Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour & Holocaust Movie Tour in Polish from Meeting Point
ID: GYG405681-O-736674
Category:
Country: Poland
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum on a guided tour that includes entry tickets. Watch an introductory video to see the camp during WWII in a special cinema room at the museum.
Tour Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest former concentration camp, and learn about its unforgettable history with a guide. Before your tour, see an introductory video showing the face of this place during World War II in a special cinema room, entry included.
Depart Krakow and head to the museum and memorial on the outskirts of Oświęcim, approximately 60 kilometers west of Krakow. Upon arrival (approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes later), your guide will take you into a world of the past.
Before visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau camps, a film in a specially prepared cinema room at the museum will give you an introduction to the history of the camp. Learn about the functioning of the camp during World War II.
After the film, pass through the gate marked "Arbeit macht frei" and enter the grounds of Auschwitz I, where your guide will show you around the preserved area and tell you about the history of the place.
Then, visit Birkenau, where the mass extermination took place as part of the Nazi "Final Solution to the Jewish Question." This will be the last hour of the tour, and then your driver will take you back to Krakow.
The Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, which was established in 1940 by the German Nazi party, became a symbol of human suffering as well as physical and mental torment years later. As the largest concentration camp in operation, it has become the final resting place for millions of people, especially Jews.
There is no doubt that this is a place that leaves a permanent mark on visitors. It is an important monument in honor of the victims of extermination.
Highlights
- Spend a day in reflection at to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
- Step into the largest Nazi concentration camp and learn its WWII history
- See the extermination camp in the past during a Holocaust introduction film
- Explore the original buildings of the concentration camps in person
- Witness the gas chambers, railway platform, and other elements of the site
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The starting time of the tour may change and it is worth considering this into your plans. The time you choose is your preferred time; the local partner will try their best to match it so that it is as close as possible
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
Masks are required while indoors
The meeting point is in front of the local partner's main office (Super Cracow) and is located approximately 100 meters from the main square.
Google Maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/RV3kRxeD6HcDMZnf6. Coordinates: 50.05995078370221, 19.93595686961346.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
