Berlim : Excursão ao campo de concentração de Sachsenhausen em Inglês

Maria's knowledge was very good and the tour was very informative. It gives you a taste of what the camps are and the purposes of them. She was able to reference this camp to the others and explain the running of it in comparison to those.She was able to explain different parts of the camp and explained the use of certain items. On the way out and back into Berlin she pointed out some historical buildings and what they were for and referenced to films that were made there. Would highly recommend.

This was a thought-provoking, sensitively presented tour involving some dark aspects of history. The guide, Joseph, was excellent. I left knowing considerably more about this part of European and human history than when I arrived.

This experience is a must do when coming to Berlin. Our tour guide Paul was well-studied, very knowledgeable, and gave the tour with utmost respect. We learned a lot and gained a deeper understanding of the context of the camp, how it came to be and the lives of the prisoners.

Daniel was a great guide and very knowledgeable. Made this tour awesome!

It was a somber experience, but one we felt it important to have. We were lucky enough to have Campbell as our guide; he was a true wealth of knowledge and gave us some perspectives on the situation - especially the German officers and workers at the camp - that really gave us a new way of thinking about that time. Highly recommend!

Mikhail was an incredibly thoughtful and knowledgeable tour leader. Our tour was on a very grey and drizzly day and Mikhail purchased umbrellas and lent them to people who was unprepared. A very thought provoking place to visit which was not always comfortable but Mikhail handled it with compassion whist imparting his knowledge to us. Would thoroughly recommend.

Sachsenhausen is a unique camp in that it was one of the first and more of an experimental camp. It’s not a “Death Camp”, but was a camp where various techniques for imprisonment and torture were first tried. Most of the camp is gone- torn apart by people desperate for woods after WWII, so many of the buildings are not “original”. However, it is a camp that still leaves an impact and delivers the message of man’s inhumanity to man. That message is furthered by not only the detailed exhibits, but a knowledgeable tour guide. My tour guide was Will (or William) a well spoken and intelligent guide who took us throughout the camp and provided us with information and stories. There were times that I felt rushed through the exhibits, but then I realized that Will’s presentations covered most of what was in the barracks or the kitchen. I would have liked a bit more time in the kitchen exhibition, however. BE PREPARED TO WALK!! The bus tour was booked so I took the tour where I took the train to the closest town then walked to the camp. It’s about a 20-30 minute walk, taking the same path as the prisoners. Then you get to the camp and walk another three hours, with several stops to listen to guide or check out the exhibits. There were three bathroom breaks during the tour. Then there is the 20-30 walk back to the train. Will the guide, was with the group the whole way, keeping a brisk pace. He escorts the group back to the meeting train station as well. There are no food stops on the tour, so be sure to bring your own “on the go food”: sandwich wraps, protein bars, bananas etc…Tour attendees will also need an ABC zone ticket to get to the last stop on the line- Oranienburg (the most dangerous city in Germany…due to unexploded bombs from WWII. It is actually a lovely town). I got home around 4:30. This tour takes the whole day. There is a lot of information to process (particularly if you have a quality tour guide) and a lot of walking required.

Very knowledgeable guide, but as long as you are of good fitness and a speedy walker so you can keep up with the guide on a mission. My wife had several blisters at the end of the day. There was no down time unless you wanted to stay behind on your own after the trip and make your own way back to the train station. Very rushed at every point of interest.

Our guide had so much to share, and we were still bustling from spot to spot. Only a 45min train ride from Berlin, but outside the A zone, so make sure to have your extension ready to go before meeting the guides - we spent a lot of time waiting for our guide to help other participants. For the record, a 4hr tour is more than enough for the heart to take, but will only scratch the surface of what's there. But, after you do this visit, you could come back another time to see what you missed. Our tour guide answered every question, and was super friendly.

Jorgen, our tour guide was incredible. Very knowledgeable and took care of each person in our group. Some tour guides play favorites and you could tell he worked hard to engage each participant. I took a star down because we didn’t have much time at each exhibit to really experience parts of the memorial. It felt rushed. On the flip side of that, it was a long tour, so much to see, so I do understand the pace. buyer beware, if you go on a Sunday there is no bus from the train station to the memorial so add a 15-20 walk on each side of the tour. We did 14,000 steps. As for this memorial, it is interesting, and certainly historical. But also was created in Soviet Germany. It’s very different than other work camps I have toured. I had never heard of this place, I was very interested in its historical significance.