Take a 5-hour highly educational and thought-provoking tour to the Dachau Concentration camp memorial site from Munich. A place of remembrance, education and self reflection.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- Covid-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 5 hours
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- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English
Experience
Highlights
- Be fully escorted by a memorial licensed guide.
- Reflect on the occurrences that took place at the site
- Take private time to explore the museum exhibit
Full description
On March 22, 1933, the Nazis opened the first state concentration camp at Dachau. Today, the site serves as a memorial to those who lost their lives, and a place of education and reflection.
You will meet your guide at 09:00 AM in front of the tourist information center on Marienplatz in central Munich. Your guide will take care of your travel tickets for you and ride with you on the local train system to the old ninth century town of Dachau, 10 miles north west of Munich. After a short bus ride which very much follows the route that the prisoners would have taken, you will arrive at the site to begin your tour.
Your guide will escort you through the site and will be very keen to furnish you with as much factual information as possible delivered in an objective manner. This tour, on a human level, is very thought provoking and your guide will also encourage questions and discussion. By adopting this approach, the hope is that people meditate on their visit and take time to digest their experience of it afterwards. The tour will focus on the plight of the victims, those that died, and also the survivors. Individual prisoners will be mentioned and their first hand experiences explained. However, the perpetrators of the crimes, the SS, will also be examined, to try to understand their complicity and how they could have reconciled themselves with the crimes they committed.
Your guide will allocate a period of time for exploration of the excellent museum exhibit, giving guests the opportunity to have a degree of independence for reflection on the site. Upon meeting up you will be accompanied by your guide for the return journey to Munich Marienplatz, with the opportunity to depart at main station if that is more convenient for you.
Includes
- Memorial site accredited guide
- Return transportation costs from Munich
- Comprehensive site coverage
- Hotel pick-up
- Food and beverages (it is recommended to bring these)
- Travel costs outside of the duration of the tour
Not suitable for
- Children under 14 years
Covid-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
- You must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
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Date
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Meeting point
Outside the Tourist Information Center and underneath the famous Glockenspiel on Marienplatz central Munich. Sbahn and Ubahn station to Marienplatz. Your guide will have a white placard with Dachau Tour on it.
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Not allowed
- Smoking
- Luggage or large bags
Know before you go
- Return time is approximately 02:00 PM, giving you time for other activities in the afternoon
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, approximately 2 to 2.5 kilometeres
- The tour lasts approximately 5 hours
- Please note children under 14 are not permitted on the tours