Auschwitz-Birkenau Live Guided Tour with Hotel Pickup from Krakow
by Krakow Tours by KrakowDirect
Choose from 5 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.€38.50Overview
The tour begins with a hotel pickup or meeting point in Krakow. Transportation to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim is provided by a modern Mercedes Benz vehicle equipped with air conditioning, WiFi, TV screens, and charging ports. The drive takes approximately one hour and fifteen minutes covering about 65 kilometers. An English-speaking group leader is available throughout the tour to assist participants. Upon arrival, there is a short break to get coffee or explore outdoor exhibits before meeting a licensed professional guide. The live guided tour starts at Auschwitz I, the original concentration camp. Visitors enter through the gate marked "Arbeit Macht Frei" and explore wooden barracks, walls, fences, gas chambers, and crematoria while listening to the guide through provided headsets. Group sizes are limited to 30 people according to museum regulations. This part of the tour lasts about two hours. After a brief fifteen-minute break, the tour continues at Birkenau (Auschwitz II), located just a few minutes away in the village of Brzezinka. The guide explains the camp’s purpose, history, living conditions, selection process, and medical experiments carried out there. This section lasts about ninety minutes. Following the visit, there is time to rest before the return trip to Krakow, which takes approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. Participants are dropped off at their chosen address in the city. The entire experience lasts around seven hours and includes headsets for clear audio, transport, a documentary film about Auschwitz’s liberation, and insurance. Visitors must bring a passport or ID for museum entry. Lunch is not included, and there is no time for a full meal during the visit, so bringing a snack is recommended. Luggage larger than 30 x 20 x 10 cm cannot be brought inside but can be left in the vehicle.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Krakow
The tour begins with transportation from your specified hotel or an agreed meeting point in Krakow. The drive to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes over 65 km. Drivers have required EU certifications for passenger transport. An English-speaking group leader is available for assistance. Upon arrival, there is a short break to have coffee or view outdoor exhibits before meeting the licensed local guide.
75 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Begin walking through the gate of Auschwitz I, the first camp established in 1939 as a concentration camp for Polish prisoners after Germany's annexation. Pass beneath the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign. The guided tour lasts about two hours, with headsets provided for clear audio. Groups are limited to 30 people. Explore original wooden barracks, fortified walls, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, and crematoria to understand the camp’s scale and function.
120 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
After a 15-minute break, the tour continues at Birkenau (Auschwitz II), located 3 minutes away in the village of Brzezinka. This larger camp was built in 1941 under SS commander Heinrich Himmler to hold about 90,000 prisoners. The guide explains the brutal living conditions, selection process, and medical experiments performed by Nazi doctors, including Josef Mengele. This segment of the tour lasts about 90 minutes.
90 min
Krakow
At the end of the museum visits, there is a short rest break. The journey back to Krakow takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. You will be dropped off at the specified address in the city, concluding the tour.
75 min
Meeting point
Please await for the driver on the bus stop in front of the entrance to Radisson Blu hotel.
End point
Jewish district area (Kazimierz).
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Auschwitz-Birkenau Live Guided Tour with Hotel Pickup from Krakow
by Krakow Tours by KrakowDirect
Choose from 5 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.€38.50Overview
The tour begins with a hotel pickup or meeting point in Krakow. Transportation to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim is provided by a modern Mercedes Benz vehicle equipped with air conditioning, WiFi, TV screens, and charging ports. The drive takes approximately one hour and fifteen minutes covering about 65 kilometers. An English-speaking group leader is available throughout the tour to assist participants. Upon arrival, there is a short break to get coffee or explore outdoor exhibits before meeting a licensed professional guide. The live guided tour starts at Auschwitz I, the original concentration camp. Visitors enter through the gate marked "Arbeit Macht Frei" and explore wooden barracks, walls, fences, gas chambers, and crematoria while listening to the guide through provided headsets. Group sizes are limited to 30 people according to museum regulations. This part of the tour lasts about two hours. After a brief fifteen-minute break, the tour continues at Birkenau (Auschwitz II), located just a few minutes away in the village of Brzezinka. The guide explains the camp’s purpose, history, living conditions, selection process, and medical experiments carried out there. This section lasts about ninety minutes. Following the visit, there is time to rest before the return trip to Krakow, which takes approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. Participants are dropped off at their chosen address in the city. The entire experience lasts around seven hours and includes headsets for clear audio, transport, a documentary film about Auschwitz’s liberation, and insurance. Visitors must bring a passport or ID for museum entry. Lunch is not included, and there is no time for a full meal during the visit, so bringing a snack is recommended. Luggage larger than 30 x 20 x 10 cm cannot be brought inside but can be left in the vehicle.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Krakow
The tour begins with transportation from your specified hotel or an agreed meeting point in Krakow. The drive to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes over 65 km. Drivers have required EU certifications for passenger transport. An English-speaking group leader is available for assistance. Upon arrival, there is a short break to have coffee or view outdoor exhibits before meeting the licensed local guide.
75 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Begin walking through the gate of Auschwitz I, the first camp established in 1939 as a concentration camp for Polish prisoners after Germany's annexation. Pass beneath the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign. The guided tour lasts about two hours, with headsets provided for clear audio. Groups are limited to 30 people. Explore original wooden barracks, fortified walls, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, and crematoria to understand the camp’s scale and function.
120 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
After a 15-minute break, the tour continues at Birkenau (Auschwitz II), located 3 minutes away in the village of Brzezinka. This larger camp was built in 1941 under SS commander Heinrich Himmler to hold about 90,000 prisoners. The guide explains the brutal living conditions, selection process, and medical experiments performed by Nazi doctors, including Josef Mengele. This segment of the tour lasts about 90 minutes.
90 min
Krakow
At the end of the museum visits, there is a short rest break. The journey back to Krakow takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. You will be dropped off at the specified address in the city, concluding the tour.
75 min
Meeting point
Please await for the driver on the bus stop in front of the entrance to Radisson Blu hotel.
End point
Jewish district area (Kazimierz).
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.