🏨 Berlin Combined History and Photography Tour Activity

Berlin Combined History and Photography Tour

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From $244.24

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 4 hours

Departs: Berlin, Berlin

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This 4-hour walking tour of Berlin’s highlights is for history and photography buffs, or those who would like a professional set of photographs of their time in Berlin.

One of our local experts – also a professional photographer – will meet you at your hotel, or a pre-arranged meeting point, and give you a crash course in Berlin’s history and advice on photographing the city’s most iconic monuments. They will also take some memorable shots of you, for you to remember your visit by.

At each stop your guide/photographer will give you practical advice about photography and help you find the best shots for your own snaps. They will also spend time at certain stops photographing you with some of Berlin’s most impressive and well-known monuments. At the end of the tour you will be accompanied back to your hotel, or to a drop-off point of your choosing. Your edited photographs will then be sent to you digitally after the tour.

What's Included

1 set of 10 edited photographs of you on the tour

Professional, local guide/photographer

What's Not Included

Food and drink

Gratuities

Museum entry fees (none required for the tour)

Public transportation costs

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 3 - 99

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Public transportation options are available nearby

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Museum Island

Your professional, local guide will meet you at your hotel and introduce you to Berlin and the tour. They will also take some time to discuss photography technique, your equipment, and what sort of photographs you would like to take.
At your first stop time will be taken to marvel at the stunning structures and imperial splendor of this UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site. See the Old Museum, the Berlin City Palace, the Berlin Cathedral and more. The Lustgarten is an excellent spot to begin taking some photos.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Neue Wache

Next we pay tribute to the victims of war and tyranny at Germany's central national war memorial. Take some poignant shots of ‘The Mother Holding her Dead Son’ – a metaphor for trauma.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bebelplatz

After a short walk down Unter den Linden you will visit the site of the Nazi Book Burning that took place on the 10th May 1933.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gendarmenmarkt

We then move on to bathe in the architectural splendor of Berlin's most beautiful square. See the French and German Domes and the Concert House. Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful squares north of the Alps, it’s a perfect spot to have your photo taken.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Checkpoint Charlie

You will then have the chance to cross between East and West at the most famous border crossing point over the Berlin Wall, frontline of the Cold War, where spies roamed and US and Soviet tanks faced off in 1961.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Topography of Terror

Next we head to the dark heart of Nazi Germany at the former headquarters of the SS and Gestapo and come face-to-face with the Cold War's most brutal symbol: The Berlin Wall.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Time will then be taken to walk through the old Nazi government quarter and see one of the last remaining pieces of Nazi architecture in the city centre.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hitler's Bunker

We will then stand at the site of the bunker where history's most notorious criminal committed suicide at the end of WWII.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Moving on we will take plenty of time to journey through the iconic field of concrete blocks, and bear witness the atrocities of National Socialism. Your guide will discuss the ethics of photography and social media at memorial sites such as this.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Reichstag Building

Next we stand in the shadow of the German parliament building, burned down after Hitler’s rise to power, now a bold symbol of modern German democracy. Catch the German flag rippling in the breeze, in front of the building, on film.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Brandenburg Gate

Finally, you will walk through the gateways of Berlin's most iconic monument and find out what makes the Gate the most important cultural monument in Germany. After a comprehensive photo stop, the tour will end here.
Your guide will accompany you back to your hotel. You will receive your photographs after the tour, once they have been edited.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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