Private Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp tour with train
- 6 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
Join this award-winning tour from Berlin to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial on a private visit led by a licensed guide who offers a thoughtful and informative exploration of this important historical site. Walk through the preserved camp grounds, including original barracks, guard towers, the gas chamber, execution facilities, infirmaries, and memorials, gaining a powerful insight into one of the key centers of Nazi persecution. Your guide, an expert in WWII history, will explain the camp’s role within the Third Reich’s system of oppression and describe the methods used to control and dehumanise prisoners. Along the way, you will hear personal stories that illuminate the experiences of those imprisoned here, from political prisoners to the many groups targeted by the Nazi regime. This deeply moving visit goes beyond a typical historical tour, offering space for reflection and a deeper understanding of the tragic lessons left by this chapter of history.
Inclusions
What's included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Licensed guide trained by memorial authority
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Walk through the town of Oranienburg, which was deeply intertwined with the Nazi regime, both through its proximity to Sachsenhausen concentration camp and the direct involvement of local businesses in the exploitation of forced labor. Many local factories, including those producing war materials, relied on prisoners from Sachsenhausen for slave labor, contributing to the Nazi war effort. The town's residents were either aware of or complicit in the suffering occurring just outside their doorsteps. Some townspeople directly participated in the Nazi regime's operations, while others turned a blind eye, accepting the economic benefits and avoiding confrontation with the brutality taking place.
During the 1936 Olympics, hosted by Nazi Germany, slave laborers were forced to build a new concentration camp just north of Berlin, intended to hold the Nazis’ political enemies. This camp was Sachsenhausen, and during the next decade some 200,000 people were imprisoned within the camp before it was evacuated by the Soviets in 1945. For another five years, the Soviets used the camp to imprison 60,000 war criminals, including Nazis and Nazi collaborators.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Insider Tour Berlin
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for individuals with limited mobility or walking impairments.
How it compares in Berlin
- Its from-price is 106% above the median of the 287 city tours we list in Berlin.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 29 of 287.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Berlin
Berlin is Germany's creative, open-minded capital, where landmarks of a turbulent history stand among art, green parks and legendary nightlife.
The Brandenburg Gate is the city's symbol, close to the glass-domed Reichstag and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Fragments of the Berlin Wall survive, most strikingly at the East Side Gallery, a long stretch covered in murals, and at the Bernauer Strasse memorial, while Checkpoint Charlie marks the most famous former crossing point.
Top-ranked sights in Berlin: Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor), Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust Memorial), Checkpoint Charlie.
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