Auschwitz-Birkenau and Salt Mines Tour: Historical Insights with Hotel Transfer

Immerse yourself in history with a tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp, and explore one of the world’s oldest Salt Mines. Discover the dark past and stunning underground wonders on this full-day trip from Krakow.

Duration: 10 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Krakow - Your tour begins with transportation from Krakow, either from the hotel you specified or a designated meeting point of your choice. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is located in Oswiecim, approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes away (65 km). All drivers we work with have the necessary EU certifications for passenger transport. You will be…
What's Included
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Transportation to Auschwitz and Wieliczka from Krakow and back
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan or minibus with Wifi access
  • Guaranteed skip-the-line entrance tickets
  • Documentary movie ‘Liberation of Auschwitz’
  • Professional and licensed guide
  • Insurance
  • Old Town Evening Walking Tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Embark on our full-day excursion from Krakow to experience two significant historical sites. Explore Auschwitz, the most extensive concentration camp from the Nazi era, and step into one of the world’s oldest Salt Mines. In Auschwitz, you’ll be accompanied by a professional guide to give you an intimate understanding of its history. Starting at the…

Location
Floriana Straszewskiego 17
Floriana Straszewskiego
Please await for the driver on the bus stop in front of the entrance to Raddison Blu hotel.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Dafriggenjedman
Aug 3, 2024
A memorable experience. - Very emotionally strong experience. A must do whilst in Poland. Please bring good shoes for long walking/hiking.
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Cindyp981
Aug 2, 2024
Great Guides & 2 UNESCO Sites in a Day! - Amazing experience at the Salt Mines. Walk down steps to see live in the mines from the 17th century until present. Mind blowing history along with sculptures created by the miners to enhance their days and depictions of what life was like for them. We had a great guide. Wonderful salts, carvings and chocolates to buy! Throughout our drive, we had a guide named Michael. He was warm, informative and engaging with us. We were all picked up at our hotel, taken to a great lunch place and could choose our drop off location as well For our tour of Auschwitz, we had another Michael. His narrative was a great balance of comprehensive information, along with sensitivity and respect. Really recommend this tour! The communication from both men was outstanding throughout and the ability to see 2 UNESCO sites made for a memorable day!
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Jeffw543
Jul 21, 2024
Excellent tour and transfer provider in Krakow! - I've chosen the option of a day tour of both the salt mines and Auschwitz as I couldn't find a better category choice. In truth, we had one day (Wednesday 17 July) where we had a full morning private transport and ticket/tour for Auschwitz-Birkenau and then another day (Friday 19 July) for a shared transport and ticket/tour for the salt mine. And then yesterday we also used Krakow Direct for our airport transfer. I must say that all three experiences provided by Krakow Direct were excellent; highly professional and engaging drivers who were happy to speak with us as much or as little as we wanted - and for me that is usually more chatting than less. They were very punctual and efficient, providing a thorough service to make sure we were taken to the exact places we needed to be, supporting with our tickets and connecting us to our guides. We would highly recommend them as being very much worth the money.
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Lifetravelstilettos
Jul 19, 2024
The Best One Day Excursion From Krakow - This full day excursion allowed us to experience two UNESCO World Heritage sites in one day. The Wieliczka Salt Mine was a fascinating look into the history of an importance of the mine and the Cathedral was an amazing feat of engineering. While the Auschwitz-Birkenau portion tour was an eye opening heart wrenching look into one of the most horrific events in humanity. Touring the camps will haunt me forever, yet it is important we never forget. What made our tour even more memorable was our tour driver, Hubert. Not only was he one of the most personable drivers I've ever had, he enjoyed teaching me a few Polish phrases. I would definitely take another tour if we could have Hubert again.
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Samanthafigliuzzi64
Jul 17, 2024
Amazing - I cannot recomend this company enough. The communication is outstanding. I booked Auschwitz and the Salt mines. My hubby is disabled and this company sorted everything out so he could have the best experience. Our driver Matthew was amazing,polite,informative and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble. thank you Matthew
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Ren_t
Jul 5, 2024
Poland - Excellent European destination! - This was an incredible tour - well worth it. Each of these stops are a must when in Poland. The guide was very knowledgeable and made it a memorable experience.
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Scott_h
Jun 28, 2024
History that has to be seen - Amazing experience and very knowledgeable tour guide . Auschwitz was sombre and eerie as you would imagine but a part of history that has to be experienced . The salt mines are incredible too .
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Tracy_r
Jun 27, 2024
Enjoyed the salt mines... - Enjoyed the salt mines and Auschwitz Birkenau but it was sad to see what happened to all those people
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Andrew_c
May 12, 2024
Excellent - Excellent day- great guides at both sites and extremely well organised trip in comfortable mini bus with great driver/ tour organiser. Just be aware it involves a lot of walking and a couple of slow walkers on our trip struggled to keep up
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Ruthcc4534ib
May 19, 2024
Fantastic sites but Viator disappointing. Booked and paid for trip and pick up listed on places to be picked up. - Going to a wedding a couple of weekends ago, with my daughter. We decided to do some sightseeing. Booked Auschwitz, Birkenau and salt mine with pick up from our hotel. Although a few miles outside of Krakow, the hotel was listed. On the morning of flying out, and with less than 24 hours to trip, I received a message from tour company asking me for address of pick up. I was advised that I would need to pay for an additional transfer. I phoned Viator who passed the buck to the tour company. My contract was with Viator and I asked who would pay the extra cost. You can imagine the response! From the small print, that I was directed to, I can see an extra charge would be incurred for airport pickup and if hotel not listed, we would have to get to Krakow. Despite the hotel being listed, Viator didn’t want to know. We had no option but to pay for the transfer. Disgraceful behaviour and will think twice before using Viator again.
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