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Jewish History Tour

This Jewish history tour is unlike any other in that the tour guide takes a very personal approach and allows you to experience Jewish life in Amsterdam through the eyes of a single family, the Sousa family. On this tour, you will discover the 10 generation history of this family from the 17th century until today. You might be wondering how the guides know so many personal stories. Well, this is because the guides are describing their own family history!

The tour begins in the historical Jewish district, where the first Jews arrived in the 17th century. Here you will hear about how the Jews lived, what their professions were, and their position in society. Some of the highlights in this district include the famous Waterlooplein flea market, several Holocaust memorials, and the Portuguese Synagogue. These guides are eager to share their family’s history with you and there is no better way to learn about the Jewish history than through the eyes a family who once lived there.

Freedam Tours

Freedam Tours takes you on an incredible journey through the historical streets of Amsterdam. You’ll learn how this once fisherman’s village turned into a trading empire and about the transformation of freedom and tolerance that took place in this city. The Freedam Tours guides will teach you about Amsterdam’s history and modern life, and will share unique personal stories that you won’t hear anywhere else. At the end of the tour, you’ll understand the essence of Amsterdam and Dutch culture and since the guides work on a tips-only basis, you can decide how much the tour was worth to you.

Segway City Tour

Amsterdam has nearly 400 kilometers of bike lane and now you can drive a Segway on it while exploring the history and beautiful scenery and canals of Amsterdam. Segway City Tours gives you a unique opportunity as you glide over the streets without making a sound. While riding a Segway might be a little intimidating for first-time riders, it’s actually very simple to balance and maneuver. After the first few minutes, you’ll be riding like a pro and won’t want to give up your Segway after the 90 minute tour.

Traditional Polish Food Tour

Don’t commit the tourist crime of traveling to a new place without trying the local food. Thanks to the Traditional Polish Food Tour, finding all the must-have meals and traditional treats is easy. Don’t waste your time walking around aimlessly looking for authentic food and risk getting caught in a tourist trap. Save yourself the time of researching all the best Polish cuisine and join a Traditional Polish Food Tour instead. These carefully cultivated tours may focus on food but add a beautiful blend of history, culture, and traditions into their recipes.

Enjoy the many flavors of Poland as you make friends with other travelers and hear anecdotes and stories from one of the knowledgeable guides. The tours are kept small to keep the experience personal and intimate – chatting is welcome, as are any questions on Polish food, history, culture, or geography. The Krakow tour explores historically significant Kazimierz and its lively array of Poland’s favorite foods and treats. Along the tour you will not only hear about the food but eat it, too! You’ll sample around 15 different Polish foods, as well as craft beer and vodka.

Start the tour on an empty stomach and try and leave room for the end – the dessert is served last! The Traditional Polish Food Tour runs twice a day (either a lunch or dinner option) and takes about 3.5 hours total. There’s a minimum of 1 participant per tour and a maximum of 12. Over the course of the tour you’ll visit 5 or 6 establishments and take in not just the food but the atmosphere and culture. A foodie map, cookbook, and great recommendations are given out by your guide so you can take what you learn about Polish food culture beyond your visit to Poland.

Marta

Marta Chmielowska has been assembling and leading tours around Kraków for over a decade. She’s a fully certified, licensed Kraków City Guide who, along with her partner Czeslaw Chmielowska (a licensed driver), can organize an array of tours and services for your trip to Poland. Whether you need airport and rail assistance, museum tickets, or itinerary suggestions, Marta is here to help.

Marta provides tours all across southern Poland, including Kraków, Auschwitz, the Wieliczka Salt Mine, Zakopane, and Czestochawa, but is happy to organize tours for other parts of the country, like Warsaw and Lublin. All tours are given in English and are customizable to your needs and desires, but don’t take Marta’s years of experience for knowledge, she has some wonderfully pre-planned tour itineraries to offer.

Marta has a master’s degree in History from the Pedagogic Academy of Kraków, she mastered her English speaking skills while living in the USA for four years, and started guiding tours to share her passion for her country with Poland’s tourists. Working with her husband, Czeslaw, they offer comfortable, minibus-based tours for up to 8 people, all across Poland. Czeslaw is a highly experienced driver and local to the highlands of Zakopane and boasts a vast knowledge of his region and the famous Tatra mountains. Together, this duo makes an incredible team and can provide you with an unforgettable visit to Kraków and the surrounding areas of Poland.

Original Europe Tours

The Original Europe Tours Berlin hosts several tour options for visitors to experience the historical and cultural aspects of the city. The company hosts several tours including a look into Berlin’s World War II history, a tour of the city’s craft breweries, a somber look at the Berlin Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial, a street art workshop, a pub crawl, as well as a visit to the Berlin Wall.

One of the tour company’s most popular tours is the Original Berlin World War II Third Reich Tour where you’ll discover the scars left behind from the Second World War. Local history guides share stories and urban legends while passing by historical sights, buildings, memorials, and monuments surrounding Berlin from World War II.

During WWII, Berlin served as Germany’s Nazi stronghold for Hitler and the Third Reich. Guides take groups to see the battlefields left behind from the Battle of Berlin. Guests can observe historical sights of the city while walking at a leisurely pace listening to guides retell tales from this turbulent period in world history. Local guides bring history to life, recalling tales from the past about famous events, people, music, and architecture.

Another one of the Original Europe Tours’ most popular options is the Craft Beer Tour which uncovers the history of beer with an emphasis on Berlin’s brewing culture. This tour takes guests to three different pubs and one brewery handpicked by local guides. Germany has a reputation for brewing some of the world’s best beers, and visitors get the chance to taste regional Berlin and German beer. The tour’s social atmosphere makes this a perfect choice for solo travelers or tourists looking to mingle.

This small company offers tours in some of Europe’s most popular destinations, covering everything from hidden gems to main attractions throughout Berlin, Amsterdam, Prague, Budapest, and Barcelona. Guests can enjoy free and paid tours while exploring Europe’s street art, history, and beyond.

Alternative Berlin Tours

Come explore the wonders of Berlin from a new perspective. From free tours to food tours, from art tours to night tours, Alternative Berlin Tours offer a bit of everything. These walking tours are educational, informational and lots and lots of fun. Check out world-famous graffiti and the secret sights of this historical city or discover the cultural epicenter of punk and electronic music or where the reggae and rock history is hiding.

Alternative Berlin Tours offers a handful of great tours:

Alternative Berlin Tour – the original free tour that allows you to see Berlin as a local does. Visit everything from skateparks to multicultural neighborhoods and iconic landmarks.
Alternative Nightlife Tour – visit some of Berlin’s top nightclubs and bars. Known for its amazing nightlife, from the Absinthe bar to historically significant clubs, this is a tour not to be missed.
Street Art Workshop – see some of the world’s most famous graffiti and even make some art of your own. See the sights of Berlin through an artist’s eyes with this unique tour.
Street Art Tour – for those who want to explore the city’s street art but without the hands-on experience. Discover incredible art that you never knew existed right here.
Real Berlin Experience – discover how Berlin balances trends and traditions. This cultural tour takes you through the backstreets of the city to explore underground galleries and hidden markets.
Craft Beer and German Beer Tour – start in the brewing district and get to the root of this delicious beverage. Learn about German beer, it’s history and how it tastes – that’s right, samples included)
Green City Tour – this unique tour takes you from organic supermarkets to local bee farms as you visit the green businesses and sites of the city.

All tours are walking tours and open to the public, though some have age restrictions. For a more personalized experience, you can book a private tour for individuals, groups or even students. Berlin’s rich history is multi-faceted and exploring it from different perspectives and with a local guide is a great way to get a deeper understanding of this city’s past.

Alternative Berlin Tours take place almost every day of the year and have been recommended by guidebooks, travel magazines, and world-renowned publications since their inception in 2006. While other tours might take you to visit the wall and the site of Hitler’s bunkers and Charlie’s Checkpoint, these tours will show you the things you didn’t read about in a guidebook. Explore the fascinating alternative Berlin with one of these eye-opening, educational tours.

Berlin Bike Tour

Are you tired of booking an exciting tour, getting up early but then finding out you’re in a group of 50 tourists and you can’t hear or see what’s going on? It happens a lot, especially in major cities like Berlin. All too often is your money wasted on big tours where you have to wrestle past the other group members just to ask the guide a simple question.

That’s where the Berlin Bike Tour comes in. For all of their public tours, they guarantee your group will be no larger than eight people, who are all like-minded individuals looking to have a cultural, insider experience of Berlin on two wheels. If you’re a Berliner but have family coming to town, what better way to keep visitors entertained than show them the city’s astounding history? Their experts also cater to corporate events, school tours, and family vacations – whatever you’re up to in the city, they’ve got you covered.

The best thing about the Berlin Bike Tour is that it can be fun for all of the family. Berlin is a very bike-friendly city, suitable for kids and older adults. It is a safe, fun, and educational way to spend a day in one of the world’s best cities. The tours run twice daily from April to October, with a morning and early afternoon tour to suit all sightseeing schedules. In the winter months, the tours run once a day in the morning to make the most of the beautiful German winter.

The Berlin Bike Tour historians can guide you through all of Berlin’s historical landmarks, including:

The Berlin Wall Bike Tour: this tour traces the infamous Cold War through important historical monuments such as the Tranenpalast and Checkpoint Charlie, amongst others.
The Berlin Mitte Bike Tour: this tour will take you and your group through the most important centres of Berlin’s history, including monuments like the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate. With the Berlin Bike Tour guides, you can cover some 800 years of history in one afternoon.
The Berlin Potpourri Tour: this tour takes you through some of the lesser-spotted areas and monuments of Berlin’s impressive history. This is great for those who really want to get an insider’s look at the German capital.

On a sunny day in Berlin, there’s nothing better to do than put on your helmet and your sunglasses and set off on your bike. So many tourists sit in buses during the summer weather, not able to fully engage with the history they’re seeing. That’s why the Berlin Bike Tour offers a real, interactive tour of all of Berlin’s history, with professionals who know the city inside out.

Fat Tire Tours Berlin

Tired of walking or looking for a new and unique way to tour around the fascinating city of Berlin? Fat Tire Tours has the solution – hop aboard and get your tires to do all the hard work. Traveling by bike, e-bike, or segway will give you an interesting new view of an area you may have walked through before or offer a great way to see new sites.

Fat Tire Tours offers special tours that provide an experience you won’t find elsewhere. If you’re looking for a quick tour around the city’s highlights or an in-depth tour of a particular area or period in the city’s history, you can find a great range of options.

There are tours to suit every interest and budget. You can choose private tours to fit your specific preference, food tours to take you on a culinary journey through the city, historical tours to introduce you to some of the more difficult history of the region, or tours that take you around the modern and new areas of Berlin. No matter what your preferences, there is something for everyone.

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