Auschwitz Birkenau Private Day Trip

Learn about the dark past of World War 2 with this private day trip to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp from Krakow.

Description

When making your booking, you'll be able to choose from the following two private day trips from Krakow:

Auschwitz Birkenau Day Trip

Between 6 and 8 am, we'll pick you up from your hotel in Krakow and set off for Auschwitz-Birkenau. The journey takes just over 1 hour. Upon arrival, guests will start in the prison blocks, which feature several exhibitions. The tour includes gas chambers and the cremation area, revealing the regime's brutality. We'll see the train tracks used to transport victims, with some selected for extermination or medical experimentation.

Afterward, we view the barracks, latrines and remains of four crematoriums. Guests have 45 minutes of free time for lunch before returning to Krakow, where the total duration is approximately six and a half hours.

Auschwitz Birkenau, Krakow Ghetto and Schindler's Factory

This option also begins with a pick-up from your hotel, followed by a visit to Auschwitz Birkenau. After touring the camp, we will stop at the Judenrampe, then return to Krakow around 1:30 pm for lunch at a traditional Polish restaurant. At approximately 2:45 pm, a private tour in English through the Krakow Ghetto will be conducted, highlighting areas where the Jewish population was persecuted.

The final stop is Oskar Schindler's Factory, where you can see where many Jews were saved from death. We will then return to your hotel in Krakow.

Full Auschwitz-Birkenau Trip

This option includes pick-up at your hotel in Kraków with a guide. The first stop will be at Auschwitz I, where a Polish-speaking guide and an English-speaking interpreter will accompany you, followed by a guided tour of Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

We will also visit the Judenrampe of Auschwitz II-Birkenau and then observe the Market Square from our vehicle in the town of Oswiecim. Finally, we will visit the Auschwitz III-Monowitz memorial and return to your hotel, concluding the tour in approximately 7 hours and 40 minutes.

Important

The camp visit requires authorized guides; external guides are not permitted. Confirmations occur 12 to 16 hours prior.A minimum group size is necessary to access the camp with a guide; if not met, the activity may be cancelled or rescheduled.Tickets and guides are secured once the minimum group is reached, but last-minute bookings may face cancellations due to guide unavailability.