Auschwitz Birkenau Guided Tour
- 7–8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum & Memorial in Oświęcim, about 70 km from Krakow, was created on the grounds of the former Nazi German concentration camp. It is the most recognizable symbol of the Holocaust and human genocide in the world. The Memorial Site is an area of almost 200 ha, over 150 buildings, and about 300 ruins, including remains of gas chambers and crematoria destroyed by the German Nazis. The trip includes permanent exhibitions, original buildings of the main Auschwitz camp and the most important buildings of the Auschwitz (II) - Birkenau camp. Join a group of up to 30 fellow travellers and explore this harrowing period in human history led by a professional English-speaking guide. The price includes pickup from your accommodation or one of the meeting points, an admission ticket, a tour with a professional guide in English, transportation service.
Inclusions
What's included
- Skip the tickets line
- Hotel Pick-up & Hotel Drop-off
- Official Museum Guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- Professional English-speaking driver
- WiFi on board
What's not
- Private transportation
- available for an additional fee
Itinerary
Getting to the Museum from Krakow takes about an hour and 30 minutes. The visit takes place in groups up to 30 people. After a break before entering the museum, the visit in Auschwitz I takes about two hours and after a second 15-minute break, another hour in Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.6
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4Must go tour for history lovers
It's a good guided tour. My wife is very interested in the history of Auschwitz, so I planned for her. I bought 3.5 hours of two tickets from the official website. The arrangement is perfect. And the guide woman is expert of the tour and the history of the buildings and explained well about what was happening there. It was a very interesting and knowledgeable tour. After learning what happened there, I wish we could avoid the happening of the wars. Worth of time and money.
5Emotional experience
Everyone has to do this once. Harrowing and inspiring in one. Trip was very good with knowledgeable guide.
5Reliable
We were picked up from our hotel on time , small group of 8 people , Driver took us to the site then on to the next site , we had plenty of time and a guide on site . Smooth drive back to krakow .
5Excellent tour of a very somber and thought provoking subject
Booked direct as we had read of many silly time changes and or cancellations by “tour companies”. We also booked the shuttle bus, from the Bus depot, which drops you off (and picks up) from right alongside the ticket entrance. There are hundreds of people but all very well managed in booked time slots. Each group has headsets with different channels so you can hear your guide without interruption from other guides. Excellent organisation. It’s an emotional/moving experience and it’s difficult to comprehend those events such a short time ago.
5A must see
This was my second time visiting. This trip was with my partner as he had not been to Krakow before. Tomaz our guide was amazing.
1Do not book!!!
What a absolute nightmare. Booked with these, for a “skip the line” 8 o’clock entry ticket, the night before we got a text to say the bus will be leaving to go to auschwitz at 1:45am, and to be there ready for 1:30am, I got in touch as I thought that must be an error, to be told they was unable to get any tickets so we had to go there to wait, we got picked up slightly after 1:30am, we was there around 10 to 3 in the morning… and told to go join the queue, even though our tickets were “skip the line”. So we joined the queue to then find out that it doesn’t open till 7:30, so we had to stand outside 3am till 7:30am , no access to a toilet, all cold, wet, we was in just after it opended & was then told we had to wait another 2 hours for a guide. By the Time we got in nobody wanted to carry on, we was all tired, all in pain from standing around for 5 and a half hours. Do not book!!!!! , get your tickets off the official auschwitz website & get the train
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- If you choice to be picked up from the Main Meeting Point, please arrive at the meeting point : Kiss&Ride place, Mikołaja Zyblikiewicza 2 street - oposite the "Zabka" green store.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- CRACOW LOCAL TOURS
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- A considerate amount of walking is involved
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Bags and backpacks larger than 30x20x10 cm are not allowed on the museum grounds. You may store luggage in the vehicles free of charge.
How it compares in Krakow
- Its from-price is 41% below the median of the 322 day trips we list in Krakow.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 14 of 322.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Krakow
Kraków, Poland's royal former capital, has a beautifully preserved medieval old town, crowned by Wawel Castle above the Vistula River.
The Main Market Square, one of the largest medieval squares in Europe, is lined with burghers' houses and centred on the arcaded Cloth Hall. St Mary's Basilica rises at one corner, its carved wooden altarpiece a Gothic masterpiece, and a trumpet call sounds from its tower through the day and night.
Top-ranked sights in Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), Wieliczka Salt Mine (Kopalnia Soli).
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