Auschwitz Birkenau Self Guided and Guided Tour with Hotel Pickup

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square

  Our journey begins in Kraków, where you will be picked up directly from the address provided in your reservation. The drive to Oświęcim takes approximately 1.5 hours. All our drivers speak English and are happy to assist you and answer any questions along the way. Upon arrival, there will be a short break for coffee, followed by time to explore the outdoor exhibition. Afterward, the group will be handed over to a licensed guide from the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, who will lead the tour.

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau

  The first part of the visit takes place at Auschwitz I, the main administrative site of the Auschwitz complex, established by the Germans in 1940. Entry is through the historic gate bearing the inscription “Arbeit macht frei,” followed by a tour of the original brick barracks, which now serve as museum exhibition spaces. The exhibitions illustrate the history of deportations, the everyday life and suffering of prisoners, and display original personal items such as suitcases, shoes, glasses, and other belongings taken from victims. Visitors also explore the courtyard between Blocks 10 and 11, where the Execution Wall is located and where many prisoners were executed. Block 11, known as the “Death Block,” contained prison cells used for punishment and isolation. The visit also includes the first gas chamber and crematorium, preserved as powerful evidence of the atrocities committed at the site.

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Brzezinka

  The second part of the visit takes place at Auschwitz II – Birkenau, the largest section of the Auschwitz complex, which primarily served as an extermination camp. Visitors will see the iconic entrance gate and the railway ramp, where deportation trains carrying people from across Europe once arrived. Throughout the vast site, remains of wooden and brick barracks can be seen, where prisoners were held in extremely harsh and inhumane conditions. The tour also includes the ruins of the gas chambers and crematoria, which were destroyed by the Germans toward the end of the war. The visit concludes at the memorial and monument dedicated to the victims of the camp. Exploring Birkenau provides a deeper understanding of the scale of the tragedy and the suffering endured by hundreds of thousands of people who were imprisoned and killed there.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Krakow

  After the tour, the group will meet at a nearby parking area, where the shuttle back to Kraków will be waiting. There will be a short break for restrooms and the option to visit a nearby bookstore. The return drive to Kraków takes approximately 1.5 hours. Each guest will be dropped off at their original pick-up location; however, alternative drop-off points can be arranged upon request.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

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