Auschwitz & Birkenau Guided Day Trip with Hotel Pickup from Krakow
by Hello Cracow
Choose from 3 available options
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€58Overview
This guided day trip lasts about 7 hours and begins with a pickup from your hotel or specified address in Krakow by an air-conditioned van or mini-bus. The drive to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Upon arrival, there is a short break for refreshments or to view outdoor exhibits before meeting your licensed English-speaking guide. You will start the visit at Auschwitz I, the original camp featuring the Arbeit Macht Frei gate. The guided walk lasts about 2 hours and includes wooden buildings, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, crematoria, and other preserved structures. Headsets are provided to hear the guide clearly, and group sizes are limited to 30 people. After a short break of up to 15 minutes, the tour continues at Auschwitz II Birkenau, only a few minutes away. This larger camp was built in 1941 to carry out the Nazi plan to make Europe free of Jews. The guide explains the harsh living conditions, selections, and medical experiments performed here. The tour ends with the story of the camp’s liberation by the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front on January 27, 1945. Following the visit, you will be transported back to your Krakow accommodation. Entry fees, insurance, taxes, and round-trip transportation are included. Food and drinks are not provided, and the schedule may change depending on the museum’s timetable.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Krakow
The tour starts with pickup from your Krakow hotel or specified address. The drive to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes over 65 kilometers. Drivers have all necessary EU permissions for passenger transport. Upon arrival, there is a break to buy coffee or view outdoor exhibits. A licensed English-speaking guide will then introduce the group.
120 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
You enter Auschwitz I through the gate marked Arbeit Macht Frei. This camp was originally a detention center for Polish citizens arrested after 1939. The guided visit lasts about 2 hours with headsets to hear commentary clearly. The group size is limited to 30 visitors. You see wooden buildings, fortified walls, barbed wire, gas chambers, and crematoria, all preserved to show the scale of the Holocaust.
120 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
After a 15-minute break, the tour continues at Auschwitz II Birkenau, just 3 minutes away. Built in 1941 in Brzezinka village, this camp held up to 90,000 prisoners and was key to the Nazi plan to make Europe free of Jews. The guide explains the harsh conditions, selections, and medical experiments by Nazi doctors including Josef Mengele. The visit concludes with the story of the camp’s liberation on January 27, 1945 by the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front.
90 min
Krakow
After the tour, you return by vehicle to your hotel or specified address in Krakow.
90 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Auschwitz & Birkenau Guided Day Trip with Hotel Pickup from Krakow
by Hello Cracow
Choose from 3 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€58Overview
This guided day trip lasts about 7 hours and begins with a pickup from your hotel or specified address in Krakow by an air-conditioned van or mini-bus. The drive to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Upon arrival, there is a short break for refreshments or to view outdoor exhibits before meeting your licensed English-speaking guide. You will start the visit at Auschwitz I, the original camp featuring the Arbeit Macht Frei gate. The guided walk lasts about 2 hours and includes wooden buildings, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, crematoria, and other preserved structures. Headsets are provided to hear the guide clearly, and group sizes are limited to 30 people. After a short break of up to 15 minutes, the tour continues at Auschwitz II Birkenau, only a few minutes away. This larger camp was built in 1941 to carry out the Nazi plan to make Europe free of Jews. The guide explains the harsh living conditions, selections, and medical experiments performed here. The tour ends with the story of the camp’s liberation by the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front on January 27, 1945. Following the visit, you will be transported back to your Krakow accommodation. Entry fees, insurance, taxes, and round-trip transportation are included. Food and drinks are not provided, and the schedule may change depending on the museum’s timetable.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Krakow
The tour starts with pickup from your Krakow hotel or specified address. The drive to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes over 65 kilometers. Drivers have all necessary EU permissions for passenger transport. Upon arrival, there is a break to buy coffee or view outdoor exhibits. A licensed English-speaking guide will then introduce the group.
120 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
You enter Auschwitz I through the gate marked Arbeit Macht Frei. This camp was originally a detention center for Polish citizens arrested after 1939. The guided visit lasts about 2 hours with headsets to hear commentary clearly. The group size is limited to 30 visitors. You see wooden buildings, fortified walls, barbed wire, gas chambers, and crematoria, all preserved to show the scale of the Holocaust.
120 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
After a 15-minute break, the tour continues at Auschwitz II Birkenau, just 3 minutes away. Built in 1941 in Brzezinka village, this camp held up to 90,000 prisoners and was key to the Nazi plan to make Europe free of Jews. The guide explains the harsh conditions, selections, and medical experiments by Nazi doctors including Josef Mengele. The visit concludes with the story of the camp’s liberation on January 27, 1945 by the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front.
90 min
Krakow
After the tour, you return by vehicle to your hotel or specified address in Krakow.
90 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.