Kraków: 3-Day Jewish Quarter, Wieliczka, and Auschwitz Tour
ID: GYG404413-734120
Category:
Country: Poland
Duration:
3 days
Description
Go on a 3-day guided tour to some of the most historical sights in Kraków and get a deep understanding of the city's past, the impacts of World War II, and the Holocaust.
Day 1:
Begin your tour by exploring Kazimierz, the historic Jewish quarter of Kraków. Walk along artistic streets home to independent galleries and vintage fashion boutiques. Learn about the history and heritage behind this part of the city from your guide. After your walking tour, you'll stop for lunch at a local café.
Next, head to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the oldest mines in the world and an extraordinary place full of secrets and legends. Stroll past magnificent chambers, countless corridors and see majestic salt sculptures.
Day 2:
Visit Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, now hosting two museums: the Museum of Contemporary Art and a branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków. Broaden your understanding of Kraków's history with World War II and the life of Oskar Schindler. After the tour, you'll stop for lunch at a local café.
Visit the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp later in the afternoon. Learn about its dark history, and see memorials dedicated to remembering the victims of the Holocaust. Understand the impact of Nazi rule in the area and how the deportation of Jews from the Krakow Ghetto, beginning in 1942, came to pass.
Day 3:
On the last day of your tour, visit Auschwitz, a former Nazi concentration camp that is preserved intact as a reminder of the crime committed against humanity. The Auschwitz museum includes the ruins of crematoria, gas chambers, the railway platform, and other elements from the former concentration camp. Get deep insights about the Holocaust from your guide.
Highlights
- Explore Kazimierz, the historic Jewish quarter of Krakow
- Visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the oldest mines in the world
- Visit Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory museum
- Get deep insights about the Holocaust at Płaszów and Auschwitz
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Special registration is required when booking entry to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. All admission tickets to this Museum are personal. Please make sure to include the name and surname of each participant as spelled on the ID document.
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Meet your tour guide on the steps of the Old Synagogue. The guide will be holding a sign that says 'excursions.city.'
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
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
