Auschwitz- Birkenau: Guided Tour from Krakow

Itinerary
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Pass By: Welcome in Cracow, Szewska 15, 31-009 Kraków, Poland

Your trip to Auschwitz will start with picking up from a previously determined place in Krakow from a hotel or apartment. The journey from Krakow to Auschwitz takes about 1,5 hour. Information about the driver who will pick you up the phone numbers to him and the color of the vehicle that will pick you up, you will receive the day before the planned trip.

Stop At: Auschwitz I, Stanisławy Leszczyńskiej 11, 32-600 Oświęcim, Poland

Established in the early 1940s by the Nazis, Auschwitz was originally intended for Polish political prisoners. Later, when it was extended to include the neighboring site of Birkenau, it became an extermination camp for primarily European Jews, killing an estimated 1.1 million people. Begin your trip at your Krakow hotel, where a driver will meet you at your preferred pickup time. Arrive outside the town of Oświęcim around 1.5 hours later, where you’ll join up with your guide at the camp’s visitor center. Enter the gates of the complex under the chilling inscription of ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (‘Work sets you free’) and explore the key buildings and exhibitions that preserve the memory of the many lives lost there. Learn how the Nazi camp functioned as you pass the barracks and watchtowers, as well as the gas chambers and crematoriums. Your guide will take care to discuss the harrowing stories in a sensitive manner as you go.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Auschwitz II-Birkenau, Ofiar Niemieckiego Faszyzmu 12, 32-600 Brzezinka, Poland

You will have a brief break to eat a pre-packed lunch (own expense), as there are no eating facilities at the camp. Afterward, visit the camp's memorial in Birkenau and spend a quiet moment into remember the lives of the victims.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Welcome in Cracow, Szewska 15, 31-009 Kraków, Poland

After completing the tour, the driver will drop you to your hotel in Krakow.