Tour of the Warsaw Ghetto: Delving Into Europe's Largest Ghetto History
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79 Ratings
Warszawa

Discover the tumultuous past of the creation and annihilation of Europe’s biggest ghetto. Visit the actual sites where the plan for the final solution was executed.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Nozyk Synagogue - They visit the only synagogue that survived the Second World War and is still in operation.
  • Próżna - They explore the last surviving streets and neighborhoods within the ghetto.
  • Waliców - They see fragments of the ghetto wall and immerse themselves in the moving history of the Warsaw Ghetto. They learn everything about its origins, everyday life in the ghetto and the uprising in 1943 and learn more
  • Chlodna Street - They stop at the point where the connecting bridge between the Small and the Big Ghetto, which became the symbol of the Warsaw ghetto, was located. They see the real places and hear the authentic stories, ia. by Władysław Szpilman, the title hero of the “pianist” by Roman Polański.
  • Umschlagplatz - They see the real places where the final solution plan has been put into practice. They learn more about the symbolic meaning of the Umschlagplatz and how the plan of the final solution of the Jewish question was put into action.
  • POLIN Muzeum Historii Zydow Polskich - They move into the times of the heroic uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. They learn what life was like in the ghetto, why the Jews took up arms and who helped. You will also be introduced to the symbolism of the Ghettohelden Memorial, where Willy Brandt performed his famous Kniefall and the POLIN Museum.
  • Pomnik Willy’ego Brandta - They stop you at the spot where Willy Brandt made his famous knees.
  • Memorial at Mila 18 - You will see the former location of the bunker at Miła Street. 18 and get to know the eventful history.
  • Pawiak Prison Museum - Learn more about the Pawiak Prison.
What's Included
  • City center hotel pick-up
  • Licensed city tour
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entrance to the synagogue - 2.5 EUR or 10 PLN per person, cash only
Additional Information
  • This tour is mixed ie. As a tour and public transport-based tour offered: You are about 2.5 hours on foot and about 30 minutes on the bus / tram / underground
  • It is recommended to book a 24-hour Ticket (about 4 EUR) in advance to buy or small change (about 20 PLN) with you. The machines do not accept all debit cards and cash in EUR is not.
  • The order of the visit is adapted to the location of your hotel.
  • On Friday afternoon (from 1:00 pm), on Saturdays and on Jewish holidays, this tour will be conducted without visiting the synagogue.
  • During this tour, there will be no visit to the main exhibition in the POLIN Museum. It is recommended to visit the main exhibition with audio guides available in German. For the visit you should plan about 2.5 hours. Please note the opening hours of the museum: Mon., Thurs., Fri .: 10:00 to 18:00, Tue .: closed, Wed., Sat., Sun .: 10:00 to 20:00
  • This tour is not suitable for the kids.
Location
plac Grzybowski 2
plac Grzybowski
The guide will be waiting for you at Plac Grzybowski on the corner of Prożna Street with the PolinTours sign on it.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Tariq_a
Jun 22, 2024
Very interesting - The most informative and exciting tour I have had. I feel that I lived in the ghetto and felt what people had gone through.
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D3065gbhelenw
Jun 18, 2024
Visited a number of notable sights, very interesting. - Great tour, informative. Tour guide Marzena was fantastic, knowledgeable and provided great insight. Walked a number of sites, gained a sense of the actual size of the ghetto and this along with our guides knowledge of past events made it a worthwhile tour.
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Roxana_l
Jun 10, 2024
Highly recommend! - Marzena, our Guide, was wonderful! She knew so much about the history of Warsaw and the photos she had were very helpful along our tour. I was able to grasp the scale and size of the bug and small Ghettos and really see old and new. We visited all of the sites on my list. I’m really certain this was the right choice for a tour and highly recommend it!
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David_j
Jun 5, 2024
A very enjoyable tour and... - A very enjoyable tour and very informative. It would have been nearly impossible to spot some of these sites on your own. I would have liked to have heard more about the uprising but overall I would certainly recommend this to anyone with an interest in history and WWII.
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Pfund83
May 28, 2024
Absolutely recommended, anytime again! - Marzena gave us a very interesting tour of the ghetto. She answered all of our questions and gave us an insight into the impressive history. Thank you very much!
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Z9325zvpeterb
May 26, 2024
A very moving experience - Our guide Marzena gave us a fascinating and extremely informative tour around the area that was once the Warsaw Ghetto. She has the history of this tragic episode at her fingertips. She brought with her maps and period photos to help our understanding of events since in many case physical remains no longer exist. It’s vitally important that we remember what happened here and that we remember and honor the memory of the victims of these monstrous crimes. I can’t recommend this tour highly enough as a way of doing that.
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Z2468gjbarbarap
May 20, 2024
Warsaw Ghetto Tour - Very interesting tour through the former Warsaw Ghetto! We learned a lot about that time. Our tour guide Marzena answered all of our questions and gave us exciting information! An absolute highlight of our stay! The Polin Museum is also an architectural highlight.
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Paul
May 6, 2024
Informative - The tour provides a very comprehensive understanding of not only the origins, but also everyday life in the ghetto as well as the uprising and the cooperation with the Treblinka concentration camp.
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Sheryl_c
May 6, 2024
Our tour guide was... - Our tour guide was amazing. She knew everything about warsaw. Saw the old fragments of the ghetto wall. Very important
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Marilyn_m
May 4, 2024
Thorough Tour Guide - Marlena was extremely generous in her information. I especially liked she had a notebook of extensive 8 x 10 photos of the ghetto before it was destroyed to help visualize what it had been like.
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