From Prague: Terezin Concentration Camp Private Tour
ID: GYG18399-18399
Category:
Country: Czechia
Duration:
06:00 hours
Description
Take a private guided tour from Prague to the former Terezín Concentration Camp. Learn about World War II and its impacts on former Czechoslovakia. The tour comes with a driver-guide and moves at your own pace.
During this tour you will learn about World War II and its impacts on former Czechoslovakia. Terezín is the name of a former military fortress and garrison town. In the late 18th century the Habsburg Monarchy erected the fortress as a stronghold against the Prussians from the North. They named it after Empress Maria Theresa.
Terezín´s most tragic chapter came during WWII (1939-45). In 1940 Prague's Gestapo installed the Minor Fortress police prison. About 32,000 prisoners passed through the Minor Fortress between 1940 and 1945, of whom 2,500 were killed by hunger, disease, tyrannical guards and executions. In 1941 the town of Terezín was changed by the Nazis into a Jewish ghetto-transit camp. Until the end of the war more than 150,000 deportees passed through the camp, 35,000 of whom died there. Russian forces liberated Terezín on May 10, 1945, 8 days after Berlin had fallen to the Allies. Today the camp stands as a memorial to the dead and a monument to human depravity.
As you enter the main gate, the sign above it, ARBEIT MACHT FREI (Work Sets One Free), sets a gloomy tone. You can walk through the prison barracks, execution grounds, workshops, and isolation cells. During this tour you will also visit a local museum about the Terezín concentration camp and see an educational movie.
Highlights
- Take a guided tour of the Terezín Small Fortress and the Big Fortress
- Explore Terezin Museum and visit the Cemetery
- Hear stories of Terezin survivors
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• The tour operator can pick you up / drop you off at any address in Prague. Please inform them at least 1 day in advance
Masks are required while indoors
The driver guide will pick you up at your hotel reception or at the entrance to your apartment building in Prague. Please be ready 5 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
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 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 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.
