Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour
Thoughtfully explore the history of the Nazi concentration camps and the holocaust with a specially trained and licensed guide in a small group of max. 15 people
In an intimate group of maximum 15 people, explore the history of one of the most important forced labour camps in Nazi Germany. Original Berlin Walks’ guides are trained and licensed by the memorial site to unravel the complex history of the Holocaust.
Using witness accounts and the latest historical research uncover what life was like for the prisoners of Sachsenhausen as they underwent forced labour in conditions of appalling brutality.
“While I am super familiar with the history of WWII and the Holocaust, this was my first in person visit to a concentration camp. Our guide, Rebecca, did an excellent job of presenting the gruesome history of Sachenhausen, without sugar coating. I really appreciated the size limit on our group, making for a more intimate and manageable tour. I highly recommend this tour.”
★★★★★
SanFranAdventurer on Tripadvisor, Oct 2024
Meet your guide in the centre of Berlin and travel by train to the town of Oranienburg. Trace the very same path that prisoners were forcibly marched to the site by their Nazi guards, and explore the memorial with an expert guide.
Take time to visit exhibitions at the site and discover the lives of prisoners brought the meticulously designed camp that functioned as the head of the entire camp network.
Original Berlin Walks treats the Sachsenhausen memorial site with the utmost respect. All of our guides are officially licensed and engage in further courses offered by the memorial foundation.
A portion of the money collected from every private tour and each ticket sold is donated to the memorial foundation.
The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour Includes
Tower A
“Shoe Testing Track”
Roll Call Yard (appellplatz)
The “Jewish Barracks”
The camp prison
The story of “Great Escaper” Jimmy James
The Kitchen
“Station Z” execution centre
Pathology Lab
Infirmary Barracks
Soviet Special Camp 7
The “Green Monster”
The “Death March”
Operation Bernhard
The “small camp”
Execution Trench
The T-Building
Homosexual prisoners’ memorial
Good to know
6 hours including travel
Expert licensed guide
It is recommended to bring food and drink for the day with you
ABC Day Pass required*
*Available to purchase at our meeting point
Max. group size: 15 people
Meeting point at Starbucks Hackescher Markt
Wheelchair accessible (site can be muddy during/after rain)
Tour runs in all weathers
No minimum participant number!
How does it work?
The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial lies about 40km north of Berlin. You will meet your guide at our meeting point in the centre of Berlin. After helping organise train tickets and food and drink for the day you will take the train to the town of Oranienburg, which will take approximately 50 minutes. From the train station, it is a 20-25 minute walk to the memorial site.
After the tour the guide will accompany you on the train back to Berlin, and make sure you know how to get back where you need to be.
You can purchase your ABC train ticket in advance, or with the aid of your guide at the meeting point.
Private tours
Did you know that all of our tours are also available as private tours?
Beat the crowds, create a custom tour, or simply go at your own pace with a private walking tour from Original Berlin Walks.
Reviews for the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour
Did you know that Original Berlin Walks was the first tour company to offer English-speaking tours of the Sachsenhausen memorial site? Here’s what our guests have to say:
“Anastasia was a wonderful guide. I found other guides on site to be yelling information to larger groups being loud in that way seemed to be inappropriate at such a place. If only all the tours on site were smaller groups like ours, I feel it would be more respectful.”
★★★★★
Getyourguide traveler,
Getyourguide, November 2024
“Walid was an informative and engaging guide. I'm glad that we booked the tour for 15 people max. because with such an intense experience, it was good to have a more intimate group. He was able to answer all of our questions and provide a more personable tour.”
★★★★★
Courtney O,
Tripadvisor, August 2024
“We went on the day tour to Sachsenhausen concentration camp with Rebecca as our guide. Rebecca expertly narrated a sobering day with extensive insight & knowledge. She spoke clearly and the smaller group size (12 in our group but could be max 15 ) is a huge plus - this makes the tour easy to follow and encourages conversation. Take an easy-to-eat lunch and plenty of water, there is no real ‘lunch break’, just a few 15 minute breaks to explore exhibitions +/- eat, but this is necessary to get round all the sites. Really brilliant day despite the dark topics, I would encourage anyone to visit Sachsenhausen if you’re in or around Berlin . Thanks Rebecca !”
★★★★★
Eleanor_B,
Viator, Sept 2024
“Our trip was brilliant - Jenny was our amazing guide and was a fountain of knowledge. She gave thoughtful answers to all questions and was obviously very passionate about sharing her knowledge. Having a smaller group meant we weren’t waiting around lots and was a more personal experience.”
★★★★★
Kelly,
Getyourguide, July 2024
I’m a huge WWII history buff! Despite the heavy feelings and the absolute heartbreak and misery that happened here, it was truly amazing. It teaches you how bad humans can be if left unchecked & when people are angry and desperate!
★★★★★
Brian Stewart,
Tripadvisor, Jun 2023
Meeting Point
All of our public walking tours meet near Hackescher Markt train station, outside of Starbucks.
Address: Neue Promenade 3, 10178 Berlin
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