Private tour in Berlin Matt R
up to 6 people
5 hours
Private transportation
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Matt R.
A chance encounter with a Cold War spy in Berlin led me to stumble into tour guiding 19 years ago...
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This Republic Of Fear tour explores the story of life in former East Germany and East Berlin. On this five hour tour we will explore what life behind the Iron Curtain in the so-called Workers' and Peasants' paradise was like; examine the reality of utopian socialism - the phenomenon of Marxism-Leninism in practice - and the events that brought about the collapse of this single-party Soviet satellite state. Consider not only the normalcy that grew in the shadow of the Berlin Wall and under the watchful eye of the infamous East German state police - the STASI - but the many tragedies of those who in their rejection of this system sought to escape and met their deaths. From my 15 years of working as a guide in former East Berlin & historical consultant at the former East German Secret Police Headquarters, I've cultivated a unique understanding of the subject of Berlin's Cold War heritage and seek to offer a balanced insight into this intriguing chapter. To educate, inform, and entertain.
- Alexanderplatz - the Former East German Government Quarter - the Fernsehturm (TV Tower) - the Weltzeituhr (World Clock) - Museum Island - site of the East German Parliament - Unter den Linden - the Neue Wache - Checkpoint Charlie - the North Korean Embassy - Potsdamer Platz - the Brandenburg Gate - the Site of the 1953 East German Uprising - the Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) - the Former Geisterbahnhof (Ghost Station) at Nordbahnhof - the Berlin Wall Documentation Centre - the Site of Tunnel 57 - the Site of the Conrad Schumann Escape - the Site of the first Berlin Wall Death - the Preserved 'Death Strip' On Bernauer Strasse - the Former Bornholmer Straße Crossing - The Bösebrücke - Eberswalder Straße/Dimitroffstraße - the Prenzlauer Berg Neighbourhood - Karl-Marx-Allee (formerly Stalin Allee) - the East German Secret Police Headquarters (Stasi Museum) - the Socialists Cemetery - the Oberbaumbrücke Border Crossing - the Soviet Memorial In Treptower Park - the East Side Gallery
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The tour will be both with private transportation and on foot (as we exit the vehicle to explore some of the sites). I only use German vehicles (unless specified) such as Mercedes Benz Vito/Viano and Volkswagen Caravelle through reputable professional private transportation companies - with separate chauffeur included. All vehicles are air-conditioned and can hold 6 people.
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
5 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
5 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
View Pricing Details
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