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Germany · Berlin · Oranienburg · Munich · Dachau
Jewish Heritage Tours in Germany: Berlin, Munich and the Memorial Sites
Berlin's Jewish history on foot, the New Synagogue, and the guided visits to the Sachsenhausen and Dachau memorial sites: the tours compared on what they include and what they cost.
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The Experience
What the Guided Visit from Berlin Includes
The memorial site is about 35 km north of Berlin, in Oranienburg. Bring a snack and a drink: none are sold on the grounds.
Highlights
- A licensed guide at the Sachsenhausen Memorial, in English
- Transport from central Berlin in a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Memorial entry and a 3-euro donation to the Memorial included
- A map of the former camp
- About four hours, from Friedrichstrasse station
What's Included
- Professional licensed guide
- Transportation by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Driver
- Sachsenhausen Memorial entry
- €3 donation per person to the Sachsenhausen Memorial
- Map of the former concentration camp
How the Guided Visit from Berlin Works
From the meeting point at Friedrichstrasse to the return to the city.
Meet at Friedrichstrasse
The group meets outside Friedrichstrasse station, on the square beside the Tränenpalast, the former border crossing hall.
Drive to Oranienburg
A private air-conditioned vehicle takes the group to the memorial site, about 35 km north of central Berlin.
The Guided Visit
A licensed guide leads the visit through the former camp. Wear walking shoes and dress for the weather: most of it is outdoors.
Return to Berlin
The group returns to the city in the afternoon, about four hours after the start.
Photo Gallery
The Sachsenhausen Memorial
Photographs from the guided visit, as the operator publishes them.
Dates and Prices
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Three Guided Visits to Sachsenhausen from Berlin
By private vehicle or by train, side by side. Prices as of October 2026.
| Feature | MOST REVIEWED BY VEHICLE Insider Tour Berlin | buendía by Train | Original Berlin Walks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | From $39/per person in current promotion (usually $72) | From $18 | From $33 |
| Rating | 4.9/5 (2,095 reviews) | 4.7/5 (4,469 reviews) | 4.9/5 (423 reviews) |
| Length | 4 hours | 5 hours | 5.5 hours |
| Transport | Private air-conditioned vehicle | S-Bahn with the guide | Public transport with the guide |
| Train Ticket | Not needed | ABC zone ticket, extra | ABC zone ticket, extra |
| Group Size | Not stated | Not stated | Up to 15 |
| Languages | English | English, French, Spanish, German | English |
| Free Cancellation | Up to 24 hours ahead | Up to 24 hours ahead | Up to 24 hours ahead |
| Best For | The shortest day | The lowest price | A smaller group |
| Check Availability | View buendía | View Original Berlin Walks |
Jewish Berlin and Munich
A walk through the sites of Berlin's Jewish history, a private tour that includes the New Synagogue, and the guided visit to Dachau from Munich.
Jewish Heritage in Germany
Berlin, Munich and the Memorial Sites
Where the tours go, what they include, and how the memorial visits differ.
A Jewish heritage trip to Germany usually centres on Berlin: the New Synagogue on Oranienburger Strasse, consecrated in 1866, the old Jewish cemetery on Grosse Hamburger Strasse, and a guided visit to the Sachsenhausen Memorial, about 35 km north of the city. From Munich the equivalent visit is the Dachau Memorial Site. Both memorials are free to enter; a guided visit adds the transport and the history. The most reviewed visit from Berlin is Insider Tour Berlin’s guided trip to Sachsenhausen, from $39 a person as of October 2026, rated 4.9 from 2,095 reviews.
What there is to see
- Berlin’s Jewish history. The New Synagogue, its gilded dome restored, now houses the Centrum Judaicum’s permanent exhibition. Falko Hennig’s walk takes in the Ephraim Palace, the site of the city’s first synagogue, the Rosenstrasse protest and the Jewish cemetery on Grosse Hamburger Strasse. See dates →
- The Sachsenhausen Memorial. In Oranienburg, north of Berlin; built in 1936 as one of the first large camps, according to the tour listings. Entry to the memorial and its museums is free; a guided visit adds the journey and the history. Insider Tour Berlin’s includes a licensed guide and a private vehicle there and back. Reserve a guided visit →
- Munich and Dachau. Munich’s Ohel Jakob Synagogue and Jewish Museum stand on St.-Jakobs-Platz; the Dachau Memorial Site, north-west of the city, opens daily from 9:00 to 17:00 except 24 December, free and without an appointment. Munich Walk Tours’ guided visit includes the guide and the public transport ticket. Reserve a guided visit →
The tours compared
| Tour (operator) | From | Rating (reviews) | Length | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachsenhausen by private vehicle (Insider Tour Berlin) | $39 | 4.9 (2,095) | 4 hours | Transport, licensed guide, memorial donation |
| Sachsenhausen by train (buendía) | $18 | 4.7 (4,469) | 5 hours | Guide from Alexanderplatz; train ticket extra |
| Sachsenhausen, up to 15 people (Original Berlin Walks) | $33 | 4.9 (423) | 5.5 hours | Licensed guide; train ticket extra |
| Berlin Jewish history walk (Falko Hennig) | $22 | 4.8 (13) | 2 hours | Ephraim Palace, first synagogue site, cemetery |
| Nazi Berlin and the Jewish Community, private (Vive Berlin) | $335 a group of up to 6 | 4.6 (65) | 3 to 3.5 hours | New Synagogue, Otto Weidt workshop museum |
| Dachau day tour from Munich (Munich Walk Tours) | $53 | 4.8 (3,233) | 5 hours | Guide, public transport ticket |
| Dachau half-day trip from Munich (Radius Tours) | $51 | 4.8 (2,932) | 5 hours | Guide, bus and train; not for under-13s |
| Munich Jewish Museum and quarter, private (Rosotravel) | $219 | 5.0 (2) | 2 to 4 hours | Old Town walk, museum tickets |
Prices, ratings and review counts as of October 2026. Operators change their prices, so treat them as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Which visit suits you
Choose by how you want to travel to the memorial:
By private vehicle
Insider Tour Berlin
The shortest day: transport from Friedrichstrasse, a licensed guide and a map of the camp.
Reserve a guided visit →By train, the lowest price
buendía
The guide travels with you from Alexanderplatz; buy an ABC zone ticket first. In English, French, Spanish or German.
Reserve a guided visit →From Munich
Dachau with Munich Walk Tours
By public train with the ticket included; the listing suggests the afternoon start for a quieter visit.
Reserve a guided visit →Figures as of October 2026: the shape of the market, not a quote. Check the price and the conditions on the date you choose.
Insider Tour Berlin saves the most time: a private vehicle there and back, about four hours in all. It is not suitable for visitors with limited mobility.
buendía and Original Berlin Walks go by S-Bahn and cost less; both need an ABC zone public transport ticket, which you buy at any station machine. Original Berlin Walks limits its group to 15.
In Berlin itself, Falko Hennig, author of the Berlin history Im Anfang war Berlin, leads a two-hour walk through the sites of the city’s Jewish past, from $22. jewish-walking-tour.com compares the Berlin walks in more detail. For the New Synagogue with a guide, Vive Berlin’s private tour includes it, along with the Otto Weidt Workshop for the Blind, where Jewish workers were hidden.
Before you go
- What to bring. No food or drink is sold at either memorial; bring your own and dress for the weather.
- Age. Radius Tours’ Dachau visit is not suitable for children under 13. Reserve a guided visit →
- Conduct. Both memorials ask visitors to behave as at a place of remembrance: quiet voices, and photographs only where they are allowed.
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What Visitors Say
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"Arti was our guide. He was excellent, gave great background information on the bus before and after the tour. Was very knowledgeable during the tour, explaining everything clearly and concisely."
"Our guide Artie is a wonderful historian, very engaging and insightful. Especially appreciated the parallels drawn to current society and the literature/film recommendations. Thank you for a great, albeit sobering tour through the concentration camp memorial."
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Most tours on this site cancel free up to 24 hours ahead (checked October 2026). Synagogues and Jewish museums close on Saturdays and on Jewish holidays, so check the date against the venue's calendar before you reserve. Starting from $39 per person in current promotion (usually $72).
Check AvailabilityFAQ: Jewish Heritage in Germany
Berlin, Munich and the memorial visits, with prices as of October 2026.
Yes: Falko Hennig's two-hour walk through the sites of Berlin's Jewish history, from $22 as of October 2026. It includes the Ephraim Palace, the site of the first synagogue, the Rosenstrasse protest and the Jewish cemetery on Grosse Hamburger Strasse, in English or German. See the Berlin Jewish history walk.
About 35 km north, in Oranienburg; a guided visit takes four to six hours from central Berlin. Insider Tour Berlin goes by private vehicle in about four hours, from $39 as of October 2026; the train tours take five to six hours. See the guided visit from Berlin.
Yes, entry to the memorial and its museums is free. A guided visit adds the transport and a licensed guide; Insider Tour Berlin's listing also includes a 3-euro donation to the Memorial. The buendía visit by train costs from $18 as of October 2026, plus an ABC zone ticket.
Yes: the train tours ask you to buy an ABC zone public transport ticket before you start. Any ticket machine at a Berlin station sells it, and so does the BVG website. Insider Tour Berlin's visit by private vehicle needs no train ticket.
Free, with no appointment needed, and open daily from 9:00 to 17:00 except 24 December. Parking is charged. From Munich, Munich Walk Tours' guided visit by public train costs from $53 as of October 2026, ticket included. See the Dachau visit from Munich.
The memorials themselves set no minimum age, but some tours do: Radius Tours' Dachau visit is not suitable for children under 13. Most of the visit is outdoors and the subject is heavy, so parents decide. The Radius Tours visit shows a documentary on the camp as part of the visit.
Yes: Vive Berlin's private tour includes the New Synagogue on Oranienburger Strasse and the Otto Weidt Workshop for the Blind, from $335 for a group of up to six as of October 2026. It runs three to 3.5 hours on foot and by public transport. See the private tour.
Yes: Rosotravel's private tour of the Old Town and St.-Jakobs-Platz, with tickets to the Jewish Museum, from $219 as of October 2026. The guide does not go into the museum with you. See the Munich private tour.
About five hours from Munich on the guided visits on this page: on Radius Tours' trip, three hours at the Memorial Site and half an hour by train each way. The Memorial Site is open daily from 9:00 to 17:00 except 24 December; entry is free and needs no appointment. The Memorial's visitor FAQ says most visitors need half a day for the grounds and the exhibitions, and its own guided tours usually last two and a half hours. See Radius Tours' half-day visit.
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