Explore one of the darkest chapters in the history of Europe in the 20th century on a guided tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau. See original buildings of concentration camps with the help of a guide.
About this activity
- Cancellation policy
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a 50% refund
- Covid-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures are in place. Check your activity voucher once you book for full details.
- Duration 7 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Skip the ticket line
- Live tour guide
- French, Italian, English, Spanish, Dutch
- Pickup optional
- You will be picked up from your hotel or apartment in Krakow Old Town or the Old Jewish Quarter (Kazimierz). If it is not possible for the driver to stop at the area, then an alternate place as close as possible will be arranged.
Experience
Starting/pickup location
Depends on the selected option
Transfer
(1.5 hours)
Auschwitz I
Break time (15 minutes)
Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Transfer
(1.5 hours)
10 drop-off locations:
Józefa Dietla 91, Starowiślna 65, Wielopole 2, Kazimierz, Przystanek Turystyczny Kiss&Ride, Stare Miasto, Pawia 18a, Floriana Straszewskiego 14, Stare Miasto, plac Jana Matejki 2
For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.
- Explore the dark history of Europe during World War II
- Take a poignant tour of the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps
- See where the Nazis committed their atrocities and look at personal artifacts of their victims
Depart Krakow and journey to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum to explore the largest concentration camp in Poland built by the Nazis. Benefit from the services of a professional guide as you take a poignant tour of both the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II labor camps. Get a short break for lunch on arrival, and then get shown around Auschwitz I to see the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign and some of the administration buildings where the horrors were planned.
Look inside the gas chamber where the Nazis committed their hideous genocide, and see personal artifacts belonging to inmates at exhibitions dedicated to their memory. Benefit from a short 15-minute break before going to the Birkenau camp for a 1-hour guided tour. Discover where the prisoners entered the camp and the wooden barracks where they were forced to live.
Return to Krakow with your thoughts and get dropped off at a place of your choice in the Old Town or Old Jewish Quarter.
- Guide
- Pickup from hotel or meeting point (depending on the option selected)
- Round-trip transportation by comfortable air-conditioned bus
- Skip-the-line entry tickets
- Lunchbox with ham, hummus, and cheese (if option selected)
- Children under 12 years
- Wheelchair users
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Participants
Date
Meeting point may vary depending on the option booked.
What to bring
- Passport or ID card
Not allowed
- Luggage or large bags
Know before you go
- Please provide your contact details as part of the booking
- The pickup time may change (Departures between 6:00 AM and 1:30 PM), so please consider this in your plans. You choose a preferred time which is not guaranteed. Please arrive at the departure point 15 minutes before departure
- The exact start time will be communicated the day before the tour via email from the activity provider
- Entrance may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering
- The pace and duration of the tours are determined by the memorial's visitor service