Jewish Quarter Kazimierz and Schindler's Factory Guided Tour

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Overview

Discover the stories of Krakow’s Jewish community on a walking tour. Led by a local guide, explore the Kazimierz district, depicted in Steven Spielberg’s film ‘Schindler’s List’, and home to a thriving Jewish community previous to World War II. Pass the Remuh Synagogue and Cemetery, the Old Synagogue, and learn about how many Jewish lives were saved at Oscar Schindler’s Factory Museum.

Jewish history and heritage tour of Krakow
Trace the story of Krakow’s Jewish community through the centuries and during WWII
Explore Kazimierz, the city’s historical Jewish district, with its synagogues, monuments, and kosher restaurants
Admire the Old Synagogue, Remuh Synagogue and Cemetery, and other sites
Hear about Kazimierz in WWII, and how its people were herded into the Jewish ghetto
Learn how Steven Spielberg filmed 'Schindler’s List' here and see some of the locations
Visit the Oscar Schindler’s Factory Museum to chart how Schindler saved many Jewish lives

What's Included

A professional licensed guide
Kazimierz walking tour
Entrance to the Schindler's Factory

Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Szeroka 24, 31-053 Kraków, Poland
On the steps of the Old Synagogue, ul. Szeroka 24. The guide with the "excursions.city" sign.

End point

Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory
Lipowa 4, 30-702 Kraków, Poland

What To Expect

Your tour begins in Kazimierz district in Krakow, where you join up with your guide. En route, hear an introduction to Krakow’s Jewish history and heritage, and the community’s significant role in the development and culture of the city before WWII.

Journey to the former Jewish district of Kazimierz and hop out to stroll the streets, now home to monuments, synagogues, and kosher restaurants. Learn why Steven Spielberg chose this area to depict the Jewish ghetto of Podgorze in ‘Schindler’s List.’ Traveling further back into history, hear how the revered rabbi Moses Isseries, known as Remuh, taught here in the 16th century.

Afterward, make a stop at Oscar Schindler’s Factory Museum. See the space of the original enamelware factory where Schindler protected Jewish workers from deportation. Examine the remaining documents and exhibits that tell the stories of Schlinder and his workers during that dark time in Krakow’s history.

Your tour concludes in central Krakow.

Szeroka Street

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Muzeum Krakowa - Stara Synagoga (Pass By)

Remuh Synagogue (Synagoga Remuh)

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kupa Synagogue (Synagoga Kupa)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The New Square

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tempel Synagogue (Pass By)

Corpus Christi Church (Kosciol Bozego Ciala)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Father Bernatek Footbridge

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Ghetto Heroes Square

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Muzeum Krakowa, oddzial Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
As the tour involves walking for the most part, please be wearing comfortable footwear. Not wheelchair accessible.
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 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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Great tour

Pam_A, May 2024

The guide was so enthusiastic. Loved Schindler’s factory!! So tragic but an amazing tour and learnt so much

Great tour with excellent guide

jessica_w, May 2024

Guide was extremely informative and knowledgeable. We had a small group for the walking tour but this did increase in size as more people joined us a Schindler’s factory. I would say this is the only downside.

Outstanding Tour Guide

Jay_R, Apr 2024

The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, made friends, and tried to include everyone on the tour. She is very personable, and you can tell she does the tours with a deep sense of importance to sure people what happened.

Very interesting tours but factory tour should have less in the group

georgemartyn_s, Apr 2024

Very interesting and formative tour with excellent guide although tour of Schindler's factory had too many of us.( Kazimierz 6 people whereas factory tour approx 15 to 20 )

A tour not to be missed

Anne_G, Apr 2024

We had a marvellous guide in Barbara she was so informative and friendly It was a small group size(8) which made asking questions so easy and personal Particularly around Schindlers factory We then had a tour of the Ghetto area which opened our eyes on how the Jews were really treated by the Nazis there and she was able to tell us many stories of individual families It’s all very emotional but well worth it

A packed and detailed tour

Nathan_W, Apr 2024

Enthusiastic host! Really detailed guide that gets you deep into the grit of pre German Krakow and during the occupation and subsequent horrors. I highly recommend this tour as it helps you understand the full timeline of events.

Learn Jewish culture.

Michael_F, Apr 2024

An informative short walk by a very knowledgeable guide. A very old part of krakow that not only had a long past but recently was involved in a recent event.

Don’t Give your money to these. There will be better groups than this.

David_D, Apr 2024

I get well on time for the meeting, but there were loads of people. It would have been helpful that the Guide would have raised that they were on the tour as an ENGLISH speaking group. No I was thinking “Where is my Group ?”. But NO there was no idea that this view should be recognised. So I went away frustrated, disappointed and let down.

Great value for money

Myy_S, Mar 2024

My husband and I had a good time and learned a lot on this tour! The tour is 3,5h long so make sure you have good shoes for walking.

Wonderful Tour

Rene_G, Mar 2024

Helen was such a wonderful host/guide. Really friendly and so knowledable. Only thing I would say is to set aside approx. 5 hours for the tour. The Musuem is PACKED.

Jewish quarter review

A_K, Feb 2024

We did the tour with Dominilka and she was was amazing. She had so much knowledge rg the history of Poland and the tour that we did which made the experience special. The only downside was that the Schindler's factory was very crowed when we did it but there is nothing the tour operator can do about it. Learned a lot, definitely recommend it.

Fantastic tour

Hayley_W, Feb 2024

Phil was absolutely brilliant, very knowledgeable and a lovely person ❤️ enjoyed our tour thoroughly and the church was astonishing⁹

Insightful tour through Kazimierz and Schindler’s factory

Mario_F, Jan 2024

The first part of the tour was through the Kazimierz Jewish quarter and our guide was very knowledgeable. Speed of the walk was perfect. We did the tour during rain, but it did not bother us much as there is so much to see and learn, and part of the walk was inside a synagogue, which was a very nice experience. The tour continued with a visit to Schindler’s factory. There were a lot of people but having our guide made it easy to have a focused tour in a relatively short time frame. If time permits, I would recommend a second visit to the museum afterwards, but the tour guide already explains a lot of what there is to see. Overall a highly recommended tour.

Interesting tour with a great guide

Nick_G, Dec 2023

Interesting tour with a brilliant guide. The area was very busy with other tours, but a nice relaxed pace

Great tour and very informative

JESSICA_M, Nov 2023

The knowledge shown by our guide, Phillip. He was with us all day. I really enjoyed the Schindler factory. The timeline presentation was really effective and brought it all to life.

Extremely informative

sarah_R, Nov 2023

Our guide Phil was excellent extremely informative, we were given local history and gave us insight into Polish culture.

Excellent

Sarah_G, Nov 2023

Excellent tour. Guide was very good. Just wish we could of gone round the tour Schindler again. Not alot of time to have a look

Very Informative!!

Kimberly_V, Oct 2023

I really enjoyed this tour as it is important to learn about the Jewish Quarter and how life was back then before the Nazis invaded Poland. I enjoyed the factory and walking tour to hear all about the history! Highly recommend!

Friendly and informative

David_N, Oct 2023

Our guide Joanna was excellent guide. She knew her stuff and put it over in a friendly and informative way. The tour itself was very educational and I'd thoroughly recommend it.

Amazing historical tour

Jennifer_M, Oct 2023

Anja was an amazing tour hostess. Her knowledge of the Jewish Quarter and Schindlers Factory was amazing. She was welcoming and friendly. She even greeted all of us with a friendly hello and explained everything we were doing before we started.

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