WARNING:
These tours may cause you to experience passion, idealism and a desire to take on injustice despite unlikely odds. We cannot be held responsible for any lasting feelings of empathy and connection to the city that you may feel as a result of participating in them
...but we can definitely suggest some places to celebrate together, later!
After a long hiatus, Unscene Berlin Tours is back in town with two new private tour options. Both will hone in on the modern radical history of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg including the rave, punk and squatting scenes.
Option 1: The Rave-lution Tour
Duration: 3 hours
Group size:1- 9 people
Group size:1- 9 people
Cost: Starts at €75 (including drinks).
This tour is for anyone who's interested in subculture, counterculture, and the creativity that social upheaval can bring. The tour has been described as "inspiring" and "heady" by people who actually live in this area of Berlin, which is quite the compliment! It has a left wing slant to it, just like the area itself.
Beginning as a working class, residential area with its back almost literally against the Wall, Friedrichshain became ground zero for the radical, creative squatting scene throughout the 1990's and early 2000's. Today there are not just traces of that scene left but entire buildings and almost entire streets. It's disappearing fast, but we hope this tour will encourage you to support it.
Covering everything from queer fetish nights to temporary autonomous zones to the modern phenomenon of clubsterben (club death), we will squeeze in as much of the area's fiery untold history as we can in three hours. You'll leave feeling like you know the real Friedrichshain which, apart from its street art scene, is often invisible... yet still palpable beneath the surface.
We'll wrap up by sharing a drink in the street art mecca of Revaler Strasse, where the guide will be happy to help you map out your attack on the city!
Note: There is also an option to incorporate a mini-tour by a local resident who was a youth activist against the GDR. Let us know in your email if you'd like us to arrange this.
Option 2: The Sub Crawl
What is it? An evening tour beginning at 9:00 p.m. This tour is based in Friedrichshain but it will also take in parts of the surrounding areas of Lichtenberg, Prenzlauerberg and Kreuzberg, depending upon where the action is, that night.
Group Size: Up to 5 people.
See east Berlin's nightlife the way the locals see it! We'll drop in on the ex-squatted houses of north Friedrichshain and check out specialty bars and carnivalesque performance venues. At the end of the night, there's an option to head to a word-of- mouth club. Everything is possible and nothing is out of the question.
Just send us a list of your interests and we'll arrange everything else - drinks, transport and entrance - for you!
Just send us a list of your interests and we'll arrange everything else - drinks, transport and entrance - for you!
Contact us to book it!
Just tell us what you want to do here and we'll sort it out for a reasonable price within your budget. We aim to be your inside source for every aspect of alternative life in Berlin during your time here!
If you want to see the stuff that tourists rarely ever see get in touch with Unscene Berlin Tours!
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