Private Walking Tour of Potsdam and Sanssouci

Overview

The beautiful city of Potsdam is listed as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO because of its harmonious landscape with parks and palaces. This tour takes you back in time and to all the highlights of the old city center of Potsdam including the park of Sanssouci Palace. You will see the old market with the restored City Palace, the picturesque Dutch quarter and the Brandenburg Gate, the older sister of the famous gate in Berlin. After a relaxing stroll through the city, we will reach the park of Sanssouci Palace with its water fountains, the golden Chinese Tea House and the tomb of Prussia's legendary king, Frederic the Great. The tour may either end at the palace where our guide will be helpful to obtain tickets for an inside visit (Mondays closed) or you head back to the railway station together with your guide.

Itinerary

1. Palais de Sanssouci

   See the beautiful and famous park of Sanssouci Palace. Upon request the tour may end at the palace and your guide can help to get tickets for a visit inside (closed on Mondays) afterwards (no inside visit during our tour).

   · 45 min

2. Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor)

   The famous Brandenburg Gate is Berlin. But also Potsdam has a smaller one which used to be a gate as part of the historic city wall.

   · 10 min

3. Dutch Quarter

   The Dutch Quarter is the impressing historical city center of Potsdam. It looks like you would visit a small old town in the Netherlands.

   · 20 min

4. Landtag Brandenburg

   See the newly rebuilt historic city castle. An impressive buiding which is today the seat of the local parliament. No inside visit.

   · 10 min

5. Potsdam Friedenskirche

   See the church built by Wilhelm IV in the 19th century located in the park of Sanssouci palace. No inside visit.

   · 10 min

How to use your ticket

The MEETING POINT is at "Potsdam Hauptbahnhof - at the exit Babelsberger Strasse". Please ask at your hotel how to get to the main railway station of the city of Potsdam using the city train from Berlin. The ride takes about one hour. At the railway station please go to the exit called "Babelsberger Strasse". The guide is waiting there with a sign with your name written on it. In case you have problems finding the guide or you are late please call our office at +49-30-220118880.

Meeting and end point

What to know before you go

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The train ride to Potsdam will take approximately 1 hour please check the transport routes before travelling
• If you wish to visit Sanssouci Palace after the tour - note that the palace is closed on Mondays
• PLEASE NOTE: the tour description and itinerary are for information purposes only and subject to changes - particularly to your personal preferences which you may express to your guide at the beginning of the tour.
• Governing law is German law. Jurisdiction is Berlin, Germany

Travelers

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

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