Auschwitz Museum: Self-Guided Exploration

Immerse yourself in history with a full-day exploration of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Salt Mine from Krakow. Visit the former Nazi concentration camp and one of the oldest salt mines in the world, guided by experts who will bring the stories to life.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Auschwitz-Birkenau - “Judenrampe” - The Judenrampe, or Jewish Ramp, was a railway unloading platform used during the Holocaust from 1942 to 1944 at the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. It was situated between the Auschwitz I (main camp) and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps.
    Today, the Judenrampe serves as a memorial site with plaques…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line Entrance Ticket to Auschwitz 1
  • Skip-the-line Entrance Ticket to Auschwitz 2
  • Round trip transport by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Documentary movie “The liberation of Auschwitz” on the way to the museum
  • Guidebook in your language with the route and detailed description
  • Insurance
What's Not Included
  • Live guide
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Explore the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Holocaust Memorial at your own pace, free from the limitations of a guided tour. Delve into this deeply significant site, taking time to reflect on its history without any rush or inconvenience.
To enrich your visit, an official museum guidebook in your chosen language will be provided, offering comprehensive…

Location
Radisson Blu Hotel, Krakow
Floriana Straszewskiego
Please await for the Krakow Direct vehicle on the bus stop in front of the entrance to Radisson Blu hotel.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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M4rket024
Jun 30, 2025
Great tour from start to finish - Auschwitz tour - we also booked this tour before hand as well. Pick up from the hotel was perfect. We were dropped off at the mini bus where Matty (Matthew) our driver was waiting. He explained everything was very polite & pleasant. Once at Auschwitz we waited while Matty when to sort out our tour guide. Everything was organised and well planned.thank you.
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Seaside793472
May 3, 2025
Excellent service - Very moving and informative tour . Communication by our driver good and the lady who took us round Auschwitz and Birkinau was excellent. A very moving and respectful tour
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Ashleighdo
Apr 18, 2025
Krakow Direct are fabulous - Auschwitz-Birkenau tour with Krakow Direct was amazing. Our driver was Yaro (Jaromir). The bus was spotlessly clean, on time, air conditioned and Yaro was the perfect host ensuring we got there and secured tickets for our tour. Things to note:- Auschwitz is a museum and they release minimal tickets in advance the rest are available on the day at Auschwitz only. So if you travel at peak season and don't pre-book sometime in advance then you will queue for tickets and to get in. Best chance you have is going on an early morning tour which means leaving Krakow at around 5am. This will give you the best opportunity to see the museum on the day you choose in a timely manner. The organisation at Auschwitz and your subsequent guide is not anything to do with Krakow Direct. Although our experience is that Krakow Direct will do everything they can to ensure you have the best time and are organised as a group going over and above their duties. Auschwitz and Birkenau are great museums to educate everyone on the deplorable genocide which took place effecting millions of people, I think it's a must for everyone to see to ensure it never happens again.
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Karen_r
May 26, 2024
Auschwitz & Salt Mine - excellent trip - Wonderful day made even better by our guide named Wojtek. He was very knowledgeable and helped with all details for the day.
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556janen
Mar 28, 2024
Amazing - Krakow tours have been amazing, booked 2 tours and also pick up and drop off at the airport. Clean and comfortable cars, friendly and helpful staff. They arranged everything… 10/10
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288marcind
Nov 10, 2023
Good quality - Great tour. Totally worth it. The car was comfortable and on time. Andrzej was a very informative tour leader - helped us getting around Birkenau.
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288marcind
Sep 12, 2023
Great Experience - Our driver Martin was really great. Very informative and helpfull. When we lost our bag he helped us a lot. Whole tour took whole day but we totally recommend it!
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P5780bxrossellac
Apr 15, 2024
Direct from the airport - We went to Krakow for a weekend and used Krakow Direct for transportation to and from the airport. Very pleasant service. Upon arrival, the taxi size was incorrect, but this was corrected within 10 minutes. The drivers were friendly, the taxis were clean and always on time.!!!!
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Kathig1982
Jun 30, 2025
The museum was interesting, the organization was very disappointing - Pick up was at 5am. Got to Auschwitz with approx 10 other tourists. Got in a queue with about 200 people in front of us at 0620. Two hours later the tour guide informed us that there was no guarantee that we would get in. Five of the group left to get a train back to Krakow. At 10.30 we got tickets for a POLISH tour ,entry time 11.45. Nobody in my group spoke Polish. The german tour (my main language) will start 15 Minutes later, and the guide says no, we cannot wait longer. When tour was finally finished we met the minibus driver and he drove us back to Krakow. Everyone felt so let down as we all thought the tickets were prebooked and they were not. The stalling by the tour guide/driver “Walker” was very disappointing. The statements changed every hour. We all imagined the day to be different.🥺 The tour of the museum was good, even if we didn't understand much. The tour guide got us a handout, but it's not the same
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).