Full-Day Auschwitz and Birkenau Tour from Krakow with Private Transfer

Name: Full-Day Auschwitz and Birkenau Tour from Krakow with Private Transfer
Brand: Poland Active
SKU: 8735P31
Price: 168.47 USD
Rating: 4.5 (75 reviews)

Krakow, Poland

Auschwitz Birkenau Tour from Krakow with private transport

From $168.47

Price varies by group size

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

8 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

A visit to the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau offers a haunting insight into the tragedies of Poland’s WWII Nazi occupation. On this full-day tour from Krakow, travel from the city by private vehicle, then join an emotional tour of the museum, memorials, and camp buildings, visiting both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

Full-day Auschwitz and Birkenau tour from Krakow with private transfer
Tour the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps and memorials
Learn more about Poland’s WWII history from a knowledgeable guide
Tour includes hotel pickup, private transfers, and flexible departure times

What's Included

Driver/guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private air-conditioned minivan
Admission ticket

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

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What To Expect

Poland Active Local Tours - Tours around Krakow - Krakow sightseeing (Pass By)

Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Minimum age is 3 years
Please note, large bags cannot be brought inside the museum

A maximum of 8 people per booking
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
ID/ passport is necessary for that tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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4.5

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Must Do Excursion

melissa_m, Apr 2023

Very sad but must do trip! Private transfer was provided, he was so kind and even gave us a little packed lunch and brolly as it was raining all day! Thank you

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Dear Madam, Thank you for your feedback! We are happy that our services have met your expectations. Hope to see you in the future! Best regards, Joanna Poland Active

To big of a group, chaotic

Pascal_L, May 2022

Being at Auschwitz and Birkenau one of histories darkest pages is the reason to go. But organization of this is chaotic. Although we our private driver was on time and friendly. The person who had or ticket was stuck in traffic. No interaction with this man. He was just doing his job. Guide was very strict, but did a great job. The group was to big (even the guide said that to us)

Response from Host, May 2022

Dear Pascal, We are grateful for your feedback. Thank you for all your comments, each of them is important to improve our services. Best regards, Joanna Poland Active

A must

Karen_R, Apr 2022

Our guide was prompt, informative, friendly. He got us to the right places at the right time and ensured we knew what was happening. The tour itself is of course harrowing. But it’s fascinating and well organised from start to finish. The cafe there is good.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Dear Karen, Thank you for your feedback. We are satisfied that you enjoyed the tour with our travel agency. Hope to see you in the future! Best regards, Joanna Poland Active Local Tours

No vip trip

Jens_K, Apr 2022

we had booked a VIP trip which was indicated as a group of maximum 8-10 people. unfortunately we ended up in a group of 30 people.

Great tour

hughfoyle, Feb 2020

From start to finish it was a very well run tour. Our driver, Thomas, was very nice and informative. Our tour guide was a fountain of knowledge. Would highly recommend.

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Dear Hugh, Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour with our travel agency. We hope to meet you in the future! Best regards, Joanna Poland Active

Auschwitz visit and private transfer

Louisa_W, Jan 2020

Excellent experience, driver was brilliant and waited for us the whole time we were walking around Auschwitz. Tour was very sad (to be expected), but guide was very good at explaining things as we went round.

Response from Host, Jan 2020

Dear Louisa, We are grateful for your opinion. That is pleasantly to hear that you are fully satisfied with our services. Best regards, Joanna Poland Active

Sensitive and respectful

sianyb69, Nov 2019

I booked this tour for my father and myself, as it was a place we had both wanted to visit. From the moment we were picked up by Pietroch our driver , to the moment he dropped us back, the tour was of a high quality. Pietroch was happy to answer all of our questions about Polish life, as well as pointing things out to us on our journey to Auschwitz. Our tour guide Kate, was most informative, and her narrative was easy to follow, and the headphones made life so much easier for my father. What was at times, a harrowing visit, was managed with huge sensitivity and respect. I would highly recommend this tour with this company.

Response from Host, Nov 2019

We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed the tour with our travel agency. We hope tha you will use Poland Active's service in the future. Best regards, Joanna Poland Active

Auschwits

JuneR306, Nov 2019

Would definitely recommend this trip much better than expected. Are guide was fantastic spoke perfect English

Response from Host, Nov 2019

Thank you for your opinion. We are happy that you are satisfied with our services. Best regards, Joanna Poland Active

Very disappointing organisation

RichardAughton, Oct 2019

We paid for a private xfer. We were offered 5.30am or 12.30pm. 5.30am is an unacceptable choice. We were picked up at 12.55 and hence the tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau II was in the dark. We could not see properly and consequently lost our guide. We were very angry and disappointed about that. Pick up time should have been 9am. Also Auschwitz I was too crowded. The tour guide was excellent but the timing terrible.

Response from Host, Nov 2019

Dear Richard, Thank you for your opinion. We are really sorry for any inconvenience. Best regards, Joanna Poland Active

Full-Day Auschwitz and Birkenau Tour from Krakow

pagefamily1, Sep 2019

Everything went to plan, the driver was very helpful and could not have done a better job. The day although slightly rushed as there are so many people visiting was excellent. I could go again as there is more to see. Glad I made the effort. Worth going 100%

Response from Host, Sep 2019

Thank you for sharing your opinion with others. We really appreciate it. Kind regards, Katarzyna Poland Active

Perfect

Karron C, May 2019

We enjoyed our guided tour and would recommend this as it was very informative, From being picked up at our hotel to being dropped back off in the afternoon, Everything ran very smoothly, Perfect

Perfect

Karron C, May 2019

We had a well organised trip, Guide was waiting for us in reception and explained every detail of the days event before taking us in to Auschwicz, where we were met by our well informed guid, Great day and very informative, Well worth the money

Very little new information to see or learn

MARTIN_H, Apr 2019

Having been on a tour of a concentration camp near Berlin, i was excited to see this one as i am very interested in this history. I was unfortunately disappointed as the Camp near Berlin was a lot more detailed, showed many more actual things (like actual prisoners clothes and the various stars and other shapes etc, along with the actual gas chambers and crematoriums) and as a result conveyed the horror of the time in such a way as to make you actually feel it. The guide for this tours camps spoke in a very hushed and dramatic voice but again told us nothing that we didn't already know from guide books and tv. The transfer was great, very comfortable and clean, well driven and efficient. I would however recommend that you go see the camp near Berlin for a better idea of what the time was actually like.

Poor tour guide - almost ruined the experience. Also NOT A FULL DAY

Leia_B, Apr 2019

Our driver was fantastic - giving us extra information along our journey. He picked us up and dropped us off at every point in the day so we never got lost. HOWEVER, the tour guide (Edytna) that took us around the camps was POOR. Her English was lacking and she was difficult to understand, she made strange facial expressions regularly which were offputting and difficult to ignore. She also ran around the tour much too quickly, even after other people in our group complained and asked her to slow down. You didn't get any time to top and take in the harrowing items you were walking past and she gave no extra information that you couldn't have just read from the signs at your own pace. She also LAUGHED when talking about all the people who died which I thought was HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE. Overall I think getting a transfer there is a good idea but I wish we would have either had a different guide or simply walked around ourselves. ALSO this tour is NOT a full day - you have 1h15 at Auschwitz and 30mins at Birkenhau - NOT long enough at all!!!!!

Auschwitz and Birkenau

Helen_C, Apr 2019

My husband I visited Auschwitz and Birkenau in early April 2019. The trip was good albeit very sad, and the guide was very informative. My reason for not giving 5 stars was that it was incredibly rushed. The guide raced round and we had a job to keep up with her. I actually had to ask her to slow down at one point. I understand that these tours are on a strict time limit but it would have been nice to have a bit longer to look at everything. My recommendation would be to look for a different tour which gives you more time in Auschwitz.

Excellent guide

Faye_I, Apr 2019

We booked the private transfer and guided tour of Auschwitz. The taxi driver was very polite, helpful, explained how the day trip would work and was generally very informative. When we got to Auschwitz we were put in a group of approx 12 people along with the English speaking guide. The guide was very knowledgeable, approachable and generally helpful and i would recommend this company.

excellent tour

JoAnn_W, Apr 2019

Excellent, thought provoking visit, guide was excellent, picked up from hotel -cannot fault driver who was there 15 mins early, friendly, chatty through out drive. Very happy with the whole day. excellent value for money, would definitely recommend

Private Transfer Tour Auschwitz

Julie_H, Apr 2019

Brillant transfer driver great customer service fantastic tour guide worth paying the extra great experience

History

Dollie_E, Mar 2019

One of the greatest and saddest visits I've ever went on. My family and I learned about on this trip that we didn't know. Paul was awesome and our tour guide was very knowledgeable

Very well organised visit

Dario_P, Mar 2019

Excellent guide and very well organised visit- driver was friendly and made sure that we were taken right to the guide before the start and was ready to leave when we returned from Birkenau.