Experience Berlin, a bustling modern metropolis with a unique history. Now once again the seat of the German Government, this city is both wonderfully modern yet filled with reminders of its past including the Cold War. Highlights include a guided city tour and visit to Potsdam, the former home of Prussian Kings.
This extension is aimed at German language secondary school students. Students will experience history, a modern metropolis, and gain insight into the German political system.
Following breakfast travel by train to Berlin. On arrival enjoy a guided city tour by coach. Highlights include the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Tiergarten, Unter den Linden, Alexanderplatz and Museum Island. Dinner is included this evening.
After breakfast use your Berlin Welcome Card to explore the city. Suggested visits include the Mauermuseum at former Checkpoint Charlie, the modern Potsdamer Platz and the shopping area around the famous Ku’Damm. Dinner included.
Following breakfast at your accommodation travel by public transport to Potsdam for a half-day guided tour. Your tour includes the old baroque Town Hall, Nikolai Church and the Dutch Quarter. Visit either Sanssouci Palace or the Cecilienhof, where the former allies negotiated the post-World War II order that emerged. Dinner included this evening.
Check out after breakfast, then transfer to Berlin Airport for your flight to Australia, arriving the next day (subject to airline schedules).
at additional cost
An exciting multimedia journey through 800 years of the Berliner’s history, from medieval times through the dark period of the National Socialist regime, to the Cold War. Includes a visit to an original nuclear shelter.
Visit the famous Prussian Cultural Heritage buildings of Museum Island including the Pergamon Museum, Egyptian Museum and Gemäldegalerie.
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