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Discover the forgotten sites around Auschwitz on this guided tour from Krakow. Visit hidden memorials, execution zones, and subcamps for a deeper understanding of its tragic history.

Highlights

• Starts and ends in Krakow with round-trip transportation
• Visit Auschwitz- Monowitz (Auschwitz III) memorial
• Explore of the Auschwitz 'camp extension': SS barracks, women's camp
• Stop at the pre-war theater (Zyklon B storage), Polish Ramp and Old Jewish Ramp
• View the commandant's villa and gravel pits where executions took place

Description

Discover a lesser-known but deeply moving part of Auschwitz history on this alternative guided tour. The tour starts and ends in Krakow, with comfortable transportation provided to and from the memorial sites. This experience does not include a visit to Auschwitz I or Auschwitz II-Birkenau, but instead focuses on important surrounding sites connected to the history of the victims and the development of the camp complex. Visit the memorial to the final victims of Auschwitz and a mass grave of 700 prisoners shot during the camp evacuation in January 1945. Explore the area of the so-called “camp extension,” which housed new SS barracks, the last women’s camp, and the site of the final public execution. See the first crematorium and gas chamber, the former villa of the camp commandant, and the gravel pits—sites of punishment and execution for clergy and members of the Polish intelligentsia. The tour also includes stops at the pre-war theater later used to store Zyklon B, the Polish Ramp (first prisoner transport platform), and the Old Jewish Ramp, the main selection site for European Jews. Learn about the “Interest Zone” through maps and aerial photographs from 1944. In Birkenau, see the infamous Death Gate and the main SS barracks. The extermination zone includes Bunker 1 (Red House), Bunker 2 (White House), the remains of dressing rooms for victims, and a cemetery of Soviet POWs. View the Sauna building used for prisoner disinfection and belongings processing. The tour concludes at the memorial to victims of Auschwitz-Monowitz (Auschwitz III), offering a broader understanding of the camp system and the scale of the atrocities.

Includes

Guided tour of Auschwitz surrounding sites Visit to the memorial to the final victims of Auschwitz Exploration of the camp extension area Viewing of the first crematorium and gas chamber Visit to the former villa of the camp commandant Tour of the gravel pits, Polish Ramp, and Old Jewish Ramp Insight into the “Interest Zone” Visit to Birkenau's Death Gate and main SS barracks Exploration of the extermination zone Visit to the memorial to victims of Auschwitz-Monowitz

Important Information

• This tour does not include visits to Auschwitz I or Auschwitz II-Birkenau main camps. Be prepared for a significant amount of walking. This tour involves sensitive content and may not be suitable for all visitors. Weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes are recommended. Bringing water and a camera is advised.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund