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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp with French Speaking Tour Guide
- Duration6 hours
- GroupShared · max 25
- TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
- LanguagesFrench
- BookingInstant confirmation
About this activity
Visit the former Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial with a certified professional guide. This French-language tour from Berlin, developed by Vive Berlin Tours, offers a powerful insight into one of the first Nazi camps, built in 1936 to imprison political opponents, Jews, Roma, and others. Learn about the daily life of prisoners, the SS training system, forced labor, medical experiments, and the camp’s role in Nazi propaganda. You'll see the Appellplatz, barracks 38 and 39, the former kitchen, infirmary, and the remains of Station Z (gas chamber and crematorium). The tour also addresses the site's use under Soviet occupation. Your guide will share survivor testimonies and historical context to help you understand this key site of Nazi repression and today’s work of remembrance. The guided visit at the Memorial itself lasts about 3 hours. A fee of 3€ is collected at the beginning of the tour. This is a donation for the memorial.
What to expect
Potsdamer Platz
Berlin, 10785, Germany
The tour with an French guide starts at the meeting point of Potsdamer Platz no. 10 (S/U-Bahn Potsdamer Platz). We take from there a train to the city of Oranienburg. You will need a ticket for the zones ABC.
Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen
Strasse der Nationen 22, Oranienburg, Brandenburg, 16515, Germany
The visit to the former Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp begins at the Memorial entrance, where we learn about its role as a model camp in the Nazi system. We continue to the former SS Officers’ Casino, a stark contrast to the prisoners’ reality. Through Tower A, the main gate, we see how the camp’s layout enforced total control. On the Roll Call Square, we hear about the long, punishing daily roll calls. In Barracks 38 and 39, we learn about the persecution of Jewish prisoners. The former camp kitchen, now a museum, shows documents and testimonies about forced labor and daily life. At the ruins of Station Z, the site of the gas chamber and crematoria, we confront the camp’s function as a place of extermination. The tour ends at the infirmary and pathology lab, where medical experiments and abuse were carried out.
Oranienburg
Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany
From the train station of Oranienburg, your guide take you back to Berlin.
Pickup & meeting point
There is no pickup — all travellers meet at the start point.
Start
The meeting point is located at Potsdamer Platz No. 10, on the corner of Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade. We recommend arriving at least 20 minutes in advance.
End / drop-off
The meeting point is located at Potsdamer Platz No. 10, on the corner of Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade. We recommend arriving at least 20 minutes in advance.
What's included
Included
- Guide in french
Not included
- A valid day ticket for public transport covering zones ABC is required.
- Lunch
- A donation for the Memorial of 3 € will be collected by the guide.
Good to know
Accessibility & suitability
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Traveller requirements
- Minimum 1 traveller per booking
- Maximum 9 travellers per booking
- At least one adult must be included in the booking
- Age bands: Child (0–12), Youth (13–17), Adult (18–99)
Languages
- Guide
- French
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 1+ days before100% refund
- 0–1 days before0% refund
Important booking information
- Booking cut-off
- Bookings close 2 hours before the activity starts.
- Confirmation
- Confirmed immediately after booking.
- Tickets
- One per booking
- Local time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Product code
- 17194P42
What you'll be asked when booking
- Any special requirements
Traveller reviews
5.0/ 56 reviews
Ratings aggregated from Viator (1) and Tripadvisor (5).
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