Sachsenhausen Memorial

Berlin: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Tour in English (opens in a new tab)

5,994 5 h 30 min

Sachsenhausen was the first purpose-built concentration camp, created as a centre of terror, persecution, and systematic brutality. Initially, it imprisoned those the Nazi regime considered racially, socially, or politically undesirable. Travel through the town of Oranienburg and learn how the local community was connected to the camp. Your expert, licensed guide will lead you through key locations including the punishment cells, infirmary, barracks, gas chamber, and crematoria, while sharing powerful stories of resilience and courage among prisoners. The tour also visits the Inspectorate of Concentration Camps, the administrative centre that controlled the Nazi camp system across Europe. This is a fully guided and stress-free experience. Our guides will welcome and assist you at the meeting point in Berlin, accompany you throughout the day, and bring you comfortably back to the city centre at the conclusion of the tour. A €3 per person donation supports the Sachsenhausen Memorial.

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Berlin: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour (opens in a new tab)

102 4 h

Join us on an unforgettable guided tour to Sachsenhausen, one of the most significant Holocaust memorial sites and a former Nazi concentration camp. This experience offers deep and respectful insight into the history and daily life within the camp, helping you understand the atrocities and resilience of those who suffered here. Our meeting point is Alexanderplatz, where you will be welcomed by an expert local guide. From there, we’ll embark on a scenic train ride to Sachsenhausen. Upon arrival, you will explore key sites of the camp, including the infamous Tower A, bearing the haunting “Arbeit macht frei” sign. We will walk through barracks 38 and 39, where Jewish prisoners were held, visit the punishment cells, the infirmary, and the morgue. You’ll also see the kitchen, now transformed into a museum, and the remains of Station Z. At the end of the tour, you have the option to return to Berlin with the group or stay longer to explore at your own pace.

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Bus Tour in English from Berlin (opens in a new tab)

2,201 4 h

Experience a powerful and moving journey on this private, stress-free bus tour to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial. Travel with our private bus with an expert, licensed guide who will provide historical insight and unique perspectives throughout the day Sachsenhausen, built in 1936, was the first purpose-built concentration camp and became a model for the Nazi camp system. Explore important locations including the barracks, prison cells, infirmary, execution area, and crematoria while learning about the realities faced by prisoners under the Nazi regime. As you travel through Oranienburg and the memorial site, your guide will share powerful stories of persecution, survival, resistance, and remembrance, helping bring this important history into deeper context. This is a fully guided experience from start to finish. Our guides will assist you at the meeting point in Berlin, accompany you throughout the tour, and return with you by bus back to the original meeting point.

Berlin: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and Potsdam day tour (opens in a new tab)

443 9 h 30 min

Enjoy a comfortable excursion that will take you through the most fascinating chapters of Berlin’s history, visiting two of its most iconic locations. A journey through the city’s past that you won’t want to miss. Book now!

From Berlin: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Museum Tour (opens in a new tab)

624 5 h – 6 h

Leave Berlin for a half-day tour to the Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen with a professional guide. This tour is a stern reminder of one of history's most brutal periods. Walkthrough the former camp as your guide points out places of significance and discusses the camp's role in the Nazi concentration camp system. Hear stories about survivors and the living conditions of the camp. This tour stops at the former punishment cells, gas chambers, Guard Tower A, and the 'Pit.'