Krakow to Auschwitz tour

• Take a profound journey through history with an official guide at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, a powerful testament to the human spirit amidst tragedy.
• This ticket has fast-track entry privileges and allows you to pass through the security line and start your tour as quickly as possible.
• Join an authorized tour group led by an expert Auschwitz-Birkenau guide, ensuring an informative and immersive experience.
• Learn about the tragic history and treatment of the Jews and other prisoners of the Holocaust and see the stark ruins of their everyday living conditions.
• Explore the cabins and crematoriums in Birkenau, the watchtowers, railway ramps, and a former gas chamber of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The tour lasts approximately 3.5 hours, with 1.5-2 hours at Auschwitz and 1-1.5 hours at Birkenau, providing ample time to explore both locations thoroughly.

Inclusions

• Guided tour available in 7 languages
• Fast-track entry to Auschwitz-Birkenau
• Local host who will meet you close to Auschwitz I
• Official Auschwitz-Birkenau guide speaking your preferred language

• Tip: Engage with books, documentaries, and online resources to understand Auschwitz-Birkenau's history and significance for a more meaningful visit.
• This tour is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Polish.
• It is not recommended that children under 14 visit the memorial.
• Note that last-minute tour timing changes may occasionally occur due to the nature of the venue. In rare cases, tours may be rescheduled to the following day, ensuring you still get the full experience.
• The max size of backpacks or handbags brought into the museum shouldn't exceed dimensions: 30x20x10cm (roughly 12x8x4 inches) and 30kg.
• Tour timings and pick-up times may change last minute due to venue requirements. In rare cases, tours might be rescheduled for the next day.

• These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

• Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, located inside the Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, and enjoy seamless transfers from the meeting point.
• With an expert guide, understand the consequences of World War II and the Holocaust, walk through the camp, and see the barracks where prisoners resided.
• Unveil chilling details of the grueling lives that inmates here were forced to lead as you come across the various exhibits.
• Your guide will also take you to the camp at Birkenau, to see the past living conditions of the prisoners, and the gas chambers where they were executed en masse.
• Choose the preferred language for your tour guide from 7 available options. Upgrade to include lunch in your ticket.

Inclusions

• Guided tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau
• Expert guide available in 7 languages
• Skip-the-line access
• Lunch (optional)
• AC vehicle transfers from Krakow with meeting point pickup (optional)
• Entry fees

• Tip: Don't miss out on visiting the blocks in the camp that are open to the public as these contain important or interesting historical information panels in Polish and English.
• The live tour guide is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch and Polish.
• Note that last-minute tour timing changes may occasionally occur due to the nature of the venue. In rare cases, tours may be rescheduled to the following day, ensuring you still get the full experience.
• Photography is allowed only in select parts of the Museum. Flash photography is forbidden.
• Note: As per the requirements of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, all participants are required to provide their full names and contact details as part of the booking.
• Entry may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering.

• You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

• Immerse yourself in a historical experience with a guided tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp complex.
• Enjoy the convenience of hotel pick-up and drop-off services from central Krakow, with exclusive skip-the-line access to the camp.
• Travel to the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex aboard an AC minibus with an English-speaking driver, while your expert multilingual guide brings history to life.
• Gain a deeper understanding of the Holocaust through a guided tour of the outdoor museum, exhibits, and the camp's harrowing past.
• Choose from 4 languages for your guided tour to suit your preferences, and enjoy a delicious lunch box with ham/cheese/hummus sandwiches, fruit, and chocolate!

Inclusions

• Entry to Auschwitz-Birkenau
• Expert licensed English, Polish, French or German-speaking guide (as per option selected)
• Pick-up from the hotel or from the nearest possible pick-up point
• Transfers by an AC minivan or minibus
• Service of an experienced driver/English-speaking tour manager
• Audio equipment rental
• Lunchbox with ham/cheese sandwich/hummus sandwich/, fruits & chocolate (as per option selected)

Exclusions

• Pick-up & drop-off from hotels located far from the center of Krakow

• Tip: Don't miss the documentary on the visitor center. It is a brief introduction with real images of the camp and its prisoners, their way of life, and a summary of the history of the formation of the camp.
• Facilities: WiFi & Cloakroom.
• The tour is available in English, Polish, Italian, French, German, Dutch and Spanish.
• The pace and duration of the tours are determined by the memorial’s visitor service. Hence, the pick-up time/duration of the tour is subject to change.
• Note: As per the requirements of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, all participants are required to provide their full name and contact details as part of the booking. Entry may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering.
• The maximum bag size allowed inside the museum is 30x20x10 cm.
• All sightseeing within the camp can only be done in the company of a licensed guide.
• Pick-up is possible from the hotels located in the center of Krakow. If your hotel location is in an area beyond this or in an area with limited traffic/accessibility, then you will be picked up from the nearest possible pickup place. The exact location and pickup time will be provided to you by the tour operator at least a day before your scheduled tour.
• This tour is not recommended for children under 13 years old. It is up to the parents or guardians to decide whether to let children attend or not.
• Baby carriages and luggage larger than 30 x 20 x 10cm are not permitted inside the museum.

• You can cancel these tickets up to 72 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

• Stories of penal labor and industrial exploitation come alive on this tour of Auschwitz's lesser-known sub-camps, giving rare insights to history lovers.
• Your English-speaking guide will tell you about Judenrampe, the ramp Nazis used to unload prisoners and torture them to death.
• The "IG Farben Werk Auschwitz" exhibit shows how the cyanide-based pesticide made at IG Farben exterminated the laborers who made it in inhumane conditions.
• Survivor autobiographies recount the systematic abuses at the camp, highlighting the painful efforts to seek justice and compensation through postwar trials.
• Round-trip transfers from Krakow or Oświęcim and optional lunch packages offer much ease. Book now for a seamless experience.

Inclusions

• 3.5-hour Auschwitz subcamps tour
• Visit to Judenrampe
• Visit to the C.O.T. Building
• Access to the SS Canteen
• Visit to KL Auschwitz Wirtschaftshof – Bor/Budy
• Expert English-speaking guide
• Round-trip transfers from/to Krakow
• Entrance fees to all sub-camps visited
• Packed lunch & bottled water (based on option selected)

Exclusions

• Entry to Auschwitz-Birkenau

• Pickup & departure from Krakow or Oświęcim
• Visit to the “Judenrampe”
• Visit to the C.O.T Building
• Visit to the SS Canteen
• Visit to KL Auschwitz Wirtschaftshof – Bor/Budy
• Return to Krakow

• Tip: Be ready for a deeply moving experience. The site is a place of remembrance and reflection on profound human suffering.
• On this tour, you will visit Aisuchwtiz Subcamps, without entering the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum—the stories beyond the Main Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.
• This experience is accessible by wheelchair and pram/strollers.
• Your guide dogs are welcome at the venue.

• You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

• This experience offers a tour of two concentration camps and a historic mine with a live guide.
• Hotel pickups and drop-offs from your hotel/hostel/accommodation in Krakow and an optional lunch, add to the convenience of this tour.
• You'll begin at the Nazi Holocaust's largest concentration camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau, a 2-part tour that begins at Auschwitz.
• At the second camp of Birkenau, you'll see the original barracks and locations where prisoners were held. As you walk through the camp, your guide will tell facts and stories about the prisoners.
• Visit Wieliczka Salt Mine, an attraction that speaks to Poland's mineral and religious culture.
• Descend 135 meters below ground level and follow the tourist route past multiple chambers, original sculptures, and authentic miner workplaces.

Inclusions

• Full-day tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau & Wieliczka Salt Mine
• English-speaking guide
• Round-trip transfers from Krakow hotels or meeting point
• Entry to Auschwitz-Birkenau
• Entry to Wieliczka Salt Mine
• Headsets (based on option selected)
• Lunch box (based on option selected)

• Pick up from your hotel or meeting point
• Travel to Auschwitz (approx 1h)
• Visit to Auschwitz Museum 1.5hr
• Visit to Birkenau Musuem 1hr
• Lunch break 1hr
• Travel to Wieliczka Salt Mine approx 1hr
• Wieliczka Salt Mine tour 2.5hr
• Travel back to Krakow approx 30min (time may vary depending on the drop-off point)

• Pick-up is possible from the hotels located in the center of Kracow. If your hotel location is in an area beyond this or in an area with limited traffic/accessibility, then you will be picked up from the nearest possible pickup place. The tour operator will provide the exact location and pickup time at least a day before your scheduled tour.

Auschwitz-Birkenau

• Tip: Pay attention to the camp's infrastructure and layout. Observe the barracks, watchtowers, fences, and other structures to get a sense of the scale and conditions of the camp.
• Note that last-minute tour timing changes may occasionally occur due to the nature of the venue. In rare cases, tours may be rescheduled to the following day, ensuring you still get the full experience.
• The pace and duration of the tours are determined by the memorial’s visitor service.
• Note: As per the requirements of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, all participants must provide their full name as part of the booking. Entry may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

• Tip: Keep an eye out for intricate statues, bas-reliefs, and even entire salt chapels, showcasing the miners' skill and craftsmanship.
• Sightseeing in the salt mine takes place 135 m under the surface where the temperature is between 14 and 16 degrees Celsius. We recommend wearing appropriate clothes.
• The maximum dimensions of a bag: Auschwitz-Birkenau – 30 x 20 x 10 cm, Wieliczka Salt Mine – 35 x 20 x 20 cm.

• You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

• Skip lines to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where over 1.3 million people were killed by the Nazis in WWII.
• Learn from your expert English-speaking guide about the genocide, resistance, and liberation of the camp.
• Travel comfortably in an airconditioned bus and enjoy hotel transfers to the camp and back from Warsaw with a small group of up to 8 people.
• Witness the original buildings, barracks, gas chambers, and crematoria of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
• See personal artifacts and hear moving stories about former prisoners before finishing your day with lunch at a nearby restaurant.

Inclusions

• Skip-the-line entry to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
• English-speaking guide
• Small group of up to 8 people
• Round-trip transfers by AC bus
• Pick-up & drop-off from selected meeting point
• Lunch
• Entrance fee

• Tip: Pay close attention to the "Arbeit Macht Frei" gate, which translates to "Work Sets You Free." This phrase was a cruel deception, meant to mislead and dehumanize the prisoners.
• Remember that this is a memorial site and a place of remembrance, so it's essential to be respectful throughout the visit.

• These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.