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Communism Tour: Explore Krakow's Soviet Past
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258 Ratings
Kraków
Step into the past and explore Krakow’s communist history on a Trabant tour. Visit the Nowa Huta district, hear stories of life behind the Iron Curtain, and upgrade to the Deluxe option for a guided visit to the former Lenin Steelworks and a Pierogi lunch.
Step into the past and explore Krakow’s communist history on a Trabant tour. Visit the Nowa Huta district, hear stories of life behind the Iron Curtain, and upgrade to the Deluxe option for a guided visit to the former Lenin Steelworks and a Pierogi lunch.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Plac Centralny im. R.Reagana - Enjoy a sightseeing stroll through Central Square, featuring buildings in the Soviet Renaissance style. This exceptional project was designed to be a model Communist city.
- F.H. “CEPELIX” S.C. Sklep z art. rękodzieła ludowego i artystycznego oraz pamiątkami - Take a quick visit to the local 1950s shop, offering…
- Plac Centralny im. R.Reagana - Enjoy a sightseeing stroll through Central Square, featuring buildings in the Soviet Renaissance style. This exceptional project was designed to be a model Communist city.
- F.H. “CEPELIX” S.C. Sklep z art. rękodzieła ludowego i artystycznego oraz pamiątkami - Take a quick visit to the local 1950s shop, offering unique souvenirs and a distinctly Socialist interior. (Open Monday to Friday only)
- Style restaurant - Enjoy refreshments in a charming, old-fashioned restaurant. The friendly, laid-back Crazy Guide will share old photographs and explain the history of the Nowa Huta district. Pierogi lunch is available with the deluxe option.
- Ujastek. Szpital Położniczo - Ginekologiczny Ujastek - Pause at the entrance gate and the famous administrative buildings of the former Lenin Steelworks. Experience a guided tour of the original Cold War ‘Head Command Post’ bunker, the crisis management shelter, available with the deluxe option.
- Museum of the Armed Act - Stop to capture a photo in front of the Soviet IS-2 tank from World War II.
- Our Lady Queen of Poland Church - When time permits and traffic conditions are favorable, take a moment for a photo in front of the renowned Lord’s Ark Church in Nowa Huta.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Local 1950s shop (sometimes it’s closed)
- Refreshments in an old-fashioned restaurant
- DELUXE OPTION: Traditional welcome shots of Polish vodka
- DELUXE OPTION: Visit to the abandoned Steelworks’ HQ
- Nowa Huta district sightseeing (driving/walking)
- Transport in a genuine Trabant / Polish Fiat ‘Toddler’ / Soviet Lada…
- Private transportation
- Local 1950s shop (sometimes it’s closed)
- Refreshments in an old-fashioned restaurant
- DELUXE OPTION: Traditional welcome shots of Polish vodka
- DELUXE OPTION: Visit to the abandoned Steelworks’ HQ
- Nowa Huta district sightseeing (driving/walking)
- Transport in a genuine Trabant / Polish Fiat ‘Toddler’ / Soviet Lada automobile
- DELUXE OPTION: Pierogi lunch in an old-fashioned restaurant
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Discover the Nowa Huta district, a utopian communist enclave in Krakow, by taking a ride in a classic Trabant or Soviet Lada car with the esteemed Crazy Guides team, as featured by the BBC and other international media outlets.
Our priority is to treat customers like cherished friends, ensuring everyone feels appreciated and significant. Our…
Discover the Nowa Huta district, a utopian communist enclave in Krakow, by taking a ride in a classic Trabant or Soviet Lada car with the esteemed Crazy Guides team, as featured by the BBC and other international media outlets.
Our priority is to treat customers like cherished friends, ensuring everyone feels appreciated and significant. Our personalized approach combines intriguing facts with humor to craft an unforgettable experience. Uncover captivating stories of life in Communist Poland as you visit significant locations and hear personal narratives from behind the Iron Curtain.
Choose between the Standard 2.5-hour Nowa Huta sightseeing tour or the enhanced 3.5-hour Deluxe option, which includes a guided tour of the abandoned Lenin Steelworks and a Pierogi lunch.
- Explore Nowa Huta, a district in Krakow that represents the communist utopian dream.
- Benefit from the dedicated attention of your local, humorous, private Crazy Guide.
- See more sights in less time while traveling in a Trabant or Lada car.
Location
PURO Kraków Kazimierz
Halicka
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
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(258 Ratings)
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F5088yijuliec
Sep 18, 2025
Can't miss experience in Krakow - Absolutely one of the best experiences we had in Poland. Can't begin to describe how awesome our guide Cornelia was. We took the longer experience with street food and it was all you want in a tour- informative, great food, casual environment, history, fun, relaxed- all wrapped up into one package. All the guides speak excellent English, the owner Mike is super helpful and responsive, we tried local foods and excellent sausage. This is a special experience often missed by tourists- I would highly recommend CrazyGuides and a visit to the Nowa Huta
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Neil_h
Sep 14, 2025
Trabbytastic - Very good trip with friendly knowledgeable guide. An interesting look back at Krakow as a communist city. The scale of the project and the numbers of people involved in Nowa Huta was quite something. The Trabby added to the day, well worth it.
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Ivou381
Sep 2, 2025
Fantastic time travel - This travel is so much more than sightseeing! It's driving back into another time with the Trabant, visiting shops, restaurants with their preserved smells and interiors, the gigantic steel factory. About societal visions of a workers city planned and materialized within only 6 years, its operation, economical and political showdown, reinvention. Shaping the life of so many people back then and maybe even still now... Fantastic experience. Keep on going!
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Trip817099
Jul 28, 2025
The best tour we've ever done - Crazy Guides in Krakow was far and away the coolest thing we did on our vacation, and it was the single best tour we've ever done.
We did a private tour. Our guide, Tomas, showed up hawking VHS tapes and necklaces at our hotel. How he knew we were the tour group, I have no idea. It took me a minute to be certain he must be our tour guide. It was fabulous.
We then took off in a vintage Lada to Nowa Huta to see the old steel plant and the planned communist community where all the workers lived (and where people live today).
The whole experience was amazing. We learned a ton about Poland under communism, Poland's transition from communism, and Poland today. We ate really good food. We drank vodka.
I cannot recommend this tour highly enough. It is a must the next time you are in Krakow. It's worth visiting Krakow just to do this tour.
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Riccardoz
Jul 26, 2025
Highly recommended! Interesting and fun - The tour in a “flaming” Trabant was very interesting and very fun. The very good and very nice Maciek made us take a dip in the past from the post-war to the 90s, giving us a lot of information and telling many anecdotes and stories even familiar, with real passion and always ready to answer our questions in burst. If you love contemporary history and love to have fun, the tour is a must. Even our 16-year-old son enjoyed shooting on a “back in the future” type of car. Book directly through their website by filling out the form respond immediately and costs less than agencies. The tour is in English.
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Dana_l
Jul 14, 2025
What a fascinating tour!! - If you are interested in how life was in communist Poland this is the tour for you! We loved this tour on really enjoyed learning about the community Nowa Huta. Our guide was amazing and made our tour extremely enjoyable! We were picked up in one of the few cars allowed in communist times. We then were driven out to a community where a factory was built and many people were encouraged to move there. Along the way we learned a lot about communist Krakow. I highly recommend booking this tour. You won’t regret it!
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Nanette_p
Jul 12, 2025
This tour is not to be missed! - This tour is the only way Nowa Huta. We had a great day out with the bonus of learning a ton about Nowa Huta. A big thank you to Crazy Mike for granting our request for the Tribant. My husband was like a kid at Christmas when it pulled up at our hotel.
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Laurajopiepep
Jun 28, 2025
Fun and fascinating tour - my 17 yr-old wanted to make sure I got on here to say how much we enjoyed and recommend the tour of Nowa Huta with Crazy Guides. Our guide Matt (Mateusz) was friendly, fun and very knowledgeable. It felt like we were visiting with distant relative or friend as he showed us around the area, pointing out the Communist Castles, and answered all our many questions. Despite my kids’ fatigue, jet lag, and general dislike of historical tours, they were engaged and attentive the entire time. We leaned a ton have a new appreciation for an important part of Poland’s history. We had a blast and highly recommend
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Dota771
Jun 16, 2025
Zany trip into Communist Kraków - From beginning to end, this trip was hilarious, entertaining, interesting and informative, all rolled into one. We did the 2.5 hour trip and travelled in style in an old police Lada. Tomas our guide was crazy - in a totally great way. Fully recommend this if you want to do something different whilst in Kraków.
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Shanegrebel
Apr 29, 2025
One of the Top Tours in Krakow - My wife and I did a private tour today and it is simply fantastic. We have talked about it for the rest of the day. Our guide was Cornelia, and she is absolutely the best! We spent 8 days in Krakow and did many tours and visited many sightseeing locations, and of all of them this tour was one of our favorites.
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