Day trip

From Munich: Dachau Memorial Site Full-Day Tour

Activity provider: InMunich Tours
Day trip

From Munich: Dachau Memorial Site Full-Day Tour

Activity provider: InMunich Tours

From US$ 40.66 per person

Visit the Dachau Memorial Site on a day trip from Munich and tour the camp with a Memorial-qualified guide. See the first permanent concentration camp built by Nazi Germany on a guided tour.

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Duration 6 hours
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Live tour guide
English

Experience

Highlights
  • Pass through Dachau’s Jourhaus with the infamous sign, Arbeit Macht Frei
  • Tour the Bunker and Barracks with a Memorial-qualified guide
  • Reflect on one of the darkest points in recent human history
Full description

Learn the history of Dachau Concentration Camp on a guided tour from Munich. Learn about its significance as the first permanent concentration camp of the Nazi regime, which lasted for the full 12 years of its rule.

Meet your guide in Munich and travel by public transportation to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site. During the tour, your guide will provide detailed commentary on all aspects of camp life and death for the prisoners that passed through the gates from 1933 to 1945.

Find out why the camp was opened and the first prisoners to arrive. Learn about the 3 phases of the Camp, plus its evolution and development. Hear about the daily operations of the camp from registration to new prisoners to their trials in torture and punishment.

See important sites such as the S.S. Training Facility - also known as the School of Terror, Jourhaus, the entrance building, and gateway into the camp, with its infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign, Appellplatz, the Bunker, Barrack X, and more.

After your tour the guide will return with your group to the Marienplatz meeting point, arriving in the late afternoon.

Includes
  • Train fee
  • Bus fee
  • Live guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Tips
Not suitable for
  • Children under 14 years
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users
  • People with respiratory issues

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Participants

Date

Meeting point

Meet your guide on the corner of Marienplatz and Dienerstrasse, by the department store Ludwig Beck (Marienplatz 11) and the Fischbrunnen (Fish Fountain). Look for a white and blue umbrella and signs advertising the Dachau Tour. If you are running late or having difficulty finding the meeting point please call the local partner immediately using the emergency phone number provided.

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Snacks
  • Water
  • Weather-appropriate clothing
  • Face mask or protective covering

Not allowed

  • Smoking
  • Video recording

Know before you go

  • The duration of the tour is 6 hours, which includes a 4-hour visit inside the camp and 2 hours’ travel time.
  • Unfortunately, children aged 13 or under are not permitted on this tour. Children aged 14 and over are welcome on the basis that parents attend the tour with their child and that they understand the graphic nature of the tour content.
  • Although the guides have extensive experience guiding younger visitors, the Memorial Site guidelines indicate that some of the exhibits and themes are not suitable for those under the age of 14
  • It is not permitted to eat food while on tours at Dachau, so be sure to either eat a big breakfast or bring something to eat on the train
  • Due to the ongoing COVID-19 virus preventative measures:
  • You must keep 1.5m distance between all attendees at all times
  • If you suddenly fall sick or are unable to confirm that you haven't had contact with COVID-19 in the past 14 days canceled free of charge 24 hours prior to the tour start time
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.9 /5

based on 497 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Service
    4.9/5
  • Organization
    4.8/5

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Our guide, Marcin, was excellent. He handled a very difficult, emotional subject with knowledge and compassion. I would highly recommend this tour. This is a place we all need to visit to remind us that history can and does repeat itself and it’s up to us to keep the beast contained.

April 1, 2023

The tour is a unique educational experience which you will never forget. In some cases you really need to have a strong stomach. Our tour guide Marcin was great. Communicative, passionate and with excellent knowledge of Dachau history. A true expert.

April 1, 2023

This tour was excellent. Marcin is not only very knowledgeable about the site, it is clear that he remains invested in continuing to learn more about it from every perspective. It is a long day at the site, so be prepared to walk and stand a great deal.

April 1, 2023

Product ID: 46973