Auschwitz Day Trip from Krakow

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Make a stop for reflection on your trip to Poland and visit Auschwitz. We know; visiting the largest Nazi concentration camp won't be easy, but there are experiences you have to have at least once in your life to better understand the world. With this excursion to Auschwitz with transfers from Krakow and guide services included you will be able to delve deeper into one of the darkest chapters of our recent history.

About 50 km from Krakow, you will find this extermination camp, witness to a human drama that still stirs consciences today. And that is precisely why this place has been preserved. But do you want to know what a trip to Auschwitz will be like? Make a note:

  • You will get to know the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex. The tour includes admission to the two main camps, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II.
  • To discover this immense place steeped in history, it is essential to be accompanied by an expert guide, who is included in this tour. He or she will help you to understand the context and everything that happened there.
  • In addition, this tour includes return bus transfers, so you can forget about finding your own way there.

What’s included

  • Queue-free entry to Auschwitz concentration camp
  • Professional guide
  • Round-trip bus transfer from Kraków
  • Headphones for better listening to the guide

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Step by Step

You've seen it in many films, some particularly moving ones like Schindler's List or The Pianist: Auschwitz is sadly the world's best-known concentration camp. The truth is that experiencing it in situ on this tour will, as you might expect, be even more moving. But why do we recommend such a tough visit? The answer is engraved on one of the Auschwitz barracks: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it".

And that is the largest Nazi concentration camp in history, a living reminder of the tragedy that ravaged the world during World War II. Don't remember what it was built for? Don't worry, in order to better understand the historical context and learn in detail about the events that took place there, you will be accompanied throughout the tour by a guide, which is essential for this type of visit.

Auschwitz-Birkenau is a huge complex built by the Nazi German authorities in 1940 in the suburbs of Oświęcim, 50 km from Kraków. To get there, the best option is to book this tour with return transfers included from Kraków. It will save you all the organisation. It's very easy: just book the day and time that suits you best and be ready at the meeting point to start your trip.

Entrance to the two main camps is included in this package. You'll walk on the ground where many of the people who lost their lives there walked, see the original barracks where they lived in inhumane conditions, and even see some of the personal belongings kept in the museum.

But one of the most harrowing points of this tour will probably be the stop your guide will make at the crematoria. This is the site of mass executions carried out by the Nazis to exterminate the majority of Jews... Exactly, there you will see the remains of the well-known gas chambers, silent witnesses of the atrocities committed in the camp. But all in an atmosphere of respect and absolute honour for the victims.

It is difficult to put yourself in the shoes of the people who lived (and died) in Auschwitz. But, believe us, the impact of this visit will leave its mark on you and invite you to reflect deeply. And in any case, you know, let's remember history to prevent it from repeating itself...

Reviews

4.8
· 16 Reviews
  • M
    M.
    5
    (0 Reviews)
    Excellent service from the tour managers and guides. Very happy with the result.
  • A
    A.
    5
    (0 Reviews)
    Next time I come to Germany I will probably bring my family so that they can get to know and learn more about these places.
  • S
    S.
    5
    (0 Reviews)
    Ever since I learnt about the history of the Second World War I had wanted to visit Auschwitz and finally it was fulfilled. This tour fulfilled all my expectations.
  • J
    J.
    4
    (0 Reviews)
    The guide walked very fast and I went with my mum who is a bit older so she got tired all the time.
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