Discover Potsdam Day Tour from Berlin
25 EUR
Potsdam, a city just outside of Berlin, is where the Hohenzollern dynasty made their home. Come and discover its marvellous Prussian palaces, picturesque 17th-century streets and gorgeous parks on a relaxing day tour with an expert guide.
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Available in
- English
Highlights
- Visit beautiful palaces and parks
- Learn some Cold War history
- See where the 1945 Potsdam Conference took place
- Explore the charming Old Town
- Walk through Potsdam's very own Brandenburg Gate
- Discover Germany's largest UNESCO World Heritage Site
Description
Taking the train from Berlin, you’ll enter Potsdam by crossing the famous “Bridge of Spies”, where US and Soviet forces exchanged spies during the Cold War. The bridge offers magnificent views of the Gothic revival-style Babelsberg Palace, built in the 19th century for Germany’s Empress Augusta.
The next stop is the 18th-century New Garden where you’ll see the Cecilienhof Palace – the venue of the 1945 Potsdam Conference, as well as Frederick William II’s Marble Palace with its faux Greek ruins. Afterwards, you’ll visit the picturesque Dutch Quarter in the centre of Potsdam. Stop for some coffee and cake or relax with a German beer, perhaps?
During the final part of the tour you’ll pass through Potsdam’s very own Brandenburg Gate and into the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Sanssouci Park. Sanssouci, which means “without worries”, was built by Prussia’s most beloved king, Frederick the Great. You’ll walk through the terraced gardens up to his summer home to finish your tour in style.
Afterwards, you can stay in Potsdam and explore the royal gardens or join your guide for the journey back to Berlin.
Read moreWhat’s included & not included
- Expert local guide
- Public transport tickets (a full-day pass for Berlin zone ABC costs around €8)
- Food
- Drinks
Meeting point
In front of STARBUCKS (opposite the Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station) (In front of STARBUCKS (opposite the Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station))
Reviews from travellers (3)
i would highly recommend both OBW and David.
However, when it comes to logistics, the tour wasn't successful at all. First, it was entirely based on public transportation, meaning we had to rush from spot to spot to make the next tram/bus/train and had very little time in each attraction to absorb the beauty of the town.
Second, the tour was much shorter than advertised. The ad (and the booking) said it would be 6 hours long. In reality, we met in Berlin at 9:45, left at 9:55 (without two group members, but that's a whole different story), and finished the tour in Potsdam at 15:00. My math gives me 5 hours and change, not including the (self-governed) ride back to Berlin. I don't know where the extra hour went, but we would have made good use of it - for example in longer stops, photo ops, tours inside at least one of the free-entry palaces, etc.
All in all, the content of the tour was OK, but the organization was amateur at best.
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Will recommend
My wife and I both felt that our guide was superb and extremely knowledgeable and it was he, introducing the rich history of Berlin that made all this happen.
5 Stars for sure !!!
She alone made the tour what it was. She was nothing short of Sensational and cannot thank her enough.
Take good comfortable shoes as there is a lot of walking and take food and drinks as there is nowhere to buy snacks or drinks.
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Tour operated by: Original Berlin Walks