Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Half-Day Trip from Krakow

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Highlights

Soak up the atmosphere on a walking tour
Led by a local guide
All entrance fees included

Overview

Choose your preferred departure time when you book, and begin your experience with a pickup from our central meeting point or your Krakow hotel.

Board your coach and as you travel, watch an onboard documentary that explains the history of WWII and the Nazi Holocaust. Learn how approximately 1.1 million people — mostly Jewish, Polish and Russian prisoners — were killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau from 1940 onward, until both camps were liberated by the Allies in 1945.

After roughly 1.5 hours on the road, arrive at Auschwitz and set off on a guided tour of both the UNESCO-listed Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau sites. Enter the Auschwitz I compound through the gates inscribed with Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Sets You Free), and discover how it quickly turned from a Nazi detention camp for Polish political prisoners into a center for mass murder.

Explore the main buildings — some still intact and some in ruins — and walk around the exhibitions that chart the fates of many of those detained here. View the dormitories and gas chambers, and see the factory areas where prisoners were forced to make munitions and other products for Germany’s war efforts. While the facts of what happened here are shocking and distressing, your guide will explain everything in the most sensitive way possible.

After viewing Auschwitz I, take a short break to collect your thoughts and then visit nearby Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Here, see what remains of the watchtowers, fences and barracks as you hear about the appalling conditions endured by those held here. Witness the remnants of the gas chambers and crematoriums that were destroyed by the fleeing Nazis, and then visit the deeply poignant memorials to the victims to spend time in memory of those who suffered and died here.

After approximately three hours, travel back to Krakow where your tour ends at your original start point.

Information

Includes:

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Transport by air-conditioned coach
Entrance fees
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Local guide
Tour escort/host

Excludes:

Gratuities (optional)
Food and drinks, unless specified

Additional Info:

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for child aged 14 and under
The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the Museum cannot exceed dimensions 30x20x10 cm. Larger bags must be left in the bus.
Taking photos in the buildings with the use of flash is forbidden. You are allowed to take photos only in selected parts of the Museum.
Eating and smoking, as well as acting in a loud manner are forbidden at the Museum
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Breaks during the tour are no longer than 15 minutes
The service does not include a meal, so we recommend taking something to eat
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not wheelchair accessible

Meeting Point

We offer departures from our central meeting point in Krakow or the centrally located Krakow hotels.

Our central meeting point in Krakow is located at the bus park at 11 Powisle Street, situated on the opposite side of the Sheraton Grand Hotel. In the case of departure from our central meeting point – please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time of departure.

Departures from the centrally located Krakow hotels commence approximately 10 - 60 minutes prior to the central meeting point departure time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation. When departing from the centrally located Krakow hotels, customers are asked to wait for our guide at the reception, 5 minutes before the scheduled time of departure.

If your hotel is not in central Krakow, or you do not require hotel pickup, make your own way to our central meeting point at the bus park at 11 Powsle Street, situated on the opposite side of the Sheraton Grand Hotel. Please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time of departure.

Departure Time:

Different departure times, several times a day.

If you are interested in complementary hotel pickup please make sure to contact the supplier no later than 24h prior to your tour on + 48 12 422 58 40 or +48 602 49 70 64.
If your hotel is not in central Krakow, or you do not require hotel pickup, make your own way to our central meeting point at the bus park at 11 Powsle Street, situated on the opposite side of the Sheraton Grand Hotel. Please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time of departure.

Return Details:

Tour drops off at selected Krakow hotels. You will be advised on the day the closest drop off point to your hotel.