Unreliable “free tour”. Showed up 10:45 as stated in email. No guide to be seen. Norwegian (?) guide shows up at 10:55, indicates tour will probably be cancelled since there aren’t enough people. Seven of us waiting already at this point, minimum of eight he says. He wanders off on the phone then comes back to announce to a group of 17 people at this point, as people have joined in the last 10 minutes, that the tour is cancelled as not enough people. Everyone looks pretty confused as he walks off and abandons the group.

We had a great tour with our guide Ben, a local artist/creator. Ben showed us a lot of Berlin that we would not have seen otherwise. His perspective on Berlin and life is refreshing. This is a great tour to do early in your visit before the museums and other tours so you get a sense of the "real" Berlin. Thanks Ben!

The best tour I have attended ever. We picked Real Berlin Experience, and our host was M.D. And M.D is more interesting than Berlin itself. Young punk, rebel with a deep understanding of modern culture, influences, how things interfered to make other things happened. Wide and open view, more than great expression, a great way of talking, braveheart, and yet solid. It's never where it is always with whom! Pick M.D, explore Berlin, worthy!

Dave was an awesome and inspiring tour guide and did a wonderful job showcasing a side of Berlin you see, but may not have paid attention to initially. This and touring the Reichstag Building were the highlights of scenic touring in Berlin - make sure you do both of these to get a feel for both sides of this gorgeous city.

We had Trevor as a guide, and he was awesome. The tour was fun and informative. I gained a new appreciation for street are and “heaven spot” graffiti. I would recommend bringing a straight edge of some kind as you will be using a box cutter to cut a stencil. I know it doesn’t have to be perfect, but I would have loved to know. My hand shake it was hard to do freehand. There are other stencils and such available so it wasn’t an issue I just wanted to use my own lol (perfectionist here). They gave a great demonstration for the spray paint portion. All in all it was pretty fun, and I recommend it.

We had the Free tour from Ben and the Street Art Tour from Rob, and it was fantastic. Can't recommend this enough! They were both knowledgeable, funny, and thoughtful leaders. It was great to see really cool places and hear about the culture of the city. The pacing of the tours is really good, it's a very engaging experience. And a special shoutout to Rob for his awesome "dad jokes"!

Engaging 3 h tour starting at Alexanderplatz and leading through alternative Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain. Guide Jake was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Loved the details about Berlin street art and Artists!

The best tour guide I've ever met. Rob is really knowledgeable and run the tour in a very personalized, social and fun way. Highly recommendable!

It was more a tour about anarchy in Berlin than an alternative tour. Starting with interesting street art near Alexanderplatz to end at Rio-Reiser-Platz. In between we saw some buildings for afar and nearby that had something to do with the "alternative" side of Berlin. But nowhere we went inside, which would have made the experience much better. We found our guide to be a bit full of himself. Giving us the impression that Berlin is almost like a city of fools. We tend to disagree.

Did a street art tour. Loved this tour, so interesting, informative and unique. Our guide, Antonio, was amazing. He really knows how to perform and guide a tour with giving a lot of interesting information, yet keep it entertaining and funny. Go to this tour and support the local artists at the end! Be prepared because it is a long tour with a short little coffee break.

Such a lovely tour, great fun and very informative, well worth the time and would definitely recommend it for anyone visiting Berlin. Wish we had more time to take more tours with this company.

Antonio is a brilliant guide - knowledgable, interesting, keeps it fun for all ages whether you’re 50 or 15. We spent a great three hours with him wandering the city, and picked up so much info on the different street art types, groups and techniques. Would highly recommend

Rice is an amazing and passionating guide, we enjoyed all his presentation with in bonus, a lovely humour. Really glad to have chosen this alternative tour showing the true and hidden Berlin, hence the illustration of the name of tour: alternative.

Reese was an interesting choice of a guide for this type of tour. He was originally from Essex, East London. His attitude and accent for this particular tour was very freestyle and blasé. Reese understood the needs of his off-the-beaten path “us” accomplices. His pacing and delivery was right on the mark and deliberate. Reese spent much of the 4-hour strolling tour paying homage and respect to his love affair with Berliners. Many of us could relate to a penchant respect for squatters, graffiti artists, punk rebels, disc jockey aficionados, derelict protestors, political rally repeat offenders, climate social protesters, reuse and treehouse (baumhouse) Turkish working class heroes from every strata of German society. His tell-tales of biergarten gentrified spaces and marshland swamps of Berlin were truly outstanding; and what I thought at first was a divergence from what I signed up for initially! Then came the respect, the bear spirit. Reese was able to make us appreciate the true insipid spirit of the city, taking us deep into immigrant Kreuzberg neighborhoods, that I had not been through thus far. This was my third walking tour in Berlin. I already had been to two very different tours; one was a Bowie inspired tour of the places Bowie lived in and recorded albums at (Hansa Studios), and the other was a World War Third Reich Walking Tour. Reese obviously had a strong penchant for the brooklyn-type european all-night dance revelers, and Kentish Town street art that was representative of Berlin. He allowed us to relish the freshness of the not yet-dry-graffiti that had already long dried up in New York’s East Village. Reese gave us fresh perspective of the ripeness of 70s, 80s, 90s style art in Berlin that had long disappeared from the New York City of today. We were given a glimpse of the Berlin that is so 1989 as much as it is representative of 2023. This was a memorable #StopHateForProfit kind of tour that was inclusive of so much countercultural civil rights and antiwar activists from the late ’60s and ’70s- as much as the true-believers that long continued on after the Berlin Wall was befell.

I recently had the immense pleasure of experiencing the Street Art Tour in Berlin, and I must say it was an absolute MASTERPIECE (hah)! This tour is like a treasure hunt through the vibrant and ever-changing CANVAS of the city (see what I did there?), and it wouldn't have been as incredible without our artist-guide. Berlin is renowned for its street art scene, and finding the hidden gems can be quite a challenge. But with this tour, discovering the city's most known (and unknown) street art became a breeze. Our local artist-guide not only possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of the city's street art culture but also an infectious passion and wit that was truly inspiring. 10/10 for bad/dad jokes! What truly stood out, however, was our guide's deep understanding of the history, techniques, and the untold stories behind the art pieces we encountered. It was like peeling back the layers of Berlin's urban art scene, revealing hidden tales and conveying a profound appreciation for this dynamic form of expression. His witty commentary and anecdotes about the artists behind the works and his own background made each piece and technique come alive with new meaning. One of the best aspects of this tour was the genuine connection with the local art scene via our guide. It was more like walking through Berlin with a friend who had insider access to the city's creative heart. The tour started at the iconic RAW-Gelände, and we concluded our adventure in Kreuzberg near the U1 line, making it extremely convenient for transportation.

Great walk with Ben as guide who has great knowledge of graffiti and street art.

Super Guide Marnie showed us the secret spots in the streets of Berlin, to reveal hidden Visual Art Treasures Of Grafitti! I must do trip for Art interested people, and a real eye opener for tourists that love to explore a city and its history behind the scenes😁🔥

Really good tour with Ben, who is very knowledgeable and entertaining. It was refreshing and an eye opener into the world of street art / graffiti. Loved it and would highly recommend, as it's a great way to also see parts of Berlin that might not have been on your radar.

Antonio’s walking tour was wonderful, I enjoyed it very much indeed! He had included in it cleaverly many historically important spots in the city that are still very much part of the life of a Real Berliner. Strong recommendation!!

Absolutely wonderful tour! After being in Berlin for 4 days, Jake (Jake Jake Jake your booty) really shone and showed us some amazing sights and recounted the vibrant, vivid history of Berlin. I 100%, 13/10 would recommend this tour to a friend.

We had an extraordinary experience discovering street art in Berlin with our cheerful and passionate guide Marnie. She knows everything about Berlin underground art scene. Highly recommended!

Really enjoyable tour where you get to see amazing street art and hear interesting stories behind it. Rob was an excellent guide, would highly recommend.

My husband and I really enjoyed the street art tour and workshop! It was great fun, definitely a highlight of our trip, and we learned a lot. Our guide was really funny, kind and informative! I'd definitely take another tour with this company.

Our guid Cris was great! Even though it was cold, Windy and rainy, I still had fun and learn a thing or two about Berlin and why this Canadian guy love it so much. This is a 3 hour tour and you need to have an AB ticket, so Cris can take you to see different parts of Berlin. Thanks (Canadian) Cris ;)

Such an amazing tour and our tour guide Ben was fantastic!

Had a nice time seeing some less typical tourist places, lots of cool graffiti. Our guide added a lot of info about more recent history that I didn't know

A quick tip - if tour starts from Starbucks alexanderplatz, there are 2 Starbucks in that area. On your phone look for Starbucks panoramastrasse

It was a great tour, M.D. was an amazing guide, we heard so many interesting stories and got so many information...would definitely recommend it and do it again myself!

This tour was brilliant! All the art we saw was amazing, interesting and our tour guide had excellent knowledge and stories about all the pieces and artists. He answered any and all questions we had and had extensive knowledge on all the artists and pieces. Would highly recommend the tour, the price is good and the tour is everything you would want! Big thank you to our tour guide Rob!

This tour was useful for understanding more about the Berlin street art scene, and some of the alternative and communal ways of working and living in the city. Our guide spoke clearly on a wide range of topics and had good ability to answer specific questions. It is useful to do this tour alongside those of the main tourist areas as will complement your understanding of Berlin. I would recommend this tour to others. It was a comfortable and enjoyable 2.5 hours.

We took the Free alternative tour and our guide was Cole. His energy and enthusiasm was fantastic. The tour timings were very punctual with room for breaks as well. The guide had tons of stories, anecdotes and also suggestions on how to best explore Berlin. Would definitely recommend it. Cheers 🙂

This was an absolutely fantastic experience and I recommend it for anyone who wants to learn about history that is 'off the beaten path'. Jules had so much genuine enthusiasm and you could hear the effortless passion from this native Berliner as well as the encyclopaedic knowledge of the last 70 years. I was originally going to choose the more traditional tour but this was the better option, I'm sure!

The street art tour was super informative and well paced. It was casual and didn't feel overly scripted like some tours are. I really got to see some cool parts of Berlin because of it. Ben is an amazing guide!

Cool tour and great guide. Sebastian knows quite some curious facts about Berlin, and he answered all the questions I had during the tour. I would definitely recommend it to get to know more about Berlin's Street Art!

I went on the graffiti tour with the company I work for. It's a great team building activity for groups. Rob was our tour guide and he was both extremely knowledgeable and hilarious. I would definitely recommend this tour if you want to learn more about Berlin and it's most famous street artists.

We went on the free tour with Cristiano. He knew a lot of the city, the art and artists. He also gave us some really good tips for clubs and bars. The vibe was really good too. We were with a small group (5).

We had a wonderful time on the free alternative tour with Cole! We learned a lot, but also laughed a lot. Cole was attentive to each member of our group and spoke engagingly with enthusiasm the whole tour. If you want to explore Berlin street art and culture, but also have a good time while doing it, you won't regret giving this tour a shot!

We just finished our tour with Reece and he was an amazing tour guide! Has a wealth of knowledge and information and took us to areas that we’d never have gone or found. Extremely genuine and friendly. One of favourite tour guides so far. Highly recommend!

We did the street art tour, Ben is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. Being part of the scene he flavours the tour with plenty of anecdotes and made us look differently at the variety of art that is all around us in the streets. Top activity for our teenage kids and adults alike.

Really great tour around Berlin which included street art, alternative culture and Berlin’s radical history. Our guide, Jake, was fantastic. He spoke with everyone on the tour and payed close attention to those who were on their own. I would recommend going on the tour at the start of your visit in Berlin because it will help navigate the city. You will also be introduced to the street art which you can continue to spot after the tour has finished. If you want to learn more about Berlin’s alternative subculture and history look no further.

Niall was incredibly genuine and knowledgeable about the alternative culture of Berlin. For a free tour, it is well worth your time if you have any interest in a unique perspective of Berlin history. My favorite part of my time here for sure!

Interesting, informative, fun... well worth doing to see all the sights and find out about the city!

(Translated by Google) A fascinating tour. Another side of Berlin is not a standard tourist tour. Lots of walking. Not suitable for small children unless they are in the cart. At the end of the tour give money as you see fit (Original) סיור מרתק. צד אחר של ברלין לא סיור תיירותי סטנדרטי. הרבה הליכה. לא מתאים לילדים קטנים אלא אם כן הם בעגלה. בסוף הסיור נותנים כסף לפי ראות עיניכם

The street art and culture tour was absolutely wonderful! Francis was so passionate and enthusiastic about the content he was teaching the group. We learned so many cool stories and went to parts of the city we definitely would have missed otherwise. Changed our NYE plan because of the venues we came across and it was well worth it! Great tour with a great guide!

(Translated by Google) Excellent experience to try if you are new to Berlin. Driving Nichole was very professional and fun. (Original) Ottima esperienza da provare se si è nuovi a Berlino . La guida Nichole è stata molto professionale e divertente.

A really fun tour with a funny and informative guide. Not as in-depth as the street art only tour, but the hands on workshop was really well organized and accessable for everyone. Highly recommended!

(Translated by Google) First did the milling tour and later crawl the pub. The tour was quite pleasant. He was an alternative. We walked past some street art places and ended up in yaam. Closing in jaam was not the best choice in the winter. Then the pub crawl. The enthusiasm of the guides is sad. You are addressed at a childish level that you are not allowed to do. Once at the bar the guide disappears somewhere in the back. Not a bad evening in itself, but not completely happy in crawling into bed. (Original) Heb eerst de frees tour gedaan en later de pub crawl. De tour was best aangenaam. Alternatief was hij wel. We zijn langs enkele street art plaatsen gelopen en geëindigd in yaam. Afsluiten in jaam was volgens mij niet de beste keuze in de winter. Daarna de pubcrawl. Het enthousiasme van de gidsen is bedroevend. Je wordt toegesproken op een kinderlijk niveau wat je allemaal niet mag doen. Eens in de bar aangekomen verdwijnt de gids ergens achterin. Op zich geen slechte avond gehad maar niet helemaal gelukkig mijn bed in gekropen.

Fantastic tours (that I did a few times the past years - Free Walking Tour, Street Art Tour and Workshop). Great, happy, enthusiastic staff which also has an immense knowledge as most of them are artists and come from the scene. The workshop is fun as you also take a selfmade piece of art home (selfmade souvenir). If you like the unusual and off the path with a great insight of the city and its streetart - that is where to go.

We met (unfortunately only)2 tour guides and both were really friendly and super fun! We took the street art tour and workshop and it was very very interestung and very cool. Definitely recommend!!

Haben eine Streetarttour gemacht. Hat uns sehr gut gefallen! Definitiv empfehlenswert.

The tour was excellent, this was led by JR - to be fair he’s definitely the best tour guide I’ve had in Berlin. It is such a shame that I could not try his beer tour - well always a reason to come back. We took the alternative Berlin tour which started at Alexander Platz and went for about 3 hours. Quite honestly it did not feel like that amount of time at all, time just flew by. The stories were excellent and well packed with content to excite people from different walks. It had a combination of history, current day life, art and a beautiful aspect of it was graffiti and how it had evolved with time in Berlin - all the while providing a beautiful flavour of the city. There were a lot of places on this tour which we couldn’t have discovered ourselves. Highly recommended for a walking tour fan. A couple of things to know : 1. The tour lasts 3 hrs - pack a snack and water which will be handy 2. You need a train ticket as there’s a bit of journey involved in the tour. It is quick and easy but definitely a nice one 3. If you have time do hang out with the tour guide - it can give you some more brilliant insights to the city

Xavier was an excellent, knowledgeable tour guide. Would definitely recommend.

I had Lina as a tour guide for the alternative Berlin tour and was ultimately pretty disappointed with the experience. Focused for far too long on a few pieces of very mediocre street art, and was taken to a couple very odd and uninteresting restaurants which I can only assume the company makes a commission from. Lina, while polite, was not especially knowledgeable about Berlin. I asked her several questions about Berlin history and culture, and for the most part she had no idea. Spent a disproportionate amount of the tour talking about gentrification of certain areas, which while important, wasn’t at all what I was interested in. Also did NOT visit several of the sites listed on the pamphlet. Ultimately I’d recommend a different company.

Very nice to discover Berlin that way

Best tour of the city i got. Callum was an amazing guide. Couldn't've asked for more of the tour or of the city. Do it!

Fantastic tour and guide. Would highly recommend the Street Art Workshop tour

Dave did a brilliant job of showcasing a side of Berlin that would have been hard to see otherwise. A true local perspective and interesting facts and stories surrounding Berlin's street art and culture

Went on for alternative pub crawl with Christa, she was awesome and had a great time on the tour! Would definitely recommend for a fun night out!

Took the tour with Michael and it was an absolutely fantastic time. The history of the city told through music and art was a fascinating perspective and Michael made it all come to vivid life with his passion and joy of the city. The tour, and Michael, really opened our eyes to what a fantastic and amazing place Berlin is.

(Translated by Google) Great tour with Ben, a passionate, with a mix of art and history of the city. (Original) Super tour avec Ben, un passionné, avec un mélange d'art et d'histoire de la ville.

Very very good Tour through Berlin with Jake. A fantastic Guide! Very cool people attended. Will do it again when I'm the next time in Berlin just because you see so much street art everytime!

Amazing experience today with Declyn (Australian dude, cool af). The graffiti workshop was very fun - I discovered a new artistic form of expression. I recommend you go do it!

Very interesting tour and amazing Guide (Rob). Very good explanation and nice spots to see. The workshop afterwards was great. I learned so much! Worth the money and even more.

Great tour — a refreshing way to explore Berlin in a way that allows you to feel more like a local. Thanks to Becca our brilliant tour guide!

It was amazing and really funny. We learnd a lot of things we didn't knew before and the Workshop was great. Our guide ( sorry we forgot your name "shame") was so lovely and funny we had so funny hours and are happy that we did this tour. We can recommend it to anybody who want's to know more about Streetart. But choose a time when it's not cold like in a fridge outside... =)

(Translated by Google) Very good time to spend with Rob, graffiti Australian artist living for 15 years in Berlin, commentaries and great practice tests (Original) Très Bon moment passer avec Rob, graffeur artiste australien vivant depuis 15ans à Berlin, commentaires et essais pratiques geniaux

Did the craft beer tour with JR. He really knew his beers and drank with us which definitely helped!

(Translated by Google) Was in Berlin the other day and tried it - 5 stars. (Original) War neulich in Berlin und habe es ausprobiert - 5 Sterne.

Low skill guidance. Very disappointing

We had a really great time ! We were a group of 13 girls and everyone has enjoy this great experience ! Rob is an excellent graff teatcher, friendly and helpfull, thank you !!!

(Translated by Google) Dissapointing. Almost everything we got to see we could have discovered ourselves. We wanted to see more unexpected places. Marissa as a guide was fine, but she spoke in American English too softly and quickly for the size of the group. Everything was closed down from the start, little interaction was possible and even the ones I earn a nice penny of drink stops were present. Advice see for yourself outside the beaten path you will see more. You can also find yourself where the Anne Frank museum is located. And in Kreuzberg, according to her, the vegetable garden, once a kind of no-man's-land between east and west, was a place where hundreds of tourists pass by every day with their guide. Says enough. An alternative tour, no. Berlin, as the Berliners see it, should hope not. It was just a slick tourist talk. (Original) Viel tegen. Bijna alles wat we te zien kregen hadden we zelf ook kunnen ontdekken. We hadden meer onverwachte plekjes willen zien. Marissa als gids was prima, alleen praatte ze in het Amerikaanse Engels te zacht en snel voor de grote van de groep. Alles was vanaf het begin dicht getimmerd, weinig interactie mogelijk en zelfs de daar verdien ik ook een leuke cent aan drinkstops waren aanwezig. Advies kijk zelf buiten de gebaande paden zie je meer. Daar waar het Anne Frank museum zit kun je zelf ook vinden. En in Kreuzberg de moestuin, ooit soort niemandsland tussen oost en west, van de Turkse meneer was volgens haar een plaats waar elke dag honderden toeristen met hun gids voorbij komen. Zegt genoeg. Een alternatieve toer, nee. Berlijn, zoals de Berlijners het zien mag het hopen van niet. Het was gewoon een gelikt toeristenpraatje.

Great street tour highlighting the street art and the lesser known diversity of Berlin

(Translated by Google) Berlin with a difference ... anytime again (Original) Berlin mal anders... jederzeit wieder

(Translated by Google) JR was a great guide in our free walking tour! Really interesting and worth a tour! :) (Original) JR war ein super guide in unserer free walking tour! Echt interessant und eine Tour wert! :)

The alternative nightlife tour was fantastic! We had a really fun night starting with the Old CCCP Bar, stopping at an Absinth bar, a cocktail bar complete with sandy beach, a karaoke bar and winding up in an alternative goth club. I wouldn't have chosen to go to any of these places left to my own devices but actually, that was a really good thing! Our guide was super knowledgeableh, not just about the bars we went to but Berlin nightlife and general ettiquette. Specifically he gave us some invaluable advice on techno clubs ? To summarise - an excellent selection of bars with some like minded people and a first class guide - highly recommended!

(Translated by Google) Good alternative tour (Original) Buon tour alternativo

(Translated by Google) For a group of companies I booked an alternative city tour (Neukölln) and can highly recommend this for groups. The alternative Berlin team is super friendly and all guests would be very enthusiastic about the tour. Thank you for the good organization! (Original) Für eine Firmengruppe habe ich eine Alternative Stadtführung (Neukölln) gebucht und kann dies für Gruppen sehr empfehlen. Das Alternativ Berlin Team ist super freundlich und alle Gäste wären von der Tour sehr begeistert. Vielen Dank für die gute Organisation!

As the first night in Berlin we had a good time going around different pubs with our great guide the Captain. Just to mention one thing; we could go back to our location only because of his help. That was extremely important for us at 4 am!!! Good beers and drinks and plenty of fun.

Really cool tour with a different vibe to walking tours in other European cities. I learnt a lot about street art and alternative culture in Berlin and it was great to hear about it all from a practicing Berlin street artist! Ben was an excellent guide and gave great recommendations for the rest of my trip. I took the free tour this time which was two hours but I will definitely book one of the longer tours next time I’m in Berlin as there’s so much to see!

It was a good tour and took us to places we wouldn’t have gone to otherwise. It was a little long at 3 1/2 hours, but not too much.

Had a walking tour yesterday with a great combination of street art and history in Berlin. Our guide Jake was very knowledgeable and inclusive with some great recommendations of places to go after our tour. :D