Private Tour by Car to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Tour with Public Transportation
ID: GYG314567-554967
Category:
Country: Germany
Duration:
06:00 hours
Description
Pay a respectful visit to the Sachsenhausen Memorial, formerly the largest concentration camp in the vicinity of Berlin. Take a private tour to reminisce on the tragic events that took place there.
Visit the Sachsenhausen Memorial and learn the unfortunate history of the concentration camp that was built at this site in 1936. Pay your respects to the 200,000 prisoners that were detained there and gain a deeper understanding of the cruel crimes that took place in Germany during WWII.
Meet your guide at your hotel and, depending on your selected option, ride public transport or a private car to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial. Pass through the camp gates and beneath the chilling ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ sign used at all camps.
Inside the memorial site, spend time at the Jewish barracks, the kitchen and laundry block, the roll call area, the camp prison, the pathology and hospital buildings, and the execution grounds. Learn how Sachsenhausen was also used by the Soviets as a prison camp after 1945.
Listen to an in-depth commentary from your guide throughout the tour and take a short break for refreshments. At the end of the tour, your guide will accompany you back to Berlin.
Highlights
- Connect with the stories of WWII victims' bravery in the face of cruelty
- Pay tribute to the victims of Nazi crimes at the Sachsenhausen Memorial
- Spend time in the poignant museum to acquire deeper knowledge of the site
- Explore the remnants of the largest concentration camp in the vicinity of Berlin
- Learn specific details about the history behind this particular WWII camp
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
