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.
After breakfast travel by train to Berlin. On arrival enjoy a guided city tour by private coach. Highlights include the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Tiergarten, Unter den Linden, Alexanderplatz and Museum Island. Check in to your Berlin accommodation.
After breakfast use your Berlin Welcome Card to explore the city. You might like to visit the Mauermuseum at former Checkpoint Charlie, the modern Potsdamer Platz and the shopping area around the famous Ku’Damm.
After breakfast 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.
After breakfast check out of your accommodation and transfer by private coach to the Berlin Airport for your flight home.
THE BERLIN STORY
An exciting multimedia journey through 800 years of Berlin’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.
MUSEUMS PASS BERLIN
Visit the famous Prussian Cultural Heritage buildings of Museum Island including the Pergamon Museum, Egyptian Museum and Gemäldegalerie.
JUDISCHES MUSEUM BERLIN
Europe’s largest Jewish Museum presents the panorama of two millennia of German-Jewish history, its cultural achievements, and its horror. Opened in 2001, the museum sets a 21st century benchmark for museums.
