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Auschwitz Birkenau Museum: Guided Minivan Tour from Krakow

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    Auschwitz Birkenau Museum: Guided Minivan Tour from Krakow

    4.5

    4577 reviews

    From US$ 55.50 per person

    Visit the largest former concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on a 8-hour tour by minivan from Krakow. Learn about the genocide of World War II from your knowledgeable guide.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
    Mobile ticketing
    Use your phone or print your voucher
    Duration 8 hours
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    Skip the ticket line
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    Live tour guide
    English, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Interlingue, Korean
    Pickup included
    The day before your tour, the local tour operator will contact you via email, text message, or through the reception desk with your exact pickup time from your accommodation in Kraków. While the partner will try to pick you up between 10:00 AM and 12:00 midday, please note that due to restrictions by the museum the pick-up time might change and be as early as 6:00 AM.
    Wheelchair accessible
    Private or small groups available

    Experience

    Itinerary
    5 hours

    • Krakow

    • 1.5 hours

    • Auschwitz I (guided tour)

    • Break

    • Auschwitz II-Birkenau (guided tour)

    • 1.5 hours

    • Krakow

    Pickup included
    Main stop
    Other stop
    Highlights
    • Visit the largest former Nazi concentration camp on a 8-hour tour of Auschwitz
    • Learn about the terrible history of the death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau
    • See significant monuments from the terrible events of World War II and Hitler’s Third Reich
    Full description
    First, travel by minivan for 1 hour and 20 minutes before you arrive at the camp. Founded on 27 April 1940, Auschwitz became the site of extermination by inhumane conditions and physical destruction of prisoners. It was the biggest death camp of the Nazi regime and during your tour a licensed guide will sensitively take you to see the barbed wire fences, watchtowers, barracks, gallows and gas chambers; these depict the circumstances under which the Nazi genocide took place. Spend 2 hours here with a short 20 minute break.  You will also visit Birkenau, a short 5-minute drive from Auschwitz. Birkenau comprised of more than 300 buildings, including latrines, watchtowers and gas chambers. Although a challenge, it’s important to remember these events to make sure that this history is never repeated. Spend approximately 1.5 hours here before the 1 hour 20 minute drive back to Krakow.
    Includes
    • Pickup and drop-off at your accommodation in Krakow
    • Entrance and live tour guide at Auschwitz with headsets
    • Entrance and live tour guide at Birkenau
    • Umbrella on a rainy day
    • Lunch
    Covid-19 precautions

    You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

    Safety measures in place
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • All required protective equipment is provided

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    What to bring

    • Food and drinks
    • Student card
    • Passport or ID card

    Not allowed

    • Luggage or large bags
    • Pets

    Know before you go

    • As per the requirements, all participants are required to provide their full name and contact details as part of the booking
    • Entrance may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering
    • Owing to the requirements, all tickets to the museum are non-refundable. Please consider your purchase carefully
    • In exceptional cases, the minivan might be replaced with a bigger bus with very similar comfort
    • During visits to the memorial site, you will see only the most important places and exhibitions. Visiting the entire post-camp space would require a multi-day stay
    • In exceptional cases, if there are no guides available in your selected language, there will be a translator translating to the language you selected
    • The pace and duration of the tours are determined by the memorial's visitor service. Unfortunately, GetYourGuide and your guide have no influence on the duration of the break times
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.5 /5

    based on 4577 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.3/5
    • Transportation
      4.5/5
    • Value for money
      4.4/5
    • Safety
      4.6/5

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    Michal made our tour absolutely perfect! He arrived on time right outside our hotels doors and couldn’t do enough for us, he was so polite and helpful. When we arrived we had to queue for the tickets but Michal sorted all this out for us so the tour got through together and without waiting! Our tour guide (Magda) was so passionate and really made the experience for us, she was so so knowledgeable and we honestly couldn’t have had a better tour guide. Michal was waiting for us after our tour and although there was so much traffic, he still dropped us at our hotels front door which is really appreciated. If any one’s having doubts on which tour to book - this is the one!!!! Couldn’t recommend it enough - thank you all for the tour

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    November 28, 2021

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    Alistair Verified booking

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    Everything worked really well! Drivers Mateusz were nice and helpful with everything, we changed the pickup location the day before, but that was no problem. We were informed about the schedule for the whole day. On site in Auschwitz, our guide Michal was waiting, he spoke very good Swedish, was objective and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend!

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    November 20, 2021

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    Monika – Sweden Verified booking

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    Despite a somewhat late start because of the local marathon, the memorial visit of the two horror camps very interesting to immerse us in the absolute horror and the industrialized genocide to the extreme, showing that all power must have a counter-power strong to prevent such atrocious acts; these camps should serve as lessons for all the followers of the neo-apprentice dictators who flourish across the current world ...

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    October 24, 2021

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    Marc – France Verified booking

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