Step into the past and explore Krakow’s communist history on a Trabant tour. Visit the Nowa Huta district, hear stories of life behind the Iron Curtain, and upgrade to the Deluxe option for a guided visit to the former Lenin Steelworks and a Pierogi lunch.
Step into the past and explore Krakow’s communist history on a Trabant tour. Visit the Nowa Huta district, hear stories of life behind the Iron Curtain, and upgrade to the Deluxe option for a guided visit to the former Lenin Steelworks and a Pierogi lunch.
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Style restaurant - Refreshments in an old-fashioned restaurant. Our local, laid-back Crazy Guide will show you old pictures and explain the history of the Nowa Huta district.
Pierogi lunch. (deluxe option only) - Plac Centralny im. R.Reagana - Sightseeing walk through Central Square. Houses built in the Renaissance style of the Soviets. This…
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Style restaurant - Refreshments in an old-fashioned restaurant. Our local, laid-back Crazy Guide will show you old pictures and explain the history of the Nowa Huta district.
Pierogi lunch. (deluxe option only) - Plac Centralny im. R.Reagana - Sightseeing walk through Central Square. Houses built in the Renaissance style of the Soviets. This unique project was meant to be a model Communist city.
- F.H. “CEPELIX” S.C. Sklep z art. rękodzieła ludowego i artystycznego oraz pamiątkami - A small exhibition of real-life Communist items in the local 1950s shop.
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Policealna Szkoła Zawodowa Centrum Nauki Biznesu i Administracji w Krakowie - Stop at the entrance gate and famous administrative buildings of the former Lenin Steelworks.
A guided visit to the original Cold War ‘Head Command Post’ bunker (the crisis management shelter). (Deluxe option only) - Museum of the Armed Act - Stop to take a picture in front of the Soviet IS-2 tank from WW2.
- Iconic 1950s Shop Visit (subject to availability)
- Retro Refreshments in an Authentic Restaurant
- Deluxe Perk: Complimentary Polish Vodka Welcome Shots
- Deluxe Exclusive: Tour of the Deserted Steelworks’ Headquarters
- Exploration of Nowa Huta District (via car and on foot)
- Classic Car Experience in a Trabant, Fiat ‘Toddler’ or Soviet Lada
- Deluxe Feature: Pierogi Lunch in a Vintage-style Restaurant
- Iconic 1950s Shop Visit (subject to availability)
- Retro Refreshments in an Authentic Restaurant
- Deluxe Perk: Complimentary Polish Vodka Welcome Shots
- Deluxe Exclusive: Tour of the Deserted Steelworks’ Headquarters
- Exploration of Nowa Huta District (via car and on foot)
- Classic Car Experience in a Trabant, Fiat ‘Toddler’ or Soviet Lada
- Deluxe Feature: Pierogi Lunch in a Vintage-style Restaurant
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Many of Krakow’s most famous communist artefacts are alive and well. Hop in your Trabant (or our iconic Polish Fiat or crazy Soviet Lada) with your guide and travel back in time as you cruise through the city in a car manufactured by the Eastern Bloc. Head to the Nowa Huta district, famously known as the city’s communist enclave. Learn the history…
Many of Krakow’s most famous communist artefacts are alive and well. Hop in your Trabant (or our iconic Polish Fiat or crazy Soviet Lada) with your guide and travel back in time as you cruise through the city in a car manufactured by the Eastern Bloc. Head to the Nowa Huta district, famously known as the city’s communist enclave. Learn the history behind the neighbourhood that was Stalin’s ‘gift’ to Krakow. Wander the labyrinth of tenements, designed to be a model communist city. Hear the stories of life behind the Iron Curtain as you explore the epicentre of Poland’s resistance movement. This revolution led to the eventual overthrow of the communist government.
The ‘Communism Tour’ was featured in BBC’s ‘Palin’s New Europe’ series and covered by many international TVs and newspapers.
To upgrade your tour, select the 3.5-hour Deluxe option. It includes a guided visit to the abandoned HQ and offices at the former Lenin Steelworks and a Pierogi lunch in an old-fashioned restaurant
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
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.