Itinerary
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Stop At: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, Pater-Roth-Str. 2A, 85221, Dachau, Bavaria Germany
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.
Duration: 5 hours
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Marienplatz 15, 80331 München, Germany
09:00 AM
5 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Wheelchair accessible
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
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Please note the memorial site will not allow Children under the age of 14 to join guided tours
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Sean_M
James was an excellent tour guide from the moment we met with him through the return train ride back to Munich. He shared a rich and vivid history of Dachau, always respectful, but direct and clear. His knowledge was deep and sharing of stories was appreciated. Without James guiding us through the site we would have missed so much! This tour is highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : sabrinad204
Our tour guide James was awesome - very knowledgeable, personable, and engaging. He kept us on track and provided a lot details about WW2 and Dachau throughout the tour. This was a very sobering and sad tour for obvious reasons, but an important one. Would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : mattsN3661GA
Very knowledgeable tour guide (James). Was very impressed by not only wat he knew but bring able to answer any question that came at him. Thought he did a good job of being professional and respectful on site while covering the hard details. Was very clear and made sure everyone knew where to be, so travel by train was a breeze. You can read all the information but the details and insight James provided really added to the trip and I learned a lot I would not have gotten just reading every sign.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : xzs8ngqztx
James was our tour guide and he was excellent. Our group was smaller (12-14 people) which was perfect and a LOT smaller than other tour groups. With it being a sensitive topic, he gave us a nice balance of alone time and group time. When together, he spent the time educating us and telling historical stories. I had thought about just going alone but I’m so glad (and relieved) that I signed up for this tour. It was so nice to have a personal guided tour. He also did an excellent job with getting us on the train and bus which was busy but he had us there (and in the exact right spot) to walk directly onto the train/bus and in a seat. I highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : John_H
James from the tour operator sent us an e-mail the night before reminding us that the meeting point is near the toy museum, opposite from the cheese shop. The original meeting place said the Juliet Statue, but that's only 5 feet away, so it's the same thing. But it's good that he confirmed the meeting point. ;)
Our guide, Keith was very knowledgeable and gave us a lot of information. He told us some of the sadder parts of life in the concentration camp, but it seems like he didn't get into the very worst stories, which is probably for the best.
We took a train from Marienplatz to the Dachau train station, then the tour began at the Dachau train station where he explained about the town's history as a Roman camp and how it was much older than Munich. Then we took a bus to the concentration camp site and the tour continued in the area between the concentration camp and the old SS buildings. He talked for a few minutes here before leading us in.
After that, we walked around the buildings as he explained everything.
Overall, I think it's better to go with a tour guide that can talk about the history of what happened and where.
An important note: this tour is advertised as a "half day tour" but it's more like a 3/4 day tour: we met at 9:00, took a train to Dachau train station, then took a bus to the concentration camp and museum. The guide then showed us the sites, then we took the bus back to the train station, then took the train back to Munich, and arrived at the same point where we left, in Marienplatz.
I highly recommend you bring snacks and drinks of some kind since the tour goes well past lunch time.
We stopped for restrooms and water before starting the tour and then after the tour, and there's no restrooms or water fountains during the tour.
Once you start the tour after getting off the bus, you'll be standing and walking for a good 2-3 hours, and the only seating is when you get back to the museum near the end of the tour. So be aware that you'll be on your feet for almost the whole time.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11
Posted By : R4976IJlisal
James was excellent. He made a point to make sure everyone in the group was caught up and could hear before beginning to explain each area and repeatedly asked if we had additional questions. There were a few key areas where he stayed outside and let the group go in and view at their own pace allowing a more emotional and individual experience. We learned so much.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11
Posted By : Dennis_S
Our guide was fantastic. Honest, emotional and thoughtful with a very difficult topic and tour. I would recommend this tour and our guide anytime,
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Posted On : 2024-05-06
Posted By : Julie_S
James has a very good understanding of history prior to the war and once it began. The tour was informative. The small group was good as it allowed us to hear what was being said and ask questions.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06
Posted By : Lyn_Q
JAMES was a great guide. My group learned a lot during this visit. I will use James as a guide in the future
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : James_B
The background about what was going on. Our tour guide, James was great! This was a very sobering tour and I believe that it’s a good thing that it’s required learning for all students.
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Posted On : 2024-04-28
