From Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau and Self-Guided Day Tour

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Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site and former Nazi concentration camp on an extended tour. Travel from Krakow with shared transportation and receive an informative brochure in your language.

Highlights

  • View the remnants and deeply moving personal artifacts from the Holocaust
  • Use the information brochure in your language & information from the tour leader
  • Explore at your own pace regardless of your group
  • See the Judenrampe - the place where prisoners were selected

Description

Explore Auschwitz-Birkenau using a guidebook. Experience the largest camp constructed by the Nazis on Polish soil, which functioned both as a concentration camp and an extermination camp. You'll be picked up in Krakow and transported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. Upon arrival, your tour leader will assist you in obtaining an admission ticket. Then, embark on a self-guided tour, equipped with an informative brochure in your preferred language. Enjoy the flexibility to explore at your own pace and follow your chosen route through the site. After touring the first section, Auschwitz, proceed to the second camp at Birkenau, the site of the mass executions. A tour assistant will be available to support you throughout your visit to the museum.

Includes

Round-trip transportation by bus (transportation only from Krakow) Entry tickets Brochure for self-guided tour Access to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum Access to Juden Rampe and sub-camps Assistance

Important Information

  • The local partner will do their best to accommodate you at the time selected, but please note that the starting time is approximate and subject to change. The pickup time may change (the possible start of the tour is between 05:30 AM and 01:30 PM), so please consider this in your plans. The local partner will contact you by WhatsApp , email or phone on the day before your tour to confirm your pickup time and details
  • The tour includes visits to several museums. The main point of the trip is Auschwitz-Birkenau.
  • Entry passes for individual visitors without educators are free and provided by Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.Entry tickets are booked by the tour operator in advance. In situations where this is not possible, the tickets are collected individually before the tour with the help of the tour leader.
  • The tour begins at a specific meeting point in Krakow. For organizational reasons, it is not possible to reach the sightseeing location independently.

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Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

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