There are countless things to experience in Berlin – and the best guided tours of the city give you insider information on interesting themes.

The Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, Schloss Charlottenburg or Gendarmenmarkt – Berlin has countless historic sights to offer. If you’re visiting the city and would like some background knowledge, or personal insights and insider tips from locals, the best way is to take a guided tour. As well as tours to the well-known highlights, there are many specialist topics that you can explore with people who share your interests. Your guides are born-and-bred Berliners or people who have made their home here, and they’ll accompany you in English, in German or even with the good-natured blunt local humour known as Berliner Schnauze.

Berlin through the eyes of a Berliner - a special way to experience the city

The Berliner Schnauze experience is a regular tour that starts and finishes at the Friedrichstadt-Palast.

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In between, it takes in many of Berlin’s most important sights, such as Checkpoint Charlie, Museumsinsel and the Gedächtniskirche, always sprinkled with amusing anecdotes from a born-and-bred Berliner as your guide. You can get a 20% discount on this entertaining tour with your Berlin CityTourCard.

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The company also offers many other ways to experience the metropolis, for example on an open-top bus or boat tour, or tracing the footsteps of the roaring twenties on a Golden Age adventure tour. In winter, you can enjoy a very special adventure as your guide takes you through the sparkling Christmas Garden. If you’re a foodie and you fancy a gourmet tour, then a steak tasting or a wine seminar for beginners might be just the thing for you.

Get all the inside information

Two Berlin CityTourCard discount partners can provide you with plenty of insider tips. The tour company Berlin like a local employs around 50 guides to take you around the city. They offer 29 different tours and activities, so you’re bound to find one that suits your personal interests. Your tour guide’s expertise will ensure that it’s a very individual experience. The organiser’s website also has hundreds of insider tips on topics such as food or shopping. A Berlin CityTourCard gets you a 15% discount.

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Another set of experts are the city guides of Insider Tour Berlin, who offer six different tours of the capital – with a massive 28% discount if you have Berlin’s best-value tourist ticket. The tours are conducted in English and usually have a historical theme, such as the Third Reich or the Cold War, and you’re guaranteed to discover places you would otherwise have walked past without noticing.

Street art or a bike ride - our versatile Local Ways discount partners

Whether it’s Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg or Neukölln – all these districts have a lively street art scene. Discover artful or political murals with Caro Eickhoff and take a street art tour for a special journey through Berlin. You’ll also learn the difference between street art and graffiti and get to know many works of art and how they came about. Save 15% on exploring the wall paintings with a Berlin CityTourCard. Maybe you’d prefer to tour the capital on your own and get some exercise at the same time? If you book online you can get three half-hour bike rentals free of charge from Deezer Nextbike.

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When the time runs out, simply transfer to public transport, where your Berlin CityTourCard gives free unlimited travel. As well opting for travel zone AB or ABC you can also choose how long it’s valid for: options range from 48 hours to six days. So get your tourist ticket now and let the experts show you around the city.

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