Auschwitz-Birkenau: Fast Track Entry Ticket & Guided Tour

Auschwitz-Birkenau: Fast Track Entry Ticket & Guided Tour

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Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps on a day tour from Krakow and learn about the atrocities that took place here from an official guide. Choose from a private or group tour.

Highlights

Visit the largest concentration camp of the Nazi Holocaust at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Learn more about the dark history of World War II from a professional educator
See the barracks and the inhuman conditions in which the prisoners were held
Pass through the infamous 'Arbeit macht frei' gate seen in history books
Walk away with a deeper understandings of the terrors of this time period

Description

Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp on a guided tour with a WWII expert. Explore the history of this infamous complex and learn about the tragic events that took place in it. See the original barracks in which prisoners were held to fully understand their situation. Meet your guide near the museum entrance, receive your entrance ticket, and go through security to join your group. Pass through the famous 'Arbeit macht frei' gate to enter Auschwitz I, where your guide will show you around the original preserved site and explain its touching history. After a short break, visit the second camp in Birkenau, where mass murders were carried out as part of the Nazi 'Final Solution to the Jewish Problem'.

Includes

Fast-track entrance ticket to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Museum guide Headsets

Important Information

As per the requirements of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, all participants are required to provide their full name and contact details as part of the booking
Entrance may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering
You are not permitted to enter the museum with large bags or backpacks (the maximum size permitted is 20 x 30 centimeters)
The pace and duration of the tours are determined by the memorial's visitor service. Unfortunately, GetYourGuide and your guide have no influence on the duration of the break time
The starting time may change (it is possible to start the tour between 7:30 AM and 2:00 PM). You are choosing your preferred time at check-out which is not guaranteed. The exact start time of the tour will be communicated the day before