Location: Oswiecim
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Top 10 Walking Tours in Oswiecim, Southern Poland
Oświęcim (/ɒʃˈvjɛntʃiːm/; Polish: [ɔɕˈfʲɛɲt͡ɕim] ( listen); German: Auschwitz; Yiddish: אָשפּיצין Oshpitzin) is a town in the Lesser Poland (Polish: Małopolska) province of southern Poland, situated 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Cracow, near the confluence of the Vistula (Wisła) and Soła rivers. The town is commonly known as being the location of the Auschwitz concentration camp (less commonly known as KL or KZ Auschwitz Birkenau) during World War II when Poland was under the control of Nazi Germany.
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1. Private Tour from Prague to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
On this private tour you will see the former largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp where over 1.1. million men, women and children lost their lives. You will see the place that is known all over the world as a symbol of terror, genocide and the Holocaust. You will walk through the barracks in which prisoners lived in the most horrific conditions and you will see their personal belongings. You will learn about the tragic history of this place, history that must never be forgotten.
Inclusions: Private guide, Car or Minivan, Driver, Entrance fee to Auschwitz Memorial
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By SueIngram
Virtual Video tour with Jan during Covid Lockdown, Excellent tour, very informative, interesting and knowledgeable guide. Thank you
2. Full-Day Guided Tour Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine from Krakow
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Depart Krakow and travel to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, to explore the horrific concentration camps used by the Nazis during World War II. Learn the tragic story of the mass extermination that took place at the camps, and see heart breaking artifacts that date back to the days of the Holocaust. Discover monuments to the tragedy, including original buildings, still standing as a sober reminder of the terrible events. Learn more about the history of the camps from an official museum guide. Visit both the Auschwitz and Birkenau camps, located just three kilometers apart, and then get some free time to have your own packed lunch. Continue onto the Wieliczka Salt Mine, the oldest salt mine in Poland. Explore the salt chambers, with the help of an expert, licensed museum guide and learn about the history of the site. View the magnificent chapels, built into the salt, and the incredible carvings of contemporary artists.
Inclusions: English-speaking driver or tour leader, English-speaking and licensed guide in Auschwitz and Birkenau, English-speaking and licensed guide in Wieliczka Salt Mine, Door-to-door transportation (free hotel or apartment pick-up and drop off), Insurance, Professional help in case of any issue
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By Fearless722452
This was very well arranged, they contact you to confirm pick up time and let you know if they will be slightly early/late. The cars were very clean and tidy, they explained everything about what will happen on arrival at the events and were very friendly, helpful and talkative. I highly recommend using this company. We also used this firm to do the salt mine tour and our transfers to and from the airport. Thank you lads, you helped us have an even better holiday.
3. Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum Guided Tour from Krakow
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4.9 based on 15 reviews
Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp from World War II. Learn about the machinery of mass extermination and pay tribute to thousands of victims who died there.
Inclusions: English-speaking driver or tour leader, English-speaking and licensed guide in Auschwitz and Birkenau, Door-to-door transportation (free hotel or apartment pick-up and drop off), Insurance, Professional help in case of any issue
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By J4556ROrobertj
The Plaszow visit was very interesting and walking on the grounds of a former camp was fascinating. This camp is depicted in the film Schindler’s List and you can see our video on our YouTube channel britsabroad1354 we also visited the Schindler factory and all in all this was a really interesting day full of history and our guide was fantastic.
4. Private Full-Day Tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau from Wroclaw
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp during World War II, with private transport from Wroclaw. The camp has been preserved as museum and you can choose to visit it individually or as part of group with a guide. Touring the camp with a guided group tour takes about four hours and includes a visit to the second part of the camp, Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned car, Headphones
Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities
Reviewed By Rossmead92
Excellent would highly recommend, very experienced guide with in-depth local knowledge. Tour shows you all the main highlighted sights and their relevance to ww2 which is a key part of this cities history.
5. Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial Guided Tour from Krakow
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4.3 based on 632 reviews
Visit the World War II Auschwitz-Birkenau complex and learn about the Nazi Holocaust on this 7-hour trip from Krakow. You will be picked up from the city centre and take you by coach to the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Oświęcim. Explore the two camps with a professional guide who will carefully, and sensitively explain everything that you can see, including the barracks and poignant museum exhibits at Auschwitz I, as well as the gas chambers, watchtowers and memorials in Auschwitz II-Birkenau. You will learn about the history of the Holocaust and the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945, as well as hear individual stories of some of the camp's prisoners. After purchasing the service you will receive a link for DIY Krakow audio guide in English as a complimentary gift.
Inclusions: Headsets to hear the guide clearly, Local guide, Pick up and drop off to the city centre, Krakow City DIY audioguide (available after the booking) - in English
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Hotel pick up and drop off
Reviewed By evelyn_louise_davis
I loved this walking tour! My mother and I went last December after a long cold day of exploration. We met up with a wonderful group of people and had lots of fun that night with our guide and fellow travelers. The food was wonderful and afterwards I felt like I had learned a lot about Polish culture. This experience was really one to remember!
6. Jewish Quarter&Auschwitz - Birkenau Musem All Day Tour
Explore Kazimierz during 3 hours tour and discover the Jewish/Polish side of Krakow to learn more about the historic equilibrium of two different cultures. For many centuries, .Later, see the place where during The Second World War ghetto was and visit Oskar Schindlers factory to see what Krakow was like under Nazi occupation.explore Plac Bohaterów Getta, Heroes of the Ghetto Square, and Apteka Pod Orlem (Pharmacy Under the Eagle). For the highlight of your tour, make a stop in the former Oskar Schindler's factory, and discover the history of this eerie place with the ticket we provide you. After a break for a lunch on your own expense start your tour on a comfortable coach and visit the largest Nazi concentration camp complex from World War II Auschwitz and Birkenau ( 2-hour visit to the Auschwitz I camp and afterwards, spend 1,5 hour at Auschwitz II Birkenau. See ruins of the crematories, the unloading ramp, remaining barracks and the monument dedicated to the victims of the camp.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle
Exclusions: Lunch
Reviewed By Wildfreeandliving
I booked this tour last minute. When I showed up at the tour meet up spot the bus was not there for whatever reason. One of the other drivers said he knew the company. He said that the tour he was giving was the same tour. He had me tag along because he has extra seats. I didn’t feel like an inconvenience or uninvited at any time. Shoutout to Marek for Inviting me his tour and making this day possible for me. The guide book was awesome and you definitely get your value for your money. Would highly recommend so you don’t have to worry about the everyday stresses involved with exploring a new tourist attraction. The book was really informative and I loved going at my own pace.
7. Auschwitz - Birkenau Museum & Memorial Private tour
Auschwitz is a germanized name of Polish town Oświęcim, located 75 km away from Krakow. KL Auschwitz-Birkenau is the most recognized place of mass genocide in the world. Started as a concentration camp for Polish deportees, it became the centre of extermination for 1, 5 million people: Jews, Poles, Gypsies and many others. Your English speaking guide (a local expert provided by the state Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau) will explain the historical and political background of founding the camp. Then you will visit the museum created in the original prison blocks, the gas chamber and the first crematorium. After a coffee break, the excursion continues to Birkenau which was the largest German-Nazi death camp. Auschwitz-Birkenau was included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1979.
Inclusions: Private transportation, Air-conditioned vehicle, Audio sets to hear the guide properly
Exclusions: Snacks, Bottled water
Reviewed By Anya K
We were looking forward to our guided tour and were not disappointed. It was wonderful to get so close to history. Every point of our tour meaningful, well explained and many of our questions were answered. Our tour guide’s English was excellent. We really appreciated professionalism and time management. Everything (excluding street parking, which is clearly out of anyone’s control) was very well planned.
8. Lonely Planet Experience: Day Trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine
Welcome to Wieliczka! Wander through halls dedicated to the history of Poland and be amazed by the surprises inside like a beautiful church and statues all around. The second stop is Auschwitz. During the car ride, you and your local guide can discuss not only what happened during WWII in Poland, but the impact of these horrible events is still felt by locals today. During the tour, you will learn about the history of the Nazi occupation of Poland during WWII and how Auschwitz became to be the most infamous concentration camp in the world. As part of the regulations of the two attractions tours are conducted in groups and with one of their registered guides. Your local host will wait for you outside of the mines until your tour has finished. Every Lonely Planet Experience also comes with six months' free access to Lonely Planet's Guides app, which includes over 8,000 destination guides, and unbeatable discounts in the Lonely Planet store.
Inclusions: A/C Car, Private transportation, Local Guide, Hotel pick up and drop off, Private Driver, Entrance tickets
Exclusions: Food and drinks not listed as inclusion
Reviewed By Craig B
Ewa was fantastic! Knew her stuff, very friendly and easy going, took us to some great places, and by the time we’d finished we were so full we could barely walk ???? We ate at some great places around the Jewish Quarter, some quirky, some mainstream, but all delicious. We’d highly recommend her!
9. From Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum Guided Tour
The German concentration camp complex in the Polish town of Auschwitz was established in 1940. You will learn about living conditions of prisoners, about exhausting work, about terrible medical experiments and about liberation of the camp by the Soviet troops. The program includes a tour of the two parts of the former camp: Auschwitz and Birkenau.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Tour escort/host, Documentary film during the transfer, Local live guide, Headsets to hear the guide clearly, Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels all over Krakow)
Exclusions: Food & Drink, Gratuities
Reviewed By ianhornby6
Phillip, our guide was very knowledgeable and he answered all our questions, been on a few walking tour and this one was by far the best and great value for money.
10. Full-Day Group Tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum from Krakow
Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau and learn about its unbelievable sad history and tragic events that occurred at the former concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. We organize the whole tour so you do not have to worry about transfer or tickets. Visiting both Auschwitz and Birkenau with a live guide and in a group. The given start time is approximate and can be changed - it will be confirmed 2 or 1 day before the tour.
Inclusions: Professional guide, Transfer in an air-conditioned vehicle, Entry/Admission - Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau, Entry/Admission - Auschwitz II Historical Gate
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By Denniz B
Jarek is perhaps the nicest, most humble and appreciative chauffeur I've ever known. He is such a good driver I just had to shake his hand and let him know he was just that - a good, nay, an amazing driver. I am very sad that we, during our last day in Poland, didn't get Jarek as our chauffeur because I wanted to give him a proper thanks. He had the most genuine smile on his face and never let his face frown. I genuinely aspire to become more like Jarek. Jarek if you are still out there, thank you.
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