A panoramic tour of Berlin covering more than simply the Top 10 Sights, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience created to make a tick off your bucket list. If you’ve “been there, done that” and are on the lookout for another one of those “must do” tours, then this one is for you!

You will be met and greeted by your English-speaking escort in front of the terminal building and walked to your comfortable, air-conditioned touring vehicle/bus.

Your tour will begin with a drive from Warnemuende to Berlin along the German Autobahn. During this approximate 3-hour transfer, which will include 1-2 comfort stops, your escort will give you an overview of your exciting day in Berlin as well as general, useful information about the city.

Upon arrival in Berlin, your first stop will be at Charlottenburg Palace, a typical Prussian palace, where your professional Berlin tour guide will join the group and take you on a unique and unforgettable drive through Germany’s capital. You will stop at some of the most popular sites Berlin has to offer, including the famous CheckPoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate and some of the last remaining chunks of Berlin Wall which once separated the East and West Berliners.

Here your guide will share some of their personal stories of this very recent history that for nearly 3 decades separated the East from the West. Your guide will take you through a leisurely walk through the popular exhibition “Topography of Terror” which shows the development in Germany from 1933 – 1945, the build up to WWII and when the Nazis came in to power.

You will also see the Reichstag building, seat of the German Government, with its famous cupola which was designed by Sir Norman Foster, before moving onto the Holocaust Memorial, a site covered with more than 2700 concrete slabs, often producing an uneasy and confusing atmosphere.

Your guide will also take you past the Berlin Cathedral, which dates to the reign of the Prince-Elector, Frederick Iron tooth, in the mid-1400s. Once on the Museums Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, enjoy a photo stop as your guide points out the famous Pergamon Museum and the Red City Hall nearby.

From here, time permitting, you will pass by the New Synagogue, which is an important architectural monument of the second half of the 19th century in Berlin, resembling the world-famous Alhambra in Grenada, Andalusia, Spain. Continue to the most magnificent square in Berlin, the Gendarmenmarkt Square with its French and German Dome and Schinkel’s Concert Hall, together forming one of the most stunning ensembles in Berlin.

A visit to Berlin wouldn’t be complete without trying the most popular delicacy in Germany’s capital: A “Currywurst” or “Bratwurst” (German Sausage)! Enjoy a lunch-snack along with a tasty German beer at the Gendarmenmarkt at a traditional “Imbiss” (stand-up/take-away) as you experience this fascinating atmosphere on this square. After lunch, spend some time at leisure browsing through the souvenir shops or exploring the chocolatier, Fassbender and Rausch, the largest chocolatier in the world.

A visit to Berlin would not be complete without a drive down the Kurfurstendamm, an avenue often considered Berlin’s Champs-Elysees, with its many shops, boutiques, cafes, restaurants and hotels (time permitting).

After a day packed with impressions of one of the world’s most famous cities, you can check this experience of a lifetime off of your “Bucket List”.

See history unfold before your eyes as you hit the must-see sites of this major city, including Brandenburg Gate, Hitler Bunker, the Berlin Wall, Humboldt University and State Opera House on this amazing Berlin excursion.

Enjoy a roomy, air-conditioned coach ride through the beautiful German countryside as you travel down the infamous Autobahn toward (former) West Berlin. Once at the city your English-speaking expert tour guide will take you on a journey to some of Berlin’s most famed and revered sites including the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Ku’Damm and the Reichstag. Admire the Baroque architecture of the Charlottenburg Palace and gaze up at the Victory Column statue hovering over the city. Visit Tiergarten and the iconic Brandenburg Gate, observe the Hitler Bunker and pay respects at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust Memorial).

Take a break from touring to sample German beer and local food, then it’s on to (former) East Berlin where you will see the Berlin Wall from the comfort of your coach and Checkpoint Charlie–where you’ll get a chance for a quick photo stop as your guide discusses the history of this historical crossing point. Pause in the popular public squares of Potsdamer Platz, Gendarmenmarkt and also Bebelplatz with its Book Burning Memorial, Humboldt University and State Opera House. Stroll along the Unter den Linden and stop by Neue Wache Memorial and Museum Island. Observe the TV Tower and Red Town Hall at Alexanderplatz then it’s back on the coach for a relaxing ride back to the cruise ship pier.

This tour books up quickly, so reserve your spot today for an enjoyable, comprehensive introduction to the capital and cultural center of Germany.

This full-day tour, in groups of no more than 30 guests, is a “must” for first time visitors to Berlin as it gives you the opportunity to see Berlin’s Top 20 Sites during your visit. Enjoy photo stops at many of the sites plus free time (strictly time permitting) to pick up some souvenirs.

You will be met at the pier by your local representative (or escort) and set off for your exciting trip to Berlin. During the approximately 3 hour drive, your representative (or escort) will give you general information about Germany.

Your first stop in Berlin will be at the Charlottenburg Palace, where you will have a few moments for a photo stop at the oldest surviving Prussian palace that reflects the former splendor and grandeur of the Hohenzollern dynasty.

After this visit, your tour continues past the famous Humboldt University, which was founded in 1810 and is one of Berlin’s oldest universities with 185 courses and more than 33.500 students.

Pass by Berlin’s most prominent Jewish landmark the “Neue Synagogue”, which was rebuilt as a facade as the site of the original synagogue is wasteland, deliberately left as a memorial to what was damaged by Nazi flames and finished off by war time bombs.

From here you will continue your journey past Museum Island. The Museum Island is located in the central district of Berlin and houses five internationally significant museums, including the Pergamon Museum. As being a magnificent work of art itself, the Museum Island is the only architectural and cultural ensemble that is considered to be part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Just right next to Museum Island, at the river Spree, you will view the Berlin Cathedral, which is the largest church in Berlin. During World War II the cathedral was heavily damaged and the restoration took almost 50 years – with its magnificent dome and beautiful interior, every year the Berlin Cathedral attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world.

Your next top sight will be the Bebel Platz. It was here, in 1933 that the Nazis ordered the book burning by National Socialist students who burned the works of hundreds of free authors, publishers, philosophers and scientists. At the Bebel Platz, a symbolic underground library is left empty with the space for 20,000 books that were estimated to have gone up in flames. Time permitting you will have the opportunity to step out of the van for a short photo stop.

On the way to Gendarmenmarkt Square, which separates the Theatre, the German Cathedral and the French Cathedral, you will pass by the famous boulevard “Unter den Linden.” From there, you will continue to the famous former border crossing Checkpoint Charlie and a remnant of the Berlin Wall for a photo stop. Checkpoint Charlie was the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. The name was given to it by the Western Allies.

Continue your journey passing by Potsdamer Platz, formerly a no man’s land between East and West where the first gap in the Berlin Wall was made in 1989. Today a pristine block of futuristic glass-and-steel skyscrapers includes the headquarters of Sony Europe and Europe’s first traffic light built in 1924.

A few blocks from here a somber memorial commemorates the Jews who perished in Europe during the Second World War; the Holocaust Memorial, which was officially opened only in 2005 and designed by the New Yorker, Peter Eisenman. A stop will be made here for a photo before making your way to the next photo stop, the famous landmark, Brandenburg Gate. This monument, more than any other site symbolizes Berlin’s history.

Close by you also pass by the Reichstag building, which is Germany’s seat of Parliament. Today it is well-known for having the world’s largest glass dome, designed by the famous architect Sir Norman Foster.

On the way to Bellevue Palace you will have a chance to catch a glimpse of the Victory Column, a major tourist attraction and monument in the city of Berlin which was built to celebrate Germany’s victory over France in the Franco-Prussian War. Continue to the Bellevue Palace which is situated in the Tiergarten and has officially served as the residence of the President of Germany since 1994.

A drive into the former western part of Berlin, will take you along the Kurfurstendamm (Ku-Damm), which is West Berlin’s most popular shopping street and also referred to as Berlin’s Champs Elysee. Here you will pass by the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche (also known as the hollow-tooth) which since World War II has served as a reminder of the damage done by the war. Close by, you will pass by the largest department store on the continent of Europe, KaDeWe. This shopping paradise is a legend and had its 100th birthday in 2007.

Depending on the order of the tour, traffic conditions and group’s promptness, you may enjoy some free time for shopping or an afternoon snack at KaDeWe, Unter den Linden Boulevard or Berlin’s main train station (depending on the day of the week).

A traditional German pub-style lunch is included at a local restaurant.

After this memorable day taking in the Berlin sites, you will return back to Rostock / Warnemunde.