Search Deals on
Wandlitz Vacation Packages

Build your package with 2 more options

Leaving from

Going to

Departing

Returning

Travelers

Room 1

Adults

ChildrenAges 2 to 17

InfantsYounger than 2

Add specific hotel dates

Bunker 5001 was East Germany’s ultimate undisclosed location. Had the Cold War turned hot, East German leader Erich Honecker and other high-ranking communist leaders would have comfortably ridden out the end of the world in this 7,500 cubic meter space.

It’s buried in the middle of a forest about 40 kilometers from Berlin.

My guide, Hannes Hensel, who’s part of a group called the Berlin Bunker Network, showed up and poked around the ground for awhile until he uncovers a steel trapdoor. He opens it and beckons me inside. We won’t surface again for well over 4 hours.

“This was the most technologically advanced bunker of its time,” Hensel says while explaining his interest in the site. Bunker 5001 was actually superior in some respects to similar American and West German bunkers of its time.

Inside, he shows me how the East Germans built the bunker as a series of massive containers, built on giant springs and coils so that the facility could ride out the shock wave from nearby nuclear blasts. The bunker contained its own generators, water system and air filtering facilities, so that its 400 inhabitants would have had no need to enter the nuclear wasteland above for two weeks after a war. The postwar plans were a bit hazier, however.

“After two weeks, they would have gone above ground wearing radiation suits and gotten to an airplane and flown eastward to Russia,” says Hensel.

Bunker 5001 is definitely number one on the most endangered list of bunkers in the Berlin area. The site’s entrances meanwhile IS SEALED UP with concrete sometime to prevent thrill-seekers from gaining access.

Further Documentation is available at http://www.bunker5001.com/

Photo by Mathias Pohl

Wandlitz
Brandenburg Region
Germany
Europe
Hotwire.com

Wandlitz Flight + Hotel Packages

Price found within the past 48 hours. Click for updated prices.

Mercure Hotel MOA Berlin

4 out of 5

Price was $787, price is now $709 per person

$709

per person

Jan 18 - Jan 22

found 24 hours ago

Roundtrip non-stop flight included

New York (JFK) to Berlin (BER)

Stay at this 4-star family-friendly hotel in Berlin. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. Popular attractions Zoo Berlin and Brandenburg Gate are located nearby.

Pestana Berlin Tiergarten

4 out of 5

Price was $1,986, price is now $1,765 per person

$1,765

per person

Dec 29 - Jan 4

found 24 hours ago

Roundtrip flight included

Atlanta (ATL) to Berlin (BER)

Stay at this 4-star boutique hotel in Berlin. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a fitness center. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. Popular attractions Zoo Berlin and Potsdamer Platz are located nearby.

Ameron Hotel Abion Spreebogen Berlin

4 out of 5

Price was $827, price is now $737 per person

$737

per person

Jan 18 - Jan 22

found 24 hours ago

Roundtrip non-stop flight included

New York (JFK) to Berlin (BER)

Stay at this 4-star spa hotel in Berlin. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the property condition in our reviews. Popular attractions Zoo Berlin and Brandenburg Gate are located nearby.

SO/ Berlin Das Stue

5 out of 5

Price was $1,581, price is now $1,409 per person

$1,409

per person

Dec 26 - Dec 30

found 1 day ago

Roundtrip non-stop flight included

Newark Liberty Intl. Airport (EWR) to Berlin (BER)

Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Berlin. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Zoo Berlin and Potsdamer Platz are located nearby.

Grand Hyatt Berlin

5 out of 5

Price was $2,355, price is now $2,129 per person

$2,129

per person

Dec 29 - Jan 4

found 24 hours ago

Roundtrip flight included

Atlanta (ATL) to Berlin (BER)

Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Berlin. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and 2 restaurants. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions Potsdamer Platz and Brandenburg Gate are located nearby.

SANA Berlin Hotel

4.5 out of 5

Price was $2,477, price is now $2,250 per person

$2,250

per person

Dec 23 - Dec 30

found 1 hour ago

Roundtrip flight included

Austin (AUS) to Berlin (BER)

Stay at this 4.5-star spa hotel in Berlin. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. Popular attractions Zoo Berlin and Kurfürstendamm are located nearby.

Melia Berlin

4.5 out of 5

Price was $1,987, price is now $1,810 per person

$1,810

per person

Dec 29 - Jan 4

found 24 hours ago

Roundtrip flight included

Atlanta (ATL) to Berlin (BER)

Stay at this 4.5-star luxury hotel in Berlin. Enjoy free WiFi, 2 restaurants, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz are located nearby.

The Mandala Berlin, a Member of Design Hotel

5 out of 5

Price was $2,412, price is now $2,197 per person

$2,197

per person

Dec 29 - Jan 4

found 24 hours ago

Roundtrip flight included

Atlanta (ATL) to Berlin (BER)

Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Berlin. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and 2 restaurants. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the property condition in our reviews. Popular attractions Potsdamer Platz and Brandenburg Gate are located nearby.

Wandlitz Vacation Packages 3-4 Night Stays

Price found within the past 48 hours. Click for updated prices.

ibis Berlin Kurfürstendamm

3 out of 5

West Berlin Centre

Price was $737, price is now $688 per person

$688

per person

Dec 11 - Dec 14

found 10 hours ago

Roundtrip non-stop flight included

Boston (BOS) to Berlin (BER)

Ameron Hotel Abion Spreebogen Berlin

4 out of 5

Mitte

Price was $804, price is now $729 per person

$729

per person

Dec 11 - Dec 14

found 1 day ago

Roundtrip non-stop flight included

Boston (BOS) to Berlin (BER)

Adina Apartment Hotel Berlin Mitte

4 out of 5

Mitte

Price was $886, price is now $810 per person

$810

per person

Dec 11 - Dec 14

found 1 day ago

Roundtrip non-stop flight included

Boston (BOS) to Berlin (BER)

NH Collection Berlin Mitte am Checkpoint Charlie

4.5 out of 5

Mitte

Price was $806, price is now $766 per person

$766

per person

Dec 11 - Dec 14

found 1 day ago

Roundtrip non-stop flight included

Boston (BOS) to Berlin (BER)