera house in the world, the Berlin State Opera.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note: You won't be guided through any museums or other attractions mentioned en route. If you choose to enter and visit such places, you'll need to pay for it independently of this tour.
How it compares in Berlin
- Its from-price is 88% below the median of the 961 experiences we list in Berlin.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 525 of 961.
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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