Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp: Private Day Trip from Berlin
The Sachsenhausen concentration camp was built in 1936 by internees from other camps and was the first to be built under the New Chief of Police, the infamous SS Leader Heinrich Himmler.
It was designed to be the standard for other camps – both in its escape-proof layout, and its abusive treatment of prisoners, with over 200,000 people imprisoned there between 1936-45. At first, prisoners included opponents of the Nazis, and later it received Jews, Sinti and Roma, homosexuals, and “anti-socials”.
You will learn about the appalling treatment of prisoners, and after a very emotional tour, you will be able to pay your respects at the National Memorial created in 1961 inside the camp, before returning to Berlin.
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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp: Private Day Trip from Berlin
What's included in Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp: Private Day Trip from Berlin
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Berlin
Travel by train from Central Berlin with your expert guide to experience an immersive historical tour.
Explore Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp on this private day trip from Berlin to one of the infamous Nazi concentration camps, a training site for camp staff as well as an experimental site located in Oranienburg, just forty-five minutes from Germany's capital. Tour the remains of the camp, the barracks, the museum exhibits, and the burial ground. Pay your respects at the "National Memorial" inside the camp.
Inclusions
- Sachsenhausen admission tickets
- A professional English-Speaking tour guide for your own private group
- Public transport tickets (train & bus rides)
- Hotel pick up, we do recommend a centrally located start point
- Food and drink, although your guide will be happy to recommend snacks along the way
- Gratuities
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Your guide will meet you beside the entrance to "ROSSMANN" store, located at Friedrichstraße 147, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
