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School History Trip To Berlin, Wroclaw & Krakow

Visit significant locations in the history of Nazi totalitarianism and the Holocaust and give your students chance to consider the importance of events in these cities for European history.

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Highlights

01

Moving memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin

02

Hitler’s secret underground Riese project at Osówka

03

The old Jewish quarter in Krakow

04

Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp

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Suggested itinerary

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Flight to Berlin. Flight time approximately 1 ½ hours Coach transfer to accommodation Walking tour to see the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Holocaust Memorial, Unter den Linden and more (guide included) Evening meal. Overnight Berlin
Breakfast Berlin sightseeing. We suggest the Jewish Museum, Checkpoint Charlie, The Topography of Terror, and the Eastside Gallery Evening meal. Overnight Berlin
Breakfast Travel from Berlin to Poland by coach Visit the underground town of Osówka, part of Hitler’s Riese Project, before heading for Świdnica Evening meal. Overnight Wroclaw
Breakfast Guided walking tour of Wroclaw Visit Auschwitz en route to Krakow Evening meal. Overnight Krakow
Breakfast Guided walking tour of the Jewish quarter. Visit the Galicja Jewish Museum and meet with a Holocaust Survivor Afternoon at leisure in the old town of Krakow Evening meal. We suggest a folklore evening
Breakfast Flight time permitting, visit Ghetto Square and Schindler’s Factory Museum Return flight Krakow to the UK. Flight time approximately 2 ½ hours

What's included*

Return flights UK to Berlin, Krakow to UK
Return airport coach transfers to your hotels
Transfers by coach to all three cities
Walking guides Berlin, Wroclaw and Krakow
Insurance
Half board accommodation
1 teacher place for every 10 students
24/7 emergency support on trip

*Please note, entrance fees where applicable are not included in typical price – contact us for more details

Recommended excursions

01 Berlin Walking Tour
02 The Jewish Museum
03 Topography of Terror museum
04 Checkpoint Charlie Museum
05 The Berlin Story Bunker and Hitler Exhibition
06 Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (The Holocaust Memorial)
07 Wannsee Conference House Memorial
08 Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
09 East Side Gallery
10 Wroclaw Guided Walking Tour
11 Underground Town of Osówka
12 The Peace Church Świdnica
13 Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp
14 Galicia Jewish Museum
15 Schindler’s Factory
16 Nowa Huta
17 Guided walking tour of Krakow old Town
18 Kazimierz Jewish Quarter
01 Berlin Walking Tour

Explore Berlin’s rich culture and history on foot by taking a walking tour. The must see sights are the Brandenburg Gate (a former city gate, rebuilt in the late 18th century as a neoclassical triumphal arch), the Reichstag, Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe and Unter den Linden – the most well-known and grandest street in Berlin.

3 hours See on map
02 The Jewish Museum

Two millennia of Jewish history and culture in Germany are on display in the iconic zig-zag shaped building by architect Daniel Libeskind. Students can explore how the symbolic architecture retells German Jewish history. The historical exhibition route is punctuated with diverse and interactive thematic spaces that expand perspectives on the diversity of Jewish life up to the present day.

2 hours See on map
03 Topography of Terror museum

This outdoor museum and information centre is on the site of the former headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS. By finding out about the destructive effects of Nazi state terror, students gain a humanising insight into the history of totalitarianism in Germany, and its implications for the world today. They learn important lessons not only for exams, but also for their broader development.

2 hours See on map
04 Checkpoint Charlie Museum

Checkpoint Charlie, the most well-known of the border crossings between East and West, is now one of Berlin’s most popular tourist attractions. At the Checkpoint Charlie Museum unique artefacts including many of the contraptions used by those who tried to cross illegally, and works inspired by the division, will vividly bring the past to life for your students.

1 hour See on map
05 The Berlin Story Bunker and Hitler Exhibition

The Berlin Story Museum covers 800 year of Berlin history from Kings and Kaisers to modern Berlin. ‘Hitler: how could it happen’ is an extensive documentation centre covering the rise of the Nazi party, seizure of power, WWII, the history of the National Socialism, the Holocaust and the downfall.There is a model of Hitler‘s bunker. The museum and exhibition can be booked separately. Audio guides are provided for both excursions.

Berlin Story Museum: 1 1/2 hours & 'Hitler, how could it happen': 2 hours See on map
06 Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (The Holocaust Memorial)

Located in the heart of Berlin, this memorial serves as a reminder of the many lives lost during the Holocaust. 2,711 concrete pillars make up the memorial with underground information centres providing students with an insight into this horrific event as well as listing the names of all known Jewish Holocaust victims.

1-2 hours See on map
07 Wannsee Conference House Memorial

On 20th January 1942, high officials from the Nazi Ministries and the SS met in the Minoux villa by the Wannsee waterside. Negotiations took place on the organised deportation and murder (the ‘Final Solution’) of European Jews in Poland and Eastern Europe. The villa now houses memorial and exhibitions on the Holocaust, plus guided tours for study group. This excursion is currently closed and due to reopen in Spring 2020.

2 hours See on map
08 Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

The concentration camp at Sachsenhausen was established in 1936 and placed 35km north of Berlin. Students can see the horrifying conditions in which inmates were forced to live, observe the artefacts that victims left behind and consider how Germans have tried to come to terms with their recent history.

2 hours See on map
9 East Side Gallery

East Berliners breached the Wall on 9 November 1989, and between February and June of 1990, 118 artists created unique works of art on its longest-remaining section. This open-air gallery serves as a memorial for freedom. One of the best-known works, by Russian artist Dmitri Vrubel, depicts Brezhnev and Honnecker (the former East German leader) kissing.

45 mins See on map
10 Wroclaw Guided Walking Tour

The Episcopal Palace and the medieval churches are situated on the Ostrów Tumski (The Cathedral Island). Students can walk around the picturesque medieval Square of Wroclaw with the magnificent gothic Town Hall. During a guided tour your group will learn about the secret plans which Hitler connected with the city of Wroclaw and learn about its diverse past that makes this city the historical capital of Silesia.

2 hours See on map
11 Underground Town of Osówka

Visit the underground tunnels, chambers and installation systems that remain from Hitler’s secret construction project, known as Project Ries. The tunnels were constructed using labour from nearby concentration camps and thousands died in their construction. Image by CC Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

2 hours See on map
12 The Peace Church Świdnica

This is one of the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church was built in the 17th century for the protestant community in predominantly Catholic Silesia as an act of tolerance on the part of the Catholic Habsburg Emperor following the Thirty Years’ War in Europe. The beautifully decorated church has four floors with galleries.

1 hour See on map
13 Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp

A visit to the largest Nazi concentration camp of World War II is a chilling and truly memorable experience. More than 1.1 million men, women, and children lost their lives here. Much of the camp remains as a memorial and museum. Its dramatic authenticity lends more significance to the educational activities here. Children under 13 are not allowed to visit.

3.5 hours See on map
14 Galicia Jewish Museum

At the heart of Kazimierz, the former Krakow ghetto, is a museum that presents a contemporary look at the Jewish past in Poland. As well as commemorating the victims of the Holocaust, it celebrates the Jewish culture of Polish Galicia, giving students a new perspective on Jewish history.

2 hours See on map
15 Schindler's Factory

Visit the factory where Oscar Schindler employed hundreds of Jewish people to protect them during the Holocaust. Krakow’s past has been recreated here in an evocative way, presenting the tragedy of World War II as well as every day life of the city. Exhibits include a recreated hairdresser’s salon, stereoscopic studio and typical basement apartment.

2 hours See on map
16 Nowa Huta

Krakow’s largest, easternmost district, which translates as ‘New Foundry’, was conceived in the 1940s, under the ruthless communist rule of Poland, as an ideal ‘proletarian city’ tied to a giant steelworks. Students can see relics of the Soviet-era architecture and other sites, from the prehistoric Mound of Wanda to the 13th-century Monastery of Mogila. Photo © Christopher Walker.

Half day See on map
17 Guided walking tour of Krakow old Town

A half-day guided tour of Krakow old town will give an overview of Krakow’s rich history and included the largest medieval market square in Europe and the renaissance Cloth Hall. You will then see the unique carves wooden altar of St Mary’s Church. Then onto Wawel cathedral with the Royal Tombs and Sigismond’s bell.

Half day See on map
18 Kazimierz Jewish Quarter

This historic district of Krakow was home to a large Jewish community from the 14th century until World War II when its Jewish inhabitants were relocated by force to other parts of Poland and in 1941 many thousands were sent to the Krakow Ghetto in Podgórze. The synagogues of Kazimierz that were damaged during World War II have since been restored and the Galicia Jewish Museum provides students with some context.

Half day See on map
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Typical accommodation

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A&O Mitte See on map

Why groups like it:

Enviable location, in the middle of Berlin
Clean, comfortable hostel
Specialises in providing accommodation for student groups

Facilities

2-6 bedded rooms, all with full private facilities
TV lounge/games room with pool table and table football, plus Wii and karaoke
Small shop in reception
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Acama Kreuzberg See on map

Why groups like it:

Centrally located in the heart of Berlin, between East and West
Clean, functional, comfortable and recently renovated
Green courtyard

Facilities

All rooms with full private facilities
Newly enhanced and renovated reception area
Half board or full board available on request
Image displaying the Atrium Hotel ★★★
Atrium Hotel ★★★ See on map

Why groups like it:

A central location makes this hotel a great base for exploring the city centre
Well-equipped rooms as well as helpful and welcoming staff
3-star hotel

Facilities:

Hairdryers in rooms
Private bathrooms with showers
Free Wi-Fi access
Image displaying the Hotel Lothus ★★★
Hotel Lothus ★★★ See on map

Why groups like it:

Comfortable 3-star hotel with 63 roomss
Centrally located, 7 minute walk to the old town
Close to an indoor shopping Mall

Facilities:

All rooms with private facilities, hairdryer and TV
2-3 bedded rooms and some adjoining family style rooms
Wi-Fi available
Image displaying the Batory Guest Rooms ★★
Batory Guest Rooms ★★ See on map

Why groups like it:

Located in the city centre near great tourist attractions, such as the Jewish district, Kazimierz
A few minutes’ walk from Europe’s largest main square
Family-run

Facilities:

Free Wi-Fi access
Packed lunches available
Private bathroom with shower and hairdryers in rooms
Image displaying the Hotel Wyspianski ★★★
Hotel Wyspianski ★★★ See on map

Why groups like it:

Located in the Old Town close to the main market square and Wawel Castle
St Mary’s Basilica and St Florian’s Gate are also nearby
3-star hotel

Facilities:

Luggage storage
Free Wi-Fi access
Private bathroom with hairdryers in rooms

Learning outcomes

Subject focus

Students can:

  • Consider the importance of events in these cities for European history
  • Visit central locations in the history of totalitarianism and the Holocaust
  • Understand war-time and post-war history and reflect on atrocities committed during World War II
  • Reflect on how these cities’ past has influenced the cities they are today

Student outcomes

Students will have had an opportunity to:

  • Contemplate the breadth of German and Polish history
  • Ponder how repetition of the tragic events of the past can be avoided in the future
  • Find out how present generations understand and come to terms with the past
  • Identify Germany and Poland’s place in modern European history
  • Visit key historical sites and gain a sense of the human cost of World War II

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