Exploring Sachsenhausen's Complex History for a Good Cause

Mosaic Tours is a 100% non-profit registered charity. By providing an understanding of the atrocities perpetrated at Sachsenhausen, we strive to 1) increase awareness to positively influence the future and 2) support organisations dedicated to the stopping of present-day prisoner abuses and, more generally, human rights violations.

To that effect, each year since 2008 we have donated our profits to Amnesty International and the Sachsenhausen Memorial.

Our comprehensive tours delve deeply not only into all facets of the Sachsenhausen camp under the Nazis, but also how they used the concentration camp system to consolidate their power and pursue their ideological and racial goals.

It also details prisoners' daily lives and hardships under their Soviet jailors after the Second World War, as well as lengths to which the East German government went to transform the camp into an anti-fascist propaganda tool, ignoring all non-political victims of the Nazis.

Our highly educated guides are always on-hand to answer your questions and provide you with additional information; you will also have the opportunity to explore the vast memorial at your own pace and focus on areas of particular interest.

Additional Information

Duration: 6 hours

Departure times:

10:00am:

2 January - 31 March:  Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays

1 April - 31 October: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sunday

1 November - 31 December: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays 

Departure point:

Alexanderplatz between the TV Tower and the S- and U-Bahn Train Station.

Price:

Adults: 12EU

Students: 10EU

as of 1.12.2011:

Adults: 15EU

Students: 12EU

Please note:

We walk rain or shine!

Please present yourself at the location 15 minutes before departure time.

Tour Focus

- Tower "A" and the Roll-Call Area - Passing through the entry gates into the assembly area and seeing how this central watchtower provided the guards with an omnipresent view helps portray the psychological distress effected on the prisoners.

- Barracks 38 & 39 - Examining the "Jewish Barracks" and reading about the lives and experiences of selected inmates helps visitors relate on a more personal level to the plight of those interned.

- East German Memorial - Discovering how the East German authorities manipulated the camp's history to honour or ignore groups of prisoners

 - Stations Z - Seeing the remnants of the camp's gas chamber and crematoria at this "last station" for thousands of prisoners leaves an understandably powerful impression.

- Soviet Special Camp - Appreciating that the Sachsenhausen camp was used by the Soviets from 1945 until 1950 is crucial in understanding the entire history of the camp.

- Pathology and Infirmary Areas - Visiting this most powerful of areas of the camp puts the atrocities conducted in the camp into perspective.

Things To Bring

- Printed Voucher

- Lunch & drinks (optional but recommended) 

- Bring a student ID if you bought a student ticket

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation more then a week in advance: administration costs of 15%
Cancellation between a week and 48 hours prior to departure date: 50% of the total amount
Cancellation less than 48 hours prior to departure date : 100% of the total amount
No show: no restitution

Departs

Please see 'additional information' under the 'overview' tab

Pickup/Departure

Alexanderplatz between the TV Tower and the S- and U-Bahn Train Station.
Tour provider is Mosaic Tours.

*** Present your voucher at least 15 minutes before departure***

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