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Tour of the Warsaw Ghetto: Delving Into Europe's Largest Ghetto History
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Warszawa
Discover the tumultuous past of the creation and annihilation of Europe’s biggest ghetto. Visit the actual sites where the plan for the final solution was executed.
Discover the tumultuous past of the creation and annihilation of Europe’s biggest ghetto. Visit the actual sites where the plan for the final solution was executed.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Nozyk Synagogue - They visit the only synagogue that survived the Second World War and is still in operation.
- Próżna - They explore the last surviving streets and neighborhoods within the ghetto.
- Waliców - They see fragments of the ghetto wall and immerse themselves in the moving history of the Warsaw Ghetto. They learn everything about…
- Nozyk Synagogue - They visit the only synagogue that survived the Second World War and is still in operation.
- Próżna - They explore the last surviving streets and neighborhoods within the ghetto.
- Waliców - They see fragments of the ghetto wall and immerse themselves in the moving history of the Warsaw Ghetto. They learn everything about its origins, everyday life in the ghetto and the uprising in 1943 and learn more
- Chlodna Street - They stop at the point where the connecting bridge between the Small and the Big Ghetto, which became the symbol of the Warsaw ghetto, was located. They see the real places and hear the authentic stories, ia. by Władysław Szpilman, the title hero of the “pianist” by Roman Polański.
- Umschlagplatz - They see the real places where the final solution plan has been put into practice. They learn more about the symbolic meaning of the Umschlagplatz and how the plan of the final solution of the Jewish question was put into action.
- POLIN Muzeum Historii Zydow Polskich - They move into the times of the heroic uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. They learn what life was like in the ghetto, why the Jews took up arms and who helped. You will also be introduced to the symbolism of the Ghettohelden Memorial, where Willy Brandt performed his famous Kniefall and the POLIN Museum.
- Pomnik Willy’ego Brandta - They stop you at the spot where Willy Brandt made his famous knees.
- Memorial at Mila 18 - You will see the former location of the bunker at Miła Street. 18 and get to know the eventful history.
- Pawiak Prison Museum - Learn more about the Pawiak Prison.
What's Included
- City center hotel pick-up
- Licensed city tour
- City center hotel pick-up
- Licensed city tour
What's Not Included
- Admission fees
- Admission fees
Additional Information
- This tour is mixed ie. As a tour and public transport-based tour offered: You are about 2.5 hours on foot and about 30 minutes on the bus / tram / underground
- The order of the visit is adapted to the location of your hotel.
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On Friday afternoons (from 1 p.m.), Saturdays and Jewish holidays, this tour is conducted without visiting the synagogue.
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- This tour is mixed ie. As a tour and public transport-based tour offered: You are about 2.5 hours on foot and about 30 minutes on the bus / tram / underground
- The order of the visit is adapted to the location of your hotel.
- On Friday afternoons (from 1 p.m.), Saturdays and Jewish holidays, this tour is conducted without visiting the synagogue.
- During this tour there will be no visit to the main exhibition at the POLIN Museum. It is recommended to visit the main exhibition with audio guides available in German. You should allow about 2.5 hours for the visit. Please note the opening hours of the museum: Mo., Do. “Fr.: 10.00 am to 6.00 pm, Tue.: closed, Wed., Sa., So… 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- This tour is not suitable for the children.
Location
Próżna 11
Próżna
The guide will be waiting for you at Prózna st. 9 (between Bistro Charlotte Menora and Restaurant Strefa) with the PolinTours sign on it.
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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David_h
Aug 27, 2025
This walking tour... - This walking tour provides a valuable glimpse of the horror that unfolded in the Warsaw Ghetto as the Nazis put in place their final solution for the so-called Jewish problem. To walk the streets is incredibly moving and you are left struggling to understand how such insanity could be perpetrated.
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Traci_l
Aug 23, 2025
Learned a lot - and boy did I have a different expectation - The ghetto tour is humbling and emotional. Much bigger than I had imagined. There were lots of sites with original buildings or partial buildings from the time period - right down to bullet holes in the walls. Very insightful and recommended.
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Marikj0sh
Jul 22, 2025
- On Monday 14 July my boyfriend and I had the privilege to be guided by Marzena of Polin Tours around the former Warsaw ghetto and we will never forget it. Marzena made us understand in a deep way, she didn’t just lecture, she made us see. She gave us aha-moments. She was wonderful and if you have the chance to go on this tour of the Warsaw ghetto, do it. And maybe, like us, you will feel like this tour was one of the most important things you have ever done. Torstein and Mari.
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Dandan_pinto
Jul 20, 2025
Historic Tourism - Symbolic place, but with photos and memorials and part of the wall that made up the ghetto where Polish Jews were forced to live and where they were killed when they rebelled in 1944.
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Sharra
Jun 30, 2025
Amazingly informative cultural experience!! - This experience was simply AMAZING!! Our tour guide went out of her way to answer our questions and tie our visits to the POLIN and Warsaw Uprising Museums with the tour!! This is a must-do experience for anyone visiting Warsaw!!
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Julie_h
Jun 25, 2025
Poland Ghetto Tour - We had a wonderful guide, Marzena Swirska-Molenda, who was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Poland and especially the Ghetto area. We got to see and hear so much about this time and answered all of our questions. Highly recommend this tour.
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Thomas_d
Jun 23, 2025
Well researched and illustrated tour of historical sites. - Informative, historically oriented tour covering events and locations in chronological order. Marzena describes a series of events beginning with the German invasion using historical sites and monuments. She is faithful to the historical record and brings photographs and maps to illuminate places as they were during the Ghetto time.
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G8fh6tvf8g
Jun 17, 2025
Incredible, moving and important to experience - Incredibly informative and moving. Your guide was wonderful, well informed and knowledgeable. I can’t imagine visiting Warsaw and not doing this tour.
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Robertsa9608pr
May 30, 2025
Excellent picture and story of such a gut-wrenching event. - Our guide was exceptionally well informed . She was kind in adapting to my physical challenges, and passionate in telling this remarkable story. More people need to learn this history.
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Winnie
May 19, 2025
Great guide - An inspiring, very knowledgeable and well-prepared tour guide who led us through the Warsaw of the Jews. Very educational and absolutely recommendable.
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