• Mala Pevnost (Small Fortress) - Originally constructed to be a formidable and unassailable fortress, it was surrounded by walls and protected by an intricate system of flood trenches. Built over 11 years at the end of the 18th century, this fortress, whose first cornerstone was laid by Emperor Joseph II, and the city named after his mother Empress Maria Theresa, ultimately never defended anything. Terezín was destined to become a large prison. It first served as a prison in the mid-19th century. Its most notable prisoner was Gavrilo Princip, who fired the first shot in Sarajevo, sparking the First World War, and was brought here in 1914. However, the town’s fate was sealed during the Second World War. In 1940, the Small Fortress of Terezín became a prison for the Prague Gestapo, primarily for political prisoners. Just a year later, the entire town was transformed into a collective and transit camp for Jews.

• Terezín Memorial - The National Cemetery - The National Cemetery was artificially created after liberation in 1945. The initiative for its creation came from former prisoners and the families of those who perished, who requested the exhumation of remains from six mass graves in the ramparts of the Small Fortress, used from March 1st to May 7th, 1945. Among those exhumed were prisoners from the death march that arrived at the Small Fortress in May 1945.

• Terezín Memorial - Ghetto Museum - The Terezín Ghetto Museum was opened in the former municipal school in 1991. This marked the culmination of efforts to honor the Ghetto victims and accurately explain its history, a task undertaken by the Terezín Memorial staff, former inmates, and other public figures. The Museum’s newly designed permanent exhibition, “Terezín in the ‘Final Solution of the Jewish Question’ 1941 – 1945,” was inaugurated in 2001. The museum also features a Memorial Hall for the Children of the Terezín Ghetto, dedicated to its youngest victims, along with a selection of the renowned drawings by children from the Ghetto, a scale model of the Ghetto with an electronic orientation system providing thematic information for visitors, a reading room, and a cinema screening documentary films.

• Terezin Memorial - The small Jewish prayer hall was established during the Ghetto period to meet the spiritual needs of prisoners housed in nearby buildings. Owned by František Bubák, the space was part of a funeral parlor before World War II. Although forced to leave Terezín in 1942, Bubák reclaimed the property after the war. Due to fears of repercussions from the Communist regime, his family kept the prayer room’s existence a secret, using it as a storage space. Bubák’s descendants only informed the authorities about it after the 1989 Velvet Revolution that brought democracy to Czechoslovakia. Visitors have been allowed to see the room since the late 1990s.

• Magdeburska Kasarna (Magdeburg Barracks) - The Jewish ghetto’s local government was based in the former Magdeburg Barracks building. It managed the internal affairs of the ghetto, although all significant matters were under the control of the camp SS command. Opened in 1997 after renovations, the Magdeburg Barracks now features a replica of prison barracks from the ghetto period and other items, but its primary role is as a venue for an exhibition on the ghetto’s artistic and cultural life. This includes artifacts related to music, visual arts, literature, and theater, reflecting the immense desire of the forced inhabitants for humanity and hope in concentration camp conditions. Alongside the exhibition, the building houses an educational Meeting Centre.

• The Jewish Cemetery - The crematorium at the Terezín Jewish Cemetery was constructed by ghetto prisoners under orders from the SS commanders. It began operations in early October 1942. The central part of the facility included four oil-powered incinerators supplied by Ignis Hüttenbau from Teplice-Šanov. The front section was used for unloading corpses from coffins. On one side, it bordered the autopsy room, and on the other, there was an annex housing guards made up of Czech police officers and prisoners working at the crematorium. During periods of high mortality, up to eighteen prisoner workers rotated in permanent shifts. When mortality rates decreased, the number of workers was reduced to four. The crematorium was overseen by SS-Scharführer Heindl, one of the camp’s feared top officers, with routine checks conducted by camp commanders as well.

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Professional guide
• Bottled water
• Admission fees
• In-vehicle air conditioning

Located in the fort city of Terezín, Theresienstadt concentration camp, often referred to as Theresienstadt Ghetto, was established by the SS troops during the World War II. The camp was managed by German Nazi guards as a part of their concentration camp system in the war.

Thousands of individuals lost their lives in this camp, some being brutally murdered and others losing their lives to illness and starvation. In addition to that, over 150,000 individuals including many children experienced prolonged suffering in this place for several months or years. These individuals were later transported through railway to demise at the extermination camps of Auschwitz and Treblinka in occupied Poland, and other smaller concentration camps.

The tour will commence at 9am with a professional pick-up service from your hotel lobby. It will take approximately an hour to reach the destination and the entry charges are part of the package. Following the tour, we’ll savour an authentic Czech meal in a local and quaint Terezín restaurant.

• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Dress code is smart casual

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