Terezin Fortress and Concentration Camp Tour from Prague
Get to know both sides of Terezin’s story during this 10-hour day trip. Meet your guide and small-group at a central location. Learn about one of the most sophisticated baroque fortresses of Europe, later used by Nazis as a Jewish Ghetto and Gestapo prison.
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Tour for 2 people
Tour option for 2 people
What's included in Terezin Fortress and Concentration Camp Tour from Prague
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Mala Pevnost (Small Fortress)
You will get a tour of Terezín's Small Fortress, which used to be a gestapo prison during WWII. Your guide will explain you when and why the fortress was built and how Nazi regime used it to prosecute political prisoners. You'll see the conditions people lived in and see original video footage from the WWII depicting "ideal" life of people in Terezín.
Terezin Memorial
Before entering Small Fortress you'll see Terezin Memorial, located on the ground of former mass grave.
Terezin
Explore with your guide history of Terezín's big fortress, which used to be a Jewish Ghetto in WWII. You'll walk through its streets, see what's left from the time of ghetto, visit a crematorium located just outside its walls and last you'll explore a part most people miss - its's unique baroque fortification system, which at the time of its completion was the best in Europe. You'll get a chance to explore tunnels inside its walls and learn how the fortification system worked.
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Visit to Crematorium, Columbarium, Ghetto and Small Fortress
- Excursion of the fortifications
- Lunch (own expense)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for child aged 12 and under
- Minimum age is 5 years
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Tour departs from the top of Wenceslas Square. Your guide will be standing in front of statue of St. Wenceslas holding a lime green umbrella.
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Ticket Redemption
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended • Tour involves moderate amount of walking
