Warsaw History Tour: Explore Medieval to Modern

Explore Warsaw’s Old Town with expert local guides. Uncover its medieval roots, wartime resilience, and stunning post-war revival. Book your tour now.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • King Sigismund’s Column (Kolumna Zygmunta) - This is Warsaw’s oldest, tallest, and most renowned monument: a 20-meter-high granite column, 400 years old, honoring one of Poland’s most influential kings, Sigismund Vasa.
  • The Royal Castle in Warsaw - The 17th and 18th-century residence of Polish kings, viewed from the outside. It is the main…
What's Included
  • City map
  • Guide service
What's Not Included
  • tip for the guide :)
Additional Information

Explore the captivating history of medieval Warsaw with our expert English-speaking guides, all of whom are Warsaw locals with extensive guiding experience. Learn about the city’s evolution into a royal residential area and the capital of Poland, its devastation during World War II, and the remarkable post-war rebuilding that has earned it the…

Location
Sigismund's Column
plac Zamkowy
By the Sigismund's Column in the Castle Square (20-meter high stone column with a bronze statue on top), look for a guide holding an ORANGE UMBRELLA with a British flag on top. In case of parade/protest/concert, we will be starting from the red-brick defensive wall situated 100 m. further north.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Joycep419
Feb 23, 2026
Goska is a wonderful tour guide of the Old Town! - Goska was an absolutely wonderful guide for our tour of the Old Town. 2 hours was a perfect amount of time to hear about the history, anecdotes, and Goska's personal experiences in her lovely city. Goska answered all of our questions and even helped us with types of restaurants we might want to go to. And, the brochure that the Orange Umbrella tour group created has lots of handy Polish Phrases, a good map, and other information. We had 20 in our tour, but it didn't seem like that many people at all! I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see the Old Town.
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Fairouz
Feb 18, 2026
Informative - Great. The tour guide was great and interactive with the group. He shared his knowledge wisely about the old town and the history of the town
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Fairouz
Feb 17, 2026
Awesome - The tour guide was great and very informative. Thank you kindly for the tour guide sharing the history with myself and the other participant.
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Carlarc2850ns
Feb 10, 2026
Interesting and fun tour with Martin - Martin is a very prepared and fun guide. Interesting tour to get an overview of the history of Warsaw old town, especially if you don’t have much time to visit. Definetly recommended!
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348juliew
Feb 6, 2026
Chilly walk around Warsaw - Our guide Albert was very friendly and informative. We covered very little ground geographically but lots of history. It was a very cold day and as you stand around listening you need lots of layers.
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C2368hgsteveh
Jan 26, 2026
Detailed history and fun - Iga could not have been more knowledgeable, fun, easy to hang out with! She has the right mix of history and personality for this experience.
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Departure21499912804
Dec 18, 2025
Great - Tour with Gośka was amazing. She is a great guide with lots of knowledge and humor. Made us feel really welcome. Highly recommend :)
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H3801irjustynaj
Dec 17, 2025
Great tour guide - Gośka is full of energy and enthusiasm, tells stories in a really engaging way, genuinely cares about the people on the tour, gets everyone talking, and even bad weather doesn’t spoil the experience. Highly recommended!
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Btatjana
Dec 11, 2025
Very informative - Our tour guide was very friendly and did an amazing job. Would recommend to others. Thanks for making my stay in Warsaw even better.
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Freedom26543036150
Nov 16, 2025
Free walking tour in the rain - The rain didn’t stop us from having fun. Iga our tour guide was terrific! She made the tour very interesting and informative.
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up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).