From Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum & Camp Guided Tour

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Visit the Auschwitz Museum, site of the largest Third Reich concentration camp. Learn how the complex functioned and see the barracks where prisoners were kept. Well-informed staff will recount the site's history and answer your questions.

Highlights

Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex, the largest of the Nazi concentration camps
Learn about the Holocaust from knowledgeable, English-speaking guides and staff
Tour the permanent exhibitions and buildings at the Auschwitz I-Main Camp and the most important original camp buildings in Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Description

This approximately 3-and-a-half-hour tour will educate you about the Holocaust as it was carried out at this site, claiming over 1 million victims. The complex comprised of 3 main camps. Auschwitz I was the administrative center, Auschwitz II (also known as Birkenau) was the extermination site, and Auschwitz III (called Monowitz) was a labor camp. The concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau was built in 1940 and was the largest camp operated by the Nazis. Before the liberation of Auschwitz on 27 January 1945, the SS attempted to destroy the camp and burn the archives. Not everything was destroyed, however, and the Polish government restored Auschwitz–Birkenau as a moving memorial to the victims. During your visit, after entering through the main entrance gate to the camp you see original camp buildings in the main part of the complex. You also visit the museum with its permanent exhibition, an opportunity to learn about the real stories of prisoners as you view their everyday objects and personal belongings. Finally visit the most important sites at Birkenau, the extermination camp, where you see gas chambers and crematories. The duration of your visit to Auschwitz I is up to two hours and the visit to Auschwitz II is up to one hour. There are three breaks during the tour: the first being 10-20 minutes after arriving from Krakow, depending on traffic conditions. The second break comes before going to Auschwitz II, Birkenau Camp and is 10-15 minutes long. You'll have one more 10 to 20-minute break before heading back to Krakow.

Includes

Round-trip transportation from Krakow Entrance tickets to Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour and guide service of the most important sites of Auschwitz-Birkenau Headsets at the museum for adult and student tickets
Food and drinks Headsets at the museum for child and infant tickets Hotel pickup and drop-off (unless private option is selected)

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
Entry may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering
If you select the pickup option, please include the name and address. The supplier will get in touch with you regarding the exact time and place of the pickup
Departure time and point depend on the option selected and might differ slightly from the time listed. The exact pick up time will be confirmed up to 1 day prior to the tour date
The guided tour of Auschwitz Birkenau State Museum is approximately 3.5-hours