Jewish Terezin, Historian P. Batel's Team: Semi-Private + Pick Up

Overview

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Unlike typical tours, this is not a brief overview or a standard sightseeing visit. This is an in-depth exploration of Jewish history, memory, and culture at Terezín, guided by professional educators from Pavel Batel’s expert team.

Our historians are trained to share lesser-known testimonies, archival insights, and rarely discussed aspects of Terezín—from its role in Nazi propaganda to the remarkable expressions of Jewish cultural and spiritual resistance within the ghetto.

Our ongoing research has been recognized internationally and presented at leading institutions, including the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, the Los Angeles Holocaust Museum, and others.

Guests often describe this experience as profound, eye-opening, and unlike any other visit to Terezín.

The tour is limited to a maximum of 8 participants.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Private transportation

Historian - guide

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Terezin Memorial

The Terezín Memorial honors the memory of tens of thousands of Jews imprisoned in what the Nazis falsely presented as a “model ghetto.” In reality, it was a site of propaganda, forced displacement, and cultural resilience. Our semi-private tour, led by Holocaust educators, focuses on Jewish history and includes key sites such as the Ghetto Museum, Magdeburg Barracks, Jewish Cemetery, Crematorium, Small Fortress, and the Hidden Synagogue—preserved with original inmate-painted prayers. To see all the sites of Terezín properly would require several days. Our colleague always tailors each visit according to the group’s timing and interest. Unlike brief or rushed tours, we offer the most detailed and meaningful experience—with door-to-door service and insights based on ongoing independent research. All our educators are personally trained and work closely with Czech author and Terezín expert Pavel Batel, whose work is based on interviews with survivors and decades of field research.

5 hours • Admission Not Included

Mala Pevnost (Small Fortress)

You will hear stories about the everyday life of the Czech political prisoners in a concentration camp during the Nazi era. Visiting the Small Fortress is a very dramatic and intensive experience. Pavel is describing facts from original memoirs written by eyewitnesses and survivors right after the war. He personally interviewed their family members. Czech survivors of the Small fort suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder when they should recall memories of extreme torture of the special group of prisoners who were not considered to be human beings. These prisoners had no names and no numbers and usually didn't live longer than five days. They were called Jews!

1 hour • Admission Not Included

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Jewish Terezin, Historian P. Batel's Team: Semi-Private + Pick Up

Pickup included

Reviews

4.97

164 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

162

Not to be missed: Batel Tours Jewish-Prague Tour of Terezin
susanfH9809DV,
Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
While in Prague we took two of the Batel semi-private tours: to Terezin with Helge, and to the Jewish Quarter with Yvonne. Unquestionably these were the highlight of our first trip to the Czech Republic. For Terezin, Helge, a Danish historian who now lives in Prague, began sharing information as soon as he picked us up at our hotel in a minivan. No question went unanswered all day: his knowledge was extensive, from historical overview to in-depth minutia. We never felt rushed, and he regularly contextualized buildings and landscapes whether or not we were entering them. As a researcher of the Danish Jews’ experiences in WWII, he presented an unexpected and enriching perspective. It was an overwhelmingly moving experience and one we’d recommend without reservation.
Superlatives don’t begin to describe
Bigstockbroker,
Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a remarkable experience spending the day with Pavel Batel. His knowledge and passion was simply unforgettable. This was a long powerful day. I began the day with a minimal understanding of Terrezin. I had no comprehension of how much more there was to learn and experience. I have read a great deal and have been to other Shoah related sites, but did not realize that my education had such a mammoth hole. As a guide, Pavel has all the gifts: encyclopedic knowledge and a burning passion to educate. This is special.
Excellent Terezin Tour
Climber681697,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This tour was excellent. Pavel is really knowledgeable, very worldly, and I would recommend this experience to anyone who wants an in-depth viewpoint of the history of Terezin
A powerful experience which is life-changing and affirming
Deborah H,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Insightful and sensitive presentation of a shocking and searingly horrific outbreak of the worst in human behavior and Anti-Semitism.
Terezin Ghetto Visit
Msing123,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We visited the Terezin Ghetto and Gestapo prison. Our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about preserving the history of Terezin. He offered several stories about individuals which made the visit more personal. The atrocities committed here are terrible and this history should never be forgotten to serve as a warning on what could happen if we allow it.
Unbelievable Powerful Day at Terezin
justinrH1715VR,
Sep 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our time with Pavel was unbelievably powerful. The level of research and preparation by Pavel was thorough and what we learnt about our family unforgettable. Very highly recommended!
An interesting day trip to Terezin
Y2838QYdeborahs,
Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We went to Terezin with Pavel yesterday. He was extremely knowledgeable and very interesting. We gained an enormous amount of information about Terezin and Prague Jewish history.
Great day with Katrin in the Jewish Quarter, highly recommend!
shirleyslavens,
Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Katrin was an excellent guide. So knowledgeable of the Jewish history and Prague in general. She catered to our speed and interests. Highly recommend!
Incredible tour and a must do if going to Terezin!
cheryla110,
Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I can not begin to describe how fantastic this tour was with Pavel! We originally were going to book on our own with the Terezin museum ( they run a tour) but thank god we booked this with Bat-el tours! As a historian and focusing on this for 20 years, Pavel’s in depth knowledge was fantastic. The stories he shared based on his interviews of survivors and others, plus the research he has done over the decades, added an incredible depth to the tour! We would definitely not have had anywhere near the same experience had we just booked the “small fortress” and museum tour. ( not to mention it is very large and it was great to get to see things that we would not have seen otherwise AND get the story behind the building or area! ) He made it come alive and you got a great sense of what it was like during the ghetto and concentration camp time. He also gave great history on the time in Prague leading up to it and after the war. Highly highly recommend if you want to really understand and experience Terezin as it should be experienced. One of the best tours we have been on Thank you Pavel!!
Essential
DavM95,
Aug 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I was very lucky and privileged to share this tour with Pavel Batel, an exceptional guide. And Terezin’s visit with him was incredible, and hard to qualify. I didn’t just “visit” Terezin, I was transported to the (terrible and moving) History of this ghetto, with a real guide (researcher and historian, who met survivors of this ghetto in particular) who, in addition to mastering the subject perfectly, transports you with him when he tells you the events, places and context in every detail. As soon as you hit the road to the site. The size of the group (we were 8 in all) allows interaction and exchanges, impossible in another configuration. I can therefore only agree with the other opinions that recommend this visit. TO DO ABSOLUTELY!