Overview
Concentration camps were a key instrument in the Nazi regime of terror, and the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was unique. The camp was the first purpose-built concentration camp within the Third Reich and the closest one to Berlin. This tour is a complete visit to the memorial camp. We will look at how the concentration camps system developed from ad-hoc prisons into purpose-built facilities and look at the multitude of functions, crimes, experimentation, and mass murder that occurred.
What you will be doing
Meet your guide who has an Official Certified Sachsenhausen Tour Guide License
We take a short train ride out to the Sachsenhausen Camp Memorial
Where we'll meet
🧭 Meeting/pick-up point: Ebertstraße 24, 10117 Berlin, Germany
🗺️ Instructions: We will meet outside Hopfingerbrau Ebertstraße 24, 10117 Berlin (This is located next to the Brandenberg Gate)
Things to know
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Pram accessible
Infant friendly
Children friendly
Service animal/dog friendly
Fitness requirement
Any fitness level
Tour Language
English
License requirement
None
Additional information:
ABC Travel Ticket for the S-bahn and bus fare are not included
Though most visits and tours are focussed on the main camp compound there is a considerable amount of walking, especially if you are walking to the camp from the station at Oranienburg. Dress for the weather and take appropriate footwear. Berlin and this part of Germany can experience extremely hot summers and cold winters and everything in between!
Dress respectfully.
You can bring some food and drink on the tour. There are numerous options in Oranienburg, in the train station and beyond as well as a supermarket along the way. There is a small café within the camp as well but this is passed quite early once you enter the camp.
Inclusion ✅
Entrance ticket
Tour guide
Exclusion ❌
Lunch
Pick up and drop off transport
Transport fee
About your host
Birchys Berlin ToursWe are a group of local experts and businesses in the German capital. We create Berlin tours, events, day trips, and much more. Our goal is to create unique experiences for tourists and Berliners alike that can’t be found anywhere else.
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