Mauthausen Concentration Camp 1-Day Trip from Vienna
About this activity
Smartphone tickets accepted
Experience Highlights
Embark on a moving day trip to the Mauthausen concentration camp from Vienna. Accompanied by an expert guide, and lasting just under 9 hours, discover the history and horrors of this former Nazi concentration camp as you tour the facilities and learn about the lives of the prisoners.
- Discover the history of the Mauthausen concentration camp with an expert guide.
- See the main sights of the camp, including the barracks, gas chambers and crematoria.
- Travel in comfort from Vienna with a round-trip air-conditioned bus transfer.
What’s included
- 1-day excursion to Mauthausen concentration camp from Vienna
- Expert guide
- Round-trip transfers by air-conditioned bus
- Food and beverages
Step by Step
Venture on a day trip to the Mauthausen concentration camp from Vienna, you will have the opportunity to delve into the dark and tragic history of this former Nazi concentration camp. Together with an expert guide, you will start your journey by air-conditioned bus from Vienna to Mauthausen, while learning about the historical events that took place here during World War II.
Upon arrival, you will enter the concentration camp grounds and begin your guided tour of the main points of interest. You will explore the barracks where prisoners lived in inhumane conditions, the gas chambers where executions were carried out and the crematoria where the bodies of the victims were cremated. As you tour the camp, your guide will provide you with detailed information about the life of the prisoners and give you moving testimonies that will help you understand the magnitude of the horrors experienced here.
During the tour, you will also visit the memorial in honour of the victims to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the Mauthausen concentration camp.