Going on a tour of Berlin

Some popular tours

The high density of important sights in Berlin make a walking tour on your own a very good choice, but a guided one is even better. Visiting the city with someone who can explain the history and cultural importance of what you are seeing is probably the best way to see the city and find out something about its history in a short amount of time. There are several tours you can choose from. You can take a Ticket B City tour, which is led by architects, and which will take you on some amazing architectural routes as Berlin has been reconstructed in an impressive manner in the last twenty years. The tour is led in several languages like English, Italian, Spanish or French. You will have the chance to go inside the most interesting buildings of Berlin. If you like, you can go on a tour by boat or even by helicopter. A very popular tour is the Alternative Berlin tour, which starts in front of the Starbucks in Alexanderplatz at 11 AM and covers many areas of interest and gives you a feel of the less known Berlin: the art culture, the landmarks of music or the technological achievements The amazing thing about this tour is that is free although tipping is expected as the tour guides do this on their own time.

Booking a tour from your apartment in Berlin

You may be so preoccupied with getting to the capital city of Germany and finding good, cheap accommodation in Berlin that you forget about booking a tour. No worries. Most tours can be booked at the reception of your cheap hotel in Berlin. They usually have some flyers or catalogs with walking tours or more exclusive bike, boat or car tours. Just tell the receptionist that you want to see the city and he will help you.

Other interesting tours

If you are interested in a tour by boat on the lakes of Berlin, try at Stern un Kreisschiffahrt which is the biggest boat company. A sure way to find a good tour is to contact the people from The Berlin Experts. They offer a large variety of tours that touch important aspects like architecture, history or culture. These tours are perfect if you want to find out less known facts about Berlin. The tourist info centers also have information about many interesting guided tours.