Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour from Berlin

The tour explores the history of Sachsenhausen as a Nazi concentration camp and forced-labour site, as well as its later use as Soviet Special Camp No. 7. Your licensed guide explains the camp’s design, the experiences of its prisoners, systems of persecution and forced labour, mass murder, and the history of remembrance after 1945.

The route normally includes Tower A, the roll-call yard, the shoe-testing track, the camp prison, the Jewish barracks, the kitchen, Station Z, the execution trench, the infirmary barracks, the pathology building, the small camp, and memorials dedicated to different groups of prisoners. The precise route can vary if areas of the memorial are temporarily closed.

Meet your guide outside Starbucks at Hackescher Markt, Neue Promenade 3, in central Berlin. Travel together by train to Oranienburg, then walk approximately 20–25 minutes to the memorial. Allow around six hours for the full experience, including the return journey. The train journey is approximately 50 minutes each way. See our meeting-point details.

No. Every guest needs a valid Berlin ABC public transport ticket for the journey to Oranienburg and back. Buy this separately in advance, or ask your guide for help at the meeting point. The transport ticket is not included in the OBW tour price.

Admission to the memorial and its museums is free. Tour companies pay a €3 contribution per participant towards the memorial’s infrastructure. Original Berlin Walks includes this contribution in your paid guided-tour price; it is not an admission ticket or an additional charge on the day.

Yes. Original Berlin Walks uses guides who are officially licensed to guide at the Sachsenhausen Memorial. They receive specialist training and take part in further courses offered by the memorial foundation.

Book a place in advance if you want to join our paid tour from Berlin with a licensed memorial guide and a public group of no more than 15 guests. A guided tour is not required for an individual visit to the memorial, where admission is free.

Yes. Individual visitors can explore the memorial independently, and admission is free. A paid OBW tour adds a licensed guide, historical interpretation and an accompanied journey from Berlin. Our guide or audio guide article explains the options. Check the memorial’s official visitor information when planning an independent visit.

Sachsenhausen is a memorial site, not a conventional sightseeing attraction. The tour is therefore informative, serious, and respectful in tone. Your guide provides historical context, explains original remains and memorial spaces, and allows time for questions and reflection throughout the visit.

Public Sachsenhausen tours are limited to a maximum of 15 guests. This smaller group size creates more space for questions, reflection, and respectful movement through the memorial site.

Yes. We recommend bringing sufficient food and water for the day, as opportunities to purchase refreshments during the tour are limited. Comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are also important because much of the visit takes place outdoors and includes walking between Oranienburg station and the memorial.

Yes. The tour runs in all weather conditions, so please dress accordingly. There is also no minimum participant number, meaning the tour operates even when only a small number of guests are booked.

The tour deals directly with persecution, forced labour, medical abuse, execution, and mass murder. It may therefore be distressing for younger visitors. Parents and teachers should consider the maturity and prior knowledge of their group before booking. Private tours can be particularly useful for school or family groups that need a more tailored approach.

Yes. Private Sachsenhausen tours are available for families, schools, universities, companies, and organised groups. A private tour provides more flexibility and more time for questions and discussion with your own licensed memorial guide.