Auschwitz-Birkenau guided tour and pickup from Krakow
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Feel organized with the pickup service included on this day. Plus, you'll skip the queue and learn with the guided tour.You'll depart Kraków and go on a journey to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. There, experience what it's like to explore the largest concentration camp in Poland built by the Nazis. Increase your knowledge with an informative guide and a tour filled with stories and facts of both the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II labor camps.After a short break for lunch on arrival, get shown around Auschwitz I to see the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign and some of the administration buildings where the horrors were planned. Look inside the gas chamber where the Nazis committed their hideous genocide, and see personal artifacts belonging to inmates at exhibitions dedicated to their memory.Benefit from a short 15-minute break before going to the Birkenau camp for a 1-hour guided tour. Discover where the prisoners entered the camp and the wooden barracks where they were forced to live. Return to Kraków with your thoughts and get dropped off at a place of your choice in the Old Town or Old Jewish Quarter.
Highlights
- Benefit from being collected and transported from your hotel to the museum
- Take a poignant tour of the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps
- Explore the dark history of Europe during World War II
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Facilities
Free cancellation
mobile
7 hours
Available in English
What's included
- Entrance fees
- Guided tour
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
- Skip-the-line tickets
Not included
- Food and drinks
Where you'll meet
Meet the guide in front of the Kiss & Ride stop.
Operated by
Cracow Visit
Important information
Know in advance:
* All participants must provide their full name and contact details at the time of booking. Please ensure that the name on your ID exactly matches the name provided at the booking to avoid issues at the entrance
* The museum can change your visit time, so your pickup time may change accordingly. You will receive final confirmation via email 1–2 days before the tour. Due to the extremely high visitors' volume and internal policies, Auschwitz-Birkenau reserves the right to cancel tours or guides at any time, even a few days or hours before the visit. If this happens, you will be informed and, if possible, offered an alternative date or programme
* All visitors are required to pass through security checks before entering the museum grounds
* The local partner will contact you by WhatsApp, email or phone the day before the tour to confirm your pickup place and time
* If the pickup location is inaccessible for the transport, a different location will be arranged nearby
Remember to bring:
* A valid ID or a copy of your passport
* It's advisable to bring a packed lunch
* Clothes that do not reveal too much or are too shiny, to show the dignity required, and have comfortable shoes
* Please note that the duration of the visit may be shortened due to high temperatures and weather conditions. Any decision regarding shortening the tour is made solely by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, and all visitors and tour operators are required to follow the museum's guidelines and instructions
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