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Overview
If you have just one day at port when your cruise ship docks at Rostock or Warnemünde, spend it exploring the contrasts and complex history of Berlin. Travel by bus right from the dock to the modern German capital, where a private chauffeur and guide awaits to show you the most important landmarks, from Communist-era relics to Charlottenburg Palace and the sprawling Tiergarten. The afternoon is devoted to an insightful tour of the former Jewish quarter and war memorials.
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Vexperio | Essence of Berlin | www.vexperio.com | www.essenceofberlin.com
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Terrific Tour
Frank_C, Sept 2023
Ioana is an excellent tour guide and provided a wonderful experience. Besides being extremely knowledgeable she asked about our specific interests and adjusted the tour accordingly. She speaks fluent “American” English having obtained her college education in the States. If you can arrange to have her as your guide, grab this opportunity.
Jewish Heritage Berlin
Susan_D, Sept 2019
Very professional, wonderful driver and guide. Tremendous learning experience about a city steeped in history. So very real to actually see how the Jewish people were made to feel sub human. Every shred of dignity was stripped from families. They were separated, tortured, and gassed in “camps”. It is a story which must be kept alive so history may never repeat itself. Our guide was more than able to give very accurate descriptions of life in Berlin both before and after the holocaust. We applaude Viator for helping and putting together one of the best city tours we have been on.
Itinerary
Warnemunde
Your hosts will greet you in front of your cruise ship as soon as it docks and show you to a comfortable, air-conditioned bus. You will share the bus with other passengers from your cruise ship. After a relaxing 3-hour journey through the picturesque flatlands of East Germany, you will arrive in Berlin. Here, a private vehicle with a driver and a professional tour guide will be waiting for you. After a 6-hour private tour, you will return to the bus and travel back to the port.
Your private tour of the city can be fully customized to your preferences. You decide what to visit, where to stop, and how to spend your time.
30 minutesCharlottenburg Palace
Upon arrival you will meet your guide at the Charlottenburg Palace in former West Berlin.
15 minutesKaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
From here we will continue to the Kurfürstendamm shopping boulevard passing the Kaiser William Memorial Church and the famous KaDeWe Department Store.
Reichstag Building
We will then head through the central park of Berlin, the Tiergarten, past the Presidential Palace Bellevue and on to the new Government Quarter to see the impressive German Parliament, the Reichstag.
15 minutesThe Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
We will then stroll through the Brandenburg Gate and Paris Square to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
30 minutesFuhrerbunker
Next we will visit to the adjacent Führer Bunker where Hitler committed suicide in March of 1945. Our last stop before lunch will be Potsdamer Platz, the new “Times Square” of Berlin.
10 minutesStiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum
After some free time for lunch it is on to the former Jewish Quarter and the New Synagogue which has become the fashion and art district of the city.
15 minutesMuseum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt
We will visit the Scheunen Quarter, see the oldest Jewish cemetery, the Otto Weidt workshop, as well as the former Jewish boys’ and girls school along with many other monuments commemorating the once thriving Jewish community.
30 minutesMuseum Island
From here we make our way to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Museum Island as well as the Neue Wache War Memorial. A drive along Unter den Linden will bring us past the Book Burning Square and on to Berlin's most beautiful square Gendarmenmarkt.
Checkpoint Charlie
The next stop will be the Cold War Icon Checkpoint Charlie.
Topography of Terror
Finally it is on to the Berlin Wall and the former SS and Gestapo HQ now known as the Topography of Terror.
15 minutesWarnemunde
At the end of your Berlin tour, say goodbye to your tour guide, board the shared bus, and be whisked off in comfort back to your cruise ship.
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- Upon arrival in Berlin, the tour includes a private vehicle, driver and a professional tour guide for a total duration of approximately 5 to 5.5 hours
- The transportation to Berlin and back is shared with other passengers from your cruise ship. Please note there is no tour guide present in the bus during the journey from the port and during the journey back.
- 3-hour shared transportation from Berlin back to the port
- 3-hour shared transportation from the port to Berlin
- 5-hour private tour of Berlin
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees (none will be required during your tour)
Additional Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please bring some change in EUR for toilet stops, beverages and for lunch. Please ask our tour guide in Berlin to arrange for a stop at an ATM if you do not have EUR with you. US dollars are not accepted in Germany.
- The route of the tour and time spent in Berlin is subject to ship’s docking times, traffic, special events and any other circumstances out of our control. Please note we will not be able to provide a refund if the touring time has to be shortened because of any of the above.
- Infant seats are not available.
Guide Languages
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English
Portuguese
Swedish
Polish
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Russian
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German
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Mandarin
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Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.