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Beyond the Wall
Berlin
3 nights
Fri 24th - Mon 27th April 2026
Price from £695
Join us for an unforgettable three-night group break in Berlin, a city where football and history are deeply intertwined. This trip explores Berlin’s rich football heritage through the powerful lens of the Berlin Wall and German reunification, revealing how division and unity shaped clubs, fans, and identities on both sides of the city. From historic stadiums to stories of rivalry, resilience, and reunion, we’ll discover how football became a mirror of Berlin’s past—and a symbol of its shared future.
Highlights
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Watch Hertha Berlin v Holstein Kiel at the Olympiastadion
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Watch Union Berlin v Bayern Munich (women's) at the Alte Foersterei*
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Guided walk in Berlin discovering the city's football history
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Guided tour of Kopenick and talk from Union Berlin correspondent Kit Holden on Union Berlin's unique fan culture
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Visit the Sportforum, the home ground of BFC Dynamo and attend a Q&A with a club representative
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Insight provided by German football journalist - Kit Holden
*should this match clash with the Hertha Berlin fixture once finalised an alternative will be arranged
Itinerary*
Day 1
Fly into Berlin airport and check into our city centre hotel. In the afternoon we will visit the Sportforum Hohenschӧnhausen, the home to one of German football's most controversial and historic clubs BFC Dynamo that had close ties with the Stasi. We will discover the history of this club that won 10 consecutive DDR-Oberliga titles between 1978-1988 through a Q&A session with a BFC Dynamo club representative at their clubhouse.
Day 2
After breakfast we will commence our Hertha Berlin themed tour by visiting the site of their original stadium, the Plumpe. Our German football expert Kit Holden will then provide a talk on the history of Hertha Berlin at a Hertha associated bar that is clad with memorabilia. Kit will then take us to the historic Poststadion, the only stadium that Adolf Hitler attended to watch a football match at the 1936 Olympics. Our tour will be completed with a visit to the Berlin Wall Memorial.
In the afternoon we will watch the Hertha Berlin host Holstein Kiel at the stunning Olympiastadion.
Day 3
On Sunday our focus switches to the club with one of the strongest fan cultures, FC Union Berlin. Kit will take us on a guided walk of Kopenick, the home town of FC Union Berlin in the southeast of Berlin. There is no one more equipped to lead us on our discovery of the heritage of FC Union Berlin than Kit having written the book 'Scheisse! We're Going Up' detailing the rise of this unique community club from the 4th tier in 2005 to the Bundesliga in 2019.
In the afternoon we will walk to the club's stadium that was revonated by oover 2,000 volunteer fans in order for the club to meet requirements for pomotion to the Bundesliga 2 in 2008. We will enjoy the match day experience at the Stadion An der Alten Fӧrsterei watching the women's team take on Bayern Munich.
Day 4
Recap on your trip highlights with your new friends over breakfast before making your way home. If you book an evening flight back you will have the opportunity to explore more of Berlin and perhaps visit some of the excellent museums.
*This is the intended itinerary and may change as it is subject to the finalisation of the fixtures around three weeks before the trip. The content of the itinerary should not change however the running order could. Should the two fixtures detailed above clash we will prioritise the Hertha Berlin match and replace the FC Union Berlin fixture with an alternative in the Berlin region.
Useful information
Prices
Price per person based on two people sharing a twin room £695.
Single supplement of £195
Deposit to secure your place £200
Price includes;
*Breakfast on all three mornings at the hotel - Premier Inn Berlin City Centre
*Tickets to 2 x matches as detailed above
*All transport on tour (except flights and airport transfers)
*Insight from Kit Holden throughout the tour
Flights
Flights are not included in the price.
We recommend the following flights. Note the tour starts at 14:00 on the Friday .
From London
06:40 out of London Gatwick landing in Berlin 09:35. Return flight out of Berlin 18:20 landing back at 19:20. These flights are with easyJet and currently cost £95.
From Manchester
06:10 out of Manchester landing in Berlin 09:05. Return flight out of Berlin 11:35 landing back at 12:35. These flights are with Ryanair and currently cost £160.
From Dublin
06:40 out of Dublin landing in Berlin 10:00. Return flight out of Berlin 21:40 landing back at 23:00. These flights are with Aer Lingus and currently cost £125.
Minimum group number required
This tour requires a minimum of 8 people to run. As soon as this number is reached we will confirm the tour so you can then book your flights. In the unlikely even that we need to cancel the tour due to not reaching this number we would return your deposit.