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Communism Tour: Explore Nowa Huta in Classic Cars
4.9
14 Ratings
Kraków
Take a thrilling ride in a Trabant car and explore the socialist history of Krakow’s Nowa Huta. Discover Soviet architectural treasures, steelworks’ headquarters, and more.
Take a thrilling ride in a Trabant car and explore the socialist history of Krakow’s Nowa Huta. Discover Soviet architectural treasures, steelworks’ headquarters, and more.
Duration:
1 hour, 40 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Plac Centralny im. R.Reagana - We’ll meet in Krakow city centre and drive to the Nowa Huta - socialist district (25min). We will stop at Central Square and have a short walk to see the houses built in the Renaissance style of the Soviets (15min).
- Policealna Szkoła Zawodowa Centrum Nauki Biznesu i Administracji w Krakowie - Stop at the…
- Plac Centralny im. R.Reagana - We’ll meet in Krakow city centre and drive to the Nowa Huta - socialist district (25min). We will stop at Central Square and have a short walk to see the houses built in the Renaissance style of the Soviets (15min).
- Policealna Szkoła Zawodowa Centrum Nauki Biznesu i Administracji w Krakowie - Stop at the entrance gate and famous administrative buildings of the former Lenin Steelworks.
- Museum of the Armed Act - We’ll drive around the Nowa Huta district and stop at the main attractions (20min). We’ll take a picture in front of the Soviet IS-2 tank from WW2 and drive back to Krakow city centre (20min).
What's Included
- Nowa Huta district sightseeing by car with photo opportunities
- Transport in authentic vintage vehicles: Trabant, Polish Fiat ‘Toddler’, or Soviet Lada
- Nowa Huta district sightseeing by car with photo opportunities
- Transport in authentic vintage vehicles: Trabant, Polish Fiat ‘Toddler’, or Soviet Lada
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Additional Information
For those who do not have enough time in Krakow to participate in longer activities, ‘Communism Basic’ is a short but excellent option. You’ll travel in a genuine Communist car (Trabant / Polish Fiat ‘Toddler’ / Soviet Lada) to see the most famous sights in Nowa Huta, Krakow’s centrally-planned Socialist district. Along the way, your Crazy Guide will…
For those who do not have enough time in Krakow to participate in longer activities, ‘Communism Basic’ is a short but excellent option. You’ll travel in a genuine Communist car (Trabant / Polish Fiat ‘Toddler’ / Soviet Lada) to see the most famous sights in Nowa Huta, Krakow’s centrally-planned Socialist district. Along the way, your Crazy Guide will stop few times to show you the most fascinating Soviet Renaissance architectural treasures, steelworks’ headquarters, Soviet tank and the Lord’s Ark church.
Location
Hotel Ferreus Modern Art Deco Kraków
Mikołaja Kopernika
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
4.9
(14 Ratings)
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Patricia_s
Nov 6, 2024
Fun and educational - Guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The route and stops were sufficient to understand and see samples of the entire community. Overall a very worthwhile tour.
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573feliciad
Sep 29, 2024
Informative and so cool!!! - I wish there were more than five stars so that I could rate this tour even more. My guide was incredible! He never minded all of my questions, and half the time I didn’t even have to ask because he was so informative. Everyone in the neighborhood knew him and it just added to the appeal of the small area that we looked at.
I loved riding in the car and it was a good feeling as if I were there during that time but knowing thank goodness I’m not!!
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Tonyal166
Aug 14, 2024
An amazing private tour - The best tour! Cornelia had lots of information, and she cheerfully answered all our questions. The car was fun to ride around in, and I now know I like Soviet soda!
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Fathiyah_a
Aug 12, 2024
Amazing tour - The car was fantastic we back to 70s, but was clean and tidy
The tour guy amazing well knowledge, sooo funny and kind
I didn’t feel the time passed very fast due to the enjoyment
Explore Krakow in other sight
I’ll recommend it
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Freedom33659909319
May 16, 2024
A great tour - We had a wonderful tour with Matt, who kindly accommodated us at the last minute. The tour was full of interesting information and Matt was really engaging, with personal stories mixed in with the history. A great insight into this part of Polish history.
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Twans673
May 8, 2024
Amazing Commie car tour in Cracow - We took the tour in Nov, we went with 3 different classic cars through the Nowa Huta area, this in itself was already a great experience. In addition, the guides were really amazing, gave a wonderful and very entertaining glimpse into everyday life during communism times. To top it off it was accompanied by typical drinks and foods of the period. It is a great tour to see a very different part of history, away from the big tourist attractions in the city. Definitely recommend this to everyone visiting Cracow.
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Savetraveller2636828
Jul 29, 2023
Amazing time ! - It was amazing. I visited it with my friend and my mum and the guy spoke fluent English. Our guide also dressed up as a communist vender and the trip was very interactive overall. I learned a lot of things and had a great time.
I would recommend it to everybody!
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Clareehampshire
Dec 7, 2022
Best tour in Krakow - This is the second time I have done this tour. Mike and his team are brilliant. We chose the basic tour this time and were taken around in a 1990's VW minibus and a Trabant. Definitely worth doing.
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Jeff
Jun 23, 2022
Nowa Huta by Trabant. Buckle up, Comrades! - We took a trip to Nowa Huta, the Communist-era suburb of Krakow, with Kornelia from Crazy Guides, and we had a great time. She picked us up in a beautiful blue 1990 Trabant, and drove us out to the suburb which was built by the regime to house steel workers and their families.
Kornelia was friendly, funny, and chatty. She was also a very knowledgeable guide, and it was fascinating hearing her talk about the Trabant, the former Communist regime, and the past, present, and future of Nowa Huta.
She took us to a Soviet-era shop and cafe, ( where we knocked back a glass of vodka at 10am! ) and drove us around the town pointing out interesting buildings, with a running commentary as we drove.
We really enjoyed this trip, and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in architecture, social history, and/or cold-war era politics,
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Ninetto45
Apr 16, 2024
Living like a communist - Guided tour of the communist-style neighborhood built by the Soviets during their occupation of Poland. Interesting to see how the Soviets decided to let the Polish people live. Agglomeration of buildings with entry and exit control, Spartan shops with ration cards, squares with statues of Lenin (now disappeared), etc.
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