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Travel from Krakow to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum to learn about the concentration camps' history and pay your respects.

Highlights

• Visit the largest concentration camp of the Nazi Holocaust at Auschwitz-Birkenau
• Step into the largest Nazi concentration camp and learn its history
• Explore the original buildings of the concentration camps in person
• Benefit from last minute availability

Description

See Auschwitz-Birkenau on this guided tour with transportation from Krakow. Witness the largest complex built on Polish soil by the Nazis, which served as a concentration camp and an extermination camp. Choose your preferred meeting point in Krakow's center. The journey to the Museum takes about 1.5 hours. The bus stops in the parking lot next to the main entrance to the Museum, where we will take you to the ticket office (necessary for last-minute bookings). After securing your ticket, you will begin your guided tour of Auschwitz I. After the first museum, continue to the second camp at Birkenau, where the mass killings took place. Our host will be available to help you during the tour if needed.

Includes

Round-trip transportation by air-conditioned bus Assistance of a tour leader Tour with a licensed guide Entry ticket (except the 'Last Chance: Guided Tour from a Meeting Point' option, where you need to stand in line to buy your own ticket)

Important Information

• The pickup time may change to fit in with the situation at the museum, so please consider this in your plans. The exact start time will be communicated the day before the tour via email from the activity provider
• Please note that when there are a large number of visitors in Auschwitz, there might be long waiting lines.
• In exceptional cases, the tour may be cancelled. If that happens, you will get a 100% refund.
• Please bring your passport or ID card, these are required to collect an admission ticket at the museum ticket office
• You are not permitted to enter the museum with large bags or backpacks (the maximum size allowed is 20 x 30 centimeters)
• The pace and duration of the tours are determined by the memorial's visitor service.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund