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Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour: WWII History Half-Day Trip
2.8
236 Ratings
Kraków
Explore Auschwitz-Birkenau with an expert guide. Witness history, learn about WWII atrocities, and return to Krakow. Book your unforgettable, educational half-day tour now.
Explore Auschwitz-Birkenau with an expert guide. Witness history, learn about WWII atrocities, and return to Krakow. Book your unforgettable, educational half-day tour now.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - A visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum offers a profound insight into the authentic site where the Nazis perpetrated horrific crimes against millions, primarily Jews, Poles, and Roma. This location stands as a symbol of terror, the boundaries of humanity, and the Holocaust. Exploring both camps,…
- Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - A visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum offers a profound insight into the authentic site where the Nazis perpetrated horrific crimes against millions, primarily Jews, Poles, and Roma. This location stands as a symbol of terror, the boundaries of humanity, and the Holocaust. Exploring both camps, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, provides a deeper understanding of the history, memory, and importance of this site for Europe and the world. Visitors are encouraged to maintain a respectful and solemn demeanor and to acquaint themselves with the visiting guidelines.
- Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - Within the camp, visitors can explore the barracks, gas chambers, crematoria, railroad ramp, and other significant structures related to the site’s history.
What's Included
- Friendly and helpful English-speaking drivers
- Round-trip shared transfer
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Headset to hear your guide clearly
- Guided tour in Auschwitz-Birkenau in English
- Friendly and helpful English-speaking drivers
- Round-trip shared transfer
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Headset to hear your guide clearly
- Guided tour in Auschwitz-Birkenau in English
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Take a deep breath and go on a half day trip to the real historical place from the World War II -Nazi Germany’s Concentration Camp Auschwitz Birkenau. Learn about the murderous Nazi campaigns against Europe,s Jewish populations.
The English guide tells the story about conditions and live of prisoners and show the remains of barracks, watchtower, railway…
Take a deep breath and go on a half day trip to the real historical place from the World War II -Nazi Germany’s Concentration Camp Auschwitz Birkenau. Learn about the murderous Nazi campaigns against Europe,s Jewish populations.
The English guide tells the story about conditions and live of prisoners and show the remains of barracks, watchtower, railway ramps, gas chambers and crematorium. After completing the sightseeing, return back to Cracow and finish the tour at the reception of your hotel.
- VISITING PACE: Please note that there are hundreds of people visiting the Auschwitz Museum every day and keeping your own pace of sightseeing is not possible.
- DEPARTURE TIME: You will be picked up from your selected location between 4:00am to 1:30pm depending on museum’s availability to start the tour. Select your most favorable timeslot and we will try to fit you in, but it is not a guarantee. We will inform you the final pickup time at least 12 hours prior to pickup time so you can make plan to arrive at pickup location.
- LUGGAGE SIZE: Each traveller is allowed a maximum size of any baggage allowed in The Auschwitz Birkenau Museum is 30x20x10 cm. This is more or less the size of an A4 sheet. It’s okay to have a small handbag or wallet with you. If your luggage is bigger, you can leave it in the locked bus parked next to the museum. Our driver will look after your luggage while you are away.
- WEATHER: We operates in all weather conditions, during this tour, you will spend up to 70% of the time outdoors, especially during the second part at Birkenau Memorial Place. Please bring weather appropriate clothing.
- HOTEL PICKUP: Some of the hotels located in Kraków Old Town are in traffic restricted area and no direct pickup is available. In that case we provide a pickup from closest possbile pickup point.
- In order to enter the Auschwitz Musuem customer must provide tour provider with full names of all participants. Otherwise customers won’t be allowed to enter.
- ID DOCUMENTS: Every visitor has to bring ID to verify. Otherwise the security might refuse enter the Musuem
Location
Floriana Straszewskiego 14
Floriana Straszewskiego
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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
2.8
(236 Ratings)
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Wander20828900823
Jun 16, 2025
Nice trip for those who like history. - The service is transfer from the hotel to Auschwitz. Still had to face line and buy tickets. We arrived at 6am and started only at 10am. The tour of Auschwitz Birkenau was OK. It's very interesting and sad at the same time. I think the place needs more pictures and a sequence to tell the story.
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Yogendra_r
Jun 26, 2025
Wonderful life-time experience - The trip to the historic site was really great experience however the change of timing by the tour operator at the last hour was a bad experience. I booked for 8AM departure from the city, but I was told that the we have reach the pickup point by 4:15AM in the morning which means I have to wake up as early as 3AM to prepare. With me and my spouse, in our early sixties, it was not easy to wake up that early in the morning especially after taking some medicines for my neurological issue.
Once we reached the museum at 5am in the morning, we waited for more than 3 hours before the ticket office opened and we had to queue for the ticket before entering the museum. However, after little hardship, the rest of the trip was really memorable and we thanked the tour guide and operator for arranging this tour. Little bad feelings in the beginning but overall the trip was really wonderful. I wish the tour operator understands this and make this one life-time experience a wonderful one.
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718marietheresef
Jun 11, 2025
A very sobering reminder of a terrible time in man’s history - The tour started with a change of pickup time from 8am to 4:15am, ouch. We had a long wait to get tickets/entry etc. but the hassle was well worthy it. To walk through a place that had so much horror is a very sobering experience indeed.
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Janev404
Jun 27, 2025
Auschwitz and Birkenhau. - Pick up was changed from 8am from our hotel to 4.15am and a 15 minute walk away location. We were dropped off 30 minutes walk away from our hotel.
Arrived at Auschwitz at 5.45 am and waited until 9am for entry. The tour was rushed and we weren’t able to read any of the memorial plaques and information.
The minibus was clean, comfortable and very well driven.
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Ryokoh2022
Jun 15, 2025
Auschwitz tour - Auschwitz and Birkenau were worth to visit, but the tour was not good as I expected. They just brought us to the place and arrange the ticket. Even I couldn't specify a pick-up and drop-off location. We were forced to queue to get a ticket for more than 2 hours, then had to wait for two more hours to enter. The tour guide was arranged by the museum. She was great.
The balance between cost and value of the tour was not matched.
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Ronnie_h
Jun 15, 2025
Very dissapointed - Booked trip to Auschwitz Birkenau with bus from Krakow via Viator .
Bus should leave from rendezvous place 10am .
No bus Ever showed Up and all we got from custom service is that we get full refund. No explanation why the bus never showed up
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Jerome_m
Jun 11, 2025
scam, racket - racket
very bad experience
not been able to leave
departure scheduled 10a.m
taxi calling at 4 a.m
robber
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H489yodavidw
Jun 10, 2025
This is scam ..AVOID - We booked the tour for pick up at 0800. At 1800 on the day before they advised that the tour would depart at 0425! Also expect to wait for up to 3 hours at Auschwitz. I replied that was unacceptable. I said cancel and refund. I am still awaiting a refund. This is a complete scam.
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Mary_t
Jun 8, 2025
Unfortunately I received... - Unfortunately I received a message via whatsapp at 4pm the day before the tour stating that our pick up time was changed from 08.00 to 04.10 am. When I questioned this, it was assumed that I was cancelling, even though when I messaged again to say we would still go, I was told that I had made it clear I wasn't going, & to look for a refund, which so far has proved futile.
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Miranda_s
Jun 2, 2025
Very poor - Unfortunately a very disappointing experience. Initially it was indicated that we would be picked up at our hotel at 9:00 am, but eventually we had to be at a meeting point at 4:00 am, a 20-minute walk from our hotel. At 5:30 at Auschwitz, there we were waiting for hours: the organization did not yet have admission tickets and had to buy them on the spot when the box office only opened at 7:30 am. We didn't get our tickets until 8:20. The tour itself started at 9:00 am and was provided by an Auschwitz guide – which is standard with an entrance ticket. In short: the organization added little and the communication and organization left something to be desired. Entrance ticket costs €23 per person and we had to pay €100 per person!! Our previous booking with another organisation was cancelled a day before the tour!
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