**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.

Firstly, I am not a tour kind of person. I will begrudgingly go on a tour when it's something in…read morewhich I have a strong interest and I have no option to see it on my own. My friend Jennifer recommended Alternative Berlin as a great way to see some of the counter cultural sites in Berlin, places that would take weeks or months of living in Berlin to find on your own. I decided to suck it up and go along since I was only going to be in town for 3.5 days. Alternative Berlin has several tour options. I did the Real Berlin tour, which is an extended version of their free walking tour. They also have a street art workshop (combined tour and DIY tutorial), a twilight tour and an alternative pub crawl. Our guide Dora spoke Italian, German and English, but conducted the tour in English. Dora was fluent on the historical and cultural aspects of the city. We visited several squats and art complexes, learning about the transformation of the structures over the years. Dora also pointed out some of the more colorful bars in the area and took us to the Turkish neighborhood of Kreuzberg. All in all, it was a great intro to Berlin. HELPFUL HINT - Pick up a day public transit pass ticket in advance as you'll be riding the trains between sites. - Bring money for lunch/snacks. - The meeting spot, the Starbucks, is somewhat obscured from view until you are close. It's in the small complex of businesses directly at the base of the Alexanderplatz TV Tower.

Alex was a good tour guide and with great humor. She translated German to English throughout. We…read morewere very satisfied with the length and the information she provided. Like the fact that our boat had top glass cover as the weather was cold and a little rainy. Kept us warm and dry throughout the tour. She also made an effort to address each group in the tour. She was very personal.

We took this tour and it was amazing. Our tour guide Alex was very knowledgeable about the sights…read more It's totally worth the 12 it was very relaxing and just a break from the running around the sights and figuring out where to go. Alex was very nice and professional as well as funny. She speaks English and translated everything perfect. This boat is not open air. So if you're here during the winter months or it's raining it's perfect there's bathrooms and it's very comfortable.

Our tour guide, Maggi, did a great job showing us around Berlin. This was my second bike tour ever…read moreand it just confirmed it is an activity I will have to seek when visiting a city that is bike-friendly. They have bathrooms, drinks, and sunscreen at their HQ. I would highly recommend! 3hours went by so quickly. Maggi also gave us enough time for bathroom breaks, walking around, and taking pictures.

Really great bike tour of some of the important historical sites in Berlin. Our guide Sam had an…read moreextensive and detailed knowledge of the history and culture, and delivered it with passion and humor. Well done, we highly recommend!

One of the best walking tours I have ever been on. It's around 4 hours long, which feels a bit…read moredaunting on paper, but by the end I was wishing for it to have another few hours. Berlin is a city that you could have 4 days and barely cover the basics, so I am so impressed with OBW for squeezing so much history, culture, and art into 4 hours. The tour covers many different areas and eras of Berlin, and I think it is a must do for any first time visitors to Berlin. Really helped me find my footing of Berlin's history, culture, and geography.

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.

A fantastic tour with a wonderful opportunity to hear personal experiences from our tour guide,…read moreJens. He lived through unification and was so knowledgeable about the history here in Berlin & Potsdam. We spent 7 delightful hours seeing and hearing about the rich history. We could not been happier and we can't recommend this tour more. So hop off those large tour buses and hop on to a personal and extraordinary adventure.

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.

I was recommended to Finding Berlin as I was looking for somewhat cooler/more fashionable cycles to…read morehire for the duration of my and my partner's week long Berlin holiday. Berlin is easy to get around by bike, being flat, and with bicycles welcome on most trains. The bikes from Finding Berlin were clean, easy to ride and light. Tyres are skinny, perfect for road riding. They looked great and turned quite a few heads. Good quality locks and lights were provided, and we were happy to rent the two cycles for the whole week: an expensive proposition, given that Finding Berlin charges at least twice what other bike shops charge for hire but these aren't just any bikes. The owner, Martin, speaks excellent English and is both friendly and helpful. He'd only recently opened, and therefore hadn't started doing tours yet, but his facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/findingberlintours and website give details of what he's doing, and when. We were among his first customers and were delighted when he presented us with a small bottle of sparkling wine each, which we enjoyed in a picnic on the banks of the Spree later on. We had a couple of issues: the toe clips to hold my shoes on the pedals were annoying, so I removed them; and my saddle wasn't at the right height and angle. I bought a tool to adjust that, which Martin was happy to refund. I'd absolutely recommend Finding Berlin bike hire if you want something significantly better and more fun than the poorly maintained, heavy workhorses you'll find at most of the city's cycle hire shops.

We had no idea what we were getting into with this tour and LOVED every minute of it. Karl took us…read moreto (formerly) East Germany neighborhoods that tourists would never find on their own and gave us a detailed history of the past, the Cold War era, and the present. Then we had a delicious meal at his home. It was an incredible experience.

MUST DO TOUR IN BERLIN!! Francesco is an incredible guide! Great variety of food and just the right…read moreamount of history with it!

First of all ... this is not a tour as the title suggests, this is a drive around the a busy city…read morein a go-kart. I was disappointed when all i did was drive around main roads and sit in busy weekend traffic. We took the tour to see the sights and get some information on what we were looking at ... no such luck. secondly ... we paid for a 2 hour tour and you spend the first 45 minutes waiting and then 15 minutes getting to know your hot rod then you actually get less than an hour in the hot rods. Our tour guide was that bad ... he actually lost one of the members of our group !! So this activity is basically a glorified go kart session without the chance to treat it like a go kart and get any really thrill, for me it is over priced, short lived and provided little enjoyment ... i would not reccomend!

Saw the cars driving by in the evening, and we decided we had to try! Really fun for a group (up…read moreto 11 people), and you feel like a minor celebrity because everyone is waving and taking pictures of you. Cars are in good condition and easy to drive, and you can get up to 60-70 km/h on some of the straight sections. While you don't necessarily get a lot of historical context or background on Berlin's history, you definitely have a fun evening! Oh, and I'm 6'5" and fit in the car ok!

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.

We went on the Berlin Currywurst Tour while on a two day vacation in Berlin. This was a wonderful…read moreway to experience Berlins Kiez-Culture, the Berlin Currywurst and the amazing history Berlin has to offer. Our tour guide was awesome and he made sure that everybody on the tour was enjoying themselves. The tour offers a perfect mix of culinary & cultural highlights. On the culinary side a wonderful chili-sauce testing, which releases tons of endorphins and brings a smile to your face, and delicious food tastings of the Original Berlin Currywust in two variations, Currywurst of the Bio Havelländer Apple-Pig, Bio-Bison and the tasty official Volkswagen Currywurst are wonderful indulgences. On the cultural side we learned a lot about the different Neighborhoods of Berlin, visited one of the oldest and traditional butchers in Berlin (where we experienced authentic german craftsmanship), met great people, saw the beautiful sights of central Berlin and explored the exciting interactive Currywurst Museum. The Currywurst is a symbol for Berlins History. Following the Currywurst Path throug Berlin is a fun thing to do and you learn so much about the City of Berlin. We absolutely recommend booking this tour for your next Berlin trip!

A good inroduction to the city. Tried a variety of beer and currywurst. Bastian led the tour and…read moreprovided good information about different restaurants and breweries. He's very knowledgeable about the city as well and he offered lots of tips to help make our stay more memorable. It was great value for the money and it's worth checking out if you like beer.