Cologne: Bergen-Belsen Memorial Guided Private Tour Tour with On-Site Guide
ID: GYG418443-O-758862
Category:
Country: Germany
Duration:
11:00 hours
Description
Visit Bergen-Belsen Memorial and take a private tour of the former concentration camp grounds. Choose a fully guided tour or just an onsite guide to learn about the camp's World War II history.
Take a private tour of Bergen-Belsen Memorial on this day trip from Cologne. Be accompanied the entire way from pickup to drop-off with your guide traveling with you or select an onsite memorial guide to hear about the dark history of the former concentration camp.
Get picked up in Cologne and make the drive to Bergen-Belsen Memorial. Determine the day's itinerary and arrange breaks according to your preferences and the schedule. Depending on what you choose be introduced to this history of Bergen-Belsen or have a quiet drive to the memorial.
Arrive at Bergen-Belsen Memorial and either follow your guide or meet your on-site guide to take the 'Stony Path' to the documentation center and roll-call square. See mounds, which mark mass burial sites. Continue on to see the original camp road, barrack foundations, and the SS camp location.
Follow your guide as they tell you many facts and stories about the history of the camp, prisoners, everyday life there, and how the place was organized and managed. Hear how between 1942 and 1945, thousands of people from all over Europe died here.
Among them was Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who documented the tragic fate of Jews during WWII in her unique memories. The memorial and its museum feature photographs and videos of the survivors, as well as written stories.
After completing the tour you will be driven back to your accommodation in Cologne by a driver. If selected, take the opportunity to learn even more from your knowledgeable guide and have questions triggered during the tour answered.
Highlights
- Feel the sobering effects of walking though a former WWII concentration camp
- Ask questions and learn more on a private tour of Bergen-Belsen Memorial
- Choose between a fully-guided tour or just an on-site guide to tailor your trip
- Learn about the Nazi terror which brought a tragic fate of millions of people
- Hear about Anne Frank and the many other victims of the Second World War
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Check your email the day before the tour to receive important information
You will be picked up from your hotel in Cologne.
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.