Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps with a professional educator to learn about its inhumane history. With 7 hours to spend at this site, learn the fate of the millions of victims of the Holocaust.
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 7 - 8 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Skip the ticket line
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English, Polish, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Czech, Russian
- Pickup optional
- Your hotel in Krakow city center.
Experience
Itinerary
4 - 5 hours
Krakow
- 1.5 hours
Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Auschwitz I (guided tour)
Break
Auschwitz II-Birkenau (guided tour)
- 1.5 hours
Krakow
Meeting point
Main stop
Other stop
Highlights
- Visit the largest concentration camp of the Nazi Holocaust at Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Learn more about the dark history from a professional guide
- Go to the original barracks and see where the prisoners were held
- See the main gate to Auschwitz
Full description
Depart Krakow for a confronting day of reflection with a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps. Undoubtedly, it is a solemn place that leaves a lasting impression all visitors, and an important memorial to the victims of the extermination.
Funded by the Nazi party in 1940, Auschwitz-Birkenau became both a symbol of human suffering and a witness to physical and emotional exhaustion. As the largest concentration camp operated by the Nazis, it became the final resting place for millions of people, mostly Jews, put to their death in the hideous gas chambers.
Visit the museum and memorial in the suburbs of Oświęcim, about 60 kilometers west of Krakow. Upon arrival, approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes later, meet a professional guide who will show you around the site and speak of its dark history.
Pass through the gate with the inscription "Arbeit macht frei" to enter Auschwitz I, where your guide will show you around the preserved area and explain the history of this place. Then, visit the second camp at Birkenau, where mass killings took place as part of the Nazi "Final Solution to the Jewish Question." Spend about 1 hour at the Birkenau camp, before meeting your driver for the return journey to Kraków.
Includes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (depending on option selected)
- Transportation by air-conditioned minibus
- English-speaking driver
- Entry to Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial
- Food and drinks
Not suitable for
- Wheelchair users
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
- Customers will get a mandatory temperature check
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Meeting point varies depending on option booked.
Important information
What to bring
- Passport or ID card
- Student card
Not allowed
- Pets
- Oversize luggage
- Smoking
- Luggage or large bags
- Short skirts
- Sleeveless shirts
Know before you go
- As per the requirements of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, 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
- Please note that you are not permitted to enter the museum with large bags or backpacks (the maximum size permitted is 20 x 30 centimeters)
- Your pickup time may vary depending on your location and you will be informed by phone or email to your hotel reception in the event of any changes
- Please advise if you require a child safety seat when booking
- It is recommended to bring lunch and drinks with you
