Cost:
€ 12
€ 10 (under 26, pensioners)
€ 9 (Welcome or ISIC cards)
Language:
Cold War Berlin: Soviet secrets, CIA spies & more
Times / Prices / Meeting Point
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Duration:
4 hours
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased in advance by credit card or you can also buy tickets from your guide, but in cash only.
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Description
The Berlin Wall along with the Great Wall of China was one of the longest structures ever built to keep people separate from one another Yet hardly anything exists of it today. We trace its ghost like remnants and more...
Insider Tours helped compile the History Channel documentary on the Berlin Wall as seen by millions
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.
It is designed to serve as a reminder of the Cold War which kept the world in terror for forty years and came to an end not that long ago."It is our duty to retain proof of this madness to guard against any possibility of its return."
The Senator for Urban Development concerned that the Wall had been almost completely erased from the face of Berlin.Starting at the infamous Checkpoint Charlie, where the Cold War powers formerly faced off just yards apart, we describe the routines and duties of Border Guards, the Soviet and Alliedforces, Stasi and CIA.
Get an extraordinary insight into: what it meant to live in the eastern bloc's most Stalinistic State – the former GDR; successful and failed escapes where Border Command sooner followed the orders of 'shoot to kill' than allow the heinous crime of 'flight from the Republic'; how MI6 and the CIA tunneled under the Wall and Soviet Zone and tapped into the Red Army's secret communications; the methods used by the Stasi to guarantee control of east Germany's population, from 'radiation tags' to "Day X" preparations.
Find out who were and what happened to the GDR's leadership – the key figures and where they are today.
For a proper historical perspective we look at the plight of former east Germans in present society: from former Stasi agents and every day citizenry through to the remarkable scenario of Germany's, not only first female, but "Ossie" (slang for east German) Chancellor - what do they miss about the GDR, are things better? From shopping to daily work, before, after and what the future holds.
"intriguing" Lonely Planet
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.
Meeting Points / Prices / Times
April 1st - October 31st:
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10 am Monday and Thursday from McDonald's opposite the main entrance to Zoo Station
How Much?
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€12
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€ 10 (under 26 yr. olds, Pensioners)
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€ 9 Welcome Cards or ISIC cards
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Note: advanced booking is not required however you can buy your ticket online now, or alternatively from your guide directly at the meeting point and time.
Duration
4 hours
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Starting Point
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Description- McDonalds
Cold War Berlin
An exciting and in-depth account of life in the GDR - from secret files, Stasi surveillance, State propaganda, daily work and life onto the collapse of the Stalinistic regime and fate of its key figures.
The Guides
Kenny
Kenny: our own Scottish Highlander all to ourselves! From the land of blood sausage and fried mars bars, a journalist and writer by profession, Kenneth visited Berlin several years ago and like others hasn't been able to leave since, subsequently he's nearly finished the first chapter of his novel come tome. You might also see from our online guestbook that Kenny is already accomplished in terms of his guiding, he is a formidable historian, all be it of amateur enthusiasm, and one may say provides one of the world's best and detailed narratives of Europe's epic history in relation to Germany. He guides the Famous Insider Walk and the 3rd Reich Tour.
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