Berlin: English Bus Tour to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Mitte, Berlin, Berlin
Take an award-winning guided bus tour from Berlin to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial, with commentary en route. Explore the camp's history and learn about its role in the Nazi camp system.
This guided tour of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp near Berlin is suitable for those seeking a detailed historical experience of the site’s dark past.
Highlights
- Drive through Oranienburg and view where inmates worked
- Visit the crematoria, gas chamber, execution trench, and infirmaries
- Explore the camp interior, where 35,000 people died or were murdered
- See the infirmary barracks used for wartime experiments
- Walk through prisoner barracks reflecting harsh treatment
Description
Begin with a bus transfer from central Berlin to Sachsenhausen, the first concentration camp designed for systematic control and expansion. Upon arrival, your licensed guide will lead you through the camp’s stark barracks, describing prisoners' daily hardships and the camp's administrative operations under Heinrich Himmler.
Visit key locations including the commandant’s house, Tower A with the inscription 'Arbeit Macht Frei,' the gas chamber, isolation and punishment cells, and crematoria. The guide provides historical context and survivor narratives that reveal the camp’s function within the larger concentration camp network.
Return to Berlin on an air-conditioned bus, ending the tour at Friedrichstrasse train station, allowing time for reflection on this impactful experience.
Includes
- Professional licensed guide
- Transportation by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Driver
- Entry to Sachsenhausen Memorial
- €3 donation per person to the Sachsenhausen Memorial
- Map of the former concentration camp
Excludes
- Tips
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Important Information
- Bring a light snack and drink
- Wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes
- The meeting point is outside Friedrichstrasse train station, on the square beside the 'Tränenpalast' (Palace of Tears), Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin; look for guides holding yellow umbrellas
- This tour is not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for individuals with limited mobility or walking impairments
Easy Cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
