Excursions

Historical Ship Cruise

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

€ 15,00 / person
(Including: 1 hour ship cruise with audio guide)

Meeting point:
Landing stage Friedrichstraße/Am Weidendamm, 9.45 am

Berlin offers plenty of colourful impressions and a vibrant city life. Take a break and enjoy a relaxing one hour cruise where you can watch closely some of the most beautiful places and impressive architectural creations: Berlin Cathedral, Museum Island, Reichstag (seat of the German Parliament), Government Quarter, House of the World’s Cultures and the Nikolaiviertel. With its medieval lanes, bars, little boutiques and antique shops the Nikolaiviertel is a historical quarter of Berlin and a popular tourist attraction.

Medical Historical Tour

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 12:45 p.m. – 03:15 p.m.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 12:45 p.m. - 03:15 p.m.

€ 46,00 / person (Including: 2,5 hours tour, bus transfer, lunch package, guided tour of the Berlin Medical Historical Museum, guided tour of the Robert Koch Museum and Mausoleum, hostess assistance during the transfers)

Meeting point: Tour counter at bcc, at 12:45 p.m.
Transfer: From / to bcc

A bus will take you from the bcc to the Medical Historical Museum of the Charité Berlin, famous for its pathological-anatomical collection. You will experience an interesting one-hour guided tour through the museum’s permanent exhibition. During this tour you will follow 300 years of history of medicine. Additionally you will have the chance to see Rudolf Virchow’s collection of pathological-anatomical specimens. Thanks to his collection Virchow, the German physician, is renowned as cofounder of the modern pathology in the whole world. His wide collection shows specimens with particularly striking signs of disease and presents rare diseases – for example, malformations.

Afterwards, you drive by bus to the Robert Koch-Institute, the German federal institution responsible for disease control and prevention, founded in 1891. There you will enjoy a half hour guided tour through the museum, which presents the life and work of the founder of the institute, Robert Koch. Here you will have time to visit the gravesite of the founder after the guided tour.

Charité Tour

Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 12:45 p.m. – 03:15 p.m.

€ 43,00 / person (Including: 2-hour English guided tour, bus transfer, lunch package)
Meeting point: Tour counter at bcc, at 12.45 p.m.

Transfer: From / to bcc

The area of the Charité hospital tells some fascinating stories of life and death. It all began in the 18th century with a pestilence house and took its way through history to become what it is now: one of the major university hospitals in Europe and the buildings themselves, relicts of important moments of medical history.

The Charité Tour will take the participants to the most significant places of the hospital. The walking tour begins at the famous Charité tower, goes on via the pathology where Rudolf Virchow did research, to the former pock house and, with visits to other institutes, finally to a less known district, where the anatomy of the university can be found.

New Museum Tour incl. three-day ticket

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 02:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m.

€ 50,00 / person (Including: English speaking guide, 90-minute guided tour, three-day ticket, transfer to museum)

Meeting point: Tour counter at bcc, at 14:00 p.m.
Transfer: From bcc to New Museum – no transfer back

Visit the recently reopened New Museum which has been closed for almost seven decades. As highlight of the 90-minute guided tour you will see one of the most copied works of ancient Egypt, the bust of the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten – Nefertiti.

The impressive interior design of the museum was recreated by the famous British architect David Chipperfield: the result as you can see it today is a unique atmosphere keeping the history visible and integrating modern elements where the original has been destroyed. After the guided tour through the New Museum your ticket will be valid for three days, enabling you to enjoy the Museum Island and several other museums in Berlin individually.

Visit the Pergamon Museum or the Old National Gallery, the Old Museum or the Bode Museum – four important museums of Berlin which are situated on the Museum Island in the heart of the city on your own.

Bird Watching Walk Berlin Tiergarten

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 05:00 a.m. – 07:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 05:00 a.m. - 07:00
a.m.

€ 10,00 / person (Including: donation to the NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland, German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union)

Meeting point: Brandenburger Tor
Finish point: S-Bahn station “Berlin Tiergarten”
Transfer: Journey by public transport. More information will be given in due time

An early morning bird-watching walk will start at the Brandenburger Tor at 5.00 am and lead to Berlin Tiergarten. The time is shortly before sunrise when the birds are starting to sing. The walk will take place during any weather conditions. A local guide and the two ISHAM guides Dr. Dagmar Rimek and Prof. Reinhard Kappe will explain sighted birds in English language. The walk will cover approximately 4 km within two hours. The finish point, the S-Bahn Station Berlin Tiergarten, will be reached at about 7.00 am. A list of the birds sighted will subsequently be e-mailed to the participants. Please bring your binoculars.

Berlin Sightseeing Tour by Video Bus

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m.

€ 40,00 / person (Including: 3 hour English guided multimedia bus tour, 50-seater bus)

Meeting point: Tour counter at bcc, at 09:45 a.m.
Transfer: From / to bcc

A different sightseeing bus tour! Dive into the history of Berlin – past and present. You will pass by the most interesting sights and locations of the beautiful capital of Germany and relive the most important historical events in audio and video. You will experience the exciting atmosphere of an always changing city, a historic city, full of modern eye catchers and futuristic ambitions – the vibrant city of Berlin. Experience the past and the present in a very different and interactive way.

The Berlin Wall - Attempts to escape

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 02:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.

€ 45,00 / person (Including: 2- hour English guided tour, transfer)

Meeting point: Tour counter at bcc, at 14.00 p.m.
Transfer: From / to bcc

In 2009 Berlin celebrated the 20 anniversary of the Fall of the Wall. In the summer of 1961 the East German government ordered the erection of the Berlin Wall. Since then, many attempts were made to dig tunnels through Berlin’s sandy soil in order to overcome the heavily guarded border. Sometimes this leaded to spectacular cloak-and-dagger operations, other times to betrayal and bitter failure. Enjoy an interesting tour and learn more about the escapes from Berlin to Berlin. See various photo exhibitions and visit the Bernauer Straße. There more than seven escape tunnels were attempted within a distance of just 350 meters of each other. Here you will hear tales of betrayal in addition to the story of the two most successful tunnels.

Excursion to Castle Sanssouci (Potsdam)

Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 02:00 p.m. – 06:00 p.m.

€ 60,00 / person (Including: English guided bus transfer, 44 seater coach, entrance to Castle Sanssouci (palace and palace garden) incl. guided tour)

Meeting point: Tour counter at bcc, at 13.45 p.m.
Transfer: From / to bcc

Travel by bus to Potsdam, the city which best reflects the glory of Prussian history as it was the residence of the Prussian kings and German Kaisers, until 1918. Visit one of the most impressive royal palaces, built by Frederick the Great, with a beautiful garden, terraces and fountains. The renowned gardens and palaces of Sanssouci are an international attraction. The 18th and 19th century architecture, sculpture, painting and interior decoration are one of the most harmonious arrangements in Germany.

Organizer of all excursions: INTERPLAN AG Munich, Germany
All rates are indicated per person and include V.A.T. A minimum number of participants is requested
for each tour. If this number is not reached, INTERPLAN reserves the right to cancel the tour.