tour guides in berlin

Why a mini van? Why not a walking tour? You will see more then if you ride in a van. Traffic is horrible in Berlin

I believe most of the walking tour companies in Berlin also can arrange vans and drivers. Send them an email to get prices.

http://www.brewersberlintours.com/tours.html

http://www.berlinwalks.de/

http://www.insidertour.com

We took an English walking tour in Berlin and it was excellent. It took about 3 and a half hours and we know that we saw much more than if we had been in a van.

Marilynn, When we did the Rick Steves Berlin Prague and Vienna tour we did two walking tours on two separate mornings--one in the west and one in the East. I think that even doing it in one day, I would recommend walking combined with public transit. Everything is pretty close together. I don't know if the Rick Steves staff share names, but you might ask them. Also, I googled Tour Guides Berlin and got some interesting websites that might be worth exploring. Then if you find one that you want to investigate post here again, and I would advise posting on Trip Advisor. They have locals who might be able to advise you even better. The site for a Friend in Berlin cited rates of 60 euro an hour for walking tours and 100 an hour for the mini van. Pam

www.your-berlin-city-guide.de/en/data/downloads/135822/Rates.pdf

Marilynn, I found this site, among others, when I googled "Volkswagen Minibus Tours in Berlin." They give you a 2-3 hour tour in a Mercedes van for around 240 Euro. It holds 8 people. There are other sites, including a hop-on-hop-off tour with a ticket good for 24 hours, 22 Euro for adults and 18 Euro for seniors. These tickets may be purchased through RailEurope.