Only 20 minutes away from Berlin join us for an adventure through the fairy tale like gardens, lakes and palaces of the Prussian Kings, German Emperors and Soviet Commissars. You won't believe how truly fantastic this really is!

Potsdam is listed as a World Heritage site by the UN and it is no small wonder. Not only is Potsdam incredibly picturesque with many palaces, lakes, manicured gardens, statues and water fountains dotted over hundreds of green acres but it is brimming with an equally fascinating history.

Did we mention the visit to a fantastic local biergarten midway for a light lunch and a cold refresher? Relax, be fascinated and have a great day out!

This tour is researched and guided mainly by Chris von Zameck - one of the few Federally recognized authorities on Potsdam's Parks and Palaces - in short - with Insider your in the hands of experts!

 

Important:  supplier of the tour is Insidertours GmbH.  

Duration : 6,5 hours including travel time 

Departure :  Sunday at 9:50 am from McDonald's opposite the main entrance to Zoo Station  

Departure point(s): 

Opposite main entrance to Zoo station in front of McDonald's  

Time: departure at 9:45 AM  

We'll visit the manorial residence of Germany's last Kaiser, Wilhelm II, used by Churchill (to be replaced by Atlee), Truman and Stalin through the Potsdam Conference and describe the conversations that sealed the fate of Cold War Europe for the next half century.

Ride through the Dutch Quarter built up by the infamous "Soldier King", known for the giant men he collected for his showcase military regiments, to the stunning Sancoussi Palace of Frederick the Great and his final resting place (also learn why Hitler hung his portrait in the Führer Bunker).

Discover the forbidden town used by the Soviet Secret Service until 1994, the ruins of a KGB jail and the Glienick Bridge used by the CIA and KGB for spy swaps, including that of U2 Spy Plane pilot Gary Powers.

See where the ceremonial handshake between President Paul von Hindenburg and the new Chancellor Adolf Hitler took place on 21 March 1933 in Potsdam's Garnisonkirche (Garrison Church), symbolising a coalition of the military (Reichswehr) and Nazism.

Visit the mammoth New Palace (Neues Palais), (with over 200 rooms and 400 statues), built to celebrate the end of the Seven Years' War, in which Prussia ousted Austria from its centuries-long role as the dominant power in German affairs, the Roman Baths and Chinese Tea House and more.

Note: please bring along a train ticket, you'll require an ABC zone ticket (one way is €2,60 or a day pass is €6,30 and a small group ticket for up to 5 people for the day is €15,60).

 

Printed Voucher

you'll require an ABC zone ticket (one way is €2,60 or a day pass is €6,30 and a small group ticket for up to 5 people for the day is €15,60).

more information on : http://www.bvg.de  

guide
entrance to beer garden

not mentioned meals and drinks
ABC zone ticket

Individuals:
Cancellations more then a week in advance only administration costs of 10%
Cancellation between a week and 48 hours prior to departure date: 50% of the total amount
Cancellation less than 48 hours prior to departure date : 100% of the total amount
No show: no restitution


Groups:
Cancellation more than 1 month before departure date : only administration fees
Cancellation less than 2 weeks prior to departure date : 100% of the total amount
No show: no restitution

April 1st - October 31st: Sunday & Wednesday at 9:50 am from McDonald's opposite the main entrance to Zoo Station

November 1st - March 31st

from McDonald's opposite the main entrance to Zoo Station
look for the guides with the yellow bags : InsiderTours

McDonald's opposite the main entrance to Zoo Station