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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp - Tour from Berlin
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Key Highlights
- Discover the dark past of Sachsenhausen on this tour which has been designed by an expert in military history
- Book in confidence – our local partners are highly rated by users of Trip Advisor
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Activity Schedule
When does it run?
01 Apr - 14 Oct : Daily
Duration
15 Oct - 14 Mar : Daily except Monday6 hours
Start timeEast Berlin: 10:00am
Meeting Point
West Berlin: 10:00amEast Berlin: The tour starts from 'AM to PM' Bar/Restaurant at Hackescher Markt S-Bahn Station.
Ending Point
West Berlin: McDonald's opposite the main entrance to Zoo Station.
Please report at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start time. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.Tour returns to your original point of departure
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Overview & Itinerary
Overview
This moving and thought-provoking tour takes you to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp for a glimpse into Germany’s dark past.It was the first new camp to be established after Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was appointed Chief of the German Police in 1936. Learn from your guide about the prisoners who died of starvation, disease, forced labour and mistreatment.
The design of the grounds was conceived by the SS architects as the ideal concentration camp setting and symbolically subjugating the prisoners to the absolute power of the SS.
Itinerary
Start your tour at your desired locations. Accompanied by a guide, you will be taken to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
Built in the summer of 1936, Sachsenhausen facilitated the removal of antisocial elements as Berlin hosted the Olympics held that year. The guide will explain you in detail about life and death in Special Camp No. 1/7 as Sachsenhausen was to come under the Soviets.
More than 200,000 people were imprisoned in this site by the Nazis of which some 50,000 were brutally murdered. Sachsenhausen victims were a mix of political opponents. Let your guide explain you in detail about the history of the camp and brutalities suffered by the prisoners.
After exploring the memorial site, you will return back to the starting point of the tour.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
- Guide available in English
- Walking Tour
Exclusions
- Transport from Berlin City Centre to Sachsenhausen (Group will travel together by public transport and tickets can be bought on the day of the tour, a day pass is around EUR6.80)
- Lunch
- Hotel pick up and drop off
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Please note & Additional info
Please note
Please call the activity operator for any logistical query you may have.
Transport to Sachsenhausen and back to Berlin is not included; you will need to buy a train ticket at the start point. You'll require an ABC zone ticket (one way is approx Euro 3.00 or a day pass is Euro 6.80 and a small group ticket for up to 5 people for the day is Euro 15.50)
Additional info
The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator's contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.
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reviews
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Maria, was a very good and knowlegable guide. Patient and kind to here guests. Sachsenhausen itself, was too renovated, and the building to brightly painted. It looked a bit...
Cameron Patterson, France, 24/Jul/2016 -
Great tour
Was a great tour but not fun due to the nature of the tour. Our tour guide Cesar was very knowledgeable and bought the experience to life for us. A must see...
Mrs Joyce E Duncan, Australia, 18/Sep/2016 -
Thought provoking tour
Excellent tour and guide. Extremely knowledgeable on Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and that period of history. Very distrubing but factual. Well worth the visit....
Andrew Macilwraith, Ireland, 14/Oct/2015 - Read all
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