Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Guided Tour From Berlin
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Guided Tour From Berlin
Duration: 6 hours (approx.)
6 hours (approx.)
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience
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Explore one of Berlin's most significant historical sites with this guided tour at the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial and Museum, offering a profound insight into Nazi history. Begin your journey in central Berlin, where you'll meet an expert historian guide for a short train ride to Oranienburg before walking 20 minutes to the camp entrance—an essential part of understanding what prisoners experienced upon arrival. Learn about Sachsenhausen's role as a model concentration camp established in 1936 and its impact on subsequent camps worldwide.
Explore one of Berlin's most significant historical sites with this guided tour at the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial and Museum, offering a profound insight into Nazi history. Begin your journey in central Berlin, where you'll meet an expert historian guide for a short train ride to Oranienburg before walking 20 minutes to the camp entrance—an essential part of understanding what prisoners experienced upon arrival. Learn about Sachsenhausen's role as a model concentration camp established in 1936 and its impact on subsequent camps worldwide.
Get round trip transfers from Berlin to the Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum with an expert historian as your guide.
Visit poignant sites including Appellplatz, guard towers, the infirmary, the punishment cells, gas chambers, gallows, and memorial monuments with respectful, detailed insights from your English-speaking guide at each key location.
Hear stories of bravery by the prisoners, as well as the atrocities that took place at the camp.
Learn how Germany operated during the days of the Third Reich.
Sachsenhausen Memorial entry ticket
Museum entry ticket
Expert English-speaking tour guide
Small group tour from Hackescher Markt (optional)
Tour guide explaining Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial to visitors.
Step into one of the most significant historical sites of the Nazi regime with a powerful and informative guided visit to the Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum.
Getting started
Meet your expert historian guide in central Berlin and take a short train ride to Oranienburg. From the station, it's a 20-minute walk to the camp's entrance—an important part of understanding the prisoners’ arrival route.
What to expect
Sachsenhausen was established in 1936 as a model concentration camp and became the blueprint for many that followed. It imprisoned over 200,000 people—including political opponents, Jews, LGBTQ+ individuals, and others targeted by the Nazi regime.
Features
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Entrance gate & roll-call area: Begin at the infamous “Arbeit macht frei” gate and the main square, where prisoners stood for hours in all weather.
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Punishment and death zones: Visit the notorious Tower A, the camp prison, gallows, and execution trenches, hearing accounts of daily brutality.
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Gas chamber & crematorium ruins: Witness the remains of the extermination facilities used during the camp’s final years.
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Stories of resistance and liberation: Learn about the 1945 death marches, and hear stories of the survivors who bore witness.
Sachsenhausen Memorial obelisk with statues, surrounded by greenery under a clear sky.
Guests touring Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial with a guide.
Tour guide explaining Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial to visitors.
Sachsenhausen Memorial obelisk with statues, surrounded by greenery under a clear sky.
Guests touring Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial with a guide.
Portraits of prisoners displayed on gravel at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial.
What to bring
- Bring along food and drinks for the tour.
Accessibility
- This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.
Additional Information
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Together with your guide and group, take a regional train from Berlin to Oranienburg.
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Upon arrival at Oranienburg Station, there’s a 20-minute walk to the Sachsenhausen Memorial—a walk that mirrors the path prisoners once took.
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ABC Day pass is required which is available for purchase at the meeting point.
Guests with a guide at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial examining a site model.
Wreath at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial wall, Oranienburg, Germany.
Portraits of prisoners displayed on gravel at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial.
Guests with a guide at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial examining a site model.
Wreath at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial wall, Oranienburg, Germany.
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