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From Humboldt to Alex

This tour starts at Humboldt University and takes you to the heart of former East Berlin – the Alexanderplatz, or, as Berliners affectionately call it: Alex.

Our walk takes us past the Humboldt Forum, where the Berlin City Palace once stood, as well as the former “Palace of the Republic”. We continue to the Red Town Hall and through the Nikolai Quarter to the landmark of former East Berlin, the TV tower. The tour ends at the “Alex”.

Duration: approx. 3.5 hours (incl. break)

Costs: Groups of 10 or more: € 15 / person (reduced rate € 13)
up to 9 people and school classes: Price on request

If you would like to book this tour, please use this link.

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In principle, all our tours are barrier-free, but as there may be restrictions in the city at short notice, please inform us in advance.

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This tour is dog-friendly. You are welcome to bring your four-legged friend with you.

“The Berliners are unfriendly and reckless, gruff, and bossy. Berlin is odious, noisy, dirty, and grey; roadworks and congested streets wherever you go – but I’m sorry for everyone who does not stay here.”

Anneliese Bödecker, 1932 – 2015, Social worker and recipient of the Order of Merit of Berlin

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Potsdam

On this day trip we will explore the former residence of the Prussian kings together. An important garrison town in the 18th century, Frederick the Great had a summer residence built here from 1745, which he named “Sanssouci”. We will also explain why there are potatoes as well as flowers on Frederick’s grave.

Severely damaged by Allied bombing raids during World War II, Potsdam lost its direct connection to West Berlin in August 1961 when the Berlin Wall was built. The Glienicke Bridge became a symbol of division and the exchange of agents.

Discover with us beautiful Potsdam with its more than 1000 years of exciting and varied history. We will visit the Glienicke Bridge, Cecilienhof Palace, the Dutch Quarter, the Brandenburg Gate (yes, Potsdam has one too) and, of course, Sanssouci Palace and Park.

Please note! We do NOT enter the various castles during the tour! The castles have separate entrance fees.

All participants require a public transport ticket for this tour; this is NOT included in the price. We are happy to help with the selection.

Duration: approx. 6 hours (incl. train rides and break)

Costs: Groups of 10 or more: € 25 / person (reduced rate € 23)
up to 9 people and school classes: Price on request

If you would like to book this tour, please use this link.

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In principle, all our tours are barrier-free, but as there may be restrictions in the city at short notice, please inform us in advance.

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This tour is dog-friendly. You are welcome to bring your four-legged friend with you.

“A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.”

Frederick the Great, 1712 – 1786, Prussian king 1740 – 1786

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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial

Sachsenhausen

The Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial is located approximately 30 kilometres north of Berlin. This concentration camp was built in 1936 and served as a model and training camp for later concentration camps. After World War II, a Soviet special camp was located there from 1945 to 1950.

This tour is a day trip and takes  about 6 hours. We will travel together by S-Bahn from Brandenburger Tor to Oranienburg (approx. 50 minutes). From there we will walk to the memorial site (approx. 20 – 25 minutes). Please note that this route must also be walked back at the end of the tour. The guided tour of the memorial takes approx. 2.5 to 3 hours and also involves a lot of walking. Please make sure that you are up to it.

All participants require a public transport ticket for this tour; this is NOT included in the price. We are happy to help with the selection.

If you as a group have a bus, we will of course be happy to accompany you in your own bus.

Please bring your own food and drinks. There are no catering facilities at the memorial.

Duration: approx. 6 hours (incl. train rides and break)

Costs: Groups of 10 or more: € 25 / person (reduced rate € 23)
up to 9 people and school classes: Price on request

If you would like to book this tour, please use this link.

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In principle, all our tours are barrier-free, but as there may be restrictions in the city at short notice, please inform us in advance.

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Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed on the memorial site.

“The Soviet soldiers who first entered Sachsenhausen had spoken of liberation. I didn’t quite realise what that meant. I had never thought about liberation. My only endeavour had always been to ensure my survival from one day to the next.”

Thomas Buergenthal, 1934 – 2023, American lawyer, born in Czechoslovakia, as a child he survived two ghettos and the Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sachsenhausen concentration camps, Quote from: Thomas Buergenthal, A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy