Westerbork Concentration Camp from Amsterdam by Private Car
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About this experience
Visit the former Nazi concentration camp in Westerbork to learn about Anne Frank and other Jews, Sinti and Roma, killed in the Holocaust. Learn about WWII and the mass deportations of innocent people to death camps. Enjoy a private tour from Amsterdam.
Highlights
Visit the Westerbork Concentration Camp with a 5-Stars History Expert Guide
Learn about the Holocaust and World War II in Holland
Hear the true story of Anne Frank and other deported Jews killed by the Nazis
Explore the former labor camp and the memorial museum
Take advantage of private car transfers from Amsterdam
Camp Westerbork was a major transit hub for Jews, Sinti, Roma and other individuals sent by the Nazis to Auschwitz and other concentration camps in Europe. Join a Licensed Guide on a tour of the memorial site and museum to learn about the process of staging the ‘Final Solution’. Uncover new details about WWII and the Holocaust.
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8h: Westerbork Camp by Car
Duration: 8 hours: Choose this tour to visit the Westerbork Concentration Camp and Museum and learn about the Holocaust and WWII<br/>,: Includes private transfers from Amsterdam.<br/>Expert-Guide: Official 5-Stars Guide who is an Expert in this kind of tours. Guide speaks fluently in chosen language. NEAM031<br/>Pickup included
What's included
Private Trip from Amsterdam to the Westerbork Concentration Camp and Museum by Car
History Expert-Guide who is fluent in the language of your choice
Entrance fee to the Westerbork Memorial Museum
Private transfers with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation in Amsterdam
Professional English and Dutch-speaking driver and a private vehicle
Detailed itinerary
1
Stop 1
The tour includes private transfers direct from your Amsterdam accommodation, plus the museum entrance fee and the service of the History Expert to guide your private group around the former camp grounds.
2
Upon arrival at the Westerbork, you will explore the one-half square kilometer area that welcomed more than 102,000 Jews (and other races) on their way to the concentration and extermination camps in Auschwitz, Sobibór, Theresienstadt and Bergen-Belsen.
Compared to the camps built for the purpose of industrial murder, Camp Westerbork was considered by Nazi standards as “humane”, yet most of its prisoners, like Anne Frank and Etty Hillesum, didn’t survive the war. During the tour you will learn about the daily life inside the camp, the Judenrat, and cultural activities organized by Nazis. See the original train tracks, the Monument of 102,000 stones, the National Westerbork Memorial, and more.
3
After a guided walk around Camp Westerbork, you will also have a chance to visit the memorial museum on your own. See a room filled with personal belongings of murdered Jews, the railway carriage sign reading “Westerbork – Auschwitz; Auschwitz – Westerbork”, and other touching exhibitions
What's not included
Lunch (optional)
Guide in the Westerbork Memorial Museum
Available languages
Guide guide
DE
RU
EN
IT
PL
FR
NL
ES
Important information
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please check your email the day before the tour to receive important information.
Due to the camp’s guiding policy, a licensed guide can show a group of 1-15 people, so the price of the tour will be higher if you need more than 1 guide. For 16-30 people we will provide service of 2 licensed guides. For 31-45 people we will provide service of 3 licensed guides.
The guide will only accompany you to the site of the former camp. Guides are not allowed in the Westerbork Memorial Museum, so you will see the exhibitions on your own. Admission tickets are included.
The distance between the museum and the camp is more than 3 km, so we recommend wearing comfortable shoes. This distance can only be covered on foot or with the shuttle bus.
We will arrange private transfers by standard car (sedan) for groups of 1-4 people and by larger van for groups of 5 people and more. You can book a tour for more people to travel in a larger vehicle.
We will arrange private transfers by bus for groups of more than 7 people. Due to restrictions on the entry of buses into the city center, the pickup point will be scheduled at the nearest tourist bus stop if your hotel/accommodation is in the bus-free zone. We will inform you of the exact pick up point via email so please check how to get there, as it may be a few minutes walk from your accommodation.
Lunch can be aranged upon request.
Important notes
Information for the customer (Know before you go)
Please check your email the day before the tour to receive important information.
Due to the camp’s guiding policy, a licensed guide can show a group of 1-15 people, so the price of the tour will be higher if you need more than 1 guide. For 16-30 people we will provide service of 2 licensed guides. For 31-45 people we will provide service of 3 licensed guides.
The guide will only accompany you to the site of the former camp. Guides are not allowed in the Westerbork Memorial Museum, so you will see the exhibitions on your own. Admission tickets are included.
The distance between the museum and the camp is more than 3 km, so we recommend wearing comfortable shoes. This distance can only be covered on foot or with the shuttle bus.
We will arrange private transfers by standard car (sedan) for groups of 1-4 people and by larger van for groups of 5 people and more. You can book a tour for more people to travel in a larger vehicle.
We will arrange private transfers by bus for groups of more than 7 people. Due to restrictions on the entry of buses into the city center, the pickup point will be scheduled at the nearest tourist bus stop if your hotel/accommodation is in the bus-free zone. We will inform you of the exact pick up point via email so please check how to get there, as it may be a few minutes walk from your accommodation.
Lunch can be aranged upon request.
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