Berlin Accommodation and Excursions

Below is a sample of just some of the accommodation Schools Into Europe can offer for school trips to this region. We can offer a wide range of centres and hotels for any destination - just contact us and let us know your requirements!

Location

We offer a wide range of accommodation for school tours to Berlin, both close to the city centre for groups who like to be at the heart of the action, or in towns and villages on the outskirts of Berlin for those who prefer to relax in more tranquil surroundings after a busy day of sightseeing.

Facilities

Many of our establishments are traditional, family-run hotels that offer a friendly, “gemütlich” welcome to our school groups, and a true taste of Germany. Pupils are generally roomed in 2-4 bedded rooms, with staff in twins and singles. The vast majority of our hotels offer en-suite facilities, disabled access and a meeting or breakfast room where the party can come together for study time or evening activities.

Excursions

This is just a small sample of some of the most popular excursions for this destination. To receive details of our full excursion programme please click here to request an information pack.

Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie

Around the Potsdamer Platz are the last traces of the Wall, which was built as a direct result of 160,000 fleeing from East Germany in the first eight months of 1961 and which divided the City for 28 years. A popular visit is the ‘Haus am Checkpoint Charlie’ (the Museum of the Berlin Wall and its human effects - escape attempts are depicted in words and pictures). Also recommended is a visit to the East Side Gallery, the largest remaining section of the Wall, which is totally covered in graffiti/art, including work by some renowned artists.

The Story of Berlin
This lively and entertaining multi-media presentation, situated on the Kurfürstendamm, will be one of the highlights of your school visit to Berlin. It neatly pulls together all of the various periods of the history of the city, from its creation as a city in the 9th century through the great Prussian Empire to two World Wars, the Cold War and finally the dismantling of the Wall and the present day. Quite unique and not to be missed is the visit to the 3500-bed underground nuclear fall-out shelter.

Concentration Camp

Situated 20 miles north of Berlin in Oranienburg lies the notorious Sachsenhausen camp, one of the oldest concentration camps, dating back to 1936, taken over by the Russians after the war and reopened as a memorial in 1961. (It is very difficult to prepare people of any age for this visit; it is very emotionally distressing and a decision to take a school party there cannot be taken lightly. We do not recommend it to parties consisting of children under 15 and we strongly recommend that any visit there is not undertaken immediately before or after a meal.) Nonetheless a moving and unforgettable visit for any school trip to Berlin.

Brandenburg Gate and Victory Column

The Brandenburg Gate is a spectacular monument in itself, built as a City gate/triumphal arch as a symbol of peace in 1791, topped with Nike, the Goddess of Victory, which Napoleon stole. Since then, the Gate has been a rallying point for 19th century revolutionaries, and later for the Nazis. During the Cold War, it symbolised the division, and in 1989 the reunification of Germany. Around there, you will also see the 67m. high Siegessäule (Victory Column) built to celebrate Prussian military success, the Soviet War Memorial and the Reichstag, Neo-Renaissance home of the German Parliament, built in 1894, taken over by Hitler in 1933 and burned down shortly afterwards, probably by the Communists. We would also suggest you go along the avenue, Unter den Linden, the showcase boulevard of old Berlin, symbol of Imperial Prussia. Hitler mowed down the lime-trees from which it takes its name to make a parade ground, but since the re-unification they have been replanted and the boulevard is regaining its grandeur, flanked by splendid buildings.