Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Shared Tour from Krakow

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7 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum is a place devoted to the memory of those who lost their lives there during World War II. This tour will help you understand more about when the site was a concentration camp. After a morning pickup, you’ll travel in an air-conditioned minivan to Auschwitz-Birkenau. You’ll avoid crowds as you’re guaranteed to skip the long lines. A guided tour will enrich your experience as your guide will explain the history of the area in more depth.

Hotel pickup and drop-off is included
Get more out of your time in Auschwitz-Birkenau with a guided tour
Travel in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle from Krakow
No waiting in crowds—guarantee to skip the long lines

What's Included

Professional English speaking guide tour in Auschwitz-Birkenau
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Headphones to hear the guide clearly
Round-trip shared transfer
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
High quality, friendly and helpful English-speaking drivers

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Headsets at the museum for child and infant tickets

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

Opening hours

12/27/2023 - 9/30/2024
Monday - Sunday : 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
10/1/2024 - 10/1/2024
Tuesday : 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM

Pickup details

We will pick you up directly from your hotel, apartment between 07:10-10:30am. We will sent you exact pick up time one or two days before your trip by message or text. Please remember to take with you some document like ID card, passport or credit card because tickets in Auschwitz-Birkenau camps are registered!!!!!

What To Expect

Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square (Pass By)

Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Brzezinka

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the Museum can not exceed dimensions: 30x20x10 cm.
Share the tour and transfer with other people (max 14 people in a car)
Stroller accessible
Exact pickup times will be given at time of reconfirmation
Please provide information at time of booking.Pickup from hotels located in the city center requires hotel name and address.

Most travelers can participate
Maximum size of baggage permitted in the museum is 30x20x10 centimeters.
Museum is closed on the following dates: 1st of January, first day of Easter, 16th of April and 25th of December.
For all bookings we need full names of all participants (same as in ID or passports). You will be also asked to have your ID during the tour.
Since now, for all bookings made for 2020 for Auschwitz-Birkenau tour, we need surname and name of every participant (the same as in their ID or PASSPORT). If we will not get it, we will not be able to buy entrance tickets to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.
Our cars will be disinfection before each service
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 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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Cruelty beyond words

Maxine_H, Aug 2023

It's all memorable. I'm glad I've been and witnessed the horror of it all but once in a lifetime was enough

Must see around Cracovia

John_E, Mar 2023

Great visit, very well organized tour. Our driver Konrad was caring and made sure it all went smoothly.

Highly recommended

Ashley_J, Sep 2022

This is an absolute must see when I’m Krakow. We would highly recommend booking through this operator. Everything went like clockwork. Picked up on time. Travelled in comfort with a very nice driver Michał. We decided to get the packed lunch. Well worth the money and would recommend as difficult otherwise to get time to eat. Our tour guide Barbara was not just a tour guide she was an educator and very passionate about what she was telling us. She was excellent. We enjoyed from start to finish. Nothing negative to say. Excellent service. Book with these guys you won’t be disappointed.

Man’s inhumanity to man

Janet_H, Jul 2022

The massive extent and size of Birkenau; the Birkenau memorial; confronting gas chamber and oven. Our driver helpful and friendly. Tour guide on site knowledgeable but hard to hear, monotone and rushed

Very impressive excursie...

Wilhelmus_G, Mar 2022

Very impressive excursie with an excellent guide and driver, good organisation. Recommended to do if you are in Krakau.

Well arranged trip

Petra_D, Aug 2021

The service from Viator and the driver was excellent and pleasent. The driver picked-up from our hotel on time with a pleasent mini-van. The tour was also well arranged.

Auchwitz

Chris, Mar 2020

David from krakowdiscovery.com is a real gentleman for whom nothing was too much trouble. The trip to Aushwitz was informative and somethihg everyone should do when in Krakow. The whole experience was very tastefully done

Takes your breath away

wttycz, Nov 2019

And not in a good way. The magnitude of Auschwitz-Birkenau is far too much to even begin to grasp what happened there. You know it's real, but because it doesn't fit into any societal mores, it is mind boggling. There aren't words to describe the reality of this camp, let alone the 600 or so others. The tour is absolutely excellent, the tour guide was fabulous and it was a very quiet drive back to Krakow.

Fantastic Tour !

Traveler221841, Sep 2019

Our tour guide was amazing - unfortunately I cannot remember his name!!! But he was a wealth of knowledge, passionate about what he was sharing and gave us important instructions on how to behave in such an emotional place. I highly recommend that you bring a lunch with you (athough you can't take it in, you can eat it in the bus between places) and remember to NOT bring large backpacks or you'll have to leave it in the bus. Fantastic tour - don't miss it!

Excellent experience

delia04, Aug 2019

I've wanted to go to Auschwitz for a long time now and I finally got to visit. It was a very moving and humbling experience to see first hand all the atrocities the Jews went through. I learnt so much more that I didn't know had happened.

Excellent

Louise_W, Aug 2019

Our pick ups from the hotel were very smooth and the care when we were arrived was good and organised.

Fantastic ! The tour guide was amazing

Joanne_C, May 2019

The tour was Amazing from being picked up from Hotel , everything was organized. The Tour guide at Auschwich was very good clearly spoken and would answer any questions you wished to ask

Well organized and No Complaints

Jessica_L, Aug 2018

I received several messages from Slawek ahead of the tour and on the day of he was right on time. The van was clean and comfortable and it was nice to have a small group rather than a big van. The tour guide was great and we have no complaints. I would definitely recommend this tour.

Aanrader

Jeroen_C, Jun 2022

Interessante trip. Gids is heel prettig. Vervoer top geregeld! Fijne bus en chauffeur. Op tijd en voor de deur opgehaald en teruggebracht. Aanrader!

Zeer indrukwekkende ervaring!

Sandra_V, Feb 2022

Wauw wat een ervaring in Auschwitz en Birkenau. Met een gids erbij hoor je enorm veel over de gruwelijkheden uit het vernietigingskampen. Zonder gids zou ik er niet aan beginnen! Onze gids was geweldig! En ook onze begeleider Andrew was erg goed. Sowieso zijn alle mensen in Polen erg behulpzaam en enorm vriendelijk! Een dikke 10!

Diep geraakt

TenAKem, Apr 2019

Geweldig georganiseerd.. Super driver. Ondanks het enorme grote aantal bezoekers, verliep alles zeer stijlvol , waardig en respectvol. Onze gids nam voor alles de tijd en ook zij deed dit op een rustige, en respectvolle wijze. Diep onder de indruk.