I wanted to get an overview of Berlin on my first day and all of the hop on/ hop off busses got…read morenegative reviews and frankly looked way too touristy for me. I was delighted when I found the reviews for Jens' magic bus berlin business. I was able to book a 2+ hour tour of the city with Jens for myself, my sister and my Mom. It was so fun driving around in his 1970s restored van and getting a personal tour of the city from someone who was knowledgeable about the city's history and could give us his own stories about growing up in Berlin when the wall was still up. Jens started the tour with a brief history of the city and then we took off. Along the way he did a great job of showing up photos of "before" photos to give us a sense of how much the city has changed. He also pointed out all the places where the wall had previously stood as we drove around. I highly recommend that instead of going on the hop on/ hop off bus you hire Jens instead!

Amazing experience. Jens was very knowledgeable. The bus provided the perfect lens to view the…read morecity. We only had one day in Berlin but this allowed us to see so much and learn about the history. Highly recommend.

Everything worked smoothly for us. In fact, the driver was patient with me and allowed us to get on…read morethe bus even though I hadn't gotten the actual tickets yet. We drove slowly at times due to traffic. Narration was pretty brief but thorough. We first sat in seats that had funky audio but it was easy to move to a functional audio seat. Drop off and pick up locations worked well for us. We use hop-on buses as much as we can and I certainly recommend this company!

So these tour companies are pretty similar, but I had to give a single star because of…read moremisinformation. They advertise stops which are unavailable. It takes 2.5 hours for a circuit and only runs one direction. It is a hop on and off format. I only wanted to get off for two stops, East Gallery and Charlotten Schloss. The later is supposedly only on weekends. What? This was not disclosed anywhere, and worse was the manner in which one of the vendors replied. Guess they already had a captive customer. It would be too much effort to file a formal complaint so I YELP. My brief research with the competition. Be Berlin has an app to trek buses. Another company breaks it off into 2 separate routes so you don't have to go a full 2.5 hours if you want to stop in a certain quarter. However, maybe due to the yellow color I noticed this bus more often than the others.

Johannes Westerkamp is a fabulous tour guide. He's knowledgeable, personable and kind. When we…read morefirst met (as he picked us up at our hotel), I'd realized the folks at the Instrument Museum in Berlin had failed to return my passport, so I asked if we could stop by there, on the way to Potsdam, our tour destination, and Johannes made a special trip there for me! What a relief it was to get my passport back. The van Johannes uses is very comfortable, and he stocks cold drinks in case you get thirsty. You can shape your tours based on your interests. Our itinerary included a trip through the countryside to view Bablesberg castle and park- what an idyllic place! Then we traveled to Potsdam to view some of the reconstructed buildings. After that, we saw the water pump (which looks like a mosque and powered the fountains at Sanssouci), and we got our tickets for our tour. As we had time before our tour, we ate lunch in the old Dutch quarter- at the Flying Dutchman (delicious!). Our tour of Sanssouci was marvelous, and we never could have seen so much, and learned so much, so pleasantly, without our guide Johannes.

Our three-hour Walking Tour of Berlin with Glen on the hottest day of the summer was absolutely the…read morecoolest activity in which we engaged during our whirlwind four days in the City. From the moment Glen introduced himself, he shepherded our group from site to site, finding us shady spots whenever he could whilst sharing his voluminous historical, cultural, and cultural knowledge of Berlin and Germany. He also used multimedia very effectively to explain the sites and sights. His knowledge of Berlin and Germany is matched perhaps only by his love and respect for both--the latter of which was particularly manifest when he explained the book burning site, the location of Hitler's bunker, and the Holocaust memorial. Not only do my partner and I recommend the Original Berlin Walking Tour, but we also strongly recommend you ask to be in a group led by Glen.

Benny did a fantastic job with our tour group. He was engaging, informative, insightful and…read moreentertaining. He gave us great insight of both sides of the east and west Berliner perspectives through history.

From the owner: videoSightseeing - multimediale Stadtführungen…read more videoBustour - multimediale Stadtrundfahrten videoTabletTour - multimediale Stadtrundgänge videoSightseeing bietet öffentliche Stadtrundfahrten für Individualgäste und exklusive Touren für Gruppen an. Neben unseren regelmäßigen Touren entstanden und entstehen in Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern aber auch diverse Sondertouren. Zu den Kooperationspartnern gehören Unternehmen, Museen, politische Institutionen, Stiftungen, Verbände - aber auch Regionen bzw. Städte.

I found the main office to be rude and condescending when I had a voucher related problem. Lots of…read morelaughing at me while I was trying to explain the issue. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect. I would not book again or recommend to others.

From the owner: Discover the classic and best-known sights of the metropolis of Berlin with our dynamic and…read moreeventful hop-on/hop-off city tour, the City Circle Yellow Tour and/or Purple Tour! Start at one of the 18 (Yellow) plus 12 (Purple) stops of your choice and explore at your leisure world-famous places such as the Museum Island, the "Kudamm", Checkpoint Charlie, Charlottenburg Palace or hip locations. Depending on how much time you have, choose a 1-day or 2-day ticket and experience NOW the diversity of this pulsating city!

**STREET ART WORKSHOP & TOUR**…read more WHERE: Met at noon (plenty of time to grab breakfast beforehand) at Alexanderplatz TV TOWER next to entrance of Starbucks. However, the tour ends at the workshop in Lictenberg. DURATION: 3.5-4 hour tour and workshop. COST: 18 euros per person and can book online. PART 1 ======= Took the back streets and discovered some of the latest, greatest, and oldest examples of street art, graffiti and mural art. Our guide, a street artist/expert on the scene, showed us some of the best: - stencil art - throw ups - mural art - tagging - ad busting - heaven spots - burners; and - installations while teaching us who was who and their motivations behind their artwork. PART 2 ======= We then visited their workshop in a former abandoned margarine factory in Lictenberg we were instructed how to stencil and spray paint. Yes, we took our piece home as well. So much fun. PRO TIPS: - Make sure to tip your guide. - Purchase an AB transport ticket for this tour. HIGHLY RECOMMEND for those who like street art, graffiti, and history of Berlin.

Today I took the alternative Berlin tour. Fabulous. It wasn't about putting a visual to textbook…read morehistory. We went into neighborhoods and saw an discussed their tolls before the wall, during and how they transitioned after the wall went down. This is the tour that puts life into Berlin. Colan ( I mai have gotten name wrong) was the best