Auschwitz tour from Krakow

Highlights

  • Tour with a guide and a personal headset to hear them clearly

  • All entrance tickets are included

  • An easy way to see a lot in a single day

Summary

Your tour begins with pickup from your central Krakow hotel in time for a 9.15am departure. Traveling by air-conditioned Mercedes Benz vehicle, set out on the around 1-hour 10-minute journey to Auschwitz and watch the documentary ‘The liberation of Auschwitz’ along the way. On arrival, use your prepaid skip-the-line tickets to head straight inside and follow your guide on a tour of the vast complex. Explore the various buildings of the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps, passing beneath the ‘Arbeit macht frei’ sign at the main entrance, and visiting the original wooden barracks, the bathhouse, and the watchtower, as well as seeing the crematorium, gas chamber, and the Death Wall. Along the way, learn more about the history of the camp and how it became one of the most notorious of the Nazi Regime, hear about life in WWII-era Poland, and visit the on-site museum, which displays a moving collection of photographs, documents, and personal items belonging to the prisoners. At the end of the visit, return to Krakow, where your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel around 4.15pm.

Tour info

Duration
7 hours
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Why take this tour?

Learn more about World War II-era history by getting an up-close view of the places where some of its worst atrocities happened. On this convenient day tour from Krakow you'll visit the notorious Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps, seeing the memorials to the lives lost here, and touring the museum. Save time with skip-the-line entrance tickets.

What’s included?

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off - if option with hotel pick up selected

  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan, with Wi-Fi

  • Professional guide

  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly

  • Documentary movie "Liberation of Auschwitz"

  • Guaranteed skip-the-line entrance tickets

  • Entry/Admission - Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau

  • Guaranteed to skip the lines

  • Food and drinks

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off - if option with meeting point selected

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 7h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas

Please note that masks are obligatory only in closed public areas such as museums, mines, shops, churches, public transport, etc.

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Krakow Tours by KrakowDirect

About operator:

KrakowDirect specializes in airport transfer and tour services in the area of Krakow. We offer door-to-door private airport transfers as well as private and group tours to the most attractive sites in the area. All our Mercedes vehicles are modern, comfortable and air-conditioned. Our English speaking drivers know the ins and outs of our Royal City and are always willing to share their knowledge with you and give you some precious tips for your stay.

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