We had an incredibly interesting tour with our guide, Jochen. He was extremely knowledgeable, personable and perceptive. We were the only two guests on the tour so had the opportunity to ask tons of questions and he had an exceptionally deep well of information on anything we asked from history to architecture to more mundane tourist-type inquiries. Very impressed!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- PRIVATE GUIDED WALKING TOUR
- DURATION 3 HOURS
- WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY
- TOUR GUIDE EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU
Excludes
- Tour Does NOT Include Gratuities (OPTIONAL)
- Tour Price Does NOT Include Hotel Pickup or Drop-Off (We Recommend UBER or Taxi)
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- # Meet your guide 10 minutes before the tour starts by the bottom of the stairs of the gift shop outside the entrance of the James Simon Gallery (entrance situated on street level)
Itinerary
Visit the unique Museum Island, home of five of Berlin’s world renowned museums
See the Berlin Cathedral, one of the main landmarks of Berlin’s cityscape
Walk past the infamous TV Tower, the city’s most visible landmark
See the Royal Palace, a building that dates back to the Prussian Empire
Visit the wall that divided Berlin during the Cold War
Visit the former SS Headquarters, home to the Gestapo during the Second World War
Walk past the site of about 20,000 burnt books by the Nazis during WW2
Walk through Peter Eisenman’s memorial for the Jewish of WWII
Visit the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point during the Cold War
See the place where Hitler resided until the last week of WW2
Walk under Berlin’s only surviving historical city gate
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Reviews
Orit, was excellent! Great knowledge of Berlin, the culture, Hitler and his rise and fall, as well as other historical facts about the city and the various kings that led throughout Berlin. I must see with her.
Our tour in Berlin with Jochen was excellent. Jochen was so knowledgeable about the history of Berlin. He also advised us on so much more including art and culture and influences from around the world. Jochen provided updates and reminders for our tour and the meeting spot was easily accessible. We had a great tour filled with so much history, information and knowledge.
We had a fantastic walking tour with our guide Jochen. We had a toddler in a stroller that he more than accommodated for and was very knowledgeable answering our questions. Would highly recommend!
Fabulous & informative. Jochen is a skilled narrator and historian and I really enjoyed listening to him. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in more than just a cursory understanding of Berlin. Thanks again Jochen.
Wonderful Berlin Tour with Jochen We had a wonderful tour of Berlin today with Jochen of Babylon Tours. His incredible knowledge and eloquent storytelling gave us a much deeper understanding of Berlin’s complex and fascinating history. Because of Jochen, I now see the city’s magnificent architecture and grand, tree-lined boulevards with a much greater appreciation for their historical significance. He was knowledgeable, professional, personable, and clearly passionate about sharing Berlin with his guests. I would highly recommend Jochen to anyone visiting Berlin. He didn’t just show us the city—he helped us truly understand and appreciate it.
Jochen was a fantastic guide and so knowledgeable. He was so good at answering our questions, as well!
Our guide Jochen was fantastic! He knew the history of Germany and the wars which brought the tour to life. Highly recommend this tour!
Jochen was an amazing tour guide on the Berlin Walking Tour! This tour exceeded all my expectations. Jochen's knowledge of the city, history and culture made our trip to Berlin the highlight of our European holiday. I can't recommend this tour enough for anyone visiting Berlin!
Jochen was an amazing tour guide on the Berlin Walking Tour! This tour exceeded all my expectations. Jochen's knowledge of the city, history and culture made our trip to Berlin the highlight of our European holiday. I can't recommend this tour enough for anyone visiting Berlin!!
Excellent guide,very informative and personable,explained the importance of the history past to the present,new slant on current events.
This is a 3.5 hour walking tour of Berlin. Our guide Jochen was friendly , knowledgeable, and very interesting. We never felt rushed as we stopped to take photos and he answered all of our questions. If I’m ever lucky enough to visit Berlin again, I would absolutely take another tour with Jochen as our guide.
Jochen was absolutely incredible! I highly recommend this tour. It's a fair bit of walking, but the pace was manageable. There were quite a few stops full of history and stories.
We did the Walking tour with Orit our guide.She was very friendly, informative . It was great experience. Best way to know the history.
Jochen, our guide, was extremely knowledgeable and intuitively picked up the level that was right for us and our existing knowledge base. He was charming and his English was excellent. He adapted the itinerary to suit our interests and pitched his explanations at just the right level. And he provided good recommendations for restaurants for dinner and for our trip to Potsdam the following day! Very highly recommended.
We had the pleasure of Thomas taking us on a tour of Berlin and he was brilliant. His knowledge and experience was outstanding. It was a 3 hour tour that felt like it went for 10 minutes. We would highly recommend this tour to all of our friends and family. 10/10
Orit was so wonderful. She knew so much and shared so much knowledge with us and we enjoyed our time together. It was a great tour and I would recommend this tour to everyone!
Ariel was an absolutely amazing tour guide - he was able to tailor the tour to what I wanted to see and learn about Berlin. He was able to provide me with the history but also added in additional facts that I definitely wouldn’t have known otherwise! Thank you again, Ariel, for an amazing tour!
Jamie was incredible. The best guide we have ever had. We had many good discussions about the history of Germany. What a gem. Ask for him. Also Babylon tours were very good to work with.
Bring water for a long walk
Excellent service, information, and tour timing. Totally worth it
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