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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Bus Tour in English from Berlin

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Berlin, Germany
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On average, this is booked 46 (33) days in advance.

4 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

Overview

Experience a powerful and moving journey on this private, stress-free bus tour to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial. Travel with our private bus with an expert, licensed guide who will provide historical insight and unique perspectives throughout the day

Sachsenhausen, built in 1936, was the first purpose-built concentration camp and became a model for the Nazi camp system. Explore important locations including the barracks, prison cells, infirmary, execution area, and crematoria while learning about the realities faced by prisoners under the Nazi regime.

As you travel through Oranienburg and the memorial site, your guide will share powerful stories of persecution, survival, resistance, and remembrance, helping bring this important history into deeper context.

This is a fully guided experience from start to finish. Our guides will assist you at the meeting point in Berlin, accompany you throughout the tour, and return with you by bus back to the original meeting point.

What's Included

  • Return trip back to the centre of Berlin
  • Driver
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup/drop off
  • Food and drinks- please bring snacks and a drink with you
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Meeting Location

Meeting point

Reichstagufer 17
10117 Berlin, Germany

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End point

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Gedenkstatte und Museum Sachsenhausen

Meet us at Friedrichstrasse station, where you will board our hired coach to reach Oranienburg. Along the way, our guide will introduce Sachsenhausen, show you where the inmates would have worked in Oranienburg, and you'll learn more about what the local populations knew about the realities of the immense camp system.With our guide, you'll walk around the interior of Heinrich Himmmler's, new, modern always expandable Concentration camp. Visit the commandants house, then walk through tower A where the iconic words can still be seen on the gate today "ARBEIT MACHT FREI".Experience the interior of the camp, where 35,000 people died during the years of its operation between 1936-45. Explore the infirmary barracks, where experimentation took place during the war. Learn about the how Sachsenhausen was re-purposed by the Soviets as a special camp after the World War 2, where an additional 12,500 died after the war, and hear what life was like for the inmates during the years of 1945-1950.Once the tour has concluded you will be picked up and brought back to Berlin in an air-conditioned bus to our West meeting point at Friedrichstraße station, where our guide will be happy to answer any and all questions you may have about your stay in Berlin.
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4 hours Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for individuals with limited mobility or walking impairments.
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Bus Tour in English from Berlin?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-5560P43

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What's Included

Activity name

  • Return trip back to the centre of Berlin
  • Driver
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • €3.00 donation per person to the Sachsenhausen memorial
  • Licensed guide trained by memorial authority
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup/drop off
  • Food and drinks- please bring snacks and a drink with you

Additional Info

Activity name

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for individuals with limited mobility or walking impairments.
  • IMPORTANT: Please be at our meeting point 15 mins before tour departure time.
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 28 travelers

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