Berlin - Beyond the Wall

Departing: August 2027 - December 2027

There’s still time to discover in 2026. Selected departures are still available – simply call 1-800-759-7715 to find out more.

Berlin has been the nexus for many pivotal moments in modern European history as its urban fabric bears witness. Join Nick Jackson, an archaeologist who lives in Berlin, who reveals a Berlin only residents know and uncovers the fascinating narrative of the region’s past and present: from its Royal Prussian palaces to its place in Nazi fantasies, and its role as a hub of both socialist cultures and radical countercultures. We explore a plethora of gems, including the famous bust of Nefertiti at the Neues Museum and world-changing treaties plus secret escape tunnels and the vibrant city of today. We introduce you to this multi-faceted culture while allowing you time on your own to experience one of Europe’s most dynamic cities.

Included

Explore Museum Island & Sanssouci, with entrance fees included
All other visits as outlined in the itinerary
Expert Guide Lecturer & professional Tour Manager
4 nights at the Park Plaza, Wallstreet, Berlin Mitte
4 breakfasts, 4 lunches & 4 dinners
Wine & tea or coffee with dinner
Private air-conditioned coach travel
Field notes, taxes & gratuities for local staff

Highlights

Explore the city with long-term resident and archaeologist
World-class museums with a cornucopia of artefacts from the ancient world, including the Bust of Nefertiti
Visit Sanssouci, Frederick the Great’s Rococo summer palace
See Berlin’s iconic sites, including the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie

Nick Jackson

Nick is an archaeologist and historian with over 20 years’ excavation and guiding experience. A UCL archaeology graduate and former Cambridge researcher, he specialises in the Late Bronze Age and prehistoric Near East, and has excavated extensively across the Middle East.

Tour Itinerary

We fly to Berlin from London. Upon arrival, we take a stroll through the heart of Berlin to explore the Prussian city, shaped in large part by Frederick the Great. We take in the Opera House, Humboldt University, founded by Frederick William III in the 19th century, as well as the Memorial at Bebelplatz, commemorating the 22,000 books – mainly Jewish or communist – that were burned by students and professors of the National Socialist Student Union in May 1933.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Art’otel Berlin Mitte

We spend the morning at Museum Island, the cultural heart of imperial Berlin, where we explore innumerable treasures such as the famous bust of Nefertiti at the Neues Museum and PERGAMON, masterpieces of the ancient metropolis and 360° panorama (The Pergamon Museum in now closed for refurbishment). After lunch, we visit the Jewish Quarter, home to memorials such as the Stumbling Stones and Deserted Room and consider Otto Weidt, who employed blind and deaf Jews to make brooms and brushes, thereby saving them from deportation. The remainder of the afternoon is free to explore.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Art’otel Berlin Mitte

We spend the day in Potsdam, where we visit Sanssouci, Frederick the Great’s Rococo private residence built in the mid 18th century. As the soubriquet suggests, the palace was conceived as a very private palace where Frederick could escape from Berlin and be ‘without worries’. Rather unlike Versailles, it isn’t very large because it wasn’t designed to host the court; that said, like Versailles, it has extensive grounds on which there are a number of follies. We proceed to Cecilienhof, a very different royal palace built by the Hohenzollern during World War I, ironically in the form of an English Tudor manor house. Famously, it was the site of the Potsdam conference at the end of WW2. Although it is closed for renovation works at the moment, it is still worth viewing from the outside.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Art’otel Berlin Mitte

We journey to Wittenberg today to visit a number of World Heritage Sites associated with Luther. These include the Lutherhaus, originally part of the University of Wittenberg; it became Martin Luther’s residence and is where he wrote his 95 Theses. We also visit the Castle Church, or rather All Saints’ Church, where he allegedly nailed his 95 Theses to the door and where he is buried. In this town steeped in the Reformation, we visit the houses of other figures important to the movement, such as Melanchthon and the painter, Cranach.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Art’otel Berlin Mitte

This morning, we explore Berlin’s famous sites, including the Reischstag. Its glass dome, designed by Norman Foster, has transformed the building into a symbol of German unity as well as civic transparency. We also visit Brandenburg Gate, modelled on the Propylaea of the Athenian Acropolis and one of the most iconic sites in Berlin. We complete the morning with a visit to ‘Checkpoint Charlie’, the infamous crossing point between East and West so redolent of the city’s Cold War period. Our tour ends this afternoon and we transfer to the airport for our flight home.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation

Set in the heart of Berlin’s Mitte district, art’otel Berlin Mitte combines contemporary design with original artwork by Georg Baselitz. The hotel has 109 rooms, each featuring air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, tea and coffee-making facilities and art by Baselitz. There’s also a restaurant and bar, spa, sauna and gym.

Availability & Booking

2027

26th August from $3,630

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2nd December from $3,630

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