Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial: Independent Tour from Cracow with Guidebook

Embark on an independent tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial from Cracow. Explore the camps at your own pace with guidebooks available in 19 languages. Experience the comfort of an independent tour and have time for reflection and exploration.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - The excursion commences from the heart of Cracow. Journey in a climate-controlled vehicle for an estimated 90 minutes to the quaint town of Oświęcim. Upon reaching, collect guidebooks in your chosen language and receive all essential information from our English-speaking chauffeur. Traverse the historic German…
What's Included
  • guidebooks in requested language
  • Admission Ticket for the museum
  • round-trip transfer from Cracow
  • English speaking host
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
  • live guide
Additional Information

Embark on an 8-hour independent tour from Cracow to Auschwitz-Birkenau, crucial memorials of the atrocities committed by the Nazis against Jews and other European communities. Navigate both camps independently, your journey aided by handbooks available in 19 languages, inclusive of all key information about must-visit spots. Allocate around two hours…

Location
Pawia 18a
Pawia
The starting point is located in the center of Cracow outside Mercury Hotel at Kiss and Ride bus stop.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
3.8
(119 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Aleksandra_maria1995
Oct 4, 2024
Very good - I am very satisfied with the tour. The driver was on time and drove carefully. Very good service and organization. I recommend
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Chuck_g
Sep 29, 2024
Never forget - The trip in the service were wonderful. The experience, however, of being in a Nazi concentration camp was sobering to say the least. Something I would highly recommend.
Review provided by Viator
Michalchmaj
Sep 27, 2024
Fully recommended - Everything was very well organized. The driver was very nice and helpful. We visited the museum on our own. No one rushed us. We are very satisfied.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Claire_h
Sep 26, 2024
Memorable - All of the experience was memorable. Always wanted to see,and I saw. It's something that I will not forget
Review provided by Viator
Chloemarsh1
Sep 25, 2024
Amazing experience - The tour was fantastic. We are so glad we was able to go. We had an issue with our flights and the team were amazing at adapting to accommodate us. 100% recommend
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Q6822fwkarolinar
Sep 24, 2024
Unfogettable experience - We have been picked up from the center of Cracow. IT was very easy to join the trip. Our driver was very knowleadgeable and passionate. We Had a lot of time to visit Both camp. He also showed me a Birkenau camp and jewish ramp. Thank You Darius. Highly reccomended!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
A1lsa
Sep 24, 2024
Auschwitz Tour - This tour was Well organised, we were updated with pick up location and times. We booked the 12 midday tour. Was really reasonable. Would highly recommend the tour.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Erik_h
Sep 25, 2024
A very moving place to visit - consider the logistics of the operator - The Birkenau and Auschwitz museums are educational, overwhelming, and it's a very humbling experience. For the tour operator: The guide was kind and meant well but was overworked/stressed. He tried his best but contributed with a lot of confusion. He suggested waiting for people that were more than 15 minutes late and still 3 km away - wasting everyone's time. He did not provide guidebooks until we arrived - and this was a chaotic scene with books in different languages being handed out one by one - a very inefficient proces. And no English books! He then had to buy some more books, and we had to visit a second bookstore to get the English books. On the way back he wanted us to hand the books back or pay for them even though the tour package clearly stated that the books were included (we then got to keep it, but most others did not). We arrived at Auscwitz at 13.30 and because of all the confusion and slow processing we only entered Birkenau at 14.45 - essentially wasting more than an hour. Time we could have spent at Birkenau because we only had 1.5 hours there which felt rushed. Also, the bus drove along a non-toll road which was terribly slow, as opposed to taking the quicker toll roads. Guide and driver were friendly but it was not well organized.
Review provided by Viator
Katherine_n
Sep 24, 2024
Shambles and you miss out. - This tour was really badly organised and no information was given. We were also not given enough time at each place, so you really miss out. We had to be back at the coach by certain times but then just had to sit on it for 30 minutes before moving on. There was no reason for it Also when we got to the museum we queued to get in which was such a shambles, and when we got to the front some of us were too early and had to wait to the side for 25 minutes. This was not explained to us by the guy organizing us. Worse bit was there were couples who each had different time tickets so they couldn't go in together!
Review provided by Viator
Morten_f
Sep 27, 2024
Disorganized trip to an interesting location - When people entered the bus, the guide realized that, there were twice as many people as seats, and we had to wait until he could get another bus. We did not get any information, on the schedule beforehand, and there was nobody to ask, as the driver did not speak English. On the way home we realized that we had a delay of 1-2 hours. The guidebook was not included as promised. Auschwitz is definitely worth to visit, but I will not recommend to go there with Viator.
Review provided by Viator
From $47
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).