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- English
- English
- English
- Italian
- French
- Spanish
An Auschwitz tour with hotel pickup via minivan is a convenient way to visit the memorial, especially if you want to avoid large buses and have a more personalized experience. Here's a typical breakdown of how such a trip unfolds:
-Hotel Meeting: Your tour begins between 6:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
-Minivan Transfer: You'll travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned minivan with a small group of other tourists (usually up to 8 people).
-Trip to Auschwitz: The drive from Kraków to Oświęcim (where Auschwitz is located) takes about 1 to 1.5 hours.
Upon arrival You will join a licensed English-speaking guide who will lead you through the two parts of the complex:
-Auschwitz
-Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Return to the Hotel
Once the tour is complete, your driver will be waiting for you. You'll return to Kraków in the same minivan and be dropped off back at your hotel. The total duration of the tour is typically around 6-8 hours.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We pick up passengers from all hotels and apartments. If your hotel is located in the pedestrian zone of the old town, we will suggest the closest location where we will meet. Our driver will meet you at the hotel reception or at the entrance if it is an apartment without a reception. You will only need to say your name and show the reservation on your smartphone. After the tour, we will drop you off at your chosen location.
Itinerary
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1Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Start your tour by walking through the gate to the first camp - Auschwitz I - originally conceived as a concentration camp, to be used as a detention centre for the many Polish citizens arrested after Germany annexed the country in 1939, with the most recognizable sign Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Makes You Free).This part usually takes 2 hours and you will be using a headset to hear your guide clearly. The group according to the Museum’s rule counts up to 30 people making the visit comfortable and accessible for every participant. Visit the original wooden buildings, fortified walls, barbed wires, gas chambers and crematoria - all of those leave a shocking impression allowing to imagine the scale of Holocaust.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
2Auschwitz-Birkenau
After the 1st camp short break up to 15 minutes is planned. You will be taken by us to visit the second part of the tour - Birkenau (Auschwitz II), only 15 minutes away, which is the largest camp built and operated for the specific purpose of making Europe ''Judenrein'' (free of Jews). The same guide continues a poignant lecture about the camp in the village Brzezinka (Birkenau) which was constructed in 1941 on the order of Heinrich Himmler (SS commander) and could hold some 90 000 prisoners.You will be told about terrible stories of unimaginable living conditions as well as cruel selection and pseudo-scientific medical experiments made by prominent Nazi doctors including Josef Mengele. A history about soldiers of the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front opened the gates of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, which meant the final liberation, ends your tour with a feeling, both this genocide should never have happened and it can not happen again.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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