5 hours
E-voucher
English
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.
Operated by
In Their Shoes Dachau Memorial Tours
Ratings & Reviews
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Not Fun but Important Experience
Jane, Aug 2025
A moving experience led by James a truly informative guide who obviously has a keen knowledge and appreciation of the history of the site.
Amazing knowledgeable guide
Matthew P, Jul 2025
A very different experience knowing what happened there, but such an important part of history. Our guide James was absolutely amazing and full of so much knowledge, I thought I knew about what happened there, it was apparent after a few minutes I did not. I would highly recommend this tour with James, a very sombre experience but I'm very glad I did it. It's a short 20 minute train ride and then 10 minutes on a bus from the meeting point, James has all the tickets and where you need to go sorted.
Disappointing, a tour EN flock
RV1965AA, Jul 2025
The group, DE 22 people, was NO small group. The level DE explanations in the very basic guide, with a lot of emphasis EN on morbid aspects and little analysis. Moreover, his strong accent made him NO stranger to DE native English. NO match for what they sell. ES This is a basic tour DE Dachau EN flock. For what is the price is excessive
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Congratulations,. You book an English tour and you complain about not understanding the guide is on par with someone booking a tour in winter and complaining about the cold! A basic analysis and focus on the morbid!!!! I would be interested in knowing what analysis or non morbid history of a former concentration/death camp you were looking for! I guess we will never know. 99.8% of our guests get it so where does this place you? Your intelligence or lack there of is clearly showing. Why didn't you book a tour in Spanish? We can not apologise for your experience under these circumstances.
Excellent guide through a deeply moving tour
DoctorB76, Jul 2025
James provided an excellent tour of a very sad and somber place. The day we went was rainy, and he was very skillful about giving us relevant history to understand the events that led up to the Holocaust from dry locations while waiting for trains and other groups. The buildings and exhibits he focused on while on site painted a picture of what people experienced in Dachau, and the stories he shared were moving and respectful of the victims while not shying away from the horrors inflicted. Our visit sat heavily on me for days afterwards, especially returning home to the U.S. where parallels in our politics made me full of dread. James also gave us some excellent recommendations for food in Munich, and both restaurants were favorites of our trip there. He struck the perfect balance of respectful of Dachau but fun-loving and entertaining discussing tourism and life in general. It was well worth choosing this tour and this guide.
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.