Krakow UNESCO Sites: Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine Day Tour
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Krakow
Experience the powerful history of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the fascinating underground world of Wieliczka Salt Mine on this UNESCO day tour from Krakow. Don't miss these must-see sites!
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Mr.Shuttle Tours & Transfers Krakow - The pickups are provided between 6:15 and 7:30 depending on your accommodation and our schedules. The pickup time is always confirmed by text and email on the day before the tour.
During the trip, you will watch a documentary movie about the history of the Nazi concentration camps. - Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - Firstly, You will be taken to Auschwitz I, where you will join an English tour
- provided by the museum’s guide
- for about 2 hours. After that, we will transfer you to Auschwitz II-Birkenau, about 2 km away. You will spend there about one hour with the same guide. After Camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau, you will have time to eat our freshly prepared lunchboxes (which include chicken pasta salad, sandwich, sweet bar, fruit, and water). We also provide vegetarian, vegan, gluten, and dairy-free options. Please add a remark in your booking if you have any special requirements.
- Wieliczka Salt Mine - In a second part of the day, you will be transferred to Wieliczka Salt Mine, which happens to be one of the oldest working salt mines in the World: it has been producing salt for over 700 years. You will be attending an English guided tour at 4pm or 5pm (depending on road conditions). Your guide will take you up to 140 meters underground for a 2.5-hours journey through over 2.5-km tourist route full of chambers with amazing salt carvings and statues.
What's Included
- Guided tours in Auschwitz, Birkenau, and Salt Mine with an English-speaking guide
- Lunch set provided
- Complimentary door-to-door transportation with hotel pick-up
- Optional documentary movie viewing
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Pick-up & drop-off outside of Krakow city center (available upon request with additional charge)
Additional Information
Pressed for time but still want to see Krakow’s top attractions? This tour allows you to explore two of Poland’s key UNESCO World Heritage sites — Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Wieliczka Salt Mine — all in a single day. It may require an early start, but you’ll be able to tour Auschwitz-Birkenau, the infamous Nazi concentration camp, and delve into the depths of the Salt Mine, and still return to Krakow for your evening meal.
- Please note that the maximum size of bags and backpacks allowed to carry on the Museum grounds is 30 x 20 x 10 cm. You can always leave your belongings inside the bus which will be parked nearby.
- Please note that this tour is not available on: 25th of December, 1st of January, Easter Saturday afternoon, Easter Sunday and March of the Living Day.
- Please note that to reach the first level of the mine (64 meters underground), You have to descent a wooden stairway which has 378 stairs. After the tour, You will be taken up to the surface with a lift.
- Temperature in the Salt Mine is approximately 14 degrees C (57 degrees F), please wear warm clothes and comfortable shoes.
- Adult pricing applies to all participants
- Not recommended for travelers on wheelchairs
Location
Mr.Shuttle Tours & Transfers Krakow
ul. Ofiar Dabia 10 A
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Hockeygump
May 25, 2024
Moving and Informative - This was a very good and informative experience. The tour began early in the morning when we left for Auschwitz and Birkenau. The Guide was outstanding and the tour was both informative and moving. We then took time for lunch which was included with the tour. After lunch we went to the Salt Mine. This was a pretty cool tour. Again, the Guide was great. The accomplishments inside the mine itself were amazing and definitely worth seeing. After the Salt Mine tour we were brought back to our hotel in Krakow.
Warnings about this experience. It is a long day and you will walk about 7 miles in total. There were some who were finding it difficult to keep up, so be prepared.
The Tour is well worth it!
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Sparkymansfield
May 15, 2024
Excellent - Amazing trip to Auschwitz Birkenau in the morning and the Wieliczka Salt Mine in the afternoon. It was a long day but so worth it. The guides were excellent and I highly recommend Mr Shuttle tours.
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Jayne_t
May 11, 2024
Fantastic way to visit these places of history - A wonder very full day full of interesting stories from our guides . I give this tour a 10 and Mr Shuttle picked us up and dropped us at our hotel . Thank you
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Keith_h
May 5, 2024
Amazing experience - Amazing trip from start to finish and our guide Barbara was brilliant. She explained everything very well and were very moved at visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau. We also found the salt mines very interesting and again we had a brilliant guide Nicholas. We would definitely recommend this trip and also booking with Viator
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Sylvia_m
May 3, 2024
Great trip. Would definitely recommend this. - Guide was very good and experience was what I expected. Driver was very pleasant and always on time.
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Andrew_m
Apr 27, 2024
Auschwitz and Wielicza salt mines - A challenging trip for obvious reasons. The guide was very good with appropriate knowledge and respect for the visit to Auschwitz. The salt mines were well worth a visit and the whole day worked very we.. Be ready for an early start though.
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Julia_c
Apr 24, 2024
Great tour - The Auschwitz-Birkenau tour was very informative, we had a great guide who was very clear and took us round at a steady pace. Wear flat, comfortable shoes as the ground is slightly uneven and a bit muddy if it’s wet.
The tour is well organised with toilet stops at each location. Lunch at Auschwitz II was surprisingly excellent. Everyone was given a lunchbox with chicken pasta salad, a ham and cheese roll, chocolate, an apple and a bottle of water.
The salt mine was really interesting, not what I expected. There is a lot of stairs on the way down but a lift brings you back up. Our guide, Mark, was excellent, he brought a lot of knowledge and some humour to the tour. There are 2 stops in the mines with an opportunity to buy snacks, drinks and souvenirs and to use the toilets.
I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Krakow, it is a very early start (0610 in our case) so it is a long day but worth it.
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Nirav_m
Apr 14, 2024
Great Experience - Great guided tour. Both guides were very informative and knowledgeable. On site pick up from our hotel, comfortable bus ride and friendly driver.
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Stirrup1996
Mar 30, 2024
Excellent trip worth doing! - The whole trip was so well organised! Pick up times sent out the day prior, everything went so smoothly, the lunch included was very good! Our driver was very polite, the trip was excellent and really worth the money, a long day but definitely one worth doing! Dropped back off at our hotel, Auschwitz-Birkenau was very eye opening and the salt mines gave you a nice lift in mood after, highly recommend
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Brozz1e
May 20, 2024
Didn't realise just how much walking was involved. - Auscwicz & Birkenau was a great tour, very moving, and the guides are very informative and knowledgeable. It's hard to comprehend exactly how atrocious the conditions were back then.
You really must have walking shoes on for this tour, there is a lot of walking and standing.
The salt mine was good but where I was so tired because of the walking I didn't appreciate the mine as much, my advice would be do the tours separately, one day apart, you'll thank me for it.
The mine you have to walk down over 800 steps alone, without the 3km of tunnels you have to walk through.
Dint get me wrong, it was good but exhausting. Over the 3 tours, I managed just over 27000 steps, just over 11 miles.
The bus is very cramped for your transfers from each attraction, I was picked up from the hotel promptly in a very nice minibus and thought we was lucky, but your taken to a meeting point where you are crammed in the bus. Everyone moaned about the bus.
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