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Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour: Explore UNESCO Heritage Site with Transfer from Krakow
4.8
616 Ratings
Kraków
Experience a guided tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a UNESCO Heritage Site, and learn about the atrocities committed during the Holocaust. Includes transfer from Krakow.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Stare Miasto - Start your trip from a convenient meeting point near the Krakow Old Town.
Select an option with hotel pickup if you wish to start the trip from your local accommodation. - Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - Begin your visit with a guide at the first part of the memorial the former mother camp known as Auschwitz I. Here you will walk through the camp grounds, go into the prisoner blocks and visit the first crematorium. You will see the historical documents, photos and material evidence prepared by the museum in the original buildings of the former camp.
- Brzezinka - After the visit at Auschwitz I, you will have a short break about 15 minutes. Then your driver will take you to the parking by Auschwitz II Birkenau. From here you will walk to the historical Birkenau Gate to meet you guide for the second part of your visit.
- Krakow - You will return to a central drop off location near the Market Square in Kraków.
What's Included
- Professional English-speaking drivers/hosts
- Convenient meetup locations as per selected options
- Guided tours in your chosen language
- Hotel pickup available for selected options
- Comfortable round-trip transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Auschwitz-Birkenau is presently recognized as a symbol of the horrendous terror, genocide, and crimes against humanity. Constructed by the Nazis in 1940 around the periphery of Oswiecim, it is estimated that this camp witnessed the brutal extermination of over 1.5 million individuals comprising 28 different nationalities. Since 1979, this location has been a part of the UNESCO Cultural and Natural World Heritage list.
The guided tour covers both sections of the camp, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, narrated by a live tour guide.
Private tours are facilitated in 20 languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Romanian, Serbian, Swedish, Ukrainian, Hungarian and Polish.
- Maximum luggage/bag/purse/backpack size is 30x20x10cm (A4 sheet size)
- Due to the character of this place it is expected to dress in a modest way.
- We will contact you the evening before the trip to convey the exact time of departure.
- Departure time is approximate and may change.
Location
Wielopole 2
Wielopole
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(616 Ratings)
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970timot
May 29, 2024
Well organised trip to Auschwitz - The trip to Auschwitz from Krakow was a great experience for us. The contact and organising the pick up worked well. We got a call few days earlier regarding a small change of the start time of the tour which was ok for us.
The transport itself was right on time and our driver Janek was really friendly and helpful. We had a good chat on the way back with various topics and we also learnt a little bit more of Poland and Krakow.
The tour in Auschwitz was a bit hasty and there could have been more time to get to know the place but in total the tour was already roughly 3 hours all together in the destination. We heard interesting stories and facts that you wouldn’t hear without the guide.
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Arun
May 25, 2024
Well-coordinated trip. Herbert was our driver/ host for the trip. Umbrellas provided with forethought on a rainy day. - Herbert was our driver/ host for the trip. Umbrellas provided with forethought on a rainy day - saved the day at Birkenau where we had to be out in the open mostly. The tour guide was knowledgeable and patient to answer questions raised.
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Stso1
May 20, 2024
Informative and well-paced tour - Somber and sobering lessons from history. Good length of time. Joanna, our guide, is exceptional and took great care in connecting us with the events at each site.
Michael, our driver, was super-friendly and played a very informative documentary on the drive to Auschwitz.
Pro-tip: Wear comfortable shoes, there's a fair amount of walking. In the summer/spring, bring a cap as shade is limited in Birkenau
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Karen_m
May 20, 2024
Auschwitz and Birkenau - It is hard to put into words how great this tour is due to the nature of the horrid things that happened here. However the tour guide Malek was amazing and guided us through some emotional stories. The day is very long and be prepared for a lot of walking. Also be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster of a day covering being sad, horrified, Heartbreaking etc. Take a pack lunch with you, there is no cafe although our visit was a Sunday so maybe it wasn’t open but we didn’t see anything that resembled a cafe , we only saw 2 vending machines to get a drink from if you are lucky. With the amount of visitors you will be lucky to get near one. However if you take your own food you will be fine to get around both camps, take in all the information, live through all the emotions possible in one day and come away, thoughtful, emotional and tired.
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Monika_b
May 18, 2024
Sad but very educational tour - The whole experience was very interesting and informative. Very sad place but it’s important for all of us to know this devastating part of history.
The tour guide Mark was very nice and answered any questions we had.
I would definitely recommend this tour to everyone!
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James_m
May 12, 2024
Really good tour and guide... - Easy to book. Was contacted the evening before with new pick up time. Particularly liked the fact that the guide who picked us up also took us around the camps. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable, especially in the camps.
A very good experience.
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Danielso2947lq
May 9, 2024
Overall well organized - The tour was well organized and our driver Michael was very attentive and made sure we were safe, comfortable and well informed during our travel from and return to Krakow. The tour itself is emotionally intense and our tour guide was respectful and sensitive during the day.
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Chriscmocall
May 9, 2024
A very easy and hassle free tour . - Viktor went above and beyond to ensure we had everything necessary for our trip. He made the journey very easy. The Auschwitz museum staff can be difficult and our Orginal online tickets were cancelled. Because of Viktor’s insight he managed to secure tickets on site. Without Viktor we would be clueless and he probably saved us hours of queuing . I would highly recommend Viktor to anyone who wants a hassle free journey
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Owencorrigan1
May 21, 2024
Auschwitz too busy but Birkenau more of what i expected to see. - Birkenau was better than Auschwitz as the latter was a very sanitised version of the situation and crowds were herded through very quickly.
The guide was not great - had a bit of a cold I think, and that was coming across the headset.
Long, long walk from the garage where we parked at Birkenau. Could have been warned. Very rushed tour with little time given to read and absorb the material.
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Martin_w
May 9, 2024
Rushed - The museum was an emotional experience but it was rushed and no time to contemplate the significance of the site / exhibit. Not all of our party of 4 where able to keep up with the pace of the walking. Minibus also parked some distance from the entrance to Birkenau which appeared unnecessary.
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