Ravensbrück Concentration Camp (Private Tour)

This unique tour offers an in-depth exploration of Ravensbrück, the largest women’s concentration camp during the war. As participants walk the remnants of this sombre site, they will encounter poignant tales of survival and courage.

Highlights of the tour encompass an exploration of “History and Memory,” a visit to the “In the SS-Auxiliary” exhibition, the cell building where prisoners were confined, and an exhibition detailing the harrowing conditions of slave labor.

Through these experiences, participants will gain insights into the historical context of the camp, learn about the diverse profiles of its prisoners, and confront the brutal realities of atrocities and extermination practices that took place.

Choosing this tour offers the advantage of expertise in World War II history, ensuring an educational and impactful experience. The small group format enhances personal engagement and learning, making it not just a tour but an experience you connect with.

Pick up from the Park Inn Hotel at Alexanderplatz. After a quick round of introductions, we will drive 90 minutes to the camp.

The housing estate for SS members of the Ravensbrück concentration camp, which was never completed, is still mostly intact as an ensemble to this day.
Higher-level SS members lived in the houses with their families. It is unclear who these SS soldiers were and what their lives were like on this housing estate. According to reports, private businesses from the Fürstenberg area built the majority of the dwellings in the SS colony.

The old camp prison housed the first museum, which opened in 1959-1960. Survivors from several nations in Europe sent souvenirs, drawings, and documents from their time in jail. In the early 1980s, the National Memorial’s management devised an idea for the “Exhibition of Nations” at the cell building, allowing organizations or representatives from each country to create their own shows. The first floor of the structure was meant to house 17 such national memorial rooms. The former SS headquarters, which had been used by Soviet troops until 1977, held the Memorial’s primary permanent exhibition and was dubbed the “Museum of Anti-Fascist Resistance” beginning in 1984.

The monument Zwei Stehende (Two Women Standing) is located in front of the camp wall near the former cremation on the grounds of the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Fürstenberg, Germany. The SS created Ravensbrück concentration camp in 1939, and it was Germany’s largest concentration camp for women during WWII.

From 1939 to 1945, Ravensbrück was a German concentration camp for women in northern Germany, 90 km (56 mi) north of Berlin, in the village of Ravensbrück within Fürstenberg/Havel. The camp memorial estimates that 132,000 women were in the camp during the war, including 48,500 from Poland, 28,000 from the Soviet Union, almost 24,000 from Germany and Austria, nearly 8,000 from France, and thousands from other countries, including the UK and US. Over 20,000 (15%) were Jewish. Other races and cultures made up 85%. Over 80% were political prisoners.

The SS erected a tiny neighboring camp for male detainees in early 1941, who built and managed the gas chambers in 1944. About 50,000 female prisoners in Ravensbrück died, including 2,200 in the gas chambers.

Drop off back at the start point, Park Inn Hotel at Alexanderplatz.

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

• Ravensbrück Concentration Camp (Private Tour)
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• Entry to the museum and memorial.

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MEETING POINT:
Tour meets at the Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz – Main Vehicle Entrance

Note:
The main entrance is along ALEXANDER STRAßE.

I will be holding a sign “Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Tour.”

What to Bring
– Snacks
– Comfortable shoes
– Umbrella or raincoat in unfavourable weather

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• This Tour is Provided by On the Front Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Berlin.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
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• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 7 Travelers is accepted for booking.