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From Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour

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    From Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour

    4.5

    6794 reviews

    From $29.28 per person

    Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps with a professional educator to learn about its inhumane history. With 7 hours to spend at this site, learn the fate of the millions of victims of the Holocaust.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
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    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
    Mobile ticketing
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    Duration 7 - 8 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English, Polish, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Czech, Russian
    Pickup optional
    Your hotel in Krakow city center.

    Experience

    Itinerary
    4 - 5 hours

    • Krakow

    • 1.5 hours

    • Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau

    • Auschwitz I (guided tour)

    • Break

    • Auschwitz II-Birkenau (guided tour)

    • 1.5 hours

    • Krakow

    Meeting point
    Main stop
    Other stop
    Highlights
    • Visit the largest concentration camp of the Nazi Holocaust at Auschwitz-Birkenau
    • Learn more about the dark history from a professional guide
    • Go to the original barracks and see where the prisoners were held
    • See the main gate to Auschwitz
    Full description
    Depart Krakow for a confronting day of reflection with a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps. Undoubtedly, it is a solemn place that leaves a lasting impression all visitors, and an important memorial to the victims of the extermination.  Funded by the Nazi party in 1940, Auschwitz-Birkenau became both a symbol of human suffering and a witness to physical and emotional exhaustion. As the largest concentration camp operated by the Nazis, it became the final resting place for millions of people, mostly Jews, put to their death in the hideous gas chambers. Visit the museum and memorial in the suburbs of Oświęcim, about 60 kilometers west of Krakow. Upon arrival, approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes later, meet a professional guide who will show you around the site and speak of its dark history. Pass through the gate with the inscription "Arbeit macht frei" to enter Auschwitz I, where your guide will show you around the preserved area and explain the history of this place. Then, visit the second camp at Birkenau, where mass killings took place as part of the Nazi "Final Solution to the Jewish Question." Spend about 1 hour at the Birkenau camp, before meeting your driver for the return journey to Kraków.
    Includes
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off (depending on option selected)
    • Transportation by air-conditioned minibus
    • English-speaking driver
    • Entry to Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial
    • Food and drinks
    Not suitable for
    • Wheelchair users
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask
    • You will receive a mandatory temperature check

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    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card
    • Student card

    Not allowed

    • Pets
    • Oversize luggage
    • Smoking
    • Luggage or large bags
    • Short skirts
    • Sleeveless shirts

    Know before you go

    • As per the requirements of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, all participants are required to provide their full name and contact details as part of the booking
    • Entrance may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering
    • Owing to the requirements, all tickets to the museum are non-refundable. Please consider your purchase carefully
    • Please note that you are not permitted to enter the museum with large bags or backpacks (the maximum size permitted is 20 x 30 centimeters)
    • Your pickup time may vary depending on your location and you will be informed by phone or email to your hotel reception in the event of any changes
    • Please advise if you require a child safety seat when booking
    • It is recommended to bring lunch and drinks with you
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.5 /5

    based on 6794 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
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    • Transportation
      4.5/5
    • Value for money
      4.5/5
    • Safety
      4.7/5

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    Very well organized excursion, our driver was very friendly and spoke good English. He first came to pick us up at the foot of our hotel and then took us to the 1st site of Auschwitz. Once there, he took care of collecting our tickets and we found our French-speaking guide with whom we made a very detailed visit. The visit was split in two, first of all 1h30 of visit to the Auschwitz site, then our driver took us to the Birkenau site where we had another 1h30 of visit.

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    September 9, 2021

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    Anonymous – France Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    We had the best wife for it. She led through it with so much respect and heart and always found the right words while you were speechless yourself. And the most important thing she said at the end: Soon no contemporary witness will be alive, so we have to pass on what we have seen and experienced there. That must never be forgotten!

    August 22, 2021

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    Anonymous – Germany Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    The guides were all very informative and well prepared. They could get through the terrible message of the lager very effectively. I appreciated the organization and the pickups by shuttle bus, although our tour was as anticipated by 1 hour, it didn’t affect us much and actually left us more afternoon time.

    August 15, 2021

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    Alfredo – Italy Verified GetYourGuide customer

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