Such an incredible experience! Everyone visiting Berlin should experience an underground tour with this group. Martina was our tour guide for Tour M and she was engaging, knowledgeable, friendly and fun! She made the tour interesting and was happy to answer any and all questions. They offer a bunch of different tours which cover different topics/aspects "Underground Berlin". We chose Tour M because it focused on the history of the Berlin Wall which we were interested in knowing more about, but there are other tours available that focus on other aspects, such as bunkers, WWII, etc. Be sure to read through what's available before you schedule your tour to ensure that you're signed up for the topic that interests you most. My husband and I had very little knowledge of the Berlin Wall and the history behind it prior to this tour. We left feeling incredibly informed yet hunger for more knowledge! Martina recommended a few movies and documentaries to watch for more information about the wall and we fully intend to watch them when we get back home. Thanks for an interesting and enjoyable experience! Next time we're in Berlin, we'll come back to experience a different tour with you. read more

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A country with so much history and interesting past the Berliner Wunterwelten is a must see. You walk below the streets and underground with many steps to a place that seems like it was back in time. I was wearing shorts and a small long sleeve which really didn't make me feel comfortable because this place is seriously seriously cold. I asked the guide if it gets any hotter in the summer time and he says it stays this cool. So be warned bring a jacket when you come here because the whole tour is literally under the streets of Berlin! The guide we got was not from Germany but from another country and spoke English quite well. The place is filled with many cool things to see and also the glow in the dark room is pretty awesome. I didn't even know they invented that kind of thng so long ago! Very factual tour and with many photos and items that are from that time period. Yes we aren't allowed to take pictures soo they can keep all these items for the next generation! I'm glad I actually went to this place and got to listen to this tour. It is a little bit long but if you have time check this place out, I really loved it and you probably will if you want to see what would happen if the bunkers. read more

Berliner Unterwelten - Just me :) - Walking Tours Near Me - Berlin, BE

The directions to get to the start of tour 2 was confusing as heck if you're not already familiar with Berlin's train system - my bf and I had to run around after getting lost and barely made it in time. But once there, this walking tour was 90 minutes of inspirational education on the history of one of Hitler's flak (air defense) towers. I only recently became that interested in history but this stuff was fascinating and disturbing at the same time. This particular tour only takes place April through October in order to not disturb the several hundred endangered bats that made the flak towers their home. Our tour guide Eliot narrated the entire tour as well as David Attenborough could have and maintained well paced timing, and it felt extra cool to wear hard hats and walk the spiral starcases inside. I highly recommend this tour for any visitors to Berlin who are interested in the city's history. The price is well worth it and helps in further excavation and preservation efforts. read more

Athena was our guide for the English tour of under the wall. She did an excellent job. It was very interesting and informative. I had a great time and learned a lot. Highly recommend this tour for everyone that has an interest in learning about how the Berlin Wall affected the people of Berlin on both sides of the wall. read more

I picked tour 2 cause it would show off some of the destruction of the controlled detonations and battle attacks. This is a fairly specific tour about a specific moment in military history, as well as engineering. Sometimes the tour dragged due to the details, but overall, you get a sense of how well engineered the buildings were, as well as the thought process behind logistics around the building. The scenery itself of the caved-in walls, collapsed staircases, and well-placed lighting that makes this tour worth it for me. Its got quite the steep walk up the staircase, but otherwise inside the building, its not too strenuous. It sucks you cant take pictures, but so be it. Its also hard to plan for tours ahead of time since you have to purchase them in person. Otherwise, it was worth going on tour. read more

This was one of the most inspiring and yet disturbing tours I've taken. The guide had such an amazing background of how national socialism came about, how the country bought into lies and a common "enemy" that it brought to mind current events in the U.S. Additionally, the exhibits were amazing with historical artifacts and propaganda. You got an idea of the horrors of living through air raids and the miserable life during war time. Completely different from any other museum tour with a strong anti war perspective. read more

I went on Tour 1 - Dark Worlds on a weekend afternoon. Got there about an hour beforehand and only about half of around 50 tickets had been sold. By the time the tour started there were still a few spots left for the English tour. Our group was split into two and we had to wait about 10 minutes so the first group could go ahead of us. Our guide, Andy, was knowledgeable and entertaining. No pictures allowed but the content is really interesting. read more

Berliner Unterwelten - Walking Tours Near Me - Berlin, BE

Tour F - Geschichtsspeicher Fichtebunker has a lot to offer. The guide told us everything about the versatile use of the bunker in Kreuzberg. Very impressive were the small rooms and the low ceilings on every floor. It can give you an impression of how the people must have felt inside the bunker during the war. The special highlight of the tour was the demonstration of an original emergency generator that still works. I can highly recommend the tour! read more

We went to the dark world tour with Nick as our guide. Very informative and very sobering to see what life was like to a Berliner during WWII. It's priced reasonably and a solid tour experience. Definitely going to check out more if we return again. Other reviewers mentioned being cold so I packed a cardigan because it is spring weather. I, personally, did not need to use it -but it may be helpful to have something warm just in case. Sadly, no pictures are allowed because the property is sensitive and also not owned by the tour company. read more

Amazing tour. We took tour M - all about the escapes under the Berlin wall. I won't give too much away but the tour was fantastic. A Spanish guide started apologising that his English wasn't perfect; he then spoke better English for two hours than most English teachers. Funny, interesting and poignant. If I was there for another day or two I would have happily taken another tour. One bit of advice...on our tour they took us on the underground a couple of stops away and allowed us to stay and then explore that area. Worth knowing. Very highly recommended. read more

I booked the English language tour in Aug 2009, which featured the history of the Berlin Gesundbrunnen train station as a bomb shelter during WWII and as a nuclear shelter during the Cold War. It was interesting to see the luminous paint from the Nazi era still glowing on the walls and the ventilation system for filtering poisonous gases. The tour leader, a knowledgable "urban archaeologist," provided a thorough and interesting explanation of everything we saw. As a history buff I found this richly rewarding. I plan to return to take some of the other tours covering other aspects of the Berlin Underground. read more

Berliner Unterwelten - Eingang zum Unterweltenmuseum - Walking Tours Near Me - Berlin, BE

This was the first tour I have taken in Berlin and I enjoyed every minute. We visited the underground bomb bunker and although no photography was allowed, I remember everything vividly. Our guide was animated, knowledgeable, and friendly. I learned so much from the tour and it gave a unique insight to how the war affected civilians. If you are interested in WWII history, especially how it impacted Berlin in particular, this tour is perfect! Also, whatever money they generate from ticket sales they use to find more bunkers that were bombed as well as other historical findings around Berlin. read more

Located in sight of our flat, the bunker at Humboldthain is a continual source of fascination. We took our first tour with the underground tour a few years ago and explored the partially destroyed interior. The site is exceptional and Berliner Unterwelten is the only way to get a look. However, the guide's accent could be quite difficult to understand and missed info here and there. No biggie, but not great. With our next visitors we took another tour with a group of visiting friends, detailing how the bunker was used as an air raid shelter. Again, exploring the site was a joy and this guide was a wealth of enthusiasm and knowledge - easy to follow. We once again took a tour over Easter weekend, again with visitors. It didn't start well as the guide immediately took off across the bridge at Gesundbrunnen, leaving the whole group far behind. Was she already anxious to be rid of us? Though this guide was knowledgeable, her tour of the escape tunnels leapt around so much it was extremely hard to follow. She also had a difficult accent for our ears, let alone my dad who wears hearing aids. He got almost nothing from the tour as he could barely understand anything she said and I grew tired trying to follow, often feeling more like I was on a forced school outing than a tour I had elected to go on ( and paid extra for as the tunnel tour is slightly more expensive)! Another disappointment of the tour is that their main site has little to do with tunnels and escapes so most of the tour was looking at photos or maps and hearing about nearby places. In this classroom environment, serious boredom began to set in. She explained in their last site how they are developing a recreation of an escape tunnel and I believe that may add a little more interest, but this tour was really not worth it. Stick with what you do right Unterwelten, for all our sakes. I think that is the last group of tourists we'll be subjecting to an afternoon of mediocrely presented history, which is a pity since we live so close. Also note - no pictures are allowed below ground. read more

If you're looking for something a bit outside of the typical Berliner tourist fare, Berliner Unterwelten is an interesting option. We arrived around 10:55am on a Thursday for the 11:00 "Dunkle Welten" tour and had no trouble getting a ticket. I'm the type of person you see walking in circles, sometimes cursing, trying to get the GPS on my phone to work. With that said the ticket office had great signage and was easy to find. Our tour guide was top notch and it was clear she had a firm grasp on how to be entertaining and informative. Simply put, she made the tour four star worthy. It was clear it wasn't her first time at the rodeo. If I had to say something bad (and yes, I have to) I guess I was disappointed that pictures weren't allowed. I understand somethings can't be photographed for various legal reasons, but even having a couple of rooms set aside for pictures would have gone a long way in my book as most people on the tour were, well, tourists. read more

Berliner Unterwelten is a very interesting place to see. It gives you a look into the life of the german civilians during WW2. If you are lucky you can get the tour in your own language, which is just an extra plus cause you get all the little details of the story. Its a little chilly down there so remember to bring a sweater:) and obviously dont go there if you are a bit claustrophobic;) read more

We've been to Berliner Unterwelten for the tour 1 about WWII. It was exactly what other reviewers said: interesting, detailed... and cold. Be sure to bring a jacket if you're going there in summertime as it can be chilly underground. The guide was very knowledgeable, passionate and knew when to play small jokes in order to get everyone's attention. At the end maybe it was a bit too much but at least we heard everything about this place! I agree with one reviewer below who said that the tour seemed a bit too long for what you are seeing (cemented rooms basically), but all the content displayed makes up for that. If you've got time to do something different in the city: go there! read more

Amazing tour well worth the €12. Guides are very knowledgeable and weave a very interesting tale of the experiences people had many years ago. The first tour (Dark worlds) was so good that we stayed and did the second one (Flak Tower) on the same day. read more

Amazing tour! We did tour 1 of the underground bomb shelter, but they offer several others. Go to their website for a full list and descriptions. I won't babble on about all the stuff we saw and learned, but suffice it to say that if you are interested in WWII or the cold war, they will have a great tour and for you. The price is good and our guide, Robin Williams, was excellent! Their location is a bit tricky to find, but here is the best hint I can give...first go to the Gesundbrunnen metro station on the Ring north of Berlin. As you exit the station just look around for the big store with a giant "K" on top (across the small street to the south) and walk to the small brick building next to it on the corner to find the ticket office. Robin Williams was an amazing guide. read more

I could imagine that these tours through the world under Berlins streets would be especially interesting for vistors from abroad. We've been there during the Easter weekend, means that the tours have been very crowded. Maybe that's the reason why we've been a bit disappointed of tour 3. The guide bloviated and repeated the details often. Due to this, the group was pressed to time so that one couldn't have a more than a glance at the interesting pictures and descriptions. We regretted that the focus has not been on the political background but on technical details. Nevertheless, one has to pay respect to a non-profit club who's able to offer permanent tours during holidays! The price for the tour is absolutely fair: EUR 9,00 (with Berlin Welcome card EUR 7,00, kids up to 11 years are free) read more

Had a fantastic time down in the "Dark Worlds" bunker. We had a great guide he was from Brazil and was informative & interesting (unfortunately I can't recall his name). The bunker has some interesting exhibits & the history was engaging. Great value! Thank you! read more

This company is some combination of lazy, incompetent, bureaucratic, or cheap, and they do not have an online ticketing system. So tours may sell out. I know because they told me this right on their website. So I called them 45 minutes in advance of their Dark Worlds tour, saying that I was a half hour away in Tegel, would I be able to get in? And they said yes, only half of the tickets had been sold, so if I came I'd be safe. And I shlepped there in the infernal (95-degree) Berlin summer heat, and the tour was sold out. I told the woman at the desk what happened, and she said, and I am quoting her directly, "I don't believe he told you that." So now my choices are to wait two hours (which my schedule wouldn't allow), or to see the Under the Berlin Wall tour instead a half hour later. I opted for the latter. While the guide Eren was very knowledgeable, the tour only took you past model (fake reproductions of) the tunnels. He merrily told us that they were using INFARED TECHNOLOGY to find an actual tunnel to show us, and they'd have that in place by next year, and I'm thinking, you can do this amazing thing but you cannot SELL A TICKET IN ADVANCE or cannot hire someone who can do something simple like not accusing the customer of lying? I'm sure their Dark Worlds tour is amazing, based on the quality of the guide, but I hate to support these guys. read more

We had an amazing tour here! We chose tour 1 in English which is a tour of an air raid shelter. Our guide was really informative and we couldn't believe the way the sites have been preserved. We learned a ton on this tour and found it to be a great value! read more

Congratulations to this association for preserving this part of Berlin's heritage! My friend and I were planning to do the Tour M ''Under the Berlin Wall" but arrived too late to buy the tickets, it was already sold out. Instead, we did the Tour 3 "Subways and Bunkers during the Cold War" in french and it was a really good surprise. Our french guide, Laure, an archeologist, really caught our attention during the entire visit. She delivers the tour in a very passionated way and is very dynamic (no time to even think about being bored for a sec!) We learned a lot about the Cold War and how Berlin was at the center of all tensions. Also, our guide really made us feel and imagine what the population would have had been through in case of a nuclear attack on Berlin. I definitely recommend this tour! read more

This is a non-profit operated tour and by golly was it interesting. I don't want to give to much away but I highly recommend the bunker four, it's only 9€ (Euro) and the tour was full of historical artifacts and intriguing pieces brought in from that era. History buffs will appreciate it from beginning to end. read more

We did Tour 1 in English. Interesting tour, but less than I thought. No photos allowed, which is a serious bummer for tourists who travel 4,000 miles to see these places and want to remember them. Also, our tour had about 30 people in the group, one of whom could not stop coughing. Thanks to her poor judgment and being in the enclosed space with her, my souvenir was catching her plague. read more

Between me & my husband, we love to learn about many things including history & this tour helped us get a glimpse of what it might've been. We did 2 tours with them - Tour 1 (Eran) in the morining & Tour M (Dutch guide. Sorry, can't remember the name) in the afternoon! Both the guides was knowledgeable and passionate. Maybe I'm a bit biased but I felt that one could easily do just one & get a good glimpse. Nonetheless, if you are in Berlin, I'd definitely recommend this tour! P.S: No photos are allowed which I absolutely loved! read more

We recently booked a private tour with Berliner Unterwelten to view the underground shelters and the bunker (September 29, 2010)...very informative and highly educational!!! I will start this review off with a negative much like our tour started off negatively. I booked the tour several months ago online for 3 of us for EUR320.00 and we were all very excited!!! We followed the instructions we were given for the meeting place and were on time to the meeting place. There was another large tour group that was standing outside the meeting door with us and they made a phone call and were told that they should be meeting at the opposite end of the street for their tour. They left and we waited for a few more minutes outside the Berliner Unterwelten door. I saw a lady inside the establishment behind the closed door and she made eye contact with me, but made no effort to come toward the door. We all just assumed that we were at the wrong meeting place so we ran out and caught up with the other tour group. Turns out we should not have followed them. Frustrated and already 15 minutes past our starting time we decided to make a call to their office. We were told to come back to where we originally were. Upon arriving back we were greeted by 2 people, one of which was the woman who looked me directly in the eye through the window and ignored me!!! She immediately was snappy and rude to us telling us that we had wasted 20 minutes of her time and ours. Seriously??? Are you kidding me?!?!?! We expressed our opinions, she expressed hers and then we moved on. Except for the above, the remainder of the tour was AMAZING!!! The tour guide was very well informed about the history of WWII and about Berlin in general. We viewed and learned many interesting things and also learned that the American history books do not teach the whole truth!!! The only bummer about the whole tour was that you can not take pics, but hopefully I will never forget what I saw!!! I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in history or learning more about the horrors of WWII!!! read more

We did the WWII Bunker Tour, and it was excellent. The guide was knowledgeable and funny (at appropriate times). The contents of the bunker were all authentic bunker contents from WWII, but NOT from the bunker you see. This was actually a great part of the tour: you got to see a large variety of artifacts, not just a limited view of what would be in one. read more

My reason for the 2 star review is, the footwear issue. Certain tours require closed footwear - no cut outs, no sandals, flip flops, etc. We booked Tour 2 and I arrived in a pair of trainers (New Balance 620 to be exact) and they wouldn't let me on the tour. Now there is nothing wrong with the trainers I was wearing they were only a few months old. Other people waiting for the tour were wearing trainers, including my girlfriend who was wearing Adidas Gazelle's, but they would not change their opinion. I had already bought tickets in advance so the only option they gave us was to switch to tour 3 which was happening at the same time, no refund - so we did. Tour 3 is a bit, boring? You go underground and get shuffled around rooms. You sit down in one room and get given a speech and then you walk through some corridors and it happens again. The rooms are decorated with props and posters from the time. Eventually you end up in a u-bahn station and the Berlin wall memorial. The information they tell you is nothing new, it can be read in books. And although they are Germans and give the tours in English they do seem VERY scripted, and they talk VERY fast. At times it can be a bit hard to hear what they're saying. I'm sure the original tour we wanted would have been good but I would give tour 3 a miss. read more

This tour was Interesting,extremely informative, and very relevant and important. The tour guide was very kind and encouraged us to ask questions and to really learn about the sacred space we were standing in. It's important to get a mote personal perspective on what it's like to live through war and the struggles. read more

Fantastic tour. Very informative and they have access to the underground so you can really appreciate what they are discussing. Did Tour-M regarding the Wall and escape attempts. Learned a lot. Highly recommend. read more

It was OK, but I thought it would have been better as a 45 minute tour. The pictures looked prettier than the tour. Frankly, 90 minutes of poured cement, rectangular rooms was a little much. The guide was OK, but I got annoyed with how many questions she asked and waited for responses of stuff that seemed really obvious. read more

We took a private group tour (no. 3) yesterday and it was fantastic! Anja Friese, the guide, did a marvellous job. Eductional and highly entertaining! read more

Don't believe their website. Tickets go on sale well before the 15 mins they state. 2 hours in fact. If you get there 15 mins before the start you will not go. Good efficiency. read more