Insider Tour - Cold War Berlin - Walking Tour - Ticket Adult
Description
This tour follows the often ghost like trail of the Death-strip and Wall, retracing some of the more intriguing fortifications of its border from Guard Towers to tank traps. Starting at the infamous Checkpoint Charlie, where the Cold War powers formerly faced off just yards apart, the tour guide describes the routines and duties of Border Guards, the Soviet and Allied forces, Stasi and CIA. Features include the monumental Soviet Embassy, "Ghost Stations", former Guard Towers, hidden areas of the Death Strip and espionage points of the CIA and KGB, Stasi surveillance techniques and equipment, locations of both successful and failed escape attempts, a complete reassembled area of inner and outer fortifications of the state border and more.
Languages
English
Duration
4 hours
Opening hours
April 2020 - March 2021 | Tue, Thur & Sat | 10:00 am
Departs/ Departure time
April 2020 - März 2021| Di, Do, Sa | 10 Uhr
Meeting point
outside Friedrichstr. train station, on the square beside the 'Traenenpalast' (Palace of Tears), Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin
Arrival by public transport
U-Bahn | U6 Friedrichstraße
S-Bahn | S1 S2 S3 S25 S5 S7 S9 Friedrichstraße
Bus | 248 S+U Friedrichstraße
Tram | M1 M12 S+U Friedrichstraße
Getting there
