About Activity
From the “Führerbunker” to the Berlin Wall – On the Trail of a Divided City.
Start your tour in Nikolaiviertel, five minutes from the TV Tower. Choose your bike and set off on a 15-kilometer journey filled with fascinating facts and little-known stories about Nazi-era and Cold War sites.
Follow the traces of the 20th century to landmarks like the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße, original East German watchtowers, and the areas planned for the Nazis’ unrealized dream city, “Germania.”
Your guide leads you through hidden corners, quiet streets, and scenic paths, bringing history vividly to life. Experience what life was like in the once-divided city. Discover why Hitler’s bunker (“Führerbunker”) is no longer accessible and explore the former Berlin Wall’s route, including ghost stations and underground bunkers.
Would you like a private tour? Contact us by message to arrange your personal starting time, tailor the route to your wishes, and enjoy a fully private experience.
Includes
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- Use of bicycle
- The Free-Berlin Concept: Each guide designs their own route — ensuring every tour is unique !
- Use of helmet
- Family-friendly tour: children are welcome and infant seats can be provided on request.
Excludes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Departure Point
- Square infront of Nikolai Church. Courtyard entrance on the opposite.
Return
- Square infront of Nikolai Church. Courtyard entrance on the opposite.
Stop At: Nikolaiviertel Our starting point is also the only "real" old town of Berlin. But how old is it actually, especially having a war with rain of bombs in mind?
Stop At: Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum Listen to the story of civil courage, in which a police officer saved this marvelous building in the night of broken glass.
Stop At: Koppenplatz Here you can find a memorial for the victims of deportation and the Holocaust, designed in GDR times and in harsh contrast to the more well known memorial close to Brandenburg Gate.
Stop At: Memorial Of The Berlin Wall There are three spots, where the Wall is "still alive" - this is the only part, where you can really understand and expirience what the Wall meant and did to Berlin. Edutainment at it's best.
Stop At: Mauerpark Today commonly known for it's Sunday's flea market, this place shows the incessant attempts of East-Germany's rulers to establish "the perfect border".
Stop At: Humboldthain Flak Tower Once a giant fortress and air-raid-shelter, it offers a fantastic panoramic view and insights into Nazi-architecture
Stop At: Gunter Litfin Memorial This original tower got preserved to remember Günter Litfin, the first person who got shot at The Wall.
Stop At: Invalidenfriedhof Cut in the middle by The Wall, this burial place was made for the "heroes" of German military history. Some of them are rather important to be remembered than honored though...
Stop At: Spreebogenpark From here you have the perfect overview over the governing district of Germany with all it has to offer. Not only what you see is interesting though, but here we also discuss the plans of Hitler's architect Albert Speer and his vision to build the Great Hall, which would have had enough room to fit 180.000 people.
Stop At: Reichstag Building Here we stop to discuss Hitler's grab of power and Germany's democratic history. We do not have time to go inside but can get the best of it from the outside.
Stop At: Memorial To The Sinti And Roma Victims Of National Socialism One of three memorials for the three biggest victim groups of the holocaust.
Stop At: Monument To Homosexuals Persecuted Under National Socialist Regime One of the three memorials for the three biggest groups of victims during the Holocaust.
Stop At: The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial To The Murdered Jews Of Europe This biggest genocide memorial in the world, created by the ones responsible for the killing. It's size and importance to history are incredible.
Stop At: Fuhrerbunker The place where Hitler hid during the last weeks of war and eventually committed suicide.
All you can see today, is a parking lot. We explain why.
Stop At: Checkpoint Charlie **Only in the english Version of the tour.** The most famous border station of the cold war, since it was the only shared one between the USA and USSR. Because of that, there was a point in time when the third world war almost started right here in the heart of Berlin.
Specialized infant seats are available Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health Suitable for all physical fitness levels Children must be accompanied by an adult Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately Language-Options: English & German (Dutch, French & Spanish also possible on request) Operates from 4 persons min. on Operated by FREE BERLIN Bike Tours For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
Awesome and highly recommend this company.edmona384
Best decision me and my wife ever did. The tour is not to missed. Yes you can go to different historical sites but not have a clue what it is. The bike tour just gave us more insight and depth about the history of Berlin. Particularly, Carl (our accidental guide) is a LEGEND! This bloke deserves a raise of bar, clearly explained all details about the trip
And some of his personal opinion that made the tour even more interesting. He let the his group get involved including asking some questions and including names of the group who were in it (that includes me). Carl, good luck in your future endeavours and I know you will be a fabulous historian in university soon.
Apr 16, 2025, 11:29:32 AM An excellent tour. An extremely insightful guide and we saw and learnt so much that we wouldn’t have if we did not do this tour. Would definitely recommend
Very interesting tourruthkA2635YH
Really enjoyable tour. The guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. We saw sights we would never have found on our own.
Oct 20, 2024, 12:29:20 PM A fact filled tour throughout Berlin. Our guide was a great storyteller and very knowledgeable. I highly recommend this tour.
The tour was excellent. We were able to get around quickly on the bikes. It would have taken twice as long to see all the attraction on foot. The guide was very knowledgeable and his English was very clear and understandable.
Brilliant bike tour321julieo
Jul 10, 2024, 10:16:58 AM Vincent gave us a brilliant tour of historical sites and a commentary to match. We had a heavy deluge of a thunderstorm and took shelter in a lovely bakery. He gave a family based account of his history and how this shaped society with the building of the wall. He was patient answering all of our questions and explaining some of the misconceptions around post war Germany.
Bikes were comfy, helmets provided and great value for money to see so many of the landmarks in Berlin.
Fun and informative bike tripWanderer66985241365
Great way to see lots of the city and learn about its history. Chris was very knowledgeable and gave us all the confidence to cycle safely in a foreign city whilst having fun and learning too.
Hours very well spent!Joakim3464130
We are 8 friends that went on a private tour ”The Wall and Third Reich ”. We had a great time and Carl was a perfect guide! Such a nice guy, who shared so much knowledge and interesting storys with us and was very committed. It also felt safe all the time despite the traffic in some places. Some of us have been on bike tours before in several cities, and this was the best tour and guide so far!!
A close-up experience of Berlin's exciting history807christosm
One can never have enough of this tour. I've already done it in the past and still I've discovered new interesting insights. It is highly recommended.
Ok but not very goodmatthiasmQ7397GR
Sep 15, 2022, 10:58:23 AM Group were rather big, we had to wait on each traffic light cause the group couldn't pass in time. Tour was appr. 10km long and the guide was ok.
Have a nice and wonderful tour bike175in_sf
It was a great experience riding a bike in Berlin with a nice guide. We stopped in the most important parts with history in Berlim. I recommend this tour.
Discovering the Wall in Berlin919wilbertv
In some hours you learn a lot about the Wall and the meaning of it for the inhabitants of the DDR. Also some information about WWII, especially the holocaust monument.
Superb way to view historical Berlinneilfromcork
Eckhart is an excellent guide.
Experiencing Berlin on a bicycle. Learning that recent history has been carefully and sensitively preserved.
Don't forget to bring a bottle of water.
Greatly Reccomendedgerbert_13
We had a great tour with Jacob Wiest. Mauer und III Reich tour with Great explanation and plenty of time to enjoy.
Wonderful and interesting tourHildeTony
My sister and I registered for the the tour The Wall / Third Reich. During 3 hours we discovered the history of the wall professionally guided by Judy. She told us everything in a clear and enthusiastic way, showed us very interesting places regarding the wall and tried to put everything in the historical context.
Without this tour we would have missed quite a lot of interesting spots.
Highly recommended!
Thanks Judy!
Hilde and Lut Florquin
Great family tour of BerlinThomas F
Our guide Robert made the tour a great and varied trip through Berlin and showed some surprising places. He made the day a great experience for our whole family (including 2 children 8+12). Thanks, Robert!
Julia explained the process and the modalities well beforehand and managed prudently and confidently throughout. You wouldn't find the ways alone. She has a pleasant voice, which was also heard very well further away. The tour was informative and we enjoyed it a lot. I recommend it!!!
Great tour! Also suitable for families with older children!elenaeC6618XG
Oct 12, 2023, 12:27:47 PM Great tour, which conveyed Berlin's history in a fun, entertaining and informative way. My boys (11 & 14) were also thrilled. Thanks to Jasper! We'd love to do it again!!
Brilliant K2423IBcorinneb
The tour with Jasper was brilliant: informative, exciting, funny and very well organized, thank you very much 😊!
Julia was excellent.simonemF1674SP
We've learned a lot of new things.
The bikes are in excellent condition.
Definitely recommended!!!!
Discovering Berlin by bike was a highlight of our visit.Mahesh1000
Super interesting tour!
Very friendly people and very straightforward. We were traveling with 2 children and enjoyed it. THANK YOU!
Relaxed, entertaining, educationalHugo G
Already in advance it was a super pleasant contact and very straightforward to book the tour for a birthday round. And then she was great. Well guided, safe cycle route through many parks and interesting places and stories. Our guide Selim was mega! Very likeable, great charisma and she was passionate about the historically sound topics and anecdotes. We had a very enjoyable but also very impressive three hours, thank you for that!
Berlin for a very different timeCricon19
The tour was very pleasant and the guide Jasper was very friendly and linguistically very gifted. He was very diverse and pleasant to listen to. You can tell he's into the subject. Good luck studying Jasper!
