5 hours
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Overview
Easily reach the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site with this guided tour from Munich, which includes train travel. Walk the grounds of Dachau with a guide to teach you about the history and operations of the first Nazi concentration camp—established by Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich. Your guide details the brutal system of oppression at Dachau during World War II and the suffering experienced by its prisoners.
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Dachau
Mary_M, Apr 2025
Interesting and confronting but that’s history! Guide was knowledgeable and gave us great insights into history.
It was very informative...
heidi_r, Jan 2025
It was very informative our guide was excellent and I highly recommend him and the trip to anyone else
The whole tour was...
Fay_S, Jan 2025
The whole tour was amazing. We appreciated the deep insights and knowledge about the prison operation and the tragic treatment of the prisoners.
History everyone should see
343dennisw, Dec 2024
Our guide James did an excellent job with a difficult topic. He did not sugar coat the atrocities but did a great job helping you understand the times and situation.
Itinerary
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Leaving Marien Platz down town Munich at 9:00 you will travel via train with your authorized guide to the Dachau memorial site.
Our 5 hour tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp will cover all areas accessible to the public and the following.
• Rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party throughout the 1920s up to his appointment as Chancellor in 1933
• Burning of the Reichstag and the formation of concentration camps
• The roll Dachau played as model for other camps
• 3 major phases of the camp system
• SS training facility
• Jourhaus (main gate house) with the infamous slogan ARBEIT MACHT FREI
• Liberation of the camp and the aftermath
• What happened at Dachau between 1945 and the unveiling of the Documentation center in 1965
• An in depth look at the concentration camp system, Ghettos and Extermination camps
• Registration of prisoners and their various categories
• Kristallnacht – 1938 pogrom against the Jews and the first major influx of Jewish prisoners at Dachau.
5 hours
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- Fully licensed professional guide
- Public transport costs to and from the memorial site
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Students can select the youth price category. Please note that the valid ID card must be presented on the day of the tour.
- Refreshments and snacks are not available during the tour. Refreshments can be purchased at several locations at meeting the tour.
- The tour will be a mixture of indoors and out. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately
- Please note the memorial site will not allow Children under the age of 14 to join guided tours
- Please arrive 15 minutes before departure time for check in.
- Please arrive by 8:45 .This tour will leave at 9am sharp and can not wait for late arrivals
Guide Languages
English
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.