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Sachsenhausen Memorial Tour: Berlin's Tragic History
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1,899 Ratings
Berlin
Leave Berlin to delve into the somber history at the Sachsenhausen Memorial, once a Nazi concentration camp. Discover the harrowing experiences of the prisoners, view the SS guards’ training areas, and honor the memory of those who perished in World War II.
Leave Berlin to delve into the somber history at the Sachsenhausen Memorial, once a Nazi concentration camp. Discover the harrowing experiences of the prisoners, view the SS guards’ training areas, and honor the memory of those who perished in World War II.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Brandenburg Gate - Your tour begins in front of the Starbucks at the Brandenburg Gate (S/U-Bahn Brandenburger Tor), where you will meet your guide and travel to the camp outside the city.
- Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen - En route to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial, your guide will provide insightful information about the Nazi…
- Brandenburg Gate - Your tour begins in front of the Starbucks at the Brandenburg Gate (S/U-Bahn Brandenburger Tor), where you will meet your guide and travel to the camp outside the city.
- Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen - En route to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial, your guide will provide insightful information about the Nazi concentration camp system.
- Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen - Upon arrival at this former Nazi concentration camp, you will see the camp’s model layout as your guide explains its design and purpose.
Proceed by entering the former camp, where you can walk through and see the appellplatz (roll call square), the barracks, the pathology department, the Zellenbau (Gestapo prison), the extermination center, and the crematorium.
Listen as your guide shares stories about the daily lives of the prisoners, the brutal punishments, and the tortures and murders. You will also learn about the final days of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and its post-WWII use under the Soviets.
- Gedenkstatte und Museum Sachsenhausen - The Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg concentration camp, located just outside Berlin’s city limits, held over 200,000 prisoners during the Nazi era. The camp served as a training ground for SS guards destined for other camps across Europe. It now stands as a memorial and a reminder of Berlin’s darkest days.
- Pariser Platz - After your tour concludes, you can choose to spend more time in the memorial museums on your own or return with your guide by train to central Berlin.
What's Included
- Entrance and donation to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp memorial site
- Expert local guide, accredited to the site
- Entrance and donation to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp memorial site
- Expert local guide, accredited to the site
What's Not Included
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- Please note that on Mondays the memorial is open however certain exhibits are closed to the public and unfortunately not part of the tour.
- The independent guides with whom we work have your best interests in mind; while the tour usually includes the sites and stories above and lasts this long, your tour may vary depending on what your guide thinks is…
- Please note that on Mondays the memorial is open however certain exhibits are closed to the public and unfortunately not part of the tour.
- The independent guides with whom we work have your best interests in mind; while the tour usually includes the sites and stories above and lasts this long, your tour may vary depending on what your guide thinks is best for your group!
- Wheelchair accessible, but please note the ground can get muddy during the winter months. Some exhibitions, such as the Guard Tower A have a second level and are not wheelchair accessible.
Location
Pariser Platz
Your Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour starts in front of the Starbucks in Pariser Platz (S/U-Bahn Brandenburger Tor). Look for your SANDEMANs NEW Europe guide with a red umbrella.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Antonioad9551yp
Aug 9, 2024
Know the story told from the scene - Thank you Vicent Roque for making such a complex topic simple and understandable, you are a crack. Recommended 100% Greetings.
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Crazyjayne
Jul 8, 2024
Highly recommended - Marcel our guide was so knowledgable and was a great communicator. He managed to bring lightness to what could have been a somber tour.
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857saritam
Oct 18, 2023
Guide: Chris - Chris (from Canada) was our guide. His knowledge was commendable. He took utmost care in presenting the various possible perspectives and positions of the parties involved in this horrific piece of history with fairness, keeping the human element in mind. He spoke well, at a good pace, had a sense of humour and was a delight to be with over the 2 hours. You could tell, for him it was a passion, not a job. Highly recommend going with Chris.
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Pablobb4574ay
Sep 18, 2023
Fantastic excursion - Brilliant! Vicent was a great guide. He told us in depth everything that happened and we had a great time.
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Javier1979s
Sep 12, 2023
Fascinating!!! - Great capital Berlin, a lot to see...fascinating everything related to the Second World War and the Cold War...recommended Check Point Charlie Museum and Stasi Museum
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Kevin_m
Oct 15, 2022
Best tour guide EVER! - Our tour guide Hannah was excellent. Her presentation from start to finish was comprehensive , polished and executed perfectly. Definitely recommend and will assure you they you will leave the tour smarter than when you started.
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Curiosity9998
Sep 23, 2022
A learning process. - The guide is very knowledgeable and able to pout the entire tour in a humanistic context covering the most important in the time allowed. Well done and recommended.
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Danielle
Sep 22, 2022
An experience every person should have - Hanah was our guide and took us by train and then by bus to the site. She not only gave us historical information but also provoked reflection. Buy the ABC train ticket before joining the Groupon. That will avoid delays.
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Gaynor_f
Nov 6, 2022
Rubbish - Poor
Don’t book this tour , the guide never turned up.
No warning of cancellation
Poor customer service
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Anuroop_krishnan
Sep 17, 2022
Indifferent guide, and bad experience overall - I wish I did this by myself, without the guide.
The guide was uninterested, and did not give us enough time. The guide was also extremely upset about the way Sandeman treated their employees (which he spoke of a few times), and his displeasure showed in his lack of interest in the tour.
We were delayed because the guide himself showed up late to the tour. (To be fair, the guide showed by at 11, instead of 10.45. But this 15 min delay meant that we missed our original train, and got a train much later - causing a total delay of 75 minutes. ) Instead of extending the tour, the guide crunched the tour into the remaining time to end it on the original time.
We reached the memorial at 1.30 pm (instead of 12 :15 pm), and he ended it by 3 pm. I later spent about 90 minutes by myself exploring the place with the map, and a lot of important aspects of the tour were missed out for the folks who only went with the guide.
For context, barrack 38, 39 the prison cell and a tower near by are converted to museums, some of them with 2 floors of exhibits. The guide gave us 25 minutes to cover all of these 4. To rush through the memorial the way the guide did made it feel a little disrespectful to the memorial.
I wouldn't recommend doing this with Sandeman. Not only is it a poor experience, it is also disrespectful to the memorial.
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