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Visit the largest former concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on a full-day tour. See the fences, watchtowers, and barracks while learning about the history of World War II from a guide.

Highlights

• Visit the largest former Nazi concentration camp on an 8-hour tour of Auschwitz
• Learn about the terrible history of the death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau
• See monuments from the terrible events of World War II and Hitler’s Third Reich
• Save time and travel in comfort by upgrading to a private transportation option
• Feel more comfortable and connect with your surroundings in a small group

Description

Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau and experience one of the darkest chapters in European history on a full-day guided tour from Krakow. Learn about the inhumane conditions people had to live in as you tour the site with a guide. Arrive at Auschwitz, the site of extermination during Nazi occupation. With a licensed guide, contemplate the barbed wire fences, watchtowers, barracks, gallows, and gas chambers. Spend 2 hours here with a short 20-minute break.  Continue to Birkenau, a 5-minute drive from Auschwitz. Explore the site, comprised of 300 buildings, including watchtowers, latrines, and gas chambers. Gain an understanding of the people who passed through the camp and the memory of those who perished. Spend approximately 1.5 hours at Birkenau before the 1 hour and 20 minutes drive back to Krakow. PLESE NOTE! The live guide is in English. Other language options available only with the guide book. Very Important : Due to the growing interest in reservations at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, we would like to encourage you to make your reservations as early as possible. This is in order to 100 % guarantee a visit at a convenient time with an English-speaking guide. To do so, we need your names and surnames at least one month before the visit. Bookings made less than month are already routed as last minute. PLESE NOTE; You have to reckon with a departure time of as early as 4 a.m. and a wait in line of up to 4 hours. In addition, in such cases we are no longer able to guarantee an English-speaking guide. We ask for your understanding, these regulations are not our ideas. They are the regulations of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum to which we must to adapt.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off (depending on the option selected) Transportation by air-conditioned minivan Tour leader assistance Guide in Auschwitz and Birkenau Entry ticket Optional lunch (with 2 ham, cheese or hummus wraps, an apple, banana, a chocolate bar, bottle of water)

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 Owing to the requirements, all tickets to the museum are non-refundable. Please consider your purchase carefully The Old Town is a restricted traffic zone so if your accommodation is in this area, the activity provider will contact you to confirm the nearest possible pick-up point People with disabilities may find it hard to move around. Wheelchairs are available at the Visitor Service Center if reserved in advance.

Easy cancellation

This activity is non-refundable