Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Guided Tour From Berlin

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

• 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.

• Punishment and death zones: Visit the notorious Tower A, the camp prison, gallows, and execution trenches, hearing accounts of daily brutality.

• Gas chamber & crematorium ruins: Witness the remains of the extermination facilities used during the camp’s final years.

• Stories of resistance and liberation: Learn about the 1945 death marches, and hear stories of the survivors who bore witness.

Know before you go

What to bring

• Bring along food and drinks for the tour.

Accessibility

• This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.

Additional Information

• Together with your guide and group, take a regional train from Berlin to Oranienburg.

• Upon arrival at Oranienburg Station, there’s a 20-minute walk to the Sachsenhausen Memorial—a walk that mirrors the path prisoners once took.

• ABC Day pass is required which is available for purchase at the meeting point.