Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour: WWII History Half-Day Trip

Explore Auschwitz-Birkenau with an expert guide. Witness history, learn about WWII atrocities, and return to Krakow. Book your unforgettable, educational half-day tour now.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - When you visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, you can see the authentic place where the Nazis committed unimaginable crimes against millions of people, mostly Jews, Poles and Roma. This place is a symbol of terror, the limits of humanity and the Holocaust. By visiting the two camps, Auschwitz I and…

What's Included
  • Friendly and helpful English-speaking drivers
  • Round-trip shared transfer
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Headset to hear your guide clearly
  • Guided tour in Auschwitz-Birkenau in English
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Take a deep breath and go on a half day trip to the real historical place from the World War II -Nazi Germany’s Concentration Camp Auschwitz Birkenau. Learn about the murderous Nazi campaigns against Europe,s Jewish populations.
The English guide tells the story about conditions and live of prisoners and show the remains of barracks, watchtower, railway…

Location
Floriana Straszewskiego 14
Floriana Straszewskiego
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Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Simon_l
Jan 14, 2025
Very Professional Tour - A very worthwhile tour. The Tour Guide was a true professional, and had a wealth of knowledge. Our driver was polite and helpful. Would recommend
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Stephen_k
Dec 31, 2024
Brilliant tour highly recommend - Great experience, everyone should see, get there early though as you are not guaranteed to get on otherwise due to ticket allocation.
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Bethany_o
Feb 8, 2025
Make sure you read the... - Make sure you read the small print - the time can be from 6am - 1pm leaving from Krakow. It's the same for most tours, but the others have the information much clearer (I had originally booked a different tour and due to the timing issue, I booked this one thinking it was better - but it operates the same, buts it more subtle!) They were very flexible and let me change my booking to one day later Pick up was at 12, tour began at 2pm (ticket was included and already purchased by the tour) Auschwitz tour only lasted 1.5 hours instead of the 3 advertised, not sure if this is standard or because we were one of the last tours of the day. Missed out one of the main block (Prison block) and missed out all the blocks at the end (each was about a different country going to the camps Hungary / Netherlands etc Tour was interesting and guide very clear and informative - just not sure the whole experience is the best one you can get, but I did book very last minute
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Bjelsom
Jan 12, 2025
Auschwitz and Birkenua, Hotel pickup and guided tour from krakow - Quite disappointed, arranged hotel pick up and tour to Auschwitz and birkenua. They had arranged pick up from the wrong hotel with similar name despite me having originally sent the correct address and name of hotel. Unable to contact them to inform them of their error. So a taxi was required to get us to the destination of pick up. We shared the ride with a family of 4 others. The driver did not speak to any of us to make polite talk over the whole journey. When we exited the car he seemed rushed walking ahead of us again no conversation only to give instructions. The tour its self was amazing the tour guide was excellent and walked at a pace to allow everyone to gain knowledge and see and hear the history of the tour. She was wonderful x journey home was the same no conversation no music nothing. Everything was rushed and the driver could have made the experience a lot better with some input and light conversation.
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V9942hckarenp
Feb 7, 2025
ABSOLUTELY AWFUL STAY AWAY!!!!!!!! - ABSOLUTELY STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!! They changed our 10am hotel pick up to 6am different pick up point that was more convenient for them and blamed restrictions. Which we know is rubbish because coaches were driving down our road the hotel was on! We accidentally got on the wrong coach and as soon as we go there we realised and tried to contact them. None of the numbers would answer. We sent messages too but still nothing. This meant we had no tickets to get in and no way back to the hotel that was over an hour away. They left us stranded and didn’t care. When we complained they said tough it was our own fault for getting on the wrong coach. We know this was our fault be we did everything we could to contact them to rectify it. And I have provided screen shots of all the calls and messages I made attempting to sort this out. But they just ignored us. One number did call me back later but it was a pocket dial and they left me a 5 minute voicemail they didn’t know they were leaving! They were also provided transport to the airport for us. Which I messaged them about the same time I messaged about the issue with the trip to see if that would get a response. Lo and behold they did reply to that but ignored the other messages about us being stranded and needing to know how to meet up with our group. If I could give them a 0 rating I would. Absolute jokers. Took our money and then didn’t care about providing the service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Steve_h
Jan 26, 2025
Liars! - Liars! They advertised a 10:00 tour, then the night before changed it to 6:00, claiming “time depends on which hour we get a guide from Auschwitz.” Yet upon arriving, there were no tickets and no prearranged times with guides. We had to wait in line for admission tickets until 10:30, in freezing January temperatures. This company does not do the tours at the Memorial—that’s only done by guides who are the staff at the memorial. This company merely provides transportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then you wait in line along with the rest of the tourists. The actual admission price was 110 PLN. Additionally, the van was packed and uncomfortable. One star is too generous, and it should be zero star-rating.
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Michaela_k
Jan 2, 2025
They DONT deliver what they claim! Be careful! - The trip starts at 4.30 am!!! They only tell you tht on the night before! There is no guide and they dont pick you up! You have to drive to the meeting point! Then, you have to stand in the queue YOURSELF from 5.30 am to 8 am to get the tickets freezing.... No actual service other than the ride! BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL
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Wendy_b
Jan 1, 2025
Poor - Poor. They tell you that you have pre booked ticked but you don’t you have to join the queue. We should have been picked up at 8am which got changed to 4.45 am and then we had to queue in the cold for almost 3hours.
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Hollymv7556lu
Jan 1, 2025
Unreliable and Do not get what you pay for - This company is completely unreliable and unprofessional. We originally booked a tour to Auschwitz for 10:00 am, but the night before, they suddenly changed the time to 4:50 am without any regard for the inconvenience this caused. To make matters worse, they failed to provide the hotel pick-up as promised and couldn’t even give us a clear pick-up location when we asked. The communication was appalling—When trying to ask for solutions they outright ignored my questions, We had no choice but to cancel and book with another company at the last minute, who thankfully delivered exceptional service. This experience was a nightmare, and I strongly urge others to avoid this company. Their lack of respect for customers and complete failure to deliver on their promises is unacceptable. Don’t risk your plans with them.
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Lisa_g
Jan 1, 2025
Absolute nightmare - After paying thousands of dollars for airfare and hotel, no one picked me up for the tour at all. No one even responded to me when I texted them and asked them where they were. I contacted the company and the only thing they wanted to do is credit my account I don’t understand why they think I would use their product again After completely ignoring my requests and Viator are basically telling me I’m on my own. I’ve never seen anything so unprofessional in my life I will absolutely be going to every travel site and posting this experience. I don’t want anyone to have to go through this again. Completely inconsiderate and unprofessional, no regard for anyone’s time or finances
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