Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

Award-Winning Sachsenhausen Memorial Tour – A Profound Journey Through History Sachsenhausen was the first purpose-built concentration camp, designed as a center of terror, persecution, and systematic murder. Initially, it imprisoned those the Nazis deemed racially, socially, or politically inferior. Travel through the town of Oranienburg and uncover how the local population both supported and benefited from its existence. Your expert, licensed guide will lead you through key sites, including the punishment cells, infirmary, barracks, gas chamber, and crematoria. Hear powerful stories of resilience, courage, and solidarity among inmates in the face of unimaginable horror. The tour also includes a visit to the Inspectorate of Camps—an unassuming yet critical building from which the Nazis controlled the entire concentration camp system across Europe. A €3 per person donation supports the site's maintenance, and preservation and future restoration of the Sachsenhausen Memorial.

In an intimate group of maximum 15 people, explore the history of one of the most important forced labour camps in Nazi Germany. Our guides are carefully trained by Original Berlin Walks and officially licensed by the Memorial to keep up with the latest research. Using public transport like a local Berliner, head north of Berlin (ca. 1 hour by train) with your expert guide for a tour into the dark past of Germany. Unravel the complex history of the Holocaust while you explore the vast memorial and learn about the history of the camp and those imprisoned here. By booking this tour you support the upkeep, development and historical research undertaken by Germany’s most visited concentration camp memorial site. A percentage of every ticket sold for this tour is sent to the memorial site to make sure that this important place of memory and education can be used sustainably by individual visitors, schools, and tour groups.

La visita guiada por el campo de concentración de Sachsenhausen te ayudará a comprender la Historia del horror nazi y a explorar los límites de la opresión política y la crueldad humana. Conoce las historia y las mejores anécdotas de manos de nuestros guías especializados. La duración del tour es de 5:30 horas incluyendo el trayecto de ida y vuelta desde Berlín.

A moving tour of one of the most important concentration camps in Germany. We will review its entire history, the day-to-day life of the camp, its prisoners, as well as the profile of each of them in a 6-hour tour.

Journey from Berlin to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial on an intimate, private tour led by a licensed guide who will provide an in-depth and respectful exploration of this historically significant site. This tour takes you through the preserved camp grounds, including original barracks, guard towers, gas chamber, execution facilities, infirmaries and memorials, offering a powerful encounter with one of the central locations of Nazi oppression. Your guide, knowledgeable in WWII history, will explain the camp’s complex role within the Third Reich’s systematic oppression and address the specific tactics used to dehumanize and control prisoners. You'll hear stories that bring to life the harrowing experiences of those who lived and perished here, from political prisoners to minority groups targeted by the Nazi regime. This deeply moving experience goes beyond standard historical tours, inviting reflection and understanding of the tragic lessons of the past.