Berlin Private Complete History All Day Walking Tour
Recommended by 99% of travelers
Berlin, Germany
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Why travelers loved this
·
Explore our promoted experiences
Overview
Save time reading up on the history of Berlin and enjoy this comprehensive full-day history-themed tour instead—with a private guide for just your group. Along the way, enjoy insightful commentary and tick off a variety of famous sights, landmarks, and historical areas—including Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall Memorial, and the Reichstag Building.
- A history-themed private walking tour with lots of World War II sights
- Tour showcases the Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, and Checkpoint Charlie
- A private tour gives you the undivided attention of your guide
- The perfect way to save time and tick off lots of famous landmarks in a day
What's Included
- Expert Tour Guide
- Visit to Iconic Historical Sites
- Food and drinks
- Private transportationWe do not use any vehicles in this tour.
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
1
Brandenburg Gate
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Reichstag Building
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Soviet Memorial Tiergarten
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Tiergarten
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Victory Column
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Fuhrerbunker
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Johann Georg Elser Sculpture
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Aviation Ministery of Berlin
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Topography of Terror
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
11
Memorial of the Berlin Wall
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
12
Checkpoint Charlie
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
13
Friedrichstrasse
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
14
Gendarmenmarkt
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
15
Bebelplatz
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
16
Humboldt University (Humboldt Universitat)
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
17
Neue Wache
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
18
Deutsches Historisches Museum
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
19
Museum Island
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
20
Humboldt Forum
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
21
St. Mary's Church
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
22
Alexanderplatz
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Animals or pets allowed
- This is a Walking Tour Pickups are on foot. Tours walk at the pace of the group.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Supplied by
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Traveler Photos
Reviews
4,9
based on 497 reviews
Sort by: Most recent
Guide was VERY knowledgeable - lots of information to take in - a perfect way just to see the 'sights' and then go back to another time.
The tour guide was so nice and waited for us after an issue. I would beware by the other scammers in the area trying to say you booked with them. He showed us all of the areas on the list, offered to take photos, gave us time to go through a specific shop. We were only in Berlin for the day and this was perfect to see all of items on my list. High recommend!
This was a great day. You got to see a lot of the history of Berlin and our tour guide was excellent. You need to be ready for a lot of walking but it was well worth it!! You also so quite a few sections of the city throughout the day.
Full day walking tour which took in many of the sites of Berlin. Paul is a great story teller, relaying events of the past to each place we visited. He is very personable and provided excellent suggestions on places to eat. We would highly recommend Paul as a tour guide.
Eugen did an amazing job showing us the many, many highlights of Berlin. He went out of his way to cater to our specific interests and taught us so much history, in addition to sharing interesting anecdotes along the way. We highly recommend this tour with Birchy’s Tours and specifically doing the full day tour with Eugen. It was the best way to make the most of our short time in the city.
Great overall walking tour of Berlin. Cairin was a great guide with lots of knowledge and personal perspectives.
The guide was very knowledgeable and provided the necessary background history to understand what and why behind the sites we visited.
Our time with our guide, Cairen, was extremely interesting and thought provoking. Profoundly knowledgeable and passionate about Berlin history (both pre and post WW2), Cairen also shared his personal connection to the Berlin with photos dating back some 40 years. Must do private tour in Berlin.
Very knowledgeable guide! We learned so much!!! I highly recommend this tour especially for history buffs!!!
Rhys did an excellent job of covering a lot of Berlin's history - past to present, over our four-hour walk.
Having experienced many private tours, this one was quite disappointing. Although Eugene was extremely knowledgeable about history, geography, and factual details, he was a bit too serious and we felt extremely rushed.
My teens checked out after a couple of hours bc there was too much “lecture” (my husband actually did too after several hours). Eugene didn’t seem to pick up on some of the silly teen comments and would try to correct by providing basic knowledge when he simply missed the joke - or maybe he just didn’t know how to respond differently. The biggest issue was the pace. He jetted at a very brisk walking speed so we clocked at least 20000 steps which seems great, but it was at the expense of soaking in the surroundings in full which also helps break up the day. He often raced ahead of the (only) 4 of us and literally scolded us for not “staying together” so we could get to everything rather than slowing down to meet our pace simply because 2 of us stopped to read or look at something interesting. If there’s not enough time to get to everything at a slightly slower pace then we are seeing too much. He repeatedly raced off alone or with 1 or 2 in the group rushing with him. He wouldn’t even notice until he was way ahead. We are all in great shape; that was not the issue. He was just being persnickety about the schedule, which is the opposite of what is expected on private tours.
Eugene settled down a bit after we explained to him (after the scolding when we were losing our patience) that we are taking in everything along the way rather than wanting to rush from one place to the next just to check a box. If we don’t get to everything it’s OK. But even after there was still unnecessary and unwanted rushing. It’s like he couldn’t help it unless he really tried hard. For example, we will stand up when the train almost stops to get off; we don’t need to be asked to rush to the door just to wait for it to stop. We also don’t need to run off and out the station like we are about to miss an important meeting. It was stressful and like being on a public tour where to you have to keep up with the large group - but that large group was just him. There was a lot of prompting “let’s go” at every street crossing over and over like we are children who don’t know how or when to cross a street. We also don’t need to rush while passing interesting/good shops or food place recommendations just bc he was in a hurry when we told him we are not. He did recommend a souvenir shop (which we aren’t really into) for us to “return” to another time - which wasn’t going to be possible regardless since we only had one full day in Berlin. But I guess he tried on that one as we zipped by it.
When I stated we wanted to go back to the food market we had just rushed through, he seemed annoyed and confused. As we walked back around the market path he pointed in the direction we came from condescendingly saying “we need to go that way”. I was simply looking at the food stands as I had explained. We quickly got watermelon and went back to rushing. We finally said we needed to stop for coffee and asked where should we stop - mostly to keep him in charge of stops since he was apparently on a tight schedule. He was more patient for that stop which makes me think he might prefer routine, schedules, and expectedness rather than an unexpected “oh there’s a little food market there; let’s see what they have” out of nowhere.
We made no other food stops in 6 hours other than the coffee place. I’m reading people had lunch. Not sure how that math maths, but I wouldn’t recommend the version we had. In retrospect we felt like we spent 6 hours accommodating a tight schedule, and after reading the other reviews I wish I had requested a specific, perhaps more laid back guide upon booking.
Our tour was with Aaron who is an archeologist from the UK that has been living in Germany for 20+ years. We had our three sons 20-20-17 with us and Aaron was able to keep them all engaged with his mix of humor/wit. We saw all the main historical sites and he was able to answer any questions we threw at him. Highly recommended for your first day in Berlin when you are trying to get your bearings because you cover most all of the “must see” sites. This is not your average tour but a high level experience with a top notch guide who was informed and kept things fun.
Great tour!! So much to see and our guide did a wonderful job sharing so many historical stories and personal asides about what we were seeing.
He also recommended and joined us for a delicious lunch where we had Doner Kebab. We really enjoyed both the food and the restaurant.
Highly recommend
Paul was the best tour guide, he was so knowledgeable and fun to spend 6hrs with. 10/10 would recommend
This 6-hour tour gave us time to spend more time at the prominent locations in Berlin and ask questions. Traveling as only a couple gave us the freedom to take a lunch break when we wanted and at the location we selected.
Paul Tobin was an outstanding guide. His knowledge of German history was very broad and his ability to provide information in an interesting, engaging manner was helpful to our ability to take everything in. We highly recommend Paul to anyone traveling to Berlin.
Excellent! We requested to slightly change our itinerary and what a wonderful job Rhys did! It was a very informative tour
This is just what the doctor ordered ie I got what I needed: a comprehensive understanding of the layers of Berlin history and in-depth answers to all my questions.
It’s a great tour to learn about the history of Berlin and of Germany! We covered a lot of ground, learning more than just about WWII. It was a fun day!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thanks very much for taking our tour and even more for the lovely review. I hope Berlin was a great time!!
Whole family enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Rhys, was very flexible, adapting to kids’ need to play in snow! He was also really informative in an engaging way bringing history of the city and its paradoxes to life. Felt like being shown around a friend’s home city.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thanks for the nice review, and I am very happy your family enjoyed the tour. I will definitely show this to Rhys.
We had a great day with Paul who was very knowledgeable, really engaging and fun. We really enjoyed the tour and highly recommend it.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thanks for the kind words. We certainly think very highly of Paul around here, too. I'm very happy you enjoyed your tour with him. He will definitely see this review.
Excellent walking tour around Mitte. We did this on our first full day in Berlin and we were not disappointed. Visited key sites in old East Berlin including the Reistag, checkpoint Charlie, holocaust memorial and the place of Hiltler's bunker. Ciaran was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Definitely would recommend
So knowledgeable. Really had such a command of details. Really good. Great day to get to know Berlin
Rhys was knowledgeable, flexible, patient and most of all nice and accommodating. He makes it exciting to learn history.
Our day with Eugen was extremely interesting as first time visitors to Berlin. He was knowledgable and personable and keen to accommodate us to ensure we had a positive experience. Highly recommended.
Our guide was exceptional, Cairan Ryan of Berchys Berlin. His depth of knowledge about all things Berlin and WW2 and everything remotely related was astounding. He kept us riveted for the entire tour and left us wanting more.
We walked Berlin to death, but wow, did we get to see a lot. It was awesome! From not to nr missed historical sites to quirky spots and drinks along the way. Darren was so flexible and accommodating. Thank you!
Ithr guide was very informative and knowledgeable
He was also fun to spend 6 hours with
He showed us all the important sights and was very knowledgeable regarding the history
Very good guide and very good tour. Definitely recommend it to anyone who likes walking, taking pictures and learning history.
This is one of the most personal, informed, comprehensive and absorbing tours I have ever participated in. From making imposing buildings relevant to enabling one to access confronting emotional but critical historical incidents Ciaran excelled. Putting historical information and living memory history into digestible stories is a skill and Ciaran certainly managed this. I would recommend his tour to anyone. In addition his generosity in sharing his knowledge and stories was exceptional…so a very satisfying day.
It was great and very informative. I think it should be mandatory for everyone at some point so the world does not forget.
Member Pricing
From
US$228,24
per personWas US$240,25(-5%)
up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
Compare Similar Experiences
Current
Member Pricing
Berlin Private Complete History All Day Walking Tour
497
6 hours
Free Cancellation
From
US$240,25
US$228,24
5% savings
Customers Who Bought This Tour Also Bought
Explore Similar Things to Do
- City Tours
- Audio Guides
- Half-day Tours
- Walking Tours
- Historical Tours
- Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises
- Private and Luxury
- On the Ground
- Cultural Tours
- Berlin
- City Tours - Potsdam
- Audio Guides - Potsdam
- Half-day Tours - Potsdam
- Walking Tours - Potsdam
- Historical Tours - Potsdam
- City Tours - Szczecin
- Half-day Tours - Szczecin
- Walking Tours - Szczecin
- Historical Tours - Szczecin
Attractions in Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Dungeon Tours & Tickets
- Otto Weidt Museum (Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt) Tours & Tickets
- Museum of Otto Weidt's Workshop for the Blind (Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt) Tours & Tickets
- Potsdamer Platz Tours & Tickets
- Kulturforum Tours & Tickets
- Treptower Park Tours & Tickets
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof Tours & Tickets
- Schwules Museum (Gay Museum) Tours & Tickets
- Deutscher Dom Tours & Tickets
- Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial Tours & Tickets
- Kreuzberg Tours & Tickets
- Old Jewish Cemetery (Alter Jüdischer Friedhof) Tours & Tickets
More attractions near Berlin, Germany