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Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine: Combined Full Day Educational Tour
4.2
48 Ratings
Kraków
Experience a full day of educational exploration with a combined tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine. Discover the history of Nazi concentration camps and delve into the underground world of the ancient salt mine.
Experience a full day of educational exploration with a combined tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine. Discover the history of Nazi concentration camps and delve into the underground world of the ancient salt mine.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - Departure from Krakow (meeting point at Bus Stop located at Wielopole 2, Kraków). The trip to Auschwitz I takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Upon arrival, there will be a brief break before entering the Museum. The guided tour covers two camps: Auschwitz I (around 2 hours) and Birkenau (about 1 hour…
- Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - Departure from Krakow (meeting point at Bus Stop located at Wielopole 2, Kraków). The trip to Auschwitz I takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Upon arrival, there will be a brief break before entering the Museum. The guided tour covers two camps: Auschwitz I (around 2 hours) and Birkenau (about 1 hour and 30 minutes). After visiting the second part and a short break, we will head to the Wieliczka Salt Mine. The journey takes about 1 hour.
- Wieliczka Salt Mine - After an hour’s journey from Auschwitz, you will start your guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. The tour lasts around 2 hours. Following the tour, we will return to Krakow. The entire excursion, from pick-up to drop-off, lasts approximately 10-11 hours.
What's Included
- Entrance ticket to Auschwitz I & Auschwitz II (Birkenau)
- Professional, licensed English guide in Auschwitz-Birkenau and Salt Mine
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entrance ticket to Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Entrance ticket to Auschwitz I & Auschwitz II (Birkenau)
- Professional, licensed English guide in Auschwitz-Birkenau and Salt Mine
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entrance ticket to Wieliczka Salt Mine
Additional Information
Experience two incredible historical lessons in a single day. Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial, often referred to as the largest cemetery without graves in the world, and explore the Salt Mine in Wieliczka, known as the Mine of Mysteries. A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau provides a practical understanding of the operational aspects of every…
Experience two incredible historical lessons in a single day. Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial, often referred to as the largest cemetery without graves in the world, and explore the Salt Mine in Wieliczka, known as the Mine of Mysteries. A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau provides a practical understanding of the operational aspects of every Nazi concentration and extermination camp. Following this, embark on a journey through the “Wieliczka” Salt Mine, where a long walk through its depths offers insights into the history of mining and transports you back in time to this ancient site, showcasing its remarkable constructions and artworks. The floors, walls, corridors, and artworks of the “Wieliczka” Mine are all crafted from salt.
• Maximize your time by experiencing two incredible historical lessons in one day.
• Embark on a moving tour of the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps.
• Explore the Wieliczka Salt Mine tourist route, located 135 meters underground, and be amazed by the 20 chambers of this historic subterranean city.
- Please bring warm clothing. Temperature underground ranges between 14° and 16° C.
- There are 800 steps to climb of which 350 at the beginning take you down into the mine. Wear comfortable shoes.
- Please note that the maximum size of bags and backpacks allowed to carry on the Museum grounds is 30 x 20 x 10 cm.
- As per the requirements of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, all participants are required to provide their full name and contact details as part of the booking.
- The time may change due to the availability of the guides in the museum so please consider this in your plans. The exact start time will be communicated the day before the tour via email or WhatsApp message from the activity provider
- The local partner will contact you by WhatsApp , email or phone on the day before your tour to confirm your pickup time and details
Location
Przystanek Turystyczny Kiss&Ride
Wielopole
Wielopole 2 (Kiss&Ride stop)
https://goo.gl/maps/zdNoXLVPN3nk34319
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(48 Ratings)
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Virginia
Aug 30, 2025
Excellent guide to Auschwitz - We almost didn’t show up after reading some recent reviews, but our experience was extremely positive. We did get a text message rescheduling our pick up from 6:30 to 9:50. The minibus arrived exactly on time and we were handed a proper ticket with our name before we even boarded. The guide, “Jack” was incredible. He gave factual information but more importantly conveyed the horrors of the place with real emotion and respect. My 16 year old who’s perpetually bored was enthralled. He also communicated clearly about logistics and the day’s schedule. Note our tour was just Auschwitz-Birkenau without the salt mines, which I think was perfect. I imagine adding the salt mine be an exhausting day. Also tip that Birkenou is in the full sun for an hour; bring a hat. The lunchbox was also good.
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Journey60499891498
Jul 31, 2025
Thank you - We arrived late on sunday not realy prepared i.e without tickets. We contacted Travelmine and they solved tours to both Mine and Auswitch by Monday. The cars arrived on time for both tours and the guides where great.
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Kristine_k
Sep 4, 2024
A sad part of history followed by a beuatiful salt mine - Auschwitz-Birkenau is a sad part of history. It's very moving to see it and hear all of the history and stories. Jacek was a wonderful guide. There is alot of walking on this tour, so, if you have any kind of mobility issues, you need to be aware.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine was uplifting after such a deep tour like Auschwitz. It's beautiful! Again, if you have mobility issues, you will not be able to do this tour. You start off by initially taking hundreds of steps down. Lots of walking and more stairs when you get down. It's worth it if you don't have issues because it's interesting and beautiful.
Doing both tours in the same day makes for a long day, but it's so worth it! You could also arrange 2 separate tours. Regardless, you can skip your workout for the day because you will get plenty of steps in.
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Andrew_w
Jul 16, 2024
Great tours - Really good tour but a very long day. Tour guides and drivers were very nice. Communication was brilliant. Good value for money.
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Ffddzs
Feb 10, 2024
Comfortable ✨ - Was an amazing experience, was given plenty of information through WhatsApp from the driver on updated times and what the car description was waiting,
I had a comfortable journey to Auschwitz, burkenau and the salt mines the journey time was extended due to protesters in the city and the driver found the quickest route possible. ✌🏼
The driver provided us with all information on times to return, lunch times and when our tour was, we was provided with the group number and English tour guide and headphone at Auschwitz.
All together this was a very comfortable day and would recommend to anyone. ✨
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Claire_m
Feb 5, 2024
Great for short visit - A great all day trip. Pick up was earlier than advertised, however everyone had a nap on way to first stop. Coach trip to first two sites then smaller group on minibus to salt mines. A lot of walking involved, be prepared. Tour guides very informative at all sites. Lunchbox was delicious. Would recommend this trip if only away for weekend. Fell asleep at 19.30 back at hotel after all the walking.
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Ella_b
Feb 2, 2026
Unreliable Company -- Scheduling errors, cancelled half of tour, meal mixups - To start, the google calendar invite sent by Viator says this experience begins at 9 am. The day before the tour, I received a message telling me to arrive at a bus stop at 5:30 am. Also the day before my tour, I was informed that the Salt Mine portion of the tour had been cancelled and we would be refunded 25%.
I had purchased a lunch option and confirmed my selection over messaging the day before the tour, then when lunch was handed out the very next day, my option was not available. It is unclear whether it was given to someone else or if it was never really an option to start with, but regardless resulted in my being unable to eat the meal I paid for and ordered.
I have nothing but great things to say about guides Ziggy and Karina, they were absolutely lovely. They were both very knowledgeable, kind, and answered questions well. This review should not reflect them at all. Had it not been for them, I would have rated lower.
I am less than impressed with the company that organized and scheduled the tour. From scheduling fumbles to meal errors, this tour was a mess.
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Lara_s
May 9, 2024
It's just a transfer more than a tour - Pickup was booked at 8:00 and the day before the tour was told it would be at 04:50. We arrived to Auschwitz at 6:00 and didn't enter until 09:30, so this early pickup didn't make sense as we had to wait for way too long outside the camp.
Also, even if tickets are included, they were not booked in advance (hence why we couldn't get earlier tickets than 09:30am).
The tour itself was provided by the Auschwitz and Salt Mine guides (not by this tour). So in reality what you're getting is just a drive from Krakow to the sites and back.
No fault to the driver though, he was excellent.
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Sandy
Apr 23, 2025
Thrown under the bus instead of on one - I would have loved to write a review about this tour, but that would’ve only been possible if we actually got picked up. Between Getyourguide and Cracow Tours and transfers the customer service is non-existent. They updated the time of the bus pick up but all the emails sent had the original time except for 1 little tiny line in the sea of emails with the title of the email still stating the original time. The last email sent at 11:43pm the evening before the tour still had the original time and not the updated time.
Between the 2 platforms neither took responsibility and when we contacted customer service we were offered no alternatives, had the phone put down on us and were just given some poor excuse of “we tried to contact you”. I’ve been on a fair number of tours and this has by far been the most disappointing in terms of customer service.
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973tomaso
Nov 4, 2024
Trip Cancelled at relatively short notice - I booked this tour several weeks ago for our group of 3 in anticipation that it was going to be a genuine worthwhile trip during our short stay in Krakow for the 1st of November while also being aware that the 1st was a public holiday.
I received an email on the 30th of October informing me that the Tour was "Cancelled" which left us very disappointed.
We then tried our hotel reception / information desk and also online to see if it was possible to get any other similar tour to Auschwitz for which we were informed that it was too late and not possible at such short notice, however we were successful in getting to the Salt Mines.
So if using this site be very careful not to be left disappointed as we were.
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