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Krakow Heritage Tour: Auschwitz & Salt Mine
4.7
4,351 Ratings
Krakow
Experience the powerful history of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the fascinating underground world of Wieliczka Salt Mine on this UNESCO day tour from Krakow. Don’t miss these must-see sites!
Experience the powerful history of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the fascinating underground world of Wieliczka Salt Mine on this UNESCO day tour from Krakow. Don’t miss these must-see sites!
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mr. Shuttle Tours & Transfers Krakow - Pickups occur between 5:30 and 7:30, based on entry time, accommodation, and our schedule. Pickup times are confirmed via text and email the day before the tour. The tour accommodates up to 30 people. During the journey, a documentary about the history of Nazi concentration camps will be shown.
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- Mr. Shuttle Tours & Transfers Krakow - Pickups occur between 5:30 and 7:30, based on entry time, accommodation, and our schedule. Pickup times are confirmed via text and email the day before the tour. The tour accommodates up to 30 people. During the journey, a documentary about the history of Nazi concentration camps will be shown.
- Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - Entrance tickets are guaranteed! Tours are never canceled. Initially, visitors are taken to Auschwitz I for an English tour led by a museum guide, lasting about 2 hours. Following this, a transfer to Auschwitz II-Birkenau, approximately 2 km away, is provided. Visitors will spend about an hour there with the same guide. After visiting Camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau, there will be time to enjoy freshly prepared lunchboxes, which include chicken pasta salad, a sandwich, a sweet bar, fruit, and water. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options are available. Please note any special dietary requirements in your booking. Tickets are named, so ensure booking information is accurate. Changes can be made for an additional fee paid to the supplier.
- Wieliczka Salt Mine - In the latter part of the day, visitors will be transferred to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the oldest operational salt mines in the world, producing salt for over 700 years. An English guided tour is scheduled for 4 pm or 5 pm, depending on road conditions. The guide will lead visitors up to 140 meters underground for a 2.5-hour journey along a 2.5-km tourist route filled with chambers featuring stunning salt carvings and statues.
- Mr. Shuttle - After the tour, drop-offs will be at your accommodation or in Krakow city center. If the hotel is within the Old Town or Jewish Quarter, drop-off will be at the nearest meeting point.
What's Included
- 100% guaranteed tickets booked in advance
- English speaking guide in Auschwitz, Birkenau, and Salt Mine
- Lunch set (depending on the option booked)
- Documentary movie (subject to availability)
- Door-to-door transportation with free hotel pick-up within Krakow city limits
- 100% guaranteed tickets booked in advance
- English speaking guide in Auschwitz, Birkenau, and Salt Mine
- Lunch set (depending on the option booked)
- Documentary movie (subject to availability)
- Door-to-door transportation with free hotel pick-up within Krakow city limits
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Pick-up & drop-off outside of Krakow city center (available upon request with additional charge)
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Pick-up & drop-off outside of Krakow city center (available upon request with additional charge)
Additional Information
Secure your entry tickets with a 100% guarantee by booking in advance! Tours are never canceled, and tickets and guides are arranged ahead of time.
Pressed for time to explore all of Krakow’s top attractions? This tour allows you to visit two of Poland’s most significant UNESCO World Heritage sites, Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Wieliczka Salt Mine, all in…
Secure your entry tickets with a 100% guarantee by booking in advance! Tours are never canceled, and tickets and guides are arranged ahead of time.
Pressed for time to explore all of Krakow’s top attractions? This tour allows you to visit two of Poland’s most significant UNESCO World Heritage sites, Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Wieliczka Salt Mine, all in one day. The day begins early, enabling you to tour Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former Nazi concentration camp, delve into the Salt Mine, and return to Krakow by dinner.
- The entry tickets are booked in advance. The entry to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is guaranteed. We do not cancel the bookings!
- Please note that the maximum size of bags and backpacks allowed to carry on the Museum grounds is 30 x 20 x 10 cm. You can always leave your belongings inside the bus which will be parked nearby.
- Please note that this tour is not available on: 25th of December, 1st of January, Easter Sunday and March of the Living Day.
- Please note that to reach the first level of the mine (64 meters underground), You have to descent a wooden stairway which has 378 stairs. There are around 800 steps on the whole route in the Salt mine. After the tour, You will be taken up to the surface with a lift.
- Temperature in the Salt Mine is approximately 14 degrees C (57 degrees F), please wear warm clothes and comfortable shoes.
- Student and child tickets available.
- Please note that admission tickets to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum are personalized. Each participant is required to provide their full name as it appears on their official ID during the booking process. Any errors in names or failure to provide this information at least 24 hours before the tour may result in denied entry to the museum.
- If you are travelling with other passengers but have made separate bookings, please inform us in your booking and provide the full name of the lead passenger so we can try to assign you to the same group. Please note that we cannot guarantee that passengers with separate bookings will travel together.
- Not recommended for travelers on wheelchairs
- Not recommended for travelers who cannot walk long distances
Location
Mr.Shuttle Tours & Transfers Krakow
ul. Ofiar Dabia 10 A
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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Y5311ferachelm
Nov 18, 2025
Auswitz and saltmine - Excellent tour guy, very knowledgeable and formative. Happy to answer questions.
Always knew where we had to meet, where at and time so never a worry. Driver also very friendly and formative. Great day overall.
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X2745mxstephanieo
Sep 18, 2025
Well worth a visit - Excellent service from start to finish. Driver was very pleasant and ensured comfortable ride. Guide at Auschwitz-Birkenau was so knowledgeable and presented information well
Salt mines were awesome again with an excellent guide
It is however a long and exhausting day!
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Meander30092025326
Sep 18, 2025
peerless - The tour operator, Mr Shuttle conducts a precise and pleasurable operation that delivers beyond expectation. In our particular experience, Auschwitz/Salt Mine, we found nothing to criticise, therefore we highly recommend.
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Nia
Aug 24, 2025
100% recommend! - They picked us up at a designated time right outside our accommodation (which wasn’t on their list of known locations) and were so friendly. We watched a documentary on the long drive to Aushwitz-Birkenau and were met with a lovely, knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. The tour was long, but well-paced and reflective. I didn’t pay for the pre-made lunch and just brought my own so I have no comment about the food- snacks and drinks were allowed on the bus and were helpful for getting through the long day. Bring a jumper as it can get quite chilly on the bus and in the salt mines. The salt mines was thoroughly enjoyable with a small group going down and a friendly tour guide who made jokes personalised to each group. The drive back was short and once again we got dropped off right infront of our accommodation. 100% worth it
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Daniel
Jul 17, 2025
Auschwitz and salt mines - This was a very good trip. Really interesting and really well informed by the guides. Lots of walking but the day just flowed as the guides were really good.
Mr shuttle is well organized and contact was made the day before to arrange collection times etc.
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O5530umkarenn
Jul 13, 2025
Day trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau and the salt mines - Mr Shuttle was very organised and communicated excellently, keeping us updated frequently. The driver Lukasz was lovely and the mini coach was new and clean. Our lunch was nice. The tour guide for Auschwitz-Birkenau (also called Lukasz) was very professional and told the history of these tragic camps very well and compassionately. The salt mines were interesting and the tour guide there was also good. We would recommend this day and would very much recommend Mr Shuttle.
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Z2228buheathert
Jul 13, 2025
Prepare to blow your mind away with history! - Mr shuttles service brill
Good communication
Glad we did camp and salt mines same day
Very good value
Excellent guided both trips
Lunch perfect
Thank you
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Therichastill
Jul 11, 2025
Michael was an excellent guide! - I booked a day trip quite a few months ago for visits to Auschwitz, Birkenau and the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Once payment was due I sorted this out through Trip Advisor and Paypal and received my ticket.
In the day leading up to the trip I received text messages reminding me I needed to bring my ID for the visit to Auschwitz and also the time I would be picked up from my location.
The start was quite early but as it turned out I was quite glad as it meant we had an earlier finish. I was picked up from my location at 6:10am and we collected some other people then set off on our journey to Oswiecim. On the route our guide, Michael, played us a film about the liberation of Auschwitz which was interesting and horrifying at the same time as I learnt about the atrocities that took place there.
We arrived at Auschwitz at about 8am and had a toilet break and then we entered the camp. Michael told us a great deal about the history of the camp and what the different blocks were used for.
We did not visit all the blocks but I got the impression we visited all the main ones including Block 10 and the crematorium.
From here we went the short distance to Birkenau which was very moving. For me this was the most upsetting part of the tour but I felt it was necessary to see.
Following this we went to a nearby cafe that also had a gift shop so we could by something to remember our visit including different books and guides. We had been provided with lunch as part of the tour. We had a decent amount of time here before it was back on the bus for the next part of the tour. We dropped off some people on the outskirts of Krakow who had not booked for the salt mine and soon went to our next destination.
From here Michael handed us over to a guide to the salt mine and we were taken round 3 km of the underground tunnels. Inside we saw some of the sculptures created by the mine and for me the most amazing part of the tour was St Kinga's Hall which was breathtaking! Someone told me that the salt mine was worth visiting and when they first suggested it I was sceptical but I am so glad I went there.
We had opportunities to get snacks and drinks underground and also to buy souvenirs here and then back on ground level as well. After this it was back to the bus and Michael drove us back to our hotels across Krakow.
Although it was a little pricey I found it to be really convenient not to have to book tickets in advance and have everything sorted out. Thinking back if I had done all this under my own resources I would probably have spent that much.
Michael was a really great guide who answered our questions and seemed to be fully knowledgeable on what we were shown. Please pass on my gratitude to him for making it a very educational day and keeping us all safe and well fed.
MANY THANKS AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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Cherrygem008
Jul 9, 2025
Great communication and good service - Very early pick up (5.30 am) and our transport was ready - great communication leading up to the tour which continued throughout the day - great service- great knowledge of the guides we had assigned at auschwitz and the salt mines - as everyone has said it’s a long day - but a great combo - as a tour provider Mr Shuttle offers great service and is true to their word.
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Bev
Jul 5, 2025
Well run tour - Professionally run tour. Picked up promptly and earlier than booked due to the extreme hot weather. Comfortable mini coach with air con and friendly driver sorted everything throughout the day-getting our tickets, what time for breaks, lunch etc.
Only downside was our tour guide provided by Auschwitz museum cut short our visit around Birkenau site due to the hot weather conditions, so we only saw a small part. This was apparently imposed by the museum themselves as people were fainting. However we saw other tour groups continuing around the parts we didn’t get to see.
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