Potsdam City Tour from Berlin: A Walk through 18th Century Palaces and Gardens
4.8
88 Ratings
Berlin
Discover the fascinating history and stunning beauty of Potsdam on a 6-hour city tour from Berlin. Visit palaces, gardens, and historic landmarks, including the famous Sanssouci Palace and Cecilienhof Palace. Don't miss the chance to walk over the iconic Glienicke Bridge and explore the UNESCO-listed city. Book your tour now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Altes Rathaus - Alte markt, St. Nicholas’ Church (St. Nikolaikirche) , Palazzo Barberini, City Palace (Stadt Schloss Potsdam), Dutch Quarter - shopping
- Glienicke Bridge - The “Bridge of Spies”, location of spy exchanges during the Cold War years
- Babelsberg Castle - See from the Glienicke Bridge
- Potsdam’s Gardens - Neuen Garten, Marble Palace
- Schloss Cecilienhof - 1917 last palace built by the Hohenzollern family, location of the 1945 Potsdam Conference, Stalin Churchill Truman, KGB Forbidden City and KGB prison
- Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) - Walk through Potsdam’s Brandenburg Gate, Louisenplatz
- Potsdam Friedenskirche - Go through the Church of Peace, German Emperor Frederick III’s Moseleum
- Sanssouci Palace - 1747 Summer Bungalow of Frederick the Great, royal gardens, the New Palace
What's Included
- Guided tour with a local expert
What's Not Included
- Tour does not include entrance to the palaces, this is a ‘street level’ tour.
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Transportation to/from attractions, approx. 7€ per person for an ABC day pass
Additional Information
Embark on an enchanting 6-hour round trip from Berlin to the visually charming town of Potsdam. Potsdam is packed with 17 royal residences, 4 noble mansions, various lakes, impeccably maintained gardens, decorative structures, and water fountains scattered across extensive lush green areas. Potsdam is steeped in intriguing history, it was where the ‘Soldier King’, Fredrick the Great welcomed Voltaire to his splendid Sanssouci palace. Dutch craftsmen left their unique footprint here in the 18th century. Explore Cecilienhof Palace, the final palace erected during the German empire, this was the site of the Potsdam Conference where Churchill (later replaced by Attlee), Stalin and Truman determined the future of post-war Europe. Experience the lavishness of the ‘New’ and Sanssouci palaces. Cross over the ‘bridge of spies’ - Glienicke bridge, appreciate Potsdam’s Brandenburger Tor and the impressive ‘church of Peace’. This is a terrific day spent strolling through the UNESCO designated city of Potsdam. After this exhaustive tour of the stunning city of Potsdam, return back to Berlin with your guide.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour requires an ABC Zone train ticket
Location
Reichstagufer 17
Reichstagufer
Meet outside Friedrichstr. train station, on the square beside the 'Traenenpalast' (Palace of Tears)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(88 Ratings)
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Ozzings
Dec 15, 2023
Highly recommend - George our guide was excellent, it was a very informative tour and he kept it interesting throughout
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Yolanda_n
Oct 30, 2023
Highly recommended - Beautiful town and sceneries, tour guide was excellent . Very knowledgeable guide and a lot to see in town
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Rebeccawp1086du
Oct 25, 2023
Highly recommend - I did the Potsdam tour with Eran and concentration camp tour with Mikhail. Both were excellent, knowledgeable guides. I learned so much on both tours. Incredible value for the price.
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W1621tbsarah
Oct 6, 2023
Excellent, knowledgeable, amusing guide. - Tom was an excellent and amusing guide. His knowledge and insights made the tour wonderfully instructive.
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Smatthew_12
Aug 13, 2023
Ex! - Nicholai was excellent. Very knowledgeable. Kept the group interested and he paced the walk well. It was long and sometimes tiring but well worth it.
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Dialax21
Jul 31, 2023
Must do 😁🙌🏻 - This was the best of my 3 visits I did in TripAdvisor to discover Berlin and its surroundings!
Maria was very instructive and quite funny while making us visit the city of Potsdam, visiting part of the Parks and the entrance of the main Palace was a unique experience and I really recommend you to get some more tickets for Sanssouci’s Palaces and get to see not only every statue on it but also visit the whole city by yourself!
I only planned this 6h visit thinking it would be enough to visit Potsdam, but I was very wrong and I wanted to visit the city even more to learn more about it, totally worth it 1 day of your trip 😁
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286omerm
Jul 17, 2023
Great tour - 5 stars
Nicholai is amazing and we loved the tour. This tour required a lot of walking. Keep in mind that you will need to buy a Euro 10 return ticket
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Janemn7251fw
Oct 19, 2023
A lovely day touring Potsdam - Lovely and interesting experience. Beautiful areas and fascinating history. Our guide Mikhaïl was very clear and helpful.
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Alicea972
Oct 11, 2023
Great way to see Potsdam - Walking tour is the best way to see Potsdam. So much history, starting with the Bridge of Spies, so picturesque with the Dutch quarter downtown. Maria was very knowledgeable. Rating is 4 instead of 5 because we didn't realize how much public transport there would be - besides the train to Potsdam, there were 3 different busses to get around Potsdam. A bit of rushing because the busses don't run often. Glad we went!
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F6253fgkellyf
Jul 23, 2023
A full day trip to Potsdam from Berlin - Maria was our guide for this tour and she was very sweet, upbeat and entertaining. She was knowledgeable and made the tour interesting and worthwhile. As others have said, this tour is fast paced and is a lot of walking. Our group was 22 persons and the downside is the group would spread apart and slow the tour down at times. Maria always patiently waited for everyone to arrive before beginning her talks. We stayed in Potsdam and took the tour of the Palace. We had reservations at 3:45 and just arrived in time. I recommend this and wished we had time left in our day for the new Palace. All the walking ate up a lot of time.
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