Absolutely the best possible tour of Berlin! Our guide, Hilke, left us excited and overwhelmed with her knowledge and love for the city. She is highly professional, intelligent, knowledgeable, with an amazing sense of humor that is so charmingly true German! We loved every moment of this tour and will never forget it!
Thank you, Hilke!
Alan Heshel, United States,
Juni 2024
Hilke led the best tour of Berlin highlights - exceeding our expectations. She was very flexible to our needs. Her many years in Berlin provided an extra personal layer to the history of the area! And we saw bunnies and a fox - certainly not what we expected in a busy, vibrant city center!
Annie Ellis, United States,
Juni 2024
We had a wonderful day with Hilke . Very knowledgeable and a wonderful warm personality. Great sense of humour and combined the history with present day life . Highly recommend this guide.
Heather Cheyne, United States,
Mai 2024
Hilke's local and historical knowledge is vast.
She is pleasant, fluent in multiple languages, diplomatic, and, most important, knows more about her subject areas than we had time to discuss. We were a group of 5 with non-stop questions about German history, culture, food, art, our week's itinerary, and more; and Hilke addressed them all, explaining past events and how historians view them today. I wish we had more time to spend with Hilke. She's a gem!
Beth Gregg, United States,
Mai 2024
I booked Mrs Gerdes for some of my VIP clients and they were super happy with her services.
My clients spent a wonderful day with her ,a professional, dynamic and well informed tourist guide.
Mrs Gerdes is passionate about the city where she lives as well as about her job. She not only knows the history of Berlin so well, but she gives information that she has picked up that would not be part of what one learns on regular tours. I would highly recommend any tourist to spend time in Berlin with her.
N.N. Italien
April 2024
Hilke is a fabulous guide! We loved our Berlin Half Day City tour with her. Hilke was entertaining, informative and flexible. We strongly recommend her if you want to learn about Berlin now and in the past.
Michelle McGregor, Australien,
Okt. 2023
Very enjoyable guiding experience
Lewis Remele, United States
Sept. 2023
Hilke gave our family of 9 a wonderful tour of Berlin. She customized the tour for us and was very knowledgeable. I highly recommend her.
Steven Schleier, United States
Aug. 2023
Hilke was knowledgeable & fun. [...] This was a great tour of the highlights of Museum Island. Coming to Berlin? Book this tour.
Michael Hetsler, United States,
Juni 2023
She was FANTASTIC! She did a lot of pre-work to make sure I received the perfect tour based on my specific requests. Extremely knowledgeable and flexible on the fly. I really enjoyed spending the day with her and learned so much about Berlin!
Holly Linton, United States, Sept. 2022
Wow! Hilke was amazing! Our teenagers were dreading their third tour in 10 days. Hilke was able to adapt our tour to start in the neighborhood where they could see street art and then took us to see the sites that were interesting to them. She gave high level overviews but answered details when we asked. She has an incredible energy that got our kids interested. I wish we could bring her to every city! This is our 4th private tour and by far the best.
Tracie Kiachian, United States, Aug. 2022
Hilke was simply fantastic. Detailed knowledge of all of Berlin both past and current. Went out of her way to meet all of our needs. Would highly recommend. She was such a pleasure to have as our guide. Hope to see her again.
Ron Karpinsky, United States, Juni 2022
Herzlichen Dank noch einmal für die Führung. Es gab nur positive Rückmeldungen, alle waren sehr begeistert!
Internationale Konferenzteilnehmer, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Okt. 2021
Hilke's the best. Recommend her highly.
Harold Rosenberg, United States, Sept. 2021
If you want to see Berlin in its present glory - you need to see it through a tour with Hilke! She is absolutely amazing! ... I cannot recommend Hilke enough!
Peter Connelly, United States, Dez. 2019
Hilke was a delight to spend our first full day in Berlin with!
Ellen Patton, United States, Sept. 2019
… she is a terrific guide, extremely knowledgeable about history, art & architecture …
Katherine McInnes, Australien, Okt. 2019
One of the best tour guides we have ever used! A great start for a Berlin visit!
William Black, United States, Sept. 2019
Hilke is amazing! Very passionate about her city and Germany's history … We strongly recommend her.
Jorge Margain, Mexiko, Sept. 2019
Hilke proved to be an excellent guide creating a vivid and memorable journey around Berlin, based on our request to see some of the less well known sites and the street art of the city.
Adrian Savage, UK, September 2019
Hilke's knowledge, love for the city and kindness are first rate!
Mark Houghton, United States, Juni 2019
Hilke was a fantastic guide ... extremely knowledgeable ... very personable and friendly and just fun to walk and talk with.
David Albert, United States, April 2019
Incredible tour! Hilke was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and made our time with her most enjoyable.
Peter Atkinson, UK, April 2019
... I am glad we were able to spend a full day with Hilke!
Karen Smart, United States, März 2019
... She is a lovely person and made us feel very welcome.
Richard Morgan, United States, Okt. 2018
Hilke was a WONDERFUL guide ... It is hard to imagine a better guide to the highlights of vibrant Berlin.
James Hargrove, United States, Sept. 2018
Wonderful experience ... Highly recommended.
Janet Simula, August 2018
... She is hugely knowledgable and experienced, sociable and with lovely humour as well ...
Karen Lubner, United States, Juni 2018
Wonderful day, Hilke was like touring with a very well informed friend ...
Margaret Eldred, United States, Mai 2018
... We had her focus on the 1930's to mid 1940's, and she was extremely knowledgeable about all of the historical events, as well as the cultural and psychological issues during that time ...
Colleen Harker, United States, Mai 2018
... Knowlegeable, professional and funny. Very engaging. She made a special effort to include our younger daughter which we all appreciated. We would give her the highest of recommendations.
Kerry Wangberg, United States, April 2018
... We REALLY enjoyed her company and feel as if we have a friend in Germany for life! Most highly recommended!
Kevin Roche, United States, Dez. 2017
... We found Hilke to be both warm and accommodating as she shared her vast knowledge and enthusiasm of both cities with us ...
James Lewenauer, United States, Okt. 2017
Hilke was a fantastic guide in every way. She was deeply knowledgeable, sensitive and highly responsive ...
Dan Ross, United States, Okt. 2017
I highly recommend Hilke. She is extremely knowledgeable, friendly and efficient ...
Sarah Henderson, United States, Okt. 2017
Hilke made our Autumn day in Berlin most enjoyable ...
Richard Bartlam, United States
Okt. 2017
... Hilke was fun and personable, very organized, knowledgable, and informative ...
Edwin Ward, United States, Okt. 2017
Hilke was a wonderful guide who made our first trip to Berlin memorable. We were impressed with her ability ...
Deborah Burroughs, United States, Sept. 2017
Rumänien. Mehr als Dracula und Walachei
»Bekannt wurde Hilke Gerdes vor einigen Jahren durch ihre aus Rumänien berichtende "Post aus der Walachei" auf perlentaucher.de. Auf diese Reportagen baute sie auf und verspricht mit dem nun vorliegenden Buch die Vorstellung dieses Landes jenseits altbekannter Klischees. Und tatsächlich gibt sie sehr empathisch einen differenzierten Ein- und Überblick zu Rumänien und seinen Bewohnern, vermag das tradierte deutsche Rumänienbild zu korrigieren und neue Facetten hinzuzufügen (...) Wohltuend, ja geradezu vorbildlich ist ihre Neugier und Offenheit sowie die Bereitschaft, sich auf die fremden Menschen, deren Lebensweise und Werte einzulassen."
(Anke Pfeifer, literaturkritik.de, Nr. 4, April 2008)
"Es ist die nachdenkliche, einfühlsame Bilanz eines mehrjährigen Lebens der Autorin in Bukarest. Ein vielfarbiges, sinnlich übertragenes Bild Rumäniens (...) Und immer wieder gedankliche Ausflüge nicht nur in die prägende jüngere Geschichte und Realität Rumäniens als neues EU-Mitglied, sondern auch in den 'mentalen Raum' dieser Balkanregion" (...) Mentalität, Gesten, Stimmungslagen, Benehmen, küstlerisches Schaffen – alsbald hat Hilke Gerdes ihre Leser mitgerissen in den Bann, den Land und Leute auf sie ausgeübt haben." (Ursula Rütten, Südosteuropa-Mitteilungen, 03/2008)
"Zur Bereicherung des Reiseführerbestandes gerne empfohlen."
(Lieselotte Banhardt, Buchprofile, Jg. 53/2008, H. 1)
"Das Buch macht nicht nur neugierig, es ermutigt zur eigenen Anschauung, und darauf ist man nach der Lektüre bestens vorbereitet."
(MOE-Kultur.de)
"Der Autorin ist es gelungen - auch aufgrund der drei in Rumänien verbrachten Jahre -, das Land und seine Menschen zu verstehen, ohne die kritische Distanz zu Geschichte und Gegenwart zu verlieren. Und sie bringt Rumänien und die Rumänen dem Leser näher, als es mancher Reiseführer vermag."
(uk, Siebenbürgische Zeitung)
"Differenzierte Darstellungen aufgrund persönlicher Erfahrungen sind der eine Faktor, der dieses Buch so lesenswert macht. Hier wurde nicht abgeschrieben (...) Ebenso eindrucksvoll ist die organische Einbettung dieser authentischen Schilderungen in die soliden Sachinformationen (...)"
(Ursula Breuel, VDLIA - Deutsche Lehrer im Ausland, Mai 2009)
"Hilke Gerdes entführt uns in ein immer noch unbekanntes Land. Weniger als touristischer Reiseführer zu benutzen, aber ein kultureller und unbedingt zur mentalen Vorbereitung bestens zu nutzen. Die Autorin hatte das Glück Rumänien von innen her kennen lernen zu dürfen. Geschichtliche, politische und traditionelle Dinge werden leicht und interessant dargestellt. Die über 200 Seiten lesen sich als Sachbuch locker und leicht weg. Ich habe viel über Rumänien gelesen und hoffentlich auch einiges richtig verstanden."
(Gundolf Schmidt, amazon.de)
Absolutely the best possible tour of Berlin! Our guide, Hilke, left us excited and overwhelmed with her knowledge and love for the city. She is highly professional, intelligent, knowledgeable, with an amazing sense of humor that is so charmingly true German! We loved every moment of this tour and will never forget it!
Thank you, Hilke!
Alan Heshel, United States,
Juni 2024
Hilke led the best tour of Berlin highlights - exceeding our expectations. She was very flexible to our needs. Her many years in Berlin provided an extra personal layer to the history of the area! And we saw bunnies and a fox - certainly not what we expected in a busy, vibrant city center!
Annie Ellis, United States,
Juni 2024
We had a wonderful day with Hilke . Very knowledgeable and a wonderful warm personality. Great sense of humour and combined the history with present day life . Highly recommend this guide.
Heather Cheyne, United States,
Mai 2024
Hilke's local and historical knowledge is vast.
She is pleasant, fluent in multiple languages, diplomatic, and, most important, knows more about her subject areas than we had time to discuss. We were a group of 5 with non-stop questions about German history, culture, food, art, our week's itinerary, and more; and Hilke addressed them all, explaining past events and how historians view them today. I wish we had more time to spend with Hilke. She's a gem!
Beth Gregg, United States,
Mai 2024
I booked Mrs Gerdes for some of my VIP clients and they were super happy with her services.
My clients spent a wonderful day with her ,a professional, dynamic and well informed tourist guide.
Mrs Gerdes is passionate about the city where she lives as well as about her job. She not only knows the history of Berlin so well, but she gives information that she has picked up that would not be part of what one learns on regular tours. I would highly recommend any tourist to spend time in Berlin with her.
N.N. Italien
April 2024
Hilke is a fabulous guide! We loved our Berlin Half Day City tour with her. Hilke was entertaining, informative and flexible. We strongly recommend her if you want to learn about Berlin now and in the past.
Michelle McGregor, Australien,
Okt. 2023
Very enjoyable guiding experience
Lewis Remele, United States
Sept. 2023
Hilke gave our family of 9 a wonderful tour of Berlin. She customized the tour for us and was very knowledgeable. I highly recommend her.
Steven Schleier, United States
Aug. 2023
Hilke was knowledgeable & fun. [...] This was a great tour of the highlights of Museum Island. Coming to Berlin? Book this tour.
Michael Hetsler, United States,
Juni 2023
She was FANTASTIC! She did a lot of pre-work to make sure I received the perfect tour based on my specific requests. Extremely knowledgeable and flexible on the fly. I really enjoyed spending the day with her and learned so much about Berlin!
Holly Linton, United States, Sept. 2022
Wow! Hilke was amazing! Our teenagers were dreading their third tour in 10 days. Hilke was able to adapt our tour to start in the neighborhood where they could see street art and then took us to see the sites that were interesting to them. She gave high level overviews but answered details when we asked. She has an incredible energy that got our kids interested. I wish we could bring her to every city! This is our 4th private tour and by far the best.
Tracie Kiachian, United States, Aug. 2022
Hilke was simply fantastic. Detailed knowledge of all of Berlin both past and current. Went out of her way to meet all of our needs. Would highly recommend. She was such a pleasure to have as our guide. Hope to see her again.
Ron Karpinsky, United States, Juni 2022
Herzlichen Dank noch einmal für die Führung. Es gab nur positive Rückmeldungen, alle waren sehr begeistert!
Internationale Konferenzteilnehmer, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Okt. 2021
Hilke's the best. Recommend her highly.
Harold Rosenberg, United States, Sept. 2021
If you want to see Berlin in its present glory - you need to see it through a tour with Hilke! She is absolutely amazing! ... I cannot recommend Hilke enough!
Peter Connelly, United States, Dez. 2019
Hilke was a delight to spend our first full day in Berlin with!
Ellen Patton, United States, Sept. 2019
… she is a terrific guide, extremely knowledgeable about history, art & architecture …
Katherine McInnes, Australien, Okt. 2019
One of the best tour guides we have ever used! A great start for a Berlin visit!
William Black, United States, Sept. 2019
Hilke is amazing! Very passionate about her city and Germany's history … We strongly recommend her.
Jorge Margain, Mexiko, Sept. 2019
Hilke proved to be an excellent guide creating a vivid and memorable journey around Berlin, based on our request to see some of the less well known sites and the street art of the city.
Adrian Savage, UK, September 2019
Hilke's knowledge, love for the city and kindness are first rate!
Mark Houghton, United States, Juni 2019
Hilke was a fantastic guide ... extremely knowledgeable ... very personable and friendly and just fun to walk and talk with.
David Albert, United States, April 2019
Incredible tour! Hilke was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and made our time with her most enjoyable.
Peter Atkinson, UK, April 2019
... I am glad we were able to spend a full day with Hilke!
Karen Smart, United States, März 2019
... She is a lovely person and made us feel very welcome.
Richard Morgan, United States, Okt. 2018
Hilke was a WONDERFUL guide ... It is hard to imagine a better guide to the highlights of vibrant Berlin.
James Hargrove, United States, Sept. 2018
Wonderful experience ... Highly recommended.
Janet Simula, August 2018
... She is hugely knowledgable and experienced, sociable and with lovely humour as well ...
Karen Lubner, United States, Juni 2018
Wonderful day, Hilke was like touring with a very well informed friend ...
Margaret Eldred, United States, Mai 2018
... We had her focus on the 1930's to mid 1940's, and she was extremely knowledgeable about all of the historical events, as well as the cultural and psychological issues during that time ...
Colleen Harker, United States, Mai 2018
... Knowlegeable, professional and funny. Very engaging. She made a special effort to include our younger daughter which we all appreciated. We would give her the highest of recommendations.
Kerry Wangberg, United States, April 2018
... We REALLY enjoyed her company and feel as if we have a friend in Germany for life! Most highly recommended!
Kevin Roche, United States, Dez. 2017
... We found Hilke to be both warm and accommodating as she shared her vast knowledge and enthusiasm of both cities with us ...
James Lewenauer, United States, Okt. 2017
Hilke was a fantastic guide in every way. She was deeply knowledgeable, sensitive and highly responsive ...
Dan Ross, United States, Okt. 2017
I highly recommend Hilke. She is extremely knowledgeable, friendly and efficient ...
Sarah Henderson, United States, Okt. 2017
Hilke made our Autumn day in Berlin most enjoyable ...
Richard Bartlam, United States
Okt. 2017
... Hilke was fun and personable, very organized, knowledgable, and informative ...
Edwin Ward, United States, Okt. 2017
Hilke was a wonderful guide who made our first trip to Berlin memorable. We were impressed with her ability ...
Deborah Burroughs, United States, Sept. 2017
Absolutely the best possible tour of Berlin! Our guide, Hilke, left us excited and overwhelmed with her knowledge and love for the city. She is highly professional, intelligent, knowledgeable, with an amazing sense of humor that is so charmingly true German! We loved every moment of this tour and will never forget it!
Thank you, Hilke!
Alan Heshel, United States,
Juni 2024
Hilke led the best tour of Berlin highlights - exceeding our expectations. She was very flexible to our needs. Her many years in Berlin provided an extra personal layer to the history of the area! And we saw bunnies and a fox - certainly not what we expected in a busy, vibrant city center!
Annie Ellis, United States,
Juni 2024
We had a wonderful day with Hilke . Very knowledgeable and a wonderful warm personality. Great sense of humour and combined the history with present day life . Highly recommend this guide.
Heather Cheyne, United States,
Mai 2024
Hilke's local and historical knowledge is vast.
She is pleasant, fluent in multiple languages, diplomatic, and, most important, knows more about her subject areas than we had time to discuss. We were a group of 5 with non-stop questions about German history, culture, food, art, our week's itinerary, and more; and Hilke addressed them all, explaining past events and how historians view them today. I wish we had more time to spend with Hilke. She's a gem!
Beth Gregg, United States,
Mai 2024
I booked Mrs Gerdes for some of my VIP clients and they were super happy with her services.
My clients spent a wonderful day with her ,a professional, dynamic and well informed tourist guide.
Mrs Gerdes is passionate about the city where she lives as well as about her job. She not only knows the history of Berlin so well, but she gives information that she has picked up that would not be part of what one learns on regular tours. I would highly recommend any tourist to spend time in Berlin with her.
N.N. Italien
April 2024
Hilke is a fabulous guide! We loved our Berlin Half Day City tour with her. Hilke was entertaining, informative and flexible. We strongly recommend her if you want to learn about Berlin now and in the past.
Michelle McGregor, Australien,
Okt. 2023
Very enjoyable guiding experience
Lewis Remele, United States
Sept. 2023
Hilke gave our family of 9 a wonderful tour of Berlin. She customized the tour for us and was very knowledgeable. I highly recommend her.
Steven Schleier, United States
Aug. 2023
Hilke was knowledgeable & fun. [...] This was a great tour of the highlights of Museum Island. Coming to Berlin? Book this tour.
Michael Hetsler, United States,
Juni 2023
She was FANTASTIC! She did a lot of pre-work to make sure I received the perfect tour based on my specific requests. Extremely knowledgeable and flexible on the fly. I really enjoyed spending the day with her and learned so much about Berlin!
Holly Linton, United States, Sept. 2022
Wow! Hilke was amazing! Our teenagers were dreading their third tour in 10 days. Hilke was able to adapt our tour to start in the neighborhood where they could see street art and then took us to see the sites that were interesting to them. She gave high level overviews but answered details when we asked. She has an incredible energy that got our kids interested. I wish we could bring her to every city! This is our 4th private tour and by far the best.
Tracie Kiachian, United States, Aug. 2022
Hilke was simply fantastic. Detailed knowledge of all of Berlin both past and current. Went out of her way to meet all of our needs. Would highly recommend. She was such a pleasure to have as our guide. Hope to see her again.
Ron Karpinsky, United States, Juni 2022
Herzlichen Dank noch einmal für die Führung. Es gab nur positive Rückmeldungen, alle waren sehr begeistert!
Internationale Konferenzteilnehmer, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Okt. 2021
Hilke's the best. Recommend her highly.
Harold Rosenberg, United States, Sept. 2021
If you want to see Berlin in its present glory - you need to see it through a tour with Hilke! She is absolutely amazing! ... I cannot recommend Hilke enough!
Peter Connelly, United States, Dez. 2019
Hilke was a delight to spend our first full day in Berlin with!
Ellen Patton, United States, Sept. 2019
… she is a terrific guide, extremely knowledgeable about history, art & architecture …
Katherine McInnes, Australien, Okt. 2019
One of the best tour guides we have ever used! A great start for a Berlin visit!
William Black, United States, Sept. 2019
Hilke is amazing! Very passionate about her city and Germany's history … We strongly recommend her.
Jorge Margain, Mexiko, Sept. 2019
Hilke proved to be an excellent guide creating a vivid and memorable journey around Berlin, based on our request to see some of the less well known sites and the street art of the city.
Adrian Savage, UK, September 2019
Hilke's knowledge, love for the city and kindness are first rate!
Mark Houghton, United States, Juni 2019
Hilke was a fantastic guide ... extremely knowledgeable ... very personable and friendly and just fun to walk and talk with.
David Albert, United States, April 2019
Incredible tour! Hilke was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and made our time with her most enjoyable.
Peter Atkinson, UK, April 2019
... I am glad we were able to spend a full day with Hilke!
Karen Smart, United States, März 2019
... She is a lovely person and made us feel very welcome.
Richard Morgan, United States, Okt. 2018
Hilke was a WONDERFUL guide ... It is hard to imagine a better guide to the highlights of vibrant Berlin.
James Hargrove, United States, Sept. 2018
Wonderful experience ... Highly recommended.
Janet Simula, August 2018
... She is hugely knowledgable and experienced, sociable and with lovely humour as well ...
Karen Lubner, United States, Juni 2018
Wonderful day, Hilke was like touring with a very well informed friend ...
Margaret Eldred, United States, Mai 2018
... We had her focus on the 1930's to mid 1940's, and she was extremely knowledgeable about all of the historical events, as well as the cultural and psychological issues during that time ...
Colleen Harker, United States, Mai 2018
... Knowlegeable, professional and funny. Very engaging. She made a special effort to include our younger daughter which we all appreciated. We would give her the highest of recommendations.
Kerry Wangberg, United States, April 2018
... We REALLY enjoyed her company and feel as if we have a friend in Germany for life! Most highly recommended!
Kevin Roche, United States, Dez. 2017
... We found Hilke to be both warm and accommodating as she shared her vast knowledge and enthusiasm of both cities with us ...
James Lewenauer, United States, Okt. 2017
Hilke was a fantastic guide in every way. She was deeply knowledgeable, sensitive and highly responsive ...
Dan Ross, United States, Okt. 2017
I highly recommend Hilke. She is extremely knowledgeable, friendly and efficient ...
Sarah Henderson, United States, Okt. 2017
Hilke made our Autumn day in Berlin most enjoyable ...
Richard Bartlam, United States
Okt. 2017
... Hilke was fun and personable, very organized, knowledgable, and informative ...
Edwin Ward, United States, Okt. 2017
Hilke was a wonderful guide who made our first trip to Berlin memorable. We were impressed with her ability ...
Deborah Burroughs, United States, Sept. 2017
