Private visit to malbork - We booked a private Tour with a german speaking guide.He show us everything und could very good explain

Great visit to Malbork - Our driver, Marek was wonderful. The castle was amazing. Marek spoke perfect English. He provided great commentary sbout the area. Made sure we were taken care of. Great experience. Highly recommend Marek and a visit to Malbork.

Marvelous Malbork - Wonderful experience. The driver was right on time and had all sorts of knowledge about Malbork and Gdansk generally. Once at the castle we met the guide, who was simply superb. Energetic, knowledgeable, and super friendly. I would highly recommend this tour.

A MUST SEE! - This castle is truly amazing. Could've spent all day here exploring. Never knew it existed but so happy that I was able to see it. The parts that were re-produced (after the bombing in WWII) fit in so perfectly with the rest. Totally awesome! Went on the tour from my cruise ship.

Deeply enriching experience - Seldom I get to meet someone who is soulfully connected to their community, knows its history, understands its culture, has insights into its present conditions and actively cares for its harmonious and beneficial future. This is the kind of person I experience the operator of this tour to be, and this in itself was an inspiring experience in itself - deserving the 5 star review. As for the castle - it is amazing! The enormity of it, as well as the preservation state is impressive. Even though not built by the Poles, it is a significant element of the complex Polish culture, giving particular insight into the nature of relation with their western neighbours, the Germans. On the first glance, it is a symbol of pride, of defeating a seemingly superior yet oppressive force and a landmark of self-confidence and hope - much needed by the Polish people. But looking even deeper I hope it could become an inspiration for a new era of the Polish-German relationship - where these two nations could combine their complimentary qualities, letting go of the past grievances - taking German focus and Polish spirit to create something beauty of which will stand the test of time even more than the Malbork Castle. As you can see, I did find aunexpected value in the experience and likewise invite those of you reading it not only to enjoy this tour, but to always look beyond the obvious :)

Simply stunning - So much to see; you really could spend a whole day here. I never even knew this place existed let alone it's the 'biggest castle in the world'. Took the train from Gdansk, about a 40 minute ride and the castle is 10 minute walk from the station. Entry was 47 Zly (approx. £10). Unbelievable value in my opinion. There is so much to see both inside and outside; there is a huge emphasis on the Amber trade through the ages. We did the tour without a guide, but next time I think I'd take the guided option to really appreciate its history. Had a snack in the restaurant (downstairs near the entrance; lovely setting.) Fantastic to see so many rooms veering off from other rooms; it really is a maze and quite awe inspiring.. Make sure you wear comfortable footwear; there's an awful lot of walking to be done!

A must do !! - its a breathtaking castle ... and how it was hit in 2nd ww .. but leavin d parts n reforming it .. its heartbreaking to see how much damage had happened ...

So Much History to Absorb .... - We booked a private tour guide at the desk - a bit pricier, but for this enormous undertaking, well worth it. Our guide arrived for us within ten mimutes. She took us through the countless floors, wings, rooms and surrounds - contstantly filling us in... a rermarkable 3-hour experience; became utterly lost in the wonderful history of it all. Recommend very highly indeed!

Great tour! - We enjoyed our time at Malbork and the guide was very informative and conscious of our time limitations as we were departing the area later that day.

Such a disappointment with Vendor - First of all, I rarely write a bad review.....I chose this tour after reading the 8 other 5-star reviews. I paid $270 USD for myself, husband and son to take this tour. I thought it was a little pricey, but after reading the reviews, decided to go forward with the purchase. It was my understanding that we would have a PRIVATE tour with an English-speaking driver. Our driver was prompt and picked us up at our hotel in Sopot. He spoke NO English (I paid for an English tour). And - he was just a taxi driver. We had another tour in Krakow - also private driver - who picked us up in a nice, comfortable car and spoke English, so we were already disappointed. He took his time to the castle (as we figured out later, he was just trying to kill time) and dropped us off at the castle and pushed us over to a tour guide who was holding up a sign that said "English speaking - if you want a Private tour, go inside). We tried to tell the driver we paid for a private tour, but didn't get anywhere because he spoke no English. He just said - "you go with woman" and pointed to the guide. So, we went inside and tried to explain to the service counter that we already paid for a private tour and showed her our tickets. She said our tickets were not for a private tour and if we wanted that, we'd have to stand in a very long line and pay 50PLN more for each person!!! I tried calling the tour operator and nobody answered. So we sucked it up and joined the "English" speaking tour, which included a total of 30 people. The tour was so large, we could only hear about half of what she was saying as there were so many other tour groups around at the same time and it was noisy. It was impossible to ask questions as the tour guide just kept moving quickly along. The tour was a total of 2 1/2 hours, only about less than 1/2 of it we heard. Even though we didn't know what we were getting a tour of completely, the castle and the grounds were beautiful. After the tour, I text the driver and he arrived within 10 minutes to pick us up and hauled butt back to our hotel. If we had to do it again, I would have saved a ton of money and we would have spent the $15 USD for the exact same tour and taken the train for practically nothing. Overall, this tour was WAY overrated and overpriced for what we received. Super disappointing. It was NOT a private tour at all and the driver was completely impossible to communicate with. Two thumbs DOWN!!!