Sightseeing and Tours

During the symposium local sightseeing tours and tours to Potsdam with an English-speaking guide will be arranged on demand by CMT ConTour GmbH for accompanying persons.  If you wish to order tickets for other events, concerts or theatres, please contact the concierge of the Hilton Hotel.

Sightseeing Tour in Berlin (by bus) - daily

Duration: 3 hours, German- and English-speaking guided

A sightseeing trip through the most famous historical parts of Berlin as well as the new sites of the growing German capital, including “Potsdamer Platz” and "Deutscher Bundestag".

Meeting place:            Main Entrance of Hilton Hotel (Gendarmenmarkt)     

Departure:                  9:20 (and 13:20 only on Fri, Sat, Sun)

Fee:                            € 19.00 / person

City Circle Tour (by bus) – daily

Every 15 minutes - starting from 10:45 up to 15:45  - a sightseeing tour bus will pick you up at Gendarmenmarkt close to the Berlin Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. There are 16 bus stops at the most beautiful places in the town, where you can leave the bus and discover the town by your own as long as you want. The next bus will take you off and bring you to the next stop and at last home. Informations in many languages are available at the sightseeing busses by headsets.  

Meeting place:             station Gendarmenmarkt (for the clearly defined place please ask the hostesses at the Symposium counter or the Concierge in the Hilton Hotel)

Departure:                  10:45 – 15:45

Fee:                            € 20.00 / person                                

River Cruise on Spree river

Duration:  1 hour, German- and English-speaking guided  (on demand)

The ride gives a  short impression about the historic centre of the city and the area of the Parliament’s buildings, examples of new architecture of Berlin.

Departure:                  station Nikolaiviertel              

                        between 11:00 and 14:00 every 30 minutes

Fee:                            € 9.50 / person                                                         

Tour to Potsdam (by bus) – daily except Monday

Duration:                     approx. 4 hours, German- and English-speaking guided

The rococo Palace of Sanssouci became the favourite refuge of Prussia’s greatest King, Friedrich II. Here, the Philosopher of Sanssouci entertained some of the most educated men of his time, among them the French poet Voltaire who was a frequent guest over many years. Our excursion takes you on an tour of the famous Sanssouci Palaces and the magnificent gardens.

Meeting place:            Berlin Hilton    

Departure:                  9:20 and 13:20 (last departure only Saturday and Sunday)

Fee:                            € 39.00 / person