Krakow to Auschwitz-Birkenau Live Guided Tour with Transportation

The Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps were the largest and most notorious of the Nazi regime and this full-day tour from Krakow visits both. Take a moving tour of the preserved ruins, museum, and memorials at Auschwitz-Birkenau, and uncover the harrowing truths of Poland’s WWII history and Nazi occupancy. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.
7 hrs
Group size up to 8 persons
Mobile ticket
English
Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

What is included in activity

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan or bus, with Wi-Fi
Professional and licenced guide
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Documentary movie "Liberation of Auschwitz"

What is not included

Food and drinks

Details

Your tour begins with pickup from your central Krakow hotel in time for a 9.15am departure. Traveling by air-conditioned Mercedes Benz vehicle, set out on the around 1-hour 10-minute journey to Auschwitz and watch the documentary ‘The liberation of Auschwitz’ along the way.

Explore the various buildings of the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps, passing beneath the ‘Arbeit macht frei’ sign at the main entrance, and visiting the original wooden barracks, the bathhouse, and the watchtower, as well as seeing the crematorium, gas chamber, and the Death Wall. Along the way, learn more about the history of the camp and how it became one of the most notorious of the Nazi Regime, hear about life in WWII-era Poland, and visit the on-site museum, which displays a moving collection of photographs, documents, and personal items belonging to the prisoners.

At the end of the visit, return to Krakow, where your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel around 4.15pm.

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Price
Adult (Age 18-64)
€62.64
per person
Senior (Age 65-99)
€62.64
per person
Youth (Age 13-17)
€62.64
per person
Child (Age 2-12)
€62.64
per person
Infant (Age 0-3)
€1
per person
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Places you will see

• Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau

Activity book period

You can book tour up to 1 hour in advance.

Activity languages

English

Directions to meet your guide

Pickup offered

How long your tour will be

7 hrs

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Reviews by travellers

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Lucille C.
The bus took us on time , the journey was through nice countryside. In the camp the experience was astonishing, very realistic.
about 1 month ago
Gary G.
Really clear instructions about pick up and it was all very quick and easy..
about 1 month ago
Mary C.
Really recommend booking with Viator. Excellent service, they contact you and keep you updated on meeting points, times etc. our tour guides were very helpful and informative.
about 1 month ago
James R.
Great tour, pick up time communicate in advance and picked up on time. Clean and comfortable bus. Lots of walking and some steps so probably not good for people with reduced mobility. Guide was very informative and spoke very clearly, gave us ample time to see the main parts of both camps.
about 2 months ago
Shcopp
What a bait and switch. I booked a small tour for up to eight people. What I got was a bus tour with 40+ people. This was done with no notice or change notification. You gave one address for pick up yet the included map on my receipt had a location on the other side of the old town. Imagine my surprise as I waited for a small bus to arrive at the texted address (not the map) when the guide for the big bus came back across the street with my full name and told me I was on the bus. Deeply disappointed in the tour company and your practices. Will never book with you again. Too bad — as the guide Michael was good - just too big a group for what I expected and knew would be an intensive experience for me (hence my opting for booking a small tour).
about 2 months ago
Annie M.
Excellent and well organised trip to Auschwitz. Picked up on time from our hotel and arrived at Auschwitz after a 90 mins drive. Driver and tour guide were brilliant. A short 5 mins drive to Birkenau after Auschwitz to finish the tour. A very moving tour but one that everyone should experience.
2 months ago
Mary J.
Fantastic timings on pick up and drop off. They've definitely done this before! In regards to the tour I found the auschwitz side a tad rushed ( however I understand why with the amount of people that were in attendance on the site from other tours ) In regards to the tour given by micheal/walker couldn't of had anyone better. The information and knowledge he had was fantastic a few bits I wasn't aware of. birkenau tour was very well explained given the limited structures that still stand. The sheer size of the place is scary which gives you a truer representation of the scale of evil that was underway. I very much appreciated walkers way of trying to keep the tour as original as possible instead of the reconstructed parts of birkenau. Can't say thank you enough for the tour and in depth emotional experience. Most definitely be booking more on my next visit to Poland. Loved krakow will be back as there plenty more to see the architecture is beautiful.
2 months ago
Ronald G.
Excellent guide and a very educational presentation to what is a very sensitive topic. Would highly recommend.
2 months ago
Clara H.
A raw & absolutely chilling place to visit, important to do so though. The guide was sensitive, knowledgeable, respectful & very informative.
6 months ago
Samuel J.
It is a solemn tour that every person should do. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and spoke clear excellent English. There is plenty of time to take in all the information and we were encouraged to ask questions.
6 months ago
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