Germany’s capital city Berlin is at once historic and modern. Nikolaiviertel, where you begin the tour, is the old quarter of the city and dates to the 13th century, whereas Potsdam Square is a post-reunification, modern urban jungle. Berlin is a friendly and thriving modern metropolis with a sometimes dark and complex past.
The city was divided into East and West Berlin by the infamous Berlin Wall after World War Two. Since the fall of the Wall, Berlin has become one of Europe’s most prosperous, multicultural, diverse, and successful cities. While it is the political heart of Germany, Berlin is also a major cultural center renowned for its art, food, wine, beer, and coffee culture, and especially its music scene—from high-brow opera to world-famous nightclubs.
With your expert private guide, you’ll cycle by the major architectural, cultural and historic highlights of the city. Photograph the stunning views along the River Spree, stop at Checkpoint Charlie, and see the somber remains of the Berlin Wall. You’ll have time to dismount and pay your respects at the Holocaust memorial. You will pass by the Topography of Terror museum and stop outside the Reichstag— the historic German parliament building—with its glass dome to symbolize political transparency.
From grandiose monuments like the president’s residence Bellevue Palace, to Potsdam Square, from tranquil views of the River Spree to the vistas of Tiergarten, this fun and comprehensive bike tour will ensure you experience the many faces of Berlin.
Your expert, private guide will not only navigate you seamlessly through Berlin’s bike lanes, but share with you the fascinating history of the city from its medieval origins, to the horrors of the Nazi rise to power, to the dramatic fall of the Berlin Wall, and all the way up to the city’s current incarnation as the flourishing cultural and political heart of Germany.