Berlin Relaxing in James Simon Park © DZT Lookphotos Sabine Lubenow
Brandenburger Tor (Gate)
Potsdam The Flatow Tower in Babelsberg Park © Anna Nowak
Orangery Palace in Sanssouci Park in Potsdam © DZT Jens Wegener
Leipzig Castle Square
In the Nikolai Church Leipzig

Cultural tour "German Reunification"

Exploring Berlin, Leipzig, and Potsdam on a Historic Tour of Unity and Transformation

Germany looks back on more than 30 years of German Unity. Today, Germany, Europe and the rest of the world are reflecting on the past in order to look to the future. Your historic tour to Berlin and Leipzig will give you a tangible sense of events in the former GDR, as well as show you what the last several decades have brought with them. In addition, the visit to Potsdam offers you also a look back into German history.

Visit the once-divided Berlin – the symbol of German reunification and take an excursion to Leipzig – the "cradle of the peaceful revolution". Discover the sites of the German division and places of the only sucessful and peaceful revolution on German soil on your cultural tour to Germany. We additionally recommend a visit to Potsdam where world history was written after World War II during the Potsdam Conference. This tour gives you a profund insight into German history and culture.

This group tour is customised by us for you. It can be modified, shortened or extended according to your wishes. We look forward to receiving your enquiry and will be happy to provide you with a customised offer for your group tour.

Duration	7 days/ 6 nights
Travel period	daily
Bookable from	10 person(s)
Characteristics of the tour

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Itinerary

Day 1: Individual arrival to Berlin
You will start your cultural tour in the largest and most important German city - the capital Berlin. Take a first look into the turbulent hustle and bustle of one of Europes most exciting metropolises.
Overnight stay in Berlin
Day 2: Berlin
During a city tour you will get to know Berlin. Marvel at the many different facets of the city, take a look at the famous and the unknown. In the once-divided city as a symbol of a divided country, you can still find places and sites that remind you of the division of the city and the country. Especially the Berlin Wall Documentation Center shows in clear and impressive manner the conditions in the divided Berlin in the second half of the last century. Here you get a feeling for what it must have been like to live in Berlin divided by a wall. The "Iron Curtain" comes alive once again. You should also not miss a visit to the East Side Gallery. This is a permanent open-air-gallery on the longest still remaining section of the Berlin Wall. Here your group can relive German history.
Overnight stay in Berlin
Day 3: Berlin
Take the chance to look into life in the GDR. How did look like the everyday life, the private life of the inhabitants and the society behind the wall? During a visit to the GDR-Museum you will be able to learn and discover this and more. You can get an insight into life in the GDR of a different kind by a guided tour at Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial. This museum and memorial is located on the site of the main political prison of the former East German Ministry of State Security ("Stasi"). Here you can receive an impression of the methods of the "Stasi" and the conditions of imprisonment of political prisoners including torture measures.
Overnight stay in Berlin
Day 4: Berlin - Potsdam - Leipzig
On the 4th day of this historic tour Potsdam will be the centre of attention. The beautiful city just outside Berlin has a lot to offer and is rich in history and culture. Your guide will tell you stories about the "Glienicke Bridge". This bridge achieved world wide fame through the third and last final agent exchange between East and West spectacularly staged in February 1986. At Cecilienhof you can feel history up close. The Potsdam Conference is one of the most important historic events of the 20th century. It is regarded world wide as a symbol of WW II and the outbreak of Cold War, which led to the division of Europe by the Iron Curtain. After your visit the tour continues to Leipzig.
Overnight stay in Leipzig
Day 5: Leipzig
Welcome to Leipzig, the largest city of Saxony. Your guided walking tour is thematically dedicated to the peaceful revolution of 1989, which had its origin in Leipzig. You will see all the important places, e.g. the Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church) and get all the background informations and listen to the stories that finally made history. You also have the option to visit the memorial site "Runde Ecke" (Rounded corner). This museum shows the history, structure and functioning of the Ministry of State Security ("Stasi") in the GDR.
Overnight stay in Leipzig
Day 6: Leipzig
In the St. Nicholas Church you have the opportunity to participate in a prayer for peace, the same prayers with which the end of the "Cold War" was initiated at the late 1980s. Furthermore, you should not miss the view of a particulary bizarre part of East German history: The "Government and Emergency Bunker of the Ministry State Security" in Machern near Leipzig. Built to continue the ministrys work in the case of a military strike. Of course during your tour you will have time enough to discover todays Leipzig.
Overnight stay in Leipzig
Day 7: Individual Departure
After an impressive cultural tour we wish you a pleasant way home. We hope you have spent a great time in Germany!

Services

SERVICES INCLUDED

Basic package for your cultural tour "German Reunification":

7 days/6 nights

3x overnight stay incl. breakfast in Berlin
3x overnight stay incl. breakfast in Leipzig
City tour of Berlin incl. East Side Gallery
Introductory talk on the history of the GDR
Visit to the Berlin Wall Documention Center
Visit to the Berlin Museum of the GDR
Guided tour at Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial Site
Visit to Potsdam incl. Glienicke Bridge and Cecilienhof Palace
Guided walking tour of Leipzig "In the footsteps of the Peaceful Revolution"
Visit of the memorial site "Runde Ecke" (focussing on the Ministry of State Security)
Guided tour to the "Government and Emergency Bunker of the Ministry of State Security" in Machern
Participation in peace prayers at Leipzig st. Nicholas Church
Travel documents for the tour manager/driver
24-hrs AugustusTours telephone assistance during your cultural tour to Germany

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Further suggestions

Teufelsberg in Berlin (wiretap station of CIA)
Visit to the German Historic Museum Berlin
Guided tour "Under the Berlin Wall"
Plan an additional day and arrange a trip to the »Jugendwerkhof« memorial site in Torgau near Leipzig.
Visit to Memorial "Bautzener Straße" in Dresden or the Military History Museum

ACCOMMODATION CATEGORIES

Depending on the customer's wishes, we organise overnight stays in 3 to 5-star hotels. In our destinations, we work with a selection of hotels that fulfil our quality requirements. Reliable co-operation and good service are our top priorities. If you are satisfied with the selected service partners, we will be happy to book them again for follow-up orders (subject to availability).

FURTHER INFORMATION

Please note that in some cities accommodation taxes, visitor's taxes, etc. apply. Unless otherwise stated, these are not included in the tour price and must be paid locally.