Auschwitz-Birkenau Full-Day Guided Tour from Krakow (various tour options)
A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau may be a shocking experience, but every person should see this concentration camp at least once in their lifetime and face the terrifying story of the Holocaust, as well as attempt to read human emotions inside the camp.
This is not an ordinary tour. Entering Auschwitz-Birkenau you will get the impression that for several years hell was located in this very place. Hunger, medical experiments, terror, exhausting work, diseases, executions, gas chambers, Zyklon B - all these were experienced by the people who had been brought here. Visiting the camp brings back the memory of those events, the genocide and the Holocaust. The atrocity that took place here makes you shudder. It also gives a lot to think about. Auschwitz has not fallen from the sky - do not be indifferent.
Highlights
• Gate with "Arbeit macht frei" sign
• Brick camp barracks
• Wall of Death
• Gas chamber and crematorium
• International Monument dedicated to the Victims of the Camp
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Krakow, Krakow, Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland
You will set off on your tour from Krakow in the company of a professional tour guide. Our tour guide or driver will pick you up from the reception of your hotel or one of our Starting Points in the center of Krakow. If you choose the tour option - Skip the Line Ticket (no transport), you will meet our guide in front of the main entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. You will get on our minibus and after approx. 1.5 hour journey you will arrive at your destination. On the way there, you will see the documentary film titled "The Liberation of Auschwitz" - a tragedy picture of the liberated camp captured by a Soviet military film crew.
Stop At: Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau, ul. Wiezniow Oswiecimia 20 Entrance to the Museum is located at Stanisławy Leszczyńskiej Str. no. 11, Oswiecim 32-603 Poland
You will have a 15-minute break upon the arrival. After that you will meet an official museum educator and begin your tour of Auschwitz I where you will spend 1.5 hours. Like prisoners, you will enter the gate with "Arbeit macht frei" (Work makes you free) sign above it. It is one of the symbols of the camp and the suffering of the millions of lives. You will see the brick camp barracks that now house thematic exhibitions. You will learn about the life of the prisoners in the camp, from the moment they entered the gate until they died in the gas chamber.
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Stop At: Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau, ul. Wiezniow Oswiecimia 20 Entrance to the Museum is located at Stanisławy Leszczyńskiej Str. no. 11, Oswiecim 32-603 Poland
After visiting Auschwitz I, you will have a 15-minute break. Then you will get on our minibus and go on a 10-minute journey to Auschwitz-II Birkenau camp, where you will spend about 1.5 hours learning about the history of this place told by your educator. You will pass the guardhouse and the main gate of Auschwitz-II Birkenau, which was the last stop of the "journey" for people from all over Europe. Mainly Jews were brought here and many transports were directed straight to the gas chambers. If necessary, people suitable for forced labor or medical experiments were selected. People who passed it positively were given a number and then tattooed. You will see the ruins of the gas chambers with the crematoria, blown up by the Germans at the end of the war and the International Monument dedicated to the Victims of the Auschwitz Camp. You will end your visit in one of the barracks, where you will once again imagine the terrible conditions in which the prisoners had to live and die.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Krakow, Krakow, Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland
If you have purchased the option of the tour – Skip the Line Ticket (no transport) - you will end your tour here without transport. The rest of the group will go back to Krakow with our company staff. You will be dropped off in the place you were picked up for the tour.
Informacion Adicional
"Wheelchair accessible"
"Stroller accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Infant seats available"
"Most travelers can participate"
"WHAT TO BEAR IN MIND:"
"We have two meet-up options available. You can either meet at one of our Starting Points or select your hotel for pick-up."
"The stated tour start times are tentative and may change, and pick-up may take place in the following hours: 6:30am-1pm. You are required to contact Cracow City Breakers no earlier than 3 days and no later than 24h before the date of the tour to confirm the time of departure."
"The tour Auschwitz-Birkenau is organized in two options: Skip the Line Ticket (no transport). You will meet your tour guide in front of the main entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and tour the museum in a group with an official museum educator. Regular tour in a shared minibus. You will travel by a minibus with other tourists. You will be visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in a group with an official museum educator. The museum does not offer individual tours."
"Reservation, ID document: When booking, please provide the full names of all participants for whom you are booking the tour. For the tour please bring your ID with you. Without that you will not be admitted to the premises of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. Entrance may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering."
"Personal and baggage control: For safety reasons, before entering the premises of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, each participant of the tour is required to undergo a personal and luggage control."
"Luggage: You can bring luggage with a maximum size of 30 x 20 x 10 cm to the premises of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. If you have larger luggage, please inform your tour guide"
"Please note that eating, smoking, and acting in a loud manner are not allowed at the site. Also, bear in mind that Auschwitz is a memorial and therefore, appropriate attire is expected."
"Break during sightseeing: Please take a sandwich and drinking water as there is only a 15-minute break during the tour and you will not have time to buy something to eat."
"How to dress: The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is located in an open space where the weather can change rapidly. For this reason, please bring warm, rain-proof clothing (e.g. sweaters, jackets, umbrellas) and clothing to protect against excessive exposure to the sun (e.g. a hat, cap, sunglasses). You will travel on foot on terrain where the ground turns muddy when it rains. For this reason, please wear comfortable, waterproof footwear. Due to the nature of the tour (visiting the area of the former extermination camp), you are asked to respect the memory of the deceased and to adjust your outfit and behavior to the situation."
"Disabled: For people with disabilities, the tour should not be too much of an obstacle. Please remember, however, that due to the preservation of the authenticity of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, it may be difficult for people with disabilities to move around the historic grounds and facilities. Uneven floors and building entrances may be obstacles, and some areas are not wheelchair accessible. To make it easier for people with disabilities to visit the museum, a wheelchair can be borrowed free of charge in the Visitors Service building. Please report this fact before starting the tour."
"Children: If you decide to visit the Museum with small children please note that for them the sightseeing may be difficult. Uneven floors and entrances to the buildings may present obstacles, and some areas are not accessible for prams. We also do not recommend this visit for children under the age of 14, due to the drastic nature of the exhibitions."
"Infant seats are available on request."
"Toilets: Toilets located near the museum are payable."
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Duration: 8 Hours
Start location: 1: Vienna House by Wyndham Andel's Cracow, Pawia 3, 31-154 Kraków, Poland
2: Dajwór 65, 31-052 Kraków, Poland
3: Józefa Dietla 91, 31-031 Kraków, Poland
4: Holiday Inn Krakow City Centre, an IHG Hotel, Wielopole 4, 31-072 Kraków, Poland
5: Garbarska 2, 31-131 Kraków, Poland
6: Radisson Blu Hotel, Krakow, Floriana Straszewskiego 17, 31-101 Kraków, Poland
7: Sheraton Grand Krakow, Powiśle 7, 31-101 Kraków, Poland
8: Memorial and Museum Auschwitz I, Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, 32-603 Oświęcim, Poland
9: Kraków, Poland
Traveler pickup is offered
DEPARTURE TIME AND POINT
We have two meet-up options available. You can either meet at one of our Starting Points below or select your hotel for pick-up.
The hours you book are tentative and may change, and pick-up may take place between 6:30am-1:00pm. Pick-up takes place approximately 60 minutes before the stated departure time of the tour (depending on the location of your hotel/Starting Point) - please contact us no earlier than 3 days and no later than 24h before the date of the tour to confirm the exact pick-up time.
DEPARTURE FROM ONE OF OUR STARTING POINTS: You will meet your tour guide at one of the Starting Points. Please wait at the Starting Point from which you confirmed pick-up. Do not change the Starting Point without our knowledge.
DEPARTURE FROM YOUR HOTEL: You will meet your tour guide at your hotel reception. If your hotel is in an area with limited traffic, which is the exact city center (Market Square and nearby streets rounded by Planty Park), then we will pick you up from one of our four nearest possible pick-up places.
If you have a problem finding your hotel on the list, write us a message with the address or name of the place in Krakow from which you want to be picked-up and we will inform you about the possibilities.
DEPARTURE FROM THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU: You will meet your tour guide at the main entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, 11 Stanisława Leszczyńska Street, 32-600 Oświęcim.
We kindly ask you to arrive at the pick-up point 10 minutes before the meeting time
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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