Berlin: Two Pasts, One Present

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

In some places it is still recommended to wear a mask but only in hospitals, doctor''s offices and pharmacies masks are required. Everywhere else they are voluntary. All remaining rules concerning Covid will end on April 7th 2023

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on September 13, 2026

Meet the group at Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin in Berlin

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 4:30 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner.

Getting to the site: The easiest option with a lot of luggage is to take a taxi from the airport to the hotel. It takes about 60 minutes and would cost around 70-80 Euros. To travel from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to the Maritim proArte Hotel by public transport, the easiest option is to take the train S9 towards Spandau until Friedrichstraße Station. From there, the hotel is a 5-minute walk. For this trip you would need an ABC public transport ticket for 4.70 Euros which you can purchase at the airport ticket machines.

Getting to the site by train or bus: Yes

Your trip ends on: Sunday, September 20, 2026 in Berlin at Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin

End of Trip: 11:00 a.m. after breakfast; 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: Take a taxi or public transportation as described above.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.