MFL/Cultural trip to Berlin by air: 4 days, 3 nights

Select says:You can view the grounds on your own, or there is the option of a tour guide to inform you about the German architectural and sports history of the Olympiastadion and the Olympiapark.

What you’ll experience: A one hour boat trip on the River Spree in Berlin is a great way to get to know the city. The cruise will take you past sights including the Reichstag, Museum Island and the historic Nikolai Quarter.

Select says:There is also a 1 and a half hour tour possible which offers a view of the entire city – starting at Charlottenburg Palace in the west ending at Alexanderplatz in the east.

What you’ll experience: This is a fantastic hands-on museum and the only one in Berlin to focus on everyday life in the former East Germany. The DDR Museum provides stimulation for all the senses by entering a reproduction high-rise tower block housing estate, on the scale 1:20, visitors are invited to open cupboards, rummage through drawers, drive a Trabi simulator and touch and feel a number of exhibits.

Select says:An excellent excursion that comes well-recommended for its interactive nature.

What you’ll experience: Situated just south of the Brandenburg Gate the evocative Holocaust Memorial, has 2711 grey concrete slabs, or stelae. They are identical in their horizontal dimensions, differing vertically from 8 eight inches to more than 15 feet tall.

Select says:The information centre is at the site’s eastern edge and is divided into rooms dedicated to personal aspects of the tragedy, for example the letters thrown from the trains that transported  people to the death camps.

What you’ll experience: The only remaining city gate of Berlin, it formerly represented the separation of the city between East and West. Since the Wall came down in 1989, the Brandenburg Gate has come to symbolise German unity.

Select says:The gate is made of sandstone and is one of the finest examples of German

What you’ll experience: The Reichstag is the most famous landmark in Berlin and seat of the German Parliament. Between 1994 and 1999 it was redesigned and expanded by the British architect Sir Norman Foster as a modern Parliament building while retaining its historical dimensions. Guided tours suitable for children are available on request. The glass dome has spectacular views of the parliamentary district and Berlin’s sights.

Select says:The dome and the roof terrace are only open for registered visitors (minimum 2 days in advance).

What you’ll experience: Permanent exhibitions at the museum are dedicated to the history and life of German Jews. A variety of artefacts from both past and more recent history can be viewed, and students will get a sense of how Jews in Germany have reacted to their history through art. In addition the interior features a windowless Holocaust Tower. It is possible for school groups to take themed tours.

Select says:Outside there is a Garden of Exile, designed to reflect the isolation and disorientation of life in exile. Find out lots more about the Jewish Museum here.

What you’ll experience: This is a public space and is a conserved graffiti project by 118 artists covering 0.8-mile of the Berlin Wall. Created in 1990 in celebration of the Wall’s collapse, the Gallery features works by an international group of artists who expressed their reactions to the November 9, 1989 event in paintings along a section of the Wall.

Select says:Restoration works in 2009 renewed much of the Gallery for the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall.

What you’ll experience: The Fernsehturm is 368 metres high and the tallest structure in Germany. From the visitor platform you can look out over the entire city and see sites such as the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate and the Olympic Stadium.

Select says:When the sun shines on the Fernsehturm’s tiled stainless steel dome, the reflection usually appears in the form of a cross.