Early-Start Dachau Memorial Half-Day Tour from Munich
Overview
Available languages
5 hours
Mobile ticket
Experience Dachau Memorial before the crowds on this calm, reflective half-day tour. Our early departure ensures a quieter visit and more time to engage with the site’s history.
Officially Authorized Dachau Memorial Guides
Your guide is fully certified by the Dachau Memorial Site and has extensive knowledge of the camp’s history and legacy.
Over a Decade of Professional Experience
Our guides are highly experienced educators and storytellers who bring clarity, nuance, and context to this complex history.
Smooth, Stress-Free Transportation
No need to worry about train or bus schedules. Your guide handles all tickets, timing, and logistics, with transport costs fully included.
Comprehensive Visit
We visit all accessible areas of the memorial site, ensuring you don’t miss key locations, exhibitions, and memorials.
Appropriate for Ages 14+
Due to the sensitive nature of the site and historical content, we maintain a minimum participant age of 14.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Karlsplatz
Meet your expert guide, who will assist with check-in before the tour begins. Your guide will outline the day and handle all travel logistics.
Karlsplatz
Travel comfortably by clean, modern train with free Wi-Fi from Munich to Dachau. All transport costs are included.
What‘s Included
Round-trip transport from Munich (train and shuttle bus)
Wi-Fi access during transport
Guided visit to Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Certified professional guide specializing in Holocaust history
Lunch
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Dachau Tour from Munich
Reviews
941 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Friendly and knowledgeable tour guide
knomo,,Jan 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My family of four (including teen boys ages 16 and 13) went on a Sunday morning tour with Aileen in early January. She met us near the train station and had taken care of the roundtrip tickets, and provided the right balance of knowledge on the subject of Dachau and the surrounding history without getting too long-winded as some tour guides can do. Also appreciated some of the in-between conversations on German culture, etc. Highly recommend this tour and Dachau is a must while visiting Munich.
Excellent guide and tour.
lwestbro,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Hein was an excellent guide. He dispassionately explained the history of Dachau, including some of the historical and economic context that allowed the rise of Nazism. The tour was very good, and I highly recommend it.
Easy and Educational
938sydneyt,,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had Jamie as our tour guide, and he was great! A very interesting and educational tour that was super easy - clearly expressed where to meet and brought us there and back smoothly.
Camps and the logistics of Genocide.
Louis H,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Outstanding guide! Jamie was very knowledgeable and able to share the larger picture of concentration camps used by the Nazis and the logistics of genocide.
Highly recommend
L9371XWryanb,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jamie was an excellent guide. Extremely well informed & gave us the right balance of narrative, information & space to make the most of the experience.
Fantastic!
Adrian K,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Jamie was great! So knowledgeable about the history and he was so great about answering questions! Definitely worth it!!!
5 out of 5!
duythanhxk,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00One of the best tours I’ve done in a while. Jamie was very accommodating and knowledgeable, answering all of my questions well and honestly. His background as a historian helped bring a lot of new perspectives to this tragedy for me. Highly recommended!
James Buckley was an extraordinary guide for Dachau
Roam237340,,Dec 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We could not be more grateful to have had James Buckley as our guide for Dachau. He has devoted 15 years of his career to exclusively touring Dachau and is not only an expert but extremely empathetic, including prioritizing meeting survivors. He made everyone in our group of 20 feel like he was our private guide. This is a must see- despite being unimaginably horrific- and having James made all the difference. He's a professional and a lovely human. Highest recommendation.
Excellent but emotional tour of Dachau Memorial Site
Steven O,,Dec 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide, Jamie, was very knowledgeable and thorough. He talked us through the transportation from Karlsplatz in Munich to the Dachau Memorial Site, making sure the group stayed together. At the Memorial, he explained the history of the Dachau camp from its beginning in 1933, to its liberation in 1945. Any questions the group had were answered in detail. As the first of the concentration camps to go into operation before WWII, it started as a camp for political rivals of the Nazi party, but became more of a prison camp for Jews as the war progressed. Knowing that tens of thousands of people died within those walls and fences brought the realities of the war into perspective. At the end of the tour, Jamie gave us time to explore the site on our own, read the signs, shop in the visitor center bookstore, and generally reflect on the whole experience. We were then guided back to the transportation to return to Munich. Overall this was an excellent tour, but I must warn that it was a very emotional experience, and for some it could be overwhelming. I saw a number of people weeping while inside the Memorial, so use discretion when deciding whether or not to take the tour. If you decide to go, it is an experience you will never forget. Thanks to Jamie for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
If you want to experience Dachau - this is the tour for you
bonniewW3506KO,,Dec 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This trip by far exceeded our expectations. We thought a group of 20 would be "too many people" but at NO time did it seem big. The guide's English was perfect, so was his knowledge of Dachau's history. I strongly recommend this trip with no hesitation. Enough time to not feel rushed but not too long.
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