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Schindler's Factory Guided Tour in Krakow
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133 Ratings
Krakow
Discover the inspiring tale of Oskar Schindler, the industrialist who played a pivotal role in rescuing over 1,000 Jews in Krakow amidst the atrocities of World War II. Embark on a 90 minute guided exploration of the Schindler Factory Museum and listen to the moving accounts of Krakow’s Jews under Nazi oppression.
Duration:
1 hour, 40 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Muzeum Krakowa, oddzial Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera - Learn the real-life story behind the Steven Spielberg movie Schindler’s List on a guided 1.5 hour tour of the Schindler Factory Museum. More than 1,000 Jews in Krakow owe their lives to a single person: Oskar Schindler.
Schindler’s Factory Museum opened its doors to the public in June 2010, after years of meticulous preparation. Located in the original Oskar Schindler Enameled Goods Factory, you will be taken back step-by-step, learning the history of World War II in Krakow from the beginning until the arrival of the Soviet Army in 1945.
Walk through rooms filled with memories of Oskar Schindler, and see the permanent exhibition ‘Kraków Under Nazi Occupation 1939-1945.’ Learn the story of Kraków and its inhabitants, both Polish and Jewish, starting with the events that took place a month before the war. Hear about the first months of Nazi occupation, all the way up to the history of Krakow’s Ghetto and the Płaszów Concentration Camp.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Muzeum Krakowa, oddzial Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera
ul. Lipowa 4,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(133 Ratings)
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J_rgp581
May 10, 2024
Excellent guide, very interesting and educational tour - Very good organsiation, on time, excellent guide. The only problem is that the rooms are quite small, somehow overcrowded with material and people, thus the group of some 25 was quite large and it was sometimes difficult to follow and to listen (but this is mainly due to the narrow museum rooms). We liked that the museum showed not only the story behind Schindler and his factory, but also the suffering of the Polish society in general.
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Helenmz3805xz
May 10, 2024
Our visit - Very well organised. Very informative with a great guide. Definitely worth skipping the Very long queue! Would recommend.
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Kamilasq500tg
May 5, 2024
A place worth seeing - The trip was a success, an interesting place, very good organization, interesting stories by Mr. Guide and, most importantly, no queues🙂👍
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H
Jul 26, 2024
Bad transport arrangements - The tours themselves were great, very informative etc. I booked 2 tours for the same day, back to back. The 1st was visiting the salt mine in the morning and that went very well. The 2nd tour was the Schindler Factory and there was a gap of less than an hour and they were supposed to drop me at Schneider factory. Instead the tour bus dropped us in the middle of no where (later found to be 800m from the actual location) and to make matter worst, the driver pointed us towards the exact opposite direction to the factory. One very good things about all the ordinary Poles I met, they are all super friendly and helpful to strangers and they pointed me towards the right direction.
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Roving158326
Jul 18, 2024
Interesting, but could be better arranged - Missed out on this trip the 1st time in Krakow so had to try it
Having watched the film, the'museum' didn't really show the conditions and the actual factory is now turned over to another museum, all the equipment got shipped out, with 1 non-contemporary piece as an exhibit... it was more of a selection of presentations.
The corridors are so narrow and the groups are too big for everyone to hear the commentary, although the guide was extremely knowledgeable.
Great piece of history but far better visiting the camp trips for a more vivid experience.
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Ian_a
May 16, 2024
A good tour spoilt by poor spoken English - I’m sure I would have rated this tour at five stars had our guide’s spoken English been intelligible. He clearly knew his stuff but he failed to communicate it effectively.
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Debbie_w
May 11, 2024
Rushed and couldn’t hear - Really interesting but we felt it was really rushed crammed together and we couldn’t hear the guide. Head sets are needed for those at the back . Too much information to read before being moved onto the next stage . Worth the queue jump but would have done it on our own for a better experience .
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Whodhavekids
Jul 3, 2024
Disappointing displays and interactive bits didn’t all work - Disappointed as felt the museum portrayed the wrong tone to the historical events it exhibits. Expected more about Schindler himself and the factory. Hadn’t realised that it wasn’t actually in the old factory building.
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Andreawp2765ud
Jul 30, 2024
Tour disappointing Tour guide rushed and not concerned with group at all. - Very disappointed with tour guide. The museum it self looked amazing but the guide rushed us through each section so fast totally skipping some areas. She spoke too fast that we struggled to understand what she was saying and English is my first language. She wouldn’t stay in one place long enough for us to look at pictures for more than a few seconds and wouldn’t wait for the whole group to move to the next section before starting talking. When we asked her to wait for everyone to get here to listen she was very rude. The group was too large if she couldn’t wait. Total waste of money better value paying the 36zl (£7) and doing the tour yourself lots of information on the walls to read.
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Mainne
Jul 14, 2024
Don't go with Guide, go yourself! - Too large groups in the narrow corridors of the museum. You didn't hear anything told unless you were in the front row. We thought we would hear more about Schindler but most of it was about World War II in Poland. Poorly signposted by the rooms so you didn't know what they were really about. Absolutely not worth 525 SEK for two people. Go without Guide and watch the movie Schindler’s List.
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