Berlin David Bowie Small-Group, Half-Day Walking Tour

Berlin 3 hours

Choose from a morning or afternoon tour, and then make your way to the Berliner Ensemble theater near Friedrichstraße station. Here, meet your guide by the statue of Bertolt Brecht, a German playwright whose play Baal was adapted by the BBC in 1982, starring Bowie in the title role. Over the next three hours, you’ll travel around Berlin, visiting sites associated with Bowie and learning about Cold War-era Berlin. Pass by crumbling sections of the Berlin Wall and buildings studded with bullet holes, and gain insight into life in the divided city during the late 1970s. Hear about Bowie’s attachment to his adopted dystopia of Cold War angst, and discover how it influenced his music. Stroll by the legendary Hansa Studios, where many fans believe Bowie’s music reached its creative peak, and visit Zoo Station, Potsdamer Platz, and other places of cultural significance. Your final stop of the tour is 155 Hauptstrasse, the apartment building in Schöneberg where Bowie and Iggy Pop once lived. See the plaque dedicated to Bowie, and then perhaps finish with a drink (own expense) at Neues Ufer, a nearby café once frequented by Bowie.


Small-group, 3-hour tour of David Bowie’s Berlin

Discover sites associated with Bowie during the ‘Berlin years’

Learn about Cold War-era Berlin and its influence on Bowie’s music

Stop by Hansa Studios where Heroes and some of Low, two of the heralded ‘Berlin Trilogy’ albums, were recorded

Visit sections of the Berlin Wall and other culturally significant sites in former East and West Berlin

See the building where Bowie and Iggy Pop once lived

This tour is limited to 10 participants and led by a historian, professor, doctoral student, journalist or published author

Tour guide (historian, professor, doctoral student, journalist, or published author)

Exclusions

Food and drinks

Transportation to/from attractions: You will need to use public transport a few times, since the distances between some key sites would be too far to walk. If you will not have a few days visitor's transit pass to Berlin already, we suggest that you purchase the day metro pass. If you cannot purchase it in advance, your guide will help you purchase it at the first metro station on the tour

Additional Information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
8 Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin, Berlin, 10117 Get directions

A full refund will apply if you cancel more than a day before the activity start time.

No refund is possible if you cancel less than a day before the activity start time.

Guide Languages

  • English
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