• Krakow - Our tour begins with transportation from Krakow, either from your chosen hotel or a designated meeting point. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is situated in Oswiecim, about 1 hour and 15 minutes away (65 km). All our drivers are certified by the EU for passenger transport. A friendly, English-speaking group leader will be on hand to assist you as needed. Upon arrival in Oswiecim, you’ll have a short break to grab a coffee or explore the outdoor exhibits. Then, you’ll meet a professional local guide, licensed by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.
• Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - Your tour starts by walking through the gate of Auschwitz I, the first camp, initially set up as a concentration camp for Polish citizens arrested after Germany annexed the country in 1939. You’ll pass under the infamous sign “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Makes You Free). This part of the tour usually lasts two hours, during which you’ll use a headset to hear your guide clearly. The group size is limited to 30 people, as per the Museum’s regulations, ensuring a comfortable and accessible experience for all participants. Explore the original wooden barracks, fortified walls, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, and crematoria, which together leave a haunting impression and allow visitors to grasp the immense scale of the Holocaust.

Auschwitz Camp - exhibition in buildings

Crematory

Death wall

Birkenau Camp (Auschwitz II) - exhibition outside

Former barracks where prisoners lived

Death Gate

• Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - After visiting the first camp, you’ll have a short break of up to 15 minutes. Following this, we will take you to the second part of the tour—Birkenau (Auschwitz II), located just 3 minutes away. Birkenau, the largest camp, was built and operated with the sole purpose of making Europe “Judenrein” (free of Jews). Your guide will continue the powerful narrative at Birkenau, located in the village of Brzezinka. Constructed in 1941 under the orders of SS commander Heinrich Himmler, the camp could hold around 90,000 prisoners. You’ll hear harrowing accounts of the brutal living conditions, the cruel selection process, and the pseudo-scientific medical experiments carried out by Nazi doctors, including Josef Mengele. The tour concludes with a story of liberation when soldiers from the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front opened the gates of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, leaving you with a profound understanding that such genocide should never have occurred—and must never happen again.

• Krakow - At the end of the tour, you won’t be rushed. You’ll have at least a 15-minute break. After another 1 hour and 15 minutes of travel, you will be taken to Schindler’s Factory Museum.

• Muzeum Krakowa, oddzial Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera - The driver will drop you off in front of the museum, where a tour guide will be waiting for you.

Oskar Schindler’s Factory will show you the story of a man who dedicated himself to saving the lives of Jewish people. Additionally, the museum represents Krakow during the World War II period, and through interactive exhibitions, you can feel as if you are walking the streets of old-time Krakow!

After another 1 hour and 30 minutes of guided tour, you will be taken to a designated address in Krakow.

After the tour, you may join the 1-hour Old Town Evening Walking Tour provided by a Local Guide. Your participation will be free of charge.

• Headsets to hear the guide clearly
• Skip-the-line tickets in both destinations
• Professional guide in Schindler’s Factory Museum
• Professional guide in Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum
• Documentary movie on route to the Auschwitz Museum
• Transport by air-conditioned minivan
• Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)

• Food and drinks