Munich Dachau Memorial and City Highlights Tour

This tour combines Munich’s essential highlights with a visit to the memorial site at Dachau – the first concentration camp opened under the Nazis in 1933 and blueprint for extermination camps such as Auschwitz.
The 6-hour tour option includes a private tour of the city center of Munich by car and on foot, combined with a trip to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial. The 8-hour tour includes a private walking tour of the city center of Munich, a visit to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial and a panoramic drive of sights outside of the center, such as the Nymphenburg Palace, BMW World and Museum and many more.

What's included:

• Private vehicle with a professional driver
• Professional, local guide

Not included:

• Gratuities
• Food and drink

What to expect:

Duration: between 6 hours and 8 hours

Odeonsplatz

Munich, 80539, Bavaria

You will be picked up at your hotel by your professional, local guide. Head first to marvel at the stunning architecture on one of Munich’s most beautiful central squares. See the Odeon, the Feldherrnhalle, and the Theatinerkirche, and see where Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch of 1923 collapsed.

30 minutes

Frauenkirche Dresden

Georg-Treu-Platz 3, Eingang G der Frauenkirche, Dresden, 01067, Saxony

Next we stop to admire the iconic domes atop the church that has become one of the foremost architectural symbols of the city.

30 minutes

Munich Marienplatz

Munich, 80331, Bavaria

Heading into the very heart of Munich it’s time to explore Marienplatz – Munich’s iconic central square. We will stop to watch the 43 bells of the New Town Hall’s historic clock chime the hour and visit St. Peter’s Church – the oldest in the city.

30 minutes

Staatliches Hofbrauhaus

Hofbraeuallee 1, Munich, 81829, Bavaria

Having worked up a thirst it’s time for a stop at the world’s most famous tavern.

30 minutes

Alter Hof

Alter Hof 1, Munich, 80331, Bavaria

Continuing on foot we pass through the former residence of Bavarian Elector and Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV.

15 minutes

Residenz Munchen

Residenzstrasse 1, Munich, 80333, Bavaria

Our last stop on foot is the grandiose former residence of the Wittelsbach monarchy of Bavaria – the largest city palace still standing in Germany.

15 minutes

Konigsplatz

Konigsplatz 1, Munich, 80333, Bavaria

Strike further afield to visit other essential sites outside the immediate city center. First up is Königsplatz, the broad neoclassical square that was the beating heart of Nazi Munich.

30 minutes

English Garden

Munich, 80538, Bavaria

We then go via one of the largest and most beautiful urban park spaces in the world.

30 minutes

Siegestor

Leopoldstrasse 1, Munich, 80539, Bavaria

Next we head to Munich’s ‘Victory Gate’ – formerly dedicated to the Bavarian army’s triumphs in the 19th century, now a poignant monument to peace and the consequences of German militarism.

30 minutes

Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

Pater-Roth-Str. 2A, Dachau, 85221, Bavaria

You will then be taken to Dachau for a visit to the Concentration Camp Memorial. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes. You will visit the memorial’s excellent exhibition, ‘The Bunker’ where high profile prisoners were sequestered by the SS for ‘special treatment’, see inside the former prisoner barracks, and enter into the remains of Dachau’s gas chamber.

3 hours

Munich

Munich, Bavaria

When you leave Dachau your guide will then accompany you back to your hotel.

1 hour