What You Will Do
There's no better way to see the sights and learn the history of Berlin than by joining a bike tour! You get to have fun and socialize, have some exercise and be entertained by your knowledgeable guide. It will be the best day you'll spend in Berlin!
Our 6-hour, deep dive into Berlin history will take you to the major sites and give you a glimpse into modern Germany. Our guides are locals who are passionate about their city and want you to enjoy it as much as they do. Plus, we'll stop at a Beer Garden for lunch (cost not included). This is the best way to see all of Berlin in a day and gain valuable insight to the monuments that make this city unique.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Tour meets at the Fat Tire Tours Office near the base of the giant TV Tower (Fernsehturm) in Berlin's Alexanderplatz.
1
Fat Tire Tours Berlin
1 minute
This tour meets at our office at Panoramastraße 1a, directly at the base of the TV Tower on the northside. Here you can check-in, use the bathroom, purchase any drinks and meet your guide before heading out on tour.
2
Potsdamer Platz
Ride by Potsdamer Platz
3
Brandenburg Gate
5 minutes
Stop for pictures and explanation at Brandeburg Gate
4
Tiergarten
Ride through Berlin´s green lung
5
Museum Island
5 minutes
See the Museum Island from outside
6
Bebelplatz
10 minutes
Stop at Bebelplatz, site of Nazi infamous book´s stake, explanation
7
Victory Column (Siegessaule)
15 minutes
See the Victory Column
8
Gendarmenmarkt
8 minutes
Stop at Gendarmenmarkt, pictures and explanation
9
Checkpoint Charlie
15 minutes
See the famous crossing point between East and West. Stop for pictures and explanation
10
Fuhrerbunker
10 minutes
See the site that is asssumed to have been Hitler´s hidden bunker
11
Alexanderplatz
5 minutes
See the TV tower, pictures and explanation
12
Topography of Terror
8 minutes
Today, the site has been turned into a museum documenting the chronology of Nazi terror. Originally, the Prince Albrecht Hotel was on this location, which was taken over by the Gestapo (starting 1933) and SS (starting in 1939) and used as their headquarters.
13
Reichstag Building
15 minutes
See the Reichstag from the ouside, explanation and possibility to take pics
14
Soviet Memorial Tiergarten
5 minutes
See the Soviet War Memorial in Tiergarten Park
15
Berliner Dom
1 minute
See the Berlin Cathedral from the outside, quick stop for pictures
16
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
10 minutes
See the Jewish Memorial, stop for explanation and pictures, possible to walk inside
17
45 minutes
Stop for lunch at traditional German Beer Garden (cost of food/drink not included)
18
Lustgarten
1 minute
Enjoy this great, open, green space as a photo spot to view the buildings of Museum Island.
19
Bundeskanzleramt der Bundesregierung
15 minutes
German Chancellery. See Angela Merkel's Office possibility to take pictures
20
Paul-Lobe-Haus
5 minutes
See where German parliamentarians work
21
Carillon
See Bell Tower and possibly hear the free weekly concert
22
Schweizer Botschaft in Berlin
See the Swiss Embassy
23
Gropius Bau
See the Martin Gropius Building
24
Bellevue Palace
2 minutes
See this former Prussian hunting palace, now the residence of the current president of Germany (Frank-Walter Steinmeier)
25
Neptunbrunnen
7 minutes
See the Neptune Fountain, take pictures
26
Rotes Rathaus
7 minutes
See the Red Townhall. Take Pictures
27
St. Mary's Church
2 minutes
See the oldest functioning church in Berlin
28
Museum Nikolai Church
See the site of Berlin's first church
29
Nicholas Quarter
Nikolaiviertel, Look towards Berlin’s oldest residential quarter
30
Humboldt University (Humboldt Universitat)
1 minute
See the faculty of Law
31
Cathedral of St. Hedwig - Domgemeinde St. Hedwig
1 minute
See the church of St. Hedwig and its Imperial architecture from outside
32
German State Opera (Deutsche Staatsoper)
1 minute
See the State Opera House, take pictures
33
Book Burning Memorial at Bebelplatz
10 minutes
See the Memorial to Nazi Book Burnings, take pictures, explanation
34
Altes Museum
5 minutes
See the Old Museum from the outside
35
Stadtschloss Berlin
5 minutes
See the reconstructed royal and imperial palace, which served mostly as the main residence of the Electors of Brandenburg, the Kings of Prussia and the German Emperors
36
Deutsches Historisches Museum
See the German Historical Museum
37
Franzoesischer Dom
8 minutes
See the French Cathedral, pictures and explanation
38
Berliner Dom
5 minutes
See the Berlin Cathedral - originally built as court church of royals in the late 1800s in Italian Renaissance style
39
Konzerthaus
8 minutes
See Berlin Concert House where symphony Orchestra plays
40
Schiller Monument
8 minutes
See monument to the German Shakespeare, Frederich Schiller
41
Victory Column (Siegessaule)
4 minutes
See the Victory Column
42
Lustgarten
10 minutes
Enjoy this great, open, green space as a photo spot to view the buildings of Museum Island.
43
Bundesministerium der Finanzen
8 minutes
Former Luftwaffe Headquarters/ Nazi Architecture (also the German Finance Ministry) See the buildings built during Nazi dictatorship
44
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
5 minutes
See the hotel balcony where Michael Jackson dangled his baby
45
Embassy of France
5 minutes
See the French Embassy
Show 44 more stops