The Berlin Wall: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Highlights

  • Discover why the summer of 1989 was the beginning of the end of East Germany and why the small East German “trabi” car was so popular

  • Hear from producer Jo Eckardt, who started her own tour company, A Friend in Berlin, in 2004

  • Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish

  • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it

  • Use the virtual tour option at home

Summary

Trace part of the city’s Iron Curtain and see where tragedy and triumph unfolded on this self-guided walking tour. Immerse yourself in the magic of GPS-playback as you stroll the border between East and West Germany. 

Tour info

Duration
1 hour 30 minutes - 4 hours 30 minutes
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Adult: (6-99 years)
$5.99
Commentary
English
Meeting Point

Teil der Berliner Mauer, Potsdamer Platz 4, Berlin, Berlin, 10785

Dropoff location

Zimmerstraße , Berlin, Berlin, 10557

Why take this tour?

There is no stronger symbol for the Cold War than the Berlin Wall. On this walking tour, I’ll transport you back to a time when the Wall divided the city into East and West. It was also a symbol of freedom for those who schemed to overcome it. You’ll trace a small segment of the 155km wall’s foundations and hear how it changed the city for almost 30 years.

Starting in Potsdamer Platz (Potsdam Square), where a few pieces of the Wall remain, you’ll find out how this area was completely rebuilt after German unification. It’s hard to imagine that it was once a no-man’s land, and possibly the largest wasteland that ever existed in the middle of a metropolitan city. From there, I’ll show you the Sony Center, the Hardenberg-Denkmal (the Prussian Parliament building), the Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum, and Topography of Terror, as you wind your way to Checkpoint Charlie. Along the way, you’ll see remains of different historical eras right next to each other and catch glimpses of Prussian glory, Nazi terror, Communist oppression and post-unification revival – all in the small area we’ll cover today. And you’ll hear stories of successful attempts to flee over the Wall into the West, as well as some tragic failures.

On this tour, you’ll have a chance to:

• See the only surviving watch tower of the early ‘60s, the DDR Watch Tower
• Photograph structures with war damage that still haven’t been repaired to this day
• Find out how Berlin’s Historic Traffic Light, the first in Continental Europe, was operated
• Learn why the small East German “trabi” car was so popular
• Walk past the building where Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich and Hermann Göring had their offices
• Discover why the summer of 1989 was the beginning of the end of East Germany
• Hear about the night the Wall finally fell

So have your camera ready, and come on a tour that will take you through the best and the worst of the 20th century.

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What’s included?

  • Lifetime access to this tour in English

  • VoiceMap app for Android and iOS

  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

  • Lifetime access to this tour in English

  • VoiceMap app for Android and iOS

  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

  • Smartphone and headphones

  • Transportation

  • Food and drink

  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

  • Smartphone and headphones

  • Transportation

  • Food and drink

  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Things to know

Before you book

  • The audio guide uses a mobile app.

  • You'll need to download the app and then use the voucher code provided to download the tour.

  • You'll need to use your own mobile phone and headphones.

  • The tour is only available in English.

Before you go

  • You'll need to download the app and then use the voucher code provided to download the tour

  • The download should only take a few minutes to complete. If it takes longer, please cancel the download, go to Account, select Purchased and download the tour from there

  • Please remember to bring your own headphones and use your own mobile device

  • Please follow the download instructions included to download the tour.

Redemption information

    To use your tour, please read the important instructions below and disregard all other codes except for this one: BGHS1923
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    DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS:
    1. Install the VoiceMap mobile app. (Just search the Apple App Store or Google Play for VoiceMap Audio Tours.)
    2. Create an account
    3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes
    4. Enter the code below then select Download Now
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    YOUR CODE:
    BGHS1923
    This code can be used by every member of your party. If you have booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code. Codes are not case sensitive.
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    PLEASE ALSO NOTE:
    • You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.
    • When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.
    • This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.
    • The download should only take a few minutes to complete. If it takes longer, please cancel the download, go to Account, select Purchased and download the tour from there.
    • Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.
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