Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour with Hotel Transfer

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Step back in time and explore one of the darkest chapters of modern history on a tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.

Highlights

  • Learn about the horrors that took place at the Auschwitz and Birkenau work camps
  • Explore the only concentration camp under UNESCO protection
  • Hear what life was like at the camps on a daily basis
  • Explore with a professional guide and an official certified guide route
  • Skip the line entrace ticket

Description

Journey from Krakow to the town of Oświęcim to explore one of the darkest chapters in Europe's history. Tour the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum with an English-speaking guide who will provide you with a sensitive tour giving you insight into life in the camps and the horrors that occurred during their years of operation.  Enter the site for a more intimate and poignant experience. Hear how more than 1.5 million people were sent to the camps by the Nazi regime and put to death during World War II. Founded in 1947, the memorial was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 for the important story it relates. Pay your respects to the victims of the Holocaust and learn more about the genocide that shook the world. Hear details about life at the camp, where original features, along with personal possessions that belonged to the prisoners, are a reminder of the horrors that should never happen again.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off (depending on the option selected) English-speaking driver Professional licensed guide Entrance ticket Air-conditioned bus Lunchbox (if add-on selected at checkout)

Important Information

  • 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
  • The maximum size bag permitted on this tour is 30 x 20 x 10 centimeters • You can take photos at the memorial and museum but the use of flash photography is not permitted • Please notice that pick-up time is approximate and may be changed Due to the strict policy of the Auschwitz Museum, we inform you that the pick-up time may change independently of us. The time given in the booking is the most frequently provided time by the museum and is not dependent on us.

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Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a 50% refund

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