Highlights:

• Visit Krakow and marvel at its wonderful atmosphere
• Walk through Krakow’s medieval Market Square
• See the Auschwitz and Birkenau camps
• Take a trip into the depths of the earth at the UNESCO-listed Wieliczka Salt Mine
• Learn about the history of Polish Jews during a stroll through Krakow’s Kazimierz district

Itinerary

DAY 1 Krakow Old Town – in the footsteps of history and great people

The tour begins in Krakow’s Old Town, which has been a silent witness to the centuries-long history of this city. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful monuments, with St. Mary’s Church, the Barbican, and the Wawel Royal Castle at the forefront. You will see the Main Square, where the famous St. Mary’s Trumpet Call is played every hour.
You will also have the opportunity to learn about the history of famous Poles, headed by Pope John Paul II, and see the so-called Pope’s Window in the Bishop’s Palace. While strolling through the streets of the Old Town, you will feel the extraordinary atmosphere of Krakow for centuries acting like a magnet for new residents and tourists.

• Guided Krakow Old Town tour includes: The Main Market Square, St. Mary’s Basilica, St. Adalbert’s Church, the Town Hall Tower, Cloth Hall, remains of medieval city walls, Jagiellonian University, Czartoryski Museum, the Pope’s window, St. Francis Church, the Wawel Hill, Royal Castle, and the Cathedral.

DAY 2: Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour

On the second day of the trip, you will visit the Memorial and Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is one of the most memorable places in the world to commemorate the tragedy of the Holocaust. It is also a place where the fates and sufferings of many nations affected by World War II are intertwined. In this former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, they murdered more than a million people (including over a million Jews, nearly 100,000 Poles, and many other nations). Visiting Auschwitz will be an opportunity to reflect on humanity and seek answers to the question, why did people put people through such a fate?

DAY 3: Wieliczka Salt Mine – a gem on the UNESCO World Heritage List

On the next day of the tour, you will visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine. It will be an extraordinary journey into the depths of the earth, during which you will see corridors carved in salt, learn about the difficult work of miners and admire the salt sculptures, led by the beautiful St. Kinga Chapel. During the tour of the mine, you will experience the unique atmosphere of the place.

• The Salt Mine in Wieliczka is one of the most important monuments in Poland, and over one million visitors from all over the world visit this unique place every year. It is a unique world-class monument, as evidenced by its inclusion in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. 

• The history of the mine dates back to the 13th century when deposits of rock salt were discovered and salt mining in Wieliczka started. The times of glory survived in the sixteenth and the first half of the 17th century when the mining crew had about 2000 people and the annual salt production in the mine was over 30,000 tons per year. 

Day 4: Krakow Jewish Quarter & Ghetto Walking Tour – the history of Krakow’s Jewish quarter

The last day of the tour is dedicated to visiting Cracow’s Kazimierz, a district inhabited by Jews for centuries. During the walk, you will see Synagogues and monuments remembering the heyday of the district, visit the Jewish ghetto to which they were resettled during the war, and learn the remarkable story of Oskar Schindler, who saved more than 1000 people from death at the hands of the Nazis. Thanks to this tour, you will learn about the history of the Jewish people in Krakow and find out that sometimes help can come from a completely unexpected direction.

• Guided Kazimierz Jewish Quarter tour includes: The Old Synagogue, Szeroka Street, Remuh Synagogue and Cemetery, Helena Rubinstein’s house, the Isaac Synagogue, the New Square, High Synagogue, the Tempel Synagogue, Ghetto wall, the Ghetto Heroes Square, Tadeusz Pankiewicz’s Pharmacy, Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory.

4-Day Tour: Krakow, Auschwitz & Wieliczka Salt Mine

What’s Included?

• Accommodation:

  • 4-star apartments or hotels.
  • Breakfast included.
  • Convenient location within walking distance to the Old Town.
  • Comfortable rooms with free WiFi.

• Experienced guide throughout the tour.

• Transport: All transfers from Krakow to the Salt Mine and Auschwitz are included.

• Tickets to Auschwitz and Wieliczka Salt Mine.

• Guided tours at every site.

• All taxes and fees included.

Pricing & Availability:

• 4090 PLN per person
  • Tours are available year-round and start every Tuesday, except during Christmas and Easter.
• Single travelers: Private room for an additional 650 PLN.
• Optional Extras:
  • Airport transfers: 160 PLN.
  • Extra nights:
    • Single room: 522 PLN (including breakfast).
    • Double room: 699 PLN (including breakfast).

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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial of Holocaust and tragedy of World War II

In this former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, they murdered more than a million people (including over a million Jews, nearly 100,000 Poles and many other nations). The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is one of the most memorable places in the world to commemorate the tragedy of the Holocaust. It is also a place where the fates and sufferings of many nations affected by World War II are intertwined.

Testimonials: I visited Krakow in June, 2019 with some friends. I’d heard that one can’t visit Krakow without visiting Auschwitz. We were late to get our tour set up, but Seweryn came through! He was highly recommended by a friend, and he didn’t disappoint.
He set us up with an early morning 3.5 hour tour of Auschwitz/Birkineau. We were set up with shuttle buses leaving from Krakow. Drivers were courteous and buses were clean. It was easy to set up a pick-up point near to our Air BNB that was located on a no-traffic street. The tour guide at Auschwitz was a guide employed at the memorial site.

Guided Auschwitz Birkenau tour from Krakow includes:

• hotel/hostel pick-up
• professional Museum guide
• hotel/hostel drop-off

Duration

• 7 – 8 hours (approx.)

Rates 

Guided tour with private transport. The tour includes the convenience of private transport and visiting Auschwitz and Birkenau with a regular tour led by the Museum’s guide. Price: 550 zloties per person (minimum 3 people)

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FULL TOUR DESCRIPTION

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is a place that for several years of its existence witnessed the death of over 1 million people. Visiting the camp in Auschwitz makes you at least partially aware of the scale of genocide carried out by the Nazis in occupied Poland. I invite you to read the detailed plan of the tour to Auschwitz from Krakow.

The tour starts in Krakow when we pick up our guests from the hotel. The journey by car to Auschwitz takes just over an hour (the distance is about 70 km). After arriving at the place the proper part of the tour begins. The first stage of the tour involves visiting the Auschwitz I camp, and then we will go to Auschwitz II – Birkenau (Brzezinka) which is about 3 km away.

AUSCHWITZ TOUR FROM KRAKOW

During the tour we will learn about the history of the camp, which was first established for Polish political prisoners, and in 1942 it was transformed into the main camp for the extermination of Jews. In Auschwitz-Birkenau over 1 million people died in total. They were mainly Jews (about 1 million), but also Poles (about 70 thousand), Roma (about 21 thousand) and people of many other nationalities. By 1945, when the camp was liberated, only about 7.5 thousand prisoners had survived. Many of them went home immediately after regaining freedom, while others were placed in makeshift hospitals where they recovered.

Some witnesses of those events are still alive today, and on successive anniversaries of the liberation of the camp, they meet at the site to participate in ceremonies commemorating the events of those years. Former prisoners still have camp numbers tattooed on their arms, which, apart from the memories, are indelible proof that the events in Auschwitz really took place.

“Arbeit macht frei”

Even before the tour begins, we can see the gate with the inscription “Arbeit macht frei”, meaning “work makes you free”. Prisoners saw this inscription every day going out to work in the commandos and coming back in the evening. This inscription also appeared on the gates to other German Nazi concentration camps. After the war it became a symbol of the German Nazi concentration camp system, and later also a symbol of Nazi extermination.

A visit to the Auschwitz camp includes a tour of the museum section, which contains, among other things, photographs taken of prisoners and numerous items taken from them during their admission to the camp. These include ordinary things such as shoes, suitcases, and toys, as prisoners were not allowed to carry anything of their own. Newly arrived prisoners were given their number, which was tattooed on their arm, and striped clothing identical to their fellow prisoners.

During the tour of the camp, you can see photos of the prisoners, learn about their daily life in the camp, and learn about the experiments the Nazis performed on the prisoners. Viewing all the elements of the exhibition and the camp buildings is an experience that remains in the memory for a long time. This place makes a huge impression on visitors, showing the scale of the Holocaust.

Auschwitz II – Birkenau (Brzezinka)

After visiting the first part of the camp we will go to Auschwitz II – Birkenau (Brzezinka). It is there that you will be able to see the most horrible places in the camp – the wooden barracks where prisoners lived, but most of all the gas chambers and crematoria. It was there that millions of people of various nationalities, especially Jews, died, and the scale of extermination still evokes horror. Within the camp in Birkenau, railroad tracks have also been preserved, along which successive prisoners, sentenced to extermination, were transported in cattle cars.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A tour to Auschwitz from Krakow starts and ends in the royal city, in the place agreed upon by the participants. It can be a hotel or any other place where the visitors stay. The price of the tour includes transport, a ticket and visiting Auschwitz with a guide.

The entire tour takes about 7-8 hours. This time also includes travel, and the tour of both parts of the camp itself takes about three and a half hours. The trip to tour to Auschwitz from Krakow costs 45 Eur per person.

Most of the visit to the camp takes place outdoors, so it is very important to adjust your clothing to the weather conditions. It is advisable to take care of appropriate footwear, since the ground within the camp has been preserved in its original condition. You should therefore take into account that there may be mud or puddles and therefore it is a good idea to wear appropriate footwear. You should also adjust your dress to the character of the place, preserving due respect for the place of remembrance, which is the site of the camp. Before entering the Auschwitz site, for security reasons, every tourist is subject to personal and luggage inspection.

Important information about Auschwitz tour from Krakow

How long the tour takes? 

Around 3,5 hour. You will visit both Auschwitz and Birkenau (which is about 3,5 kilometers from the Concentration Camp).

What can I take with me? 

Small bags are permitted. Please notice that in Auschwitz is strict security control. You are allowed to take with you only small backpacks, bags (must not exceed 30x20x10 cm) and personal belongings (ex. wallet, mobile). Other things (ex. suitcases) you can leave in a car.

Is there a dress code in Auschwitz?

No, but please remember this is the Memorial place, therefore you should dress appropriately. Please cover shoulders, in the summer season wear dresses or skirts below the knee.

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Wieliczka Salt Mine – guided tour

During the salt mine from Krakow tour, you will see one of the most important monuments in Poland. Over one million visitors from all over the world visit this unique place every year. It is a unique world-class monument, as evidenced by its inclusion in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. The history of the mine dates back to the 13th century when deposits of rock salt were discovered and salt mining in Wieliczka started.  The times of glory survived in the sixteenth and the first half of the 17th century when the mining crew had about 2000 people and the annual salt production in the mine was over 30,000 tons per year. In the 20th century, the world’s first allergic sanatorium was built in the Salt Mine.

Immerse yourself in the amazing world of the old Salt Mine. Wieliczka is also conveniently located only a few kilometers from the center of Krakow.

Salt mine from Krakow includes

• hotel/hostel pick-up
• professional Museum guide
• transportation by air-conditioned van or minibus
• hotel/hostel drop-off

Duration

• 4 hours (approx.)

Rates 

Guided tour with Private transport – dedicated for up to 7 people. The tour includes: the comfort of Private transport and visiting Auschwitz and Birkenau with a regular tour. Price: 525 zloties per person (minimum 2 people) 

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