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Krakow: Wawel Castle Guided Tour with Entry Tickets

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Krakow: Wawel Castle Guided Tour with Entry Tickets

Activity provider:AT Cracow
4.2  / 5
220 reviews
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Explore Wawel Castle on this skip-the-line guided tour. See its fantastic exhibitions, discover the castle interiors, and learn about Poland’s rich royal history.

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Duration 50 minutes - 3 hours
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Live tour guide
Polish, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
Private group available

Experience

Highlights
  • Explore the Wawel Castle exhibitions with a licensed guide
  • Learn about how the Polish kings lived centuries ago
  • Skip the ticket line and make the most out of your time at Wawel Castle
Full description

Wawel Castle was the residence of the royal family of Poland till 1795. It is a source of great Polish pride and stands as one of the most spectacular buildings on the top of Wawel Hill. 

During your tour of the castle, you will get the chance to witness the grandeur of Poland’s past as you pass through the magnificent halls of the castle.

Presently, the castle also houses a museum that includes beautiful artifacts preserved from the historic times when kings and queens ruled the country. During your tour, you may also visit the Royal private apartments adorned with exquisite tapestries, paintings, and chandeliers. 

The castle serves as a premier art museum and also includes an Oriental Art section with the largest collection of Ottoman tents on the European continent.

This 14th-century castle built by King Casimir II the Great was at the top of its opulence in the 16th century when King Sigismund the Old commissioned the castle to be expanded and built into what it looks like today.

Once you are in the castle, you will be transported into the era of kings and queens as your guide shares information about the royals who once lived in the castle and the myths surrounding this beautiful place.

You may also get to see the Wawel exhibition, which displays objects uncovered during archaeological excavations around the region. It also includes scale models of buildings and other architectural elements. 

Wawel Castle is recognized as a Unesco World Heritage site and is known to have immense cultural and historical significance in Poland.

Includes
  • Professional licenced tour guide
  • Skip-the-line entry
  • Entry ticket
  • Private Chambers (if option selected)
  • Royal Armoury entry ticket (if option selected)
  • Crown Treasury entry ticket (if option selected)
  • Entrance to the cathedral

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Wait at the end of Kanonicza Street. It is a long cobblestone street. Place where cobblestone reaches the asphalt street.

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  • The meeting time for group tours may be slightly changed — by up to 30 minutes on either side. The meeting time for private tours is approximate; it may be changed based on availability in the chosen language. In both cases, you will be informed no later than one day before the tour
  • If you wish to see all three exhibitions: Royal Armory, Castle interiors, and Crown Treasury, please choose the ,,Complete Castle Tour’’ option.
  • The tour of the Castle takes place in the area of the selected exhibition
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Wawel Castle is glorious. However, 1 hr tour does not give justice to such large castle. Our tour guide did a good job telling us about the place, but my USA friends had a hard time following as they are not familiar with Polish history. Hope the tour would take into account those who are not familiar with Polish culture.

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September 18, 2023

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Stan – United StatesVerified booking

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Very good...BUT... I'm more interested in architecture and history then I am paintings, this is more suited to someone who prefers art galleries (there were a few staged rooms and some things history relating to the artworks were discussed) For those who are more like me, I'd just do cathedral and walk around castle on your own as free.

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April 13, 2023

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Malcolm – United KingdomVerified booking

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Our guide was really knowledgable and friendly, it was a very small group (just 4 of us for the apartments, 2 of us for the armoury) so was no danger of not hearing anything or missing anything, was much better than just walking around yourself and looking as you got to learn a lot more about the history of the castle and the artefacts that you probably wouldn’t learn just from the information tabs. Definitely recommend if you are wanting to learn more about the history of Krakow and about the royals of Poland.

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