Berlin has a uniquely varied, rich and disturbing history from the Prussian kings to the Weimar Republic, the rise of Nazism and reunification. The capital of a reunified Germany since 1990, Berlin has undergone a vast transformation to reinstate the city as a modern international centre.
From 1961 until 1989 the city was divided by the awesome Berlin Wall, the great divide between the Communism of the East and the Capitalism of the West. The changing face of world politics was symbolised by the fall of this once almost impenetrable barrier.
A visit to this vibrant city brings many major events of modern history to life. Berlin is an exciting youthful city which can be experienced on many different levels exploring a range of educational themes.
Curriculum Focus
Accommodation
STS works with youth accommodation in the city. Hotel accommodation can be made available at a supplement..
Selection in Berlin
Berlin
A & O Hostel Friedrichshain Official Rating: Hostel
Capacity: 400
Location: Situated in the Friedrichshain Quarter 672 this hostel provides a good base from which to explore the city.
Facilities: The hostel has a television, a pool table, table tennis, table football and outdoor leisure area. There is a large dining area located in the basement. Teachers lounge with PC, internet and fax.
Accommodation: The bedrooms generally accommodate 2-8 people. Approximately ⅓ of the rooms have private facilities and there are further showers and toilets on the corridor. TV in all rooms.
Meal Basis: Full Board.
STS also works with the A & O Hostel Mitte.
Steps Apartments Youthhotel An attractive 100 year old building which has been sympathetically renovated and converted to a high standard accommodation centre.
Official Rating: Youth Hotel
Capacity: 96
Location: North of the city in a residential area in the district of 'Wedding'. The centre is a three minute walk from the U Bahn Station Nauener Platz giving easy access to other parts of the city.
Facilities: The Steps has its own restaurant and bar. There is an attractive courtyard garden with stage and a good size cellar meeting room.
Accommodation: Accommodation is provided in spacious apartment style rooms. Each apartment has 2 or 3 bedrooms sharing a bathroom. Apartments sleep up to 8.
Meal Basis: Full Board.
Aletto Jugendhotels These youth hotels offers a high standard of accommodation for groups.
Official Rating: Youth Hostel
Capacity: 400
Location: Centrally situated ideal for exploring the city. STS uses the Aletto hotels in Kreuzberg and Shoneberg.
Facilities: Breakfast room, lounge area and bar service.
Accommodation: Rooms are for 4-6 persons all with private facilities and TV, radio and alarm clock.
Meal Basis: Full Board.
New for Coach Tours! Air Conditioned Coach at no extra charge for departures during May, June and July.
Sample Itinerary - 6 DAYS TO BERLIN BY EXPRESS COACH
Day 1 — Depart UK by coach, overnight travel to Berlin.
Day 2 — Arrive in Berlin early afternoon. Time for some exploration on foot or by public transport (cost not included). Due to driver's regulations your coach will not be available for use. Evening meal (first included meal).
Days 3 - 4 — Explore Berlin and surrounding areas (see our Excursion Selection)
Day 5 — Day at leisure for sightseeing on foot or by public transport (cost not included). Due to drivers regulations your coach will not be available for use. Depart Berlin in the early evening for overnight travel to UK.
Day 6 — Arrive in UK.
Sample Itinerary - 4 DAYS TO BERLIN BY AIR
Day 1 — Depart London travel to Berlin by air (Transfer to your accommodation is included in the tour price).
Day 2-3 — Time at leisure for excursions of your choice.
Day 4 — Airport transfer (included) for flight to the UK. The city can be explored using the excellent public transport system or we can quote for coach excursions which can be pre-booked before you travel. Excursions are not included in the tour price.
Meal Arrangements
Full Board (By Coach): First Meal - Evening meal on Day 2
Final Meal - Evening meal on Day 5.
Full Board (By Air): First Meal - Evening meal on Day 1
A half or full day city guide can be arranged at a supplementary charge.
Excursion Selection
History & Landmarks The Wall - a section of The Wall is still standing and the East-side Gallery has become a huge outdoor gallery with many outstanding murals depicting the past pain and future hope of this city.
Siegessäule Memorial - Victory column in the Tiergarten Park.
The Reichstag - the home of the German Parliament. Visit the unique glass dome.
TV Tower - ascend by lift to the top of this famous 368m landmark for magnificent views.
The Brandenburg Gate - the symbolic gate dividing East and West Berlin until it was opened as a border crossing in 1989.
Alexanderplatz - the commercial heart of former East Berlin, an important meeting point and transport hub.
Unter den Linden - a broad avenue lined with many of Berlin's most impressive historic buildings.
Nikolaiviertel - a restored historical quarter with 13th Century church, shops, pubs and restaurants.
Potsdamer Platz - once the heart of Berlin the area was flattened in WWII and was no-mans land during the division of the city. This rebuilt area is now a high tech centre of commerce with entertainment and shopping facilities.
Kurfürstendamm area - main shopping street. The bombed ruins of Kaiser Wilhelm church remain as a symbol of the destruction of conflict.
World War II Topography of Terror - the site of the headquarters of the SS, Gestapo and Security Service from 1939. An information centre explains about the Nazi organisation and their plans to exterminate the Jews.
Olympic Stadium - built to host the 1936 Olympic Games and the location for the gathering of the international youth of National Socialist Germany, to be greeted by Hitler in the days leading up to WWII.
Memorial of Plotzensee - one hundred people were hanged here following the unsuccessful attempt to bring down the Nazi regime.
Memorial House of the Wannsee Conference - the exhibition documents the history and consequences of the 1942 Wannsee Conference which planned the extermination of the Jews (minimum 6 months advance booking required). Students must be over 14 years old.
Gedenkstätte Deutsche Widerstand - Memorial to German Resistance on the site where the five conspirators of a failed coup against Hitler were executed.
Russian Monument - memorial to the 20,000 Soviet soldiers who lost their lives in WWII.
Sachsenhausen Memorial - 31km North of Berlin on the site of the former concentration camp (min 6 months advance booking required).
Holocaust memorial - just a few hundred metres from the Brandenburg Gate and close to the site of Adolf Hitler's bunker. This huge monument has been built in recognition of the six million Jews of Europe killed by the Nazis.
Cold War DDR Museum - Experience the daily life of the GDR, the former Soviet State. Exhibits can be touched and handled. Guided tours available.
Stasi Museum - Normannenstrasse. Memorial in former HQ of East German secret police.
Hohenschonhausen - Former central detention centre for political prisoners.
The Story of Berlin - 800 years of Berlin history including an original nuclear bunker.
Check Point Charlie Museum - a small but fascinating museum about the Berlin Wall and the courageous attempts made to cross it.
East Side Gallery - artists have decorated a 1.3km remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall giving their interpretation of the theme Environment, Tolerance and Peace.
Major Museums & Galleries Pergamon Museum - houses priceless treasures of the classical world.
National Gallery - A collection 19th and early 20th century paintings and sculptures.
Old Museum - contains the contemporary art of the National Gallery and the Egyptian collection.
Jewish Museum Berlin - Traces the history of the Jews in Germany from the end of the Roman age until the present day. Themed guided tours available subject to availability.
German Historical Museum - permanent exhibition of German history from the middle ages to the present.
Hamburger Bahnhof - contemporary art museum including the Erich Marx and Friedrich Flich collection.
New National Gallery - impressive collection of paintings and sculptures from the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Leisure Kürfurstendamm - Berlin's main shopping street.
East Side bowling Boat trips - River Spree round trip through historic Berlin.
Zoo, Aquarium, Sony Centre and IMAX® screen.
Disco -Exclusive for school groups Tues and Thurs nights (seasonal).
Outside The City Potsdam - visit the beautiful Schloss Sans Souci, famed retreat of Frederick the Great, and the Cecilienhof Palace, setting of the 1945 Potsdam conference.
Dresden - virtually rebuilt following destruction by allied bombing during WWII. Visit the Zwinger Museum complex and the Green Vault, a vast collection of 15th Century treasures. See the Frauenkirche the Hofkirche and the Opera.
Tropical Island - 60kms south of Berlin. Huge indoor tropical complex with white sand beaches, tropical lagoons, entertainment, 1km long rainforest walk, mangrove swamp and waterfall (www.my-tropical-islands.com).
Departing from your school and returning to school by full specification touring coach with 2 drivers, arriving at the centre on Day 2 and departing from the centre on Day 5. Minimum group size: Coach tour price is based on 35 paying passengers. Supplements apply for smaller groups.
Standard Channel Crossing
Ferry: Dover to Calais: 1½
Other channel crossings: Available at a supplementary charge.
Eurotunnel: Folkestone to Calais: 35 minutes platform to platform.
Transfer Times
Calais: Berlin 12 hours.
Tour Length
6 days. Extra day supplement applicable upon request.
Air Travel Arrangements
Depart from London to Berlin. Minimum group size: Single Centre Air Tour is based on 30 paying passengers.
Tour Length
4 days by Air. You can request extra days at a supplement.
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From 1961 until 1989 the city was divided by the awesome Berlin Wall, the great divide between the Communism of the East and the Capitalism of the West. The changing face of world politics was symbolised by the fall of this once almost impenetrable barrier.
A visit to this vibrant city brings many major events of modern history to life. Berlin is an exciting youthful city which can be experienced on many different levels exploring a range of educational themes.
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