Art & Design Tour in Berlin, Germany: AlternativeBerlin Experience

Style: Offbeat, Artsy

Let´s take a walk through Berlin's most colourful neighborhoods on this personal and authentic local experience. Discover a world away from the must see tourist stops and historical monuments as we immerse ourselves into this vibrant and multicultural city.

The mission is to experience Berlin´s many different contrasts, vibes and colours in one afternoon. From alternative & underground to urban, retro, decadent & cosmopolitan. We'll compare the East & West Berlin neighbourhoods and make a connection to the wonderful people that live here.

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Stopping by the Turkish quarters, we'll learn about the punk & Left wing politics of the 60's, 70's, 80's in the legendary Kreuzberg district. We'll drop by the local markets, cafe districts and beautiful streets once frequented by David Bowie and Christopher Isherwoood in the flamboyant, gay friendly Schönenberg district.

On our route we discover some amazing Street art /graffiti, urban art projects, squat houses in concealed courtyards. Visit an urban inner city farm, contemporary/underground galleries and marvel at the stunning architecture of both the East and the West. While freshening up on the decadent weimar / cabaret era and it´s connections to the current debaucherous Berlin clubbing scene, we´ll sample some delicious local food and beverages and end the tour at a magnificent African / Jamacian beach bar.

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Adie ..

I started my Alternative tours years ago as a means of supporting my local community and introducing visitors to the amazing world of underground and alternative Berlin. My passion is sharing the many stories and secret places this city is famous for. I am part guide , part artist , part urban explorer but full time into making my guests experiences´unforgetable ones. Full profile

17 Reviews

Kim R.

Jason showed us so much about Berlin that we couldn't have seen or learned on our own, from street art to music to the squats. This was a really cool tour!

Samantha W.

Jake was our tour guide, and my friend and I really enjoyed the tour. In addition to being generally likable and great at storytelling as we trekked around the city, our guide pointed out street art by well known artists and shared some background about the pieces, noted the use and reuse of space in the city, touched on the history of some sites that had particularly strong ties to WWII and the Cold War, and mentioned some of the highlights and challenges the city faces today. Although we only had a weekend to spend in Berlin, the tour helped us scratch a little past the surface of this fascinating city. We easily went over the four hours of the tour, so we definitely got to see a lot of the city for a good price! Definitely worth it - I would recommend!

Lynn

Great tour. How great is it? It's so great I want to do it again! By the way, our tour guide is Jack, he's the best tour guide I've ever met!

Thanos P.

The tour was awesome. You learn such a great things about how Berlin became what you see now. Cultural, historic and street facts along with great scenery and hidden neighborhoods that you would never visit from your own, away from tourists and the usual sites you can learn on Tripadvisor. If you want to have a quick taste of what is the real Berlin, you should definitely book this tour.

Howard H.

My wife and I were the only ones on the tour due to the great difficulty in finding the meeting place. Mati gave a phenomenal 5 hour tour covering a tremendous amount of ground, including the history and sites of East and West Berlin, graffiti art in Berlin. the Jewish section of Berlin and much more. He was able to answer every question we had nad was a delight to be with, I would recommend him to anyone who takes this tour.

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