Organized Excursions
Excursion A: Bundestag/Spree
http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/visits/besgrupp/fuehr
We offer a guided tour explaining the functions, working methods and composition of the German parliament, as well as the history and architecture of the Reichstag building. Afterwards we plan a short boat trip to the museums island, where you can visit museums or the dome or just relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Price: 45€ per person
Meeting point: next to the entrance of the Reichstag (https://goo.gl/maps/EmQW5)
Includes: Bus transfer to Bundestag, lunch box, guided tour (in English) of the Reichstag building, short boat trip on the Spree to Museumsinsel, transfer back to the hotel
Duration: 3-4 hours
Excursion B: Boat trip – A great view from the water!
http://www.ms-heiterkeit.de/bildergalerie-heiterkeit.htm
On this boat trip you will see the main sights of Berlin and the surroundings from the water. The boat will take us from Berlin Mitte to Wannsee.
Price: 45€ per person
Landing stage: Ludwig-Erhard-Ufer; 10557 Berlin (https://goo.gl/maps/oNiAX) ("Anlegestelle Reichstag / Paul-Löbe-Haus")
Includes: Bus transfer to Berlin Mitte, guided tour (in English), includes non-alcoholic beverages, coffee/tea, and alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, sparkling wine; and cake; transfer back to the hotel
Duration: 3-4 hours
Excursion of RuleML Conference --- also available to CADE Participants
Aanalogous to the above excursion B: Sightseeing Boat trip – A great view from the water!
http://www.ms-heiterkeit.de/
On this boat trip you will see the main sights of Berlin and the surroundings from the water. The boat will take us from Wannsee to Berlin Mitte
When: Sunday, August 2nd, 19:30- 22:30
Price: 45€ per person
Includes: guided tour (in English), includes non-alcoholic beverages, coffee/tea, and alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, sparkling wine; and cake;
Duration: 3-4 hours
Ticket Booking (via RuleML conference): http://www.csw.inf.fu-berlin.
Recommendations for independent activities
Bike Tour- Berlins Best
http://berlinonbike.de/en/
Our “Berlin’s Best” bike tour begins in Prenzlauer Berg, once a working class area and now endlessly trendy, with its painstakingly restored historical houses that were built during the Industrial Era of the Wilhelminian boom. After that, it’s off to Berlin’s historical city center, where Museum Island, the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag are just a few of the many sites you will experience first hand. You’ll see how 40 years of the GDR (communist East Germany) left its mark on the city, and you’ll get a feeling for contemporary Germany with the breathtaking architecture of the new government district.
Price: 25€ incl. a bike per person
Bike rental point: Knaackstraße 97; 10435 Berlin (https://goo.gl/maps/GpqPh)
Duration: 3-4 hours
The Underground of Berlin: Guided Tour, Subways and Bunkers in the Cold War
http://berliner-unterwelten.de/tour-3.15.1.html
This tour follows the traces of the Cold War in the underground. In West Berlin civil defence shelters were reactivated or newly built in preparation for a possible nuclear war. Particularly after the building of the Berlin Wall, the West German government and the West Berlin senate invested millions in these projects. Some of these were built as ‘multi-purpose structures’ and are currently used as underground stations, parking garages and storage facilities. By explaining the practical preparations made to help people survive, this tour attempts to make the realities and horrors of such conflict easy to comprehend.
Price: 11€ per person
Meeting point: Brunnenstrasse 105; 13355 Berlin (https://goo.gl/maps/vNSI5)
Duration: 90 minutes
Trabi-Safari (The Wall-Ride)
http://www.trabi-safari.de/
We will take you to where the Cold War was „hot“ and show you Berlin from a really unique perspective. Driving past historical places which have been and still are the focus of world politics, we will guide you through the formerly divided city of Berlin - a hands-on experience on both Berlin's exciting past and presence!
Price: 89€ per person
Meeting point: Zimmerstraße 97; 10117 Berlin (https://goo.gl/maps/gphxu)
Duration: 2 hours
Segway- Tour Sights of Berlin
http://www.kultigste-tour-
A city tour by Segway offers a much more intense experience than the mere passing with - for example - a bus.
Price: 59€ per person
Meeting point: Tempelhofer Feld (https://goo.gl/maps/r4Fcw)
Duration: 3 hours
It is necessary to have a driving license for moped or car.
Further recommended activities:
1. Berliner Fernsehturm –There you will have a great view in 203 meters over the city (http://www.tv-turm.de)
2. Wannsee – A great place for relaxing and swimming!(http://www.strandbadwannsee.de/Inhalt.htm)
3. Ferry from Wannsee to Kladow (with public transportation AB-Ticket)
4. Ferry to the Pfaueninsel
5. Domäne Dahlem – 5 min footwork from venue (http://www.domaene-dahlem.de/home/)
6. Botanischer Garten – There you can find a lot of plants and the park is near to the Freie Universität! (http://www.bgbm.org/en/how-get-here)
7. Tempelhofer Feld – In the past it was a airport an now it is a big park. It is a good place to relax or to do some sport! (http://www.thf-berlin.de)
8. Hochseilklettergarten Jungfernheide – A good place to climb in a team (http://www.waldhochseilgarten-jungfernheide.de)
9. The Room – Can you get out of the room? (http://www.the-room-berlin.com/en/the-room)
10. Potsdam - Sanssouci Palace (http://www.spsg.de/en/travel-trade/groupoffers/single-view-objects/schloss-sanssouci/), easy to reach from venue via public transportation (line S1)
11. Potsdam - Cecilienhof Palace (http://www.spsg.de/en/travel-trade/groupoffers/single-view-objects/schloss-cecilienhof-1/), easy to reach from venue via public transportation (line S1)
- Exberliner (http://www.exberliner.com/)
- berlin.de (http://www.berlin.de/en/events/)
- angloinfo (http://berlin.angloinfo.com/whatson/)
- visit berlin (http://www.visitberlin.de/en/experience/events)
- tip (http://www.tip-berlin.de/)
- zitty (http://www.zitty.de/)
- 030 (http://www.berlin030.de/)
