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The journey
Follow Anne Frank's story across Europe on an 8-day journey through Amsterdam, Westerbork, Bergen Belsen, Berlin, Auschwitz, Krakow, Prague, Nuremberg, and Frankfurt. Visit Anne Frank's house, birthplace, and the neighbourhood where she grew up, while gaining deeper insight into World War II history and the persecution of Jews under Nazi rule. Explore major Holocaust and Nazi history sites, including Westerbork Camp, Bergen Belsen, Auschwitz, Birkenau, the Jewish ghetto in Krakow, and the factory of Oskar Schindler. This tour also takes you through key centres of Nazi power in Germany and into the haunting remains of this dark chapter of European history.
Start at the main camp, with its 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate, and in the afternoon go to the Birkenau gas and work camp, where Jews, including Anne Frank, arrived for selection.
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Day by day
Start your tour by exploring the intense history of the German occupation in Amsterdam.
Visit the Anne Frank House and the neighbourhood where she grew up in Amsterdam to hear her story.
Explore the German District and the Jewish Quarter, including the Holocaust Museum and the Synagogue.
Visit Westerbork Camp, a transit camp where Jews from the Netherlands were taken before being transported to the East.
Drive to Bergen Belsen in Germany, where people were kept under the most horrendous circumstances. Anne and Margot Frank died here, among thousands of others. It is a beautiful but haunting site to visit.
After a 3-hour drive, arrive in Berlin.
Visit World War II sites such as the Fuhrer bunker and the SS headquarters, while also enjoying the city and its nightlife.
Drive further east to Auschwitz in Poland.
Take stops along the way at places significant to the World War II events that happened here.
Spend time visiting the massive sites of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Start at the main camp, with its 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate, and in the afternoon go to the Birkenau gas and work camp, where Jews, including Anne Frank, arrived for selection. Most of the camps remain in their original state, and visiting these haunted places is a life-changing experience.
Take a short drive to the astonishing city of Krakow and relax in this beautiful medieval city.
In the morning, visit the Jewish ghetto in Krakow and the nearby factory of Oskar Schindler, made famous by the film Schindler's List.
Go on a 4-5 hour drive to the fantastic city of Prague to spend the evening.
Explore the city of Prague in the morning at your leisure.
After lunch, head to the German city of Nuremberg, an important city in Nazi Germany and the location of the famous Nuremberg Trials.
Drive back to Amsterdam.
Take a halt in Frankfurt to visit the birthplace of Anne Frank en route.
Where this trip takes you
Anne Frank House, Westerbork Camp, Bergen Belsen
The route
The fine print
All entry fees for any museums and sites visited
7 nights in 3-star hotels, assuming 2 people will share a room. All hotels will be booked upon confirmation of your booking.
Lunch and dinner meals
Transport by private 5-seater car for 2-3 guests, or a 9-person minivan for 4-6 guests. Given the amount of driving required on this tour, a group of 6 people is advised for comfortable travel.
English-speaking Dutch tour guide
All food and drinks you consume on your own are excluded.
Logistics
Your 8 days finish where they began, in Amsterdam.
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