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September 18, 2006
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Insider's Berlin by Bike
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Join us for our daily 3 in 1 tour & cover the 3rd Reich, Cold War, old and new Berlin!
You'll see more with unbeatable guides & its great fun!
Our scenic route covers ALL the main sites (& hidden ones others pass by!): the Berlin Wall to the exact location over Hitler‘s Bunker, the Brandenburg Gate to Checkpoint Charlie, the government core of Nazi Berlin to the centre of the communist east and much much more.
We'll also visit one of Berlin‘s most popular beer gardens with its own brewery for a cold half litre and the chance to socialize with your guide and group. You‘ll be raving about Insider: a mix of new and super comfortable bikes, great fun and exceptional guides sharing Berlin's incredible history.
Berlin's longest running, most experienced and renowned bike tour! (est. 1997)
"Great fun - erudite - the guides enthusiasm for Berlin is contagious"
Let's Go
You'll know Berlin like an INSIDER!
Tour highlights:
Stand above Hitler's bunker: an in-depth account of the final events regarding Hitler's suicide, the last days spent in the bunker, and the fate of his remains.
Follow the line of the Berlin Wall: get the real history as to why it went up and how Berlin was divided. Visit one of the longest remaining sections left standing by the former SS & Gestapo Headquarters.
Ride over the final battlefield of WWII in front of the Reichstag: the futuristic glass dome atop the hulking parliament belies its fate of 60 years earlier when it marked the fall of Berlin yet ironically also the Reichstag fire and the Nazi's initial rise to power in 1933 - we tell how.
Discover the brilliant memorial for the Nazi book burning: find out the motivation behind the Nazi book burning opposite the illustrious Humboldt University where Marx studied and Albert Einstein taught , it's underlying symbolism and Goebbels' prophetic words...
Pass through Checkpoint Charlie: see where the Stasi and CIA spied on each other from and where escape attempts were made both successful and failed...
Ride underneath the Brandenburg Gate and over the Death-strip: follow in the footsteps of Napolean, Bismarck, the German Kaisers, the Nazis and Allied forces as the struggle for European and world power shifted between east and west.
See where President Reagan spoke his famous words 'Mr Gorbachov... tear down this Wall!'
Experience walking through the monumental & controversial Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and learn get the inside story of the incredible details and saga behind it's completion.
Stand before the ruins of the Berlin Palace and shell of the Politburo's "Palace of the Republic": the gripping story of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Wall and unification of the German nation will leave you tingling with its very human and momentous historical significance.
Meeting Points / Prices / Times
April 1st – November 30th:
- 10:45 am daily from Coffeemamas at Hackescher Markt S-Bahn Station
May 20th – August 31st:
- 10:45 am & 3:30 pm daily from Coffeemamas at Hackescher Markt S-Bahn Station
How Much?
- € 20
- € 18 (under 26 yr. olds, Pensioners)
- € 18 Welcome Cards or ISIC cards
- Note: advanced booking is not required however you can buy your ticket online now (click on any day below the map to skip to this option), or alternatively from your guide directly at the meeting point and time.
Duration
- 4 hours inc. travel time
PHOTO GALLERY
You'll get to stand over the exact location of Hitler's Bunker, touch the Berlin Wall, pass through the intersection of Checkpoint Charlie and more!
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...
Sachsenhausen served as the administrative core of the entire holocaust, visit this harrowing place which served to execute the radical plans of racial extermination and genocide of large swathes of society the Nazis deemed unfit for life.