From Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau and Self-Guided Day Tour

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Activity provider:Cracow Visit Tours & Transfers
From Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau and Self-Guided Day Tour
4 out of 5 stars
4
512 reviews
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Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site and former Nazi concentration camp on an extended tour. Travel from Krakow with shared transportation and receive an informative brochure in your language.

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Duration 7 - 11 hours
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Skip the ticket line
Host or greeter
English
Pickup optional
Choose one of the three bus stops located at: - Kraków, Pawia 18b, - Kraków, Wielopole 2

Highlighted reviews from other travelers

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BRIAN – United Kingdom

Well organised and be prepared for a very long traumatic and upsetting day

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Michelle – Australia

An insightful day added to by our guide. Lots of bud travel but worth it

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Itinerary

  • Timeline stop icon

    Starting/pickup location

    Depends on the selected option

  • Bus/coach

    (1.5 hours)

  • Local café

    Break time (40 minutes)

  • Timeline stop icon

    Judenrampe

    Self-guided tour (45 minutes)

  • Bus/coach

    (10 minutes)

  • Timeline stop icon

    Auschwitz I

    Self-guided tour (1.5 hours)

  • Bus/coach

    (10 minutes)

  • Timeline stop icon

    Auschwitz II-Birkenau

    Self-guided tour (40 minutes)

  • Bus/coach

    (1.5 hours)

  • 2 drop-off locations:

    Pawia 18b, Wielopole 2

Main stop
Other stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

  • View the remnants and deeply moving personal artifacts from the Holocaust
  • Use the information brochure in your language & information from the tour leader
  • Explore at your own pace regardless of your group
  • See the Judenrampe - the place where prisoners were selected

Full description

Explore Auschwitz-Birkenau using a guidebook. Experience the largest camp constructed by the Nazis on Polish soil, which functioned both as a concentration camp and an extermination camp.


You'll be picked up in Krakow and transported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. Upon arrival, your tour leader will assist you in obtaining an admission ticket. Then, embark on a self-guided tour, equipped with an informative brochure in your preferred language.


Enjoy the flexibility to explore at your own pace and follow your chosen route through the site.


After touring the first section, Auschwitz, proceed to the second camp at Birkenau, the site of the mass executions.


A tour assistant will be available to support you throughout your visit to the museum.

Includes

  • Round-trip transportation by bus (transportation only from Krakow)
  • Entry tickets
  • Brochure for self-guided tour
  • Access to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
  • Access to Juden Rampe and sub-camps
  • Assistance
  • Live guide
  • Audio guides

Not suitable for

  • Children under 2 years
  • Children under 3 years
  • Children under 4 years
  • Children under 5 years
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users
  • Babies under 1 year

Meeting point

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Important information

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Food and drinks

Not allowed

  • Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

  • The local partner will do their best to accommodate you at the time selected, but please note that the starting time is approximate and subject to change. The pickup time may change (the possible start of the tour is between 05:30 AM and 01:30 PM), so please consider this in your plans. The local partner will contact you by WhatsApp , email or phone on the day before your tour to confirm your pickup time and details
  • The tour includes visits to several museums. The main point of the trip is Auschwitz-Birkenau.
  • Entry passes for individual visitors without educators are free and provided by Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.Entry tickets are booked by the tour operator in advance. In situations where this is not possible, the tickets are collected individually before the tour with the help of the tour leader.
  • The tour begins at a specific meeting point in Krakow. For organizational reasons, it is not possible to reach the sightseeing location independently.

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4 /5

based on 512 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.2/5
  • Transportation
    4.4/5
  • Value for money
    4.2/5

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BRIAN – United KingdomMay 5, 2025 – Verified booking
Well organised and be prepared for a very long traumatic and upsetting day
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Michelle – AustraliaApril 9, 2025 – Verified booking
An insightful day added to by our guide. Lots of bud travel but worth it
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Kerry – United KingdomMarch 7, 2025 – Verified booking
A long exhausting day but well planned we did the self guided tour. There was a lot of other guided tours which at times made it difficult to access various areas and people can be inconsiderate! A must do trip!

Product ID: 281527

Activity provider:Cracow Visit Tours & Transfers

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