Mauthausen Concentration Camp Day Trip from Vienna

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8 to 9 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience a poignant piece of World War II history with a day trip to Mauthausen Concentration Camp from Vienna. The former camp provides a look at the horrors perpetuated by Hitler during the war. An audio guide will provide historical background on each site as you go. Round-trip transport from Vienna is included in the tour.

Day trip to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp from Vienna
Tour Mauthausen Concentration Camp with an informative audio guide
See the prisoner’s barracks, SS-quarters and gas chamber, and visit Mauthausen Museum

What's Included

Roundtrip transportation to and from Vienna
Admission to Mauthausen Memorial and Museum
Self-guided tour of the camp with audio-guides
Transfer to Wiener-Graben quarry and Stairs of Death
Friendly English-speaking tour escort

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Tourist-Info Wien
Albertinapl. 1, 1010 Wien, Austria

Start time

08:30 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

By the summer of 1940, Mauthausen Concentration Camp had become one of the largest labor camp complexes in the German-occupied part of Europe. Some 200,000 people are thought to have been imprisoned at Mauthausen between 1938 and 1945, and about half of them lost their lives. Mauthausen was the last camp complex to be liberated by the Allies.

At the meeting point climb aboard your comfortable tour vehicle, meet your friendly English-speaking tour escort and become acquainted with the history of Mauthausen Memorial during the ride from Vienna. Relax as you journey through the countryside of Lower and Upper Austria.

Arrive at Mauthausen Memorial, a building that stands on the site of the former Mauthausen Concentration Camp. Grab your audio guide (available in 11 languages) and begin touring independently through the grounds. See Wiener-Graben quarry, the prisoners’ barracks, the so-called 'Stairs of Death,' SS-quarters, gas chamber, camp prison and the Mauthausen Museum for more historical background on the camp and WWII.

Afterward, climb back aboard your tour vehicle and begin the drive back to Vienna. There will be a stop for lunch at a local restaurant (own expense.) You will be returned to the Vienna State Opera in Downtown Vienna.

KZ-Gedenkstatte Mauthausen

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Wienergraben

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Landzeit St. Valentin

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for child aged 13 and under.
Audio-guides at the Memorial are available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Russian, Hungarian.
Wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Todd_F

This was a very worthwhile experience, and the guide was good and managed things well in addition to providing additional information about the tour and the area. The time was sufficient to take things in without feeling rushed.

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Respectfully solemn and well done

Taryn_C, Apr 2024

My small group tour was mixed with German, Spanish and English speakers and our driver/guide Joseph did a great job with the group. He gave us a lot of background and history on the van ride over and everything was well timed on the transport and lunch afterwards. The tour of Mauthausen itself felt a little rushed by the local English speaking guide. The guided tour was 2 hours and I wish it would have been 3 hours guided. The last hour we were brought back to the meeting point and I elected to go back into the museum to absorb more information on my own - it wasn't clear that we could do this, but I recalled the timing of when we were departing. Mauthausen itself is heavy and intense to go to. The museum and information is thoughtfully done and I certainly felt the gravity of being there. I learned every Austrian 8th grader must go as part of their history education. I recommend this tour for those who want to take a day out of sightseeing in Vienna to see a darker part of history (learning so it never happens again).

Historical must-do

Aspen_N, Apr 2024

We really enjoyed this trip. The tour and museum are really well done. Loved that the group sizes are on the small side so it’s not overwhelming. Our guide took care of the transportation, our audio guides, and stopped for lunch on our way back. We really didn’t have to worry about a thing. Highly recommend.

Amazing tour

JasmineKelly, Mar 2024

This was one of the most interesting tours I’ve ever gone on. I learned so much more about this dark horrible tragedy. Josef was an excellent tour guide, very friendly, and we stopped and had dinner at a very nice restaurant. The food was good as well.

Very good experience overall

Todd_F, Mar 2024

Important tour.

Mercia_R, Mar 2024

It’s an important tour. I’m so glad I did it. Our driver was excellent. The drive was nice.He was informative and helpful. We had enough time to walk through at our own pace with the use of the audio guide. Highly recommended.

Never Forget

Steven_L, Feb 2024

Nice drive with friendly driver/guide (Robert). The camp itself is obviously rather intense and depressing given what occurred there but is also a must see. Never forget!

Highly recommended.

Melissa_S, Jan 2024

Friendly staff and really informative tour. It was a really interesting and important tour focused on all the horrors of the concentration camps.

Nice tour guide and very...

Joshua_H, Dec 2023

Nice tour guide and very comfortable transportation. Everything was on time. Well done and worth the value.

Highly recommended

Kristin_B, Dec 2023

I have done some history 101 reading on these horrible events, and this tour was significantly more astonishing.. I didn’t think I could hear any more aweful things about concentration camps but I was wrong. How on earth can I still get shocked over hearing about the cruelty that took place? Yet, I still was. It is so sad but meaningful and it really illustrates why all countries need to recognize every part of their history, no matter how ugly. We can never forget. I recommend anybody who has an opportunity to do, does. I purposely did not add photos because you really need to see for yourself.

Moving and lasting experience

Heather_D, Nov 2023

Tour was very well organized and incredibly informative. Guide through the camp was sensitive to the subject matter while thought provoking and educational. Everyone should remember and expose themselves to this part of history.

Emotional trip.

Daniel_S, Nov 2023

It was a very emotional tour. We went down to the quarry and viewed the steps after the tour. Our driver and tour guide were very knowledgeable. It was a great experience.

Educational

Kiara_A, Nov 2023

Although sad, it was great to learn the history! The tour guide on the bus and the tour guide at the camp were both very knowledgeable. Love that they showed a background video on the bus as well

Great experience that shouldn't be missed.

EdwinR_B, Oct 2023

This was a very good tour. Everyone should see this. The tour guide did an excellent job, the driver was great and the place they stopped at for lunch served excellent food.

Awesome history lesson of WW2 concentration camp.

Christine_W, Oct 2023

Amazing day trip from Vienna. Audio guide included. Beautiful memorial sculpture garden. Excellent history lesson. Good meal after the tour in the way home. Catch a glimpse of Austrian Alps.

Top-notch guide

Audrey_D, Oct 2023

The Mauthausen guide was incredibly knowledgeable and well organized. We've all heard stories about such places, but seeing the reality is very sobering -- and inspiring to do everything we can to avoid such horrors in the present and future.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you Audrey_D for taking the time to review your experience. It certainly makes a difference to see a concentration camp in person and we are grateful for every person that takes a day of their vacation to visit this place with us.

Experience Mauthausen

julyzoa, Sep 2023

Excellent audio-guided tour offered in several languages and easy to do. For history enthusiasts, Mauthausen is a great place to visit, albeit sad. The trip is a bit long, about two hours, give or take, as the camp is located out of town. There's a restroom stop and upon return, a stop for lunch at a great restaurant (lunch not included). The pick up and drop-off location is centrally located and easy to get to.

Never forget this horrible part of the past!

Susan_J, Sep 2023

This was my 4th time visiting Europe from the US. On a previous trip a visit to Dachau was scheduled - but unfortunately on a Monday, when it was closed at that time. While not included in the Viking Cruise we were on, it was suggested that I contact Viator and I'm pleased that I did that. While extremely sobering, being there it brought to life the many things I had read about concentration camps and clearly showed the terrible conditions that must have existed. While the monuments gave the camp a breath of fresh air, looking down into the quarries gave me chills. I do not recall our guide's name, but we were on the "Mauthausen Camp Day Trip from Vienna" on September 12th, leaving Vienna at 8:30AM.

History that should never be repeated

Deborah_D, Sep 2023

The English speaking guide was extremely knowledgeable. She was very informative about the history of this Nazi concentration camp,

Mauthausen tour

James_C, Sep 2023

Our bus tour guide provided us with Mauthausen information as well as he was very informative of sights to see along our way to and from Mauthausen. Smooth bus ride and a great stoping point for lunch. We had a English speaking guide at the Mauthausen camp. Most knowledgeable and very very passionate about her work and presentation of the events that took place at the camp. A most memorable experience.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you James_C for taking the time to review your experience. We are glad to hear that you found the tour informative and that you were pleased with your guides. This tour is most memorable, indeed.

Worthwhile

Amy_H, Aug 2023

This was a very enlightening tour that puts a visual to the stories we have only heard about. The guides were very knowledgeable.

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