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Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Tour: Learn about Holocaust History with Private Transfers from Krakow
4.8
72 Ratings
Krakow
Embark on a poignant journey through history with a private tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. Explore the haunting remains of the camp and learn about the Holocaust’s dark legacy.
Embark on a poignant journey through history with a private tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. Explore the haunting remains of the camp and learn about the Holocaust’s dark legacy.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Krakow’s Rynek Glowny Central Square - Whole event takes around 10 hours. You will be picked up directly from your accommodation place in between 07:30am and 09:30am(pick up time will be confirmed). Meeting will took place either at the front-desk of a hotel or outside near an entry to apartments. Just after collecting all participants you will…
- Krakow’s Rynek Glowny Central Square - Whole event takes around 10 hours. You will be picked up directly from your accommodation place in between 07:30am and 09:30am(pick up time will be confirmed). Meeting will took place either at the front-desk of a hotel or outside near an entry to apartments. Just after collecting all participants you will reach Auschwitz in about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - English guided tour in Auschwitz and Birkenau Museum is provided by a licensed museum guide . (Headphones are included) Visiting the camps takes around 3,5 hours and consists of sightseeing of two Nazi camps & Auschwitz and Birkenau.
- Krakow’s Rynek Glowny Central Square - After tour you will be taken back to Krakow. Either to your accommodation place or any other destination within the city.
What's Included
- Comfortable A/C car transportation with licensed driver
- Wifi access during transit
- Friendly, English-speaking drivers
- Inclusive of transport costs like fuel and parking
- Convenient pickup from your location
- Admission to Museum with a local guide and headphone rental included
- Guided tour in English at Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Shuttle between…
- Comfortable A/C car transportation with licensed driver
- Wifi access during transit
- Friendly, English-speaking drivers
- Inclusive of transport costs like fuel and parking
- Convenient pickup from your location
- Admission to Museum with a local guide and headphone rental included
- Guided tour in English at Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Shuttle between camps
- Health and safety measures with masks and gloves provided
- Comprehensive insurance coverage
- Roundtrip transport—pickup and drop-off service
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Auschwitz serves as a poignant reminder of terror, genocide, and the Holocaust. Initiated by the Nazis in 1940, it was situated in the suburbs of Oswiecim, a city in Poland which was under German occupation during World War II. During this period, Oswiecim was renamed Auschwitz, which also became the designation of the camp. Visitors are given the…
Auschwitz serves as a poignant reminder of terror, genocide, and the Holocaust. Initiated by the Nazis in 1940, it was situated in the suburbs of Oswiecim, a city in Poland which was under German occupation during World War II. During this period, Oswiecim was renamed Auschwitz, which also became the designation of the camp. Visitors are given the opportunity to envision the horrific and dreadful conditions endured by the prisoners and view the remnants of the camp.
- Please note, that the maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the Auschwitz Museum & Memorial can not exceed dimensions: 30x20x10cm
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- A maximum of 8 people per booking
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Our cars will be disinfection before each service
Location
Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square
Rynek Glowny,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(72 Ratings)
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134lyndsayb
Oct 10, 2024
Heartbreaking - The most heartbreaking thing I’ve ever experienced, it’s a place I would recommend everyone visit at least once in their lifetime but also recommend people watch a few YouTube videos of the survivors so you you know what your looking at when you go. Amazing day but my heart felt heavy looking at everything left behind. As it was winter it got dark pretty early so was quite haunting going in the bunkers with just your phone flash light on, the last photo I uploaded is when we were leaving and it’s a view I will never forget, I didn’t take photos in the work camp it just didn’t seem appropriate.
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182markk182
Jul 4, 2023
Great experience - Great experience. Service was very responsive through TripAdvisor.
Our driver (Wiktor) was professional, friendly, safe, and very responsive. Wiktor reached out on WhatsApp, got us lunch in between tours, and handled transfers.
The tour was very well done. Everyone must see it. Our tour guide (Joanna) was knowledgeable and clear. She was great.
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Lucymooreabc123
Sep 14, 2020
5* - The overall experience was great. Couldn’t fault our driver as he was extremely friendly and polite.
He was on time waiting outside our hotel to collect us. Provided us with water when I felt sick on the journey, along with a small packed lunch.
Would highly recommend using this company and when I next return to Kraków I will be too.
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Roy
Mar 24, 2020
Sobering Experience - An experience not to be missed. The tours were very informative , the guide was exceptional . The artefacts on display in Auschwitz 1 are horrendous bringing home the real atrocities that were carried out. Birkenau was equally disturbing , the entrance is a formidable sight together with the very long railway line to the gas chambers and incinerators.
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Sue
Feb 29, 2020
Auschwitz/Birkenau Guided Tour - This tour was unforgettable. It’s been on my bucket list for years. To see first hand the devastation and inhumanity and suffering is a life changing experience. I wish every high school student everywhere could visit.
Highly recommended
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Louisemh5789zq
Oct 31, 2019
A must see - A harrowing and humbling experience one which I think everyone should visit once. So hard to imagine what went on here.
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M2455djkateb
Oct 27, 2023
A must if you’re in Krakow - Booked a tour beforehand but was cancelled by operator the evening before. Mad dash to find another as this was one of the main reasons for coming to Krakow.
Managed to find another with private transfers.. most definitely worth the extra cost!
Auschwitz-Birkenau tour itself is busy!!! Possibly a bit too busy but maybe I like to take my time to understand what I am observing.
Lots and lots of groups converge at the start and you have headphones so your guide can share information ( this is pretty good). You move around to specific parts of the site in groups.. sadly I feel that I missed much of the valuable information due to not going into all of the available areas. It’s like the groups are doing alternate routes rather than taking time to allow you to absorb the enormity of the horrific treatment that the people endured. I also feel that it depends on your guide too.
Birkenau- a few km transfer from Auschwitz 1. I don’t think, unless you visit, can’t even begin to comprehend the enormity of the place. Again our guide seemed to race us around to the points of interest but to be honest the information boards painted enough of a picture of what happened.
1. Wear a jacket/ hoodie and good footwear as uneven surfaces and lots of mucky puddles.
2.Read the information boards or take pictures so you can read later. Honestly I’m glad we did because you can’t process it all.
3. Pay attention to the model in Auschwitz I as it makes more sense when you get to Birkenau
I think it will be a good while before I stop thinking about this experience.
I’m glad this is a UNESCO site.. and we should never ever forget what these poor souls endured.
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L7309btthomask
Jun 7, 2021
Unforgetable - unfortunatly - What an experience. Indescripable. However all those people made it hard to really get into history. When that is mentioned it was a great, guided tour.
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Johnmc3024xv
Feb 14, 2020
I think everyone should visit once. - If you are ever in or near this part of Poland this is a "got to do it at least once in your life" day tour that is absolutely worth it. I wish I had went 30 years ago.
Prepare yourself for some harrowing stories, as this tour tells you all about the camps. There is a lot of walking and the guide does fly through it a bit so wear appropriate footwear and keep up.
A truly humbling experience.
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215rial
Dec 4, 2019
Great tour shame about service - Must see tourist attraction and it puts so much into perspective. Such a solemn place. It is a must see historical site to commemorate the past.
We booked a private transfer and private guide. However when we arrived we had to wait to join a group of 17 other people and we did not get the leisure time advertised in the booking we made. We were unable to go to all the buildings and were rushed on breaks due to the tour schedule. This was so appalling for the price we paid and the expectations we were sold. The tour guide was flawless and knowledgeable with precise English.
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