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Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum on a day trip from Krakow and choose between a guided tour or a self-guided visit. Travel in comfort by air-conditioned minibus or coach. With the guided option, join a licensed museum guide and explore the original grounds of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau while learning about the camp’s tragic history and the victims of the Holocaust. See preserved barracks, watchtowers, fences, and gas chamber ruins, all explained with dignity and accuracy. The self-guided option includes transportation and admission, allowing you to explore both sites at your own pace with a map and visitor instructions. Whichever option you choose, this experience offers a powerful and respectful insight into one of history’s darkest periods. Please be mindful of the solemn nature of this site.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Pick up address in Krakow: Pawia 18b, next to Mercure Hotel Return pick up address: Stanisławy Leszczyńskiej ( in front of the main entrance to Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial, next to the parking).
Itinerary
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1Krakow
Start your tour with a pickup from Pawia 18b, bus stop Kiss and Ride (K+R). Then relax in 1.5-hour minivan drive to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
After a 1.5-hour journey, you will get to Birkenau near the town of Auschwitz. Upon arrival, have a short break. Before you start your tour, collect informational booklets in your language and receive all essential information regarding what you must see from the driver. Explore the biggest Nazi extermination camp on your own. Spend at least one and a half hours seeing the remnants of living barracks for prisoners and the notorious gas chambers. From the Birkenau Memorial, make your way to the Auschwitz Museum.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
3Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Before you enter Auschwitz I, receive guidelines from the tour leader and spend up to 2 hours in the Museum visiting numerous permanent exhibitions intended to provide an account of the horror of the camp.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
4Krakow
Finish your tour and go back to Kraków to the starting point, seeing various landmarks on the way. Travel back to central Krakow and finish with a drop-off in town.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- VISIT️️: During the tour, we kindly ask for solemnity and respect due to the tragic nature of this place. Smoking, eating, and loud behavior are prohibited in the Museum.Not recommended for children aged 14 and under
- PICKUP : Some hotels in Krakow are located in a restricted traffic zone. In such cases, your pickup will be arranged from the nearest available location. You will be informed about this one day before the tour.
- BREAKS ⌛️: Breaks during the tour are no longer than 10 minutes. We encourage you to wear comfortable footwear as there will be a lot of walking during the tour .
- DEPARTURE TIME ️: The start time of the tour may change due to the limited number of guides available at the Auschwitz Museum. Please contact the supplier to confirm your exact departure time the day before the tour. If you not specify your hotel adress we will be waiting for you on our pick-up place: Pawia 18b, kiss and ride stop, next to Mercure hotel.
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- VISIT️️: During the tour, we kindly ask for solemnity and respect due to the tragic nature of this place. Smoking, eating, and loud behavior are prohibited in the Museum.Not recommended for children aged 14 and under
- PICKUP : Some hotels in Krakow are located in a restricted traffic zone. In such cases, your pickup will be arranged from the nearest available location. You will be informed about this one day before the tour.
- BREAKS ⌛️: Breaks during the tour are no longer than 10 minutes. We encourage you to wear comfortable footwear as there will be a lot of walking during the tour .
- DEPARTURE TIME ️: The start time of the tour may change due to the limited number of guides available at the Auschwitz Museum. Please contact the supplier to confirm your exact departure time the day before the tour. If you not specify your hotel adress we will be waiting for you on our pick-up place: Pawia 18b, kiss and ride stop, next to Mercure hotel.
- DOCUMENTS : Please make sure to bring with you ID or passoprt. Because before the entrance seciurity will ask about it.
- WEATHER CONDITIONS⛅: Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. The tour mostly takes place outdoors, so we encourage you to bring an umbrella or a raincoat in case of bad weather.
- REFUND: You'll receive a FULL REFUND, if for any reason, the guide or transportation is not provided.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers Operated by Discover Cracow
- BOOKING: The tour operates on an "on request" basis and will be confirmed no later than 12 hours before the start time, provided that the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum assigns a guide.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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