From Berlin: Small-Group Sachsenhausen Memorial Walking Tour Group Tour in English
ID: GYG388531-703671
Category:
Country: Germany
Duration:
06:00 hours
Description
Learn about an important chapter in German history with a guided trip to the former Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, nowadays a memorial. Choose from a small-group or private experience.
Take a trip to the Sachsenhausen Memorial and learn about a somber but important chapter in Germany's history. Constructed in 1936 by the SS, it was built to detain all opposition to the Nazi regime.
After meeting your guide in Berlin, hop on a train to Oranienburg, approximately 25 minutes outside of Berlin. Arrive at Sachsenhausen Memorial Site after a 30-minute stroll from the train station.
Start your guided experience at the Camp Administration Center, now an on-site museum, but formerly the base for overseeing the Third Reich’s 32 main camps and 1000+ satellite camps.
As you tour the site, find out from your guide about what conditions were like inside the camp, the infamous ‘Death March’ ahead of the camp’s liberation in 1945, and how the camp was used by the Soviets afterward.
Listen to stories of revolt by Jewish prisoners in 1942, defiance by British prisoners of war, and sabotage by Soviet and Polish prisoners.
Hear first-hand about the people there: different prisoner groups, their fates, and familiar names imprisoned in the camp, including Stalin’s son.
After the tour, be accompanied by your guide back to the center of Berlin.
Sites that might be visited on the tour include the following:
• Camp Administration Center (formerly the Concentration Camps Inspectorate)
• Station Z
• Watchtower
• Commandant's House
• Jewish Barracks
• Punishment Cells
• Pathology Laboratory
• Infirmary
• Special Camp 1/7
• SS Training Camp
• Gallows
Highlights
- Learn about Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp before, during, and after World War II
- Be accompanied by a licensed guide from Berlin to the Memorial Site and back to Berlin
- Discover all about the camp and its various sites with your guide
- Remain in the Memorial after the end of the tour for further exploration at your pace, if desired
- Choose between a small-group or private guided experience
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Shared group and private options do not always offer the same languages. Please check all languages of interest to find your preferred option type
• If selecting the shared group tour, public transport tickets need to be bought in advance. A 1-day ABC zone ticket is needed, costing approximately 9.60 euros
• Come prepared to walk — this activity entails a high amount of walking
• The tour runs in all weathers, so please dress accordingly
• The tour is wheelchair accessible, but please be aware of the following: Customers need to use public transport to get to Oranienburg. There’s a 30-minute walk from Oranienburg train station to the Memorial Site. Additionally, the ground at the site can get very muddy when it rains and in winter
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
• Meet your guide in front of the Espresso House café. Address: Potsdamer Platz 10, 10785 Berlin, on the corner of Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade
• Look for a guide wearing GetYourGuide attire and holding a red GetYourGuide flag
• Please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time
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 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.
