Potsdam Bike Tour with Rail Transport from Berlin
Description
Take a day-trip from Berlin and discover UNESCO World Heritage listed Potsdam, all by the seat of your bike! From park lands to alleyways, you're English-speaking guide will recount historical anecdotes as you explore an array of Prussian and Cold War sites.
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Itinerary
You'll travel to Potsdam by train before embarking on a leisurely ride covering approximately 10.5 miles (17km) over 4.5 hours. After all that exertion, break for lunch (not included) in the Dutch Quarter.
See the magnificent Sansssouci Palace from the outside and talk about the early life of Frederick the Great. Great photo spot.
Explore the windmill and gardens.
Ride through the gardens and parks of Potsdam
View the fantastic Marble Palace from the outside where Truman, Stalin and Churchill concluded the Potsdam Agreement. Site of the Post-WWII conference
See Potsdam´s Brandeburg Gate and discuss Potsdam as garrison town and the beginnings of Prussia’s mighty army
Listen to an explanation about the historic "Bridge of Spies", infamous site of 1962 spy exchanges (well-known for Rudolf Abel and Gary Powers) during the Cold War
A beautiful part of the Sanssouci Gardens
Rebuilt in honor of mill that used to stand here.
Alter Markt. Discuss Prussia and its royal family in this centrally located square in downtown Potsdam, including the area around St. Nicholas' Church, which forms the historical center of the city
Stop for photos and explanation of this historical center of Potsdam
Initially adorned with faces of Prussian electors and early Hohenzollern Kings
Old Town Hall of Potsdam
Modelled after Palazzo Barbarini in Rome, now houses the part of the private collection of Hasso Plattner
Chinese Teahouse. See this intriguing garden pavilion in Sanssouci Park, buillt by Frederick the Great. Photo stop and historical explanation
Neues Palais (New Palace) built to commemorate Frederick the Great’s victory in the Seven Years War
Built by Frederick-Wilhelm IV (Romantic on the Throne). Called the Orangerie because inside there is a greenhouse where he could grow exotic fruits like oranges and lemons.
Ride by Jägertor (Hunters’ Gate) and Nauener Tor (Nauen Gate, built 1755).
Named after Queen Louise (Queen Consort of Frederick-Wilhelm III), most popular and best-known queen of Prussia.
Ride through the old town of Potsdam, stop for lunch
Enjoy a ride and lunch break in the historic Dutch quarter (still in its original state, not destroyed in the war). This section of Potsdam dates to Frederick-Wilhelm I (Soldier King) who had 134 ‘Dutch’ houses built to help lure Dutch craftsmen (also stone workers and linen weavers) so the new immigrants will feel at home.
Hear about the Russian colony in Potsdam, originally built on the orders of Frederick-Wilhelm in the 1820s
Cycle along Potsdam's Jungfernsee/ Virgin Lake
Cycle along the Havel River
Ride along the Berlin Wall (in Potsdam) and see site of former No Man's Land/ Death Strip
Built by Frederick-Wilhelm IV (Romantic on the Throne). Called the Orangerie because inside there is a greenhouse where he could grow exotic fruits like oranges and lemons.
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(82)
This tour was a nice way to see all the sites around Potsdam! Maggi was a great guide. The train ride to/from central Berlin was smooth with is guidance. We covered a lot of ground but it was relatively flat (one small hill that was totally doable for this middle-aged not particularly in shape gal!). We stopped fairly often to get off the bikes and explore a bit/take pictures. The stop for lunch was very short. In hindsight, I might have preferred taking something to snack on and using the short lunch stop to explore the Dutch quarter and shop instead of rushing a meal.
This is a fantastic tour. Marco is a very knowledgeable and charismatic guide. The pace of the tour was perfect and the historic context that was provided at each stop was really exceptional. Highly recommended.
This was a fantastic tour of Potsdam made even better by our fabulous guide Maggi. He brought history of the Prussian kings to life with many interesting facts, insights and humour.
We were a group of 4 and had never been to Potsdam before. Maggi was our guide and he was an awesome guide — friendly, accommodating, and knew so much history. We saw so much during our tour — Sanssouci, Bridge of Spies, Neues Palais, and so much more. We enjoyed a break in the Dutch village and had a delightful lunch. The pacing was great, weather perfect, and it was a very unique way to see all the main sites in Potsdam. We had an awesome time and highly recommend taking this tour, especially if you’re new to Potsdam. Thanks Fat Tire & Maggi for an amazing day!
Our tour guide Maggi was incredible. We were on the 6.5 hour tour in Postdam. He was highly knowledgable, friendly and considerate of all participants. The area is beautiful and the ride is fairly flat. There were people of all levels of bike experience on our tour and Maggi made sure that everyone was with the group before moving on.
I felt our guide was inexperienced and lacking in information. In other tours I have done the guides have so-much info to supply they run out of time. In this case the guide gave a brief explanation at each stop and sent us away to explore by ourselves. It felt like she was happier to be alone.
Such a fun, informative and active Tour. We love the stops and getting a few minutes to Tour and look around. Thor gave us some information at our stops and we loved the tidbits of information. Perfectly paced.
I have done this tour nine years ago with my daughter and came back with my husband. Sunny days are the best, beautiful Potsdam, the route is expanded, the guide is from Iceland's, Magga was awesome. .
Excellent overview of Potsdam on bikes, visiting these magnificent Schlosses, parks, and historically significant sites. Our tour guide Maggi was a very friendly and easy going and introduced to Potsdam. Highly recommend.
Nice group, Bindi (SP?) did a good job shepherding us around Potsdam and the sites.... One suggestion: Have some specific recommendations for lunch spots when you break, could save some wantering around...thanks!
