From Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum Group Guided Tour, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland
Take a sobering tour of the World War II Auschwitz-Birkenau complex on a 7-hour trip from Krakow. Travel by coach to the UNESCO World Heritage compound and explore the twin concentration camp with a guide as you learn about the Nazi Holocaust and how the camps functioned.
Explore the poignant exhibition halls, and see the barracks, gas chambers and other buildings at Auschwitz I. Then, view the watchtowers, crumbled buildings and memorials at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Your guide will explain everything you see with care and sensitivity.
Description & Instructions When Visiting Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland
Take a sobering tour of the World War II Auschwitz-Birkenau complex on a 7-hour trip from Krakow. Travel by coach to the UNESCO World Heritage compound and explore the twin concentration camp with a guide as you learn about the Nazi Holocaust and how the camps functioned.
Explore the poignant exhibition halls, and see the barracks, gas chambers and other buildings at Auschwitz I. Then, view the watchtowers, crumbled buildings and memorials at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Your guide will explain everything you see with care and sensitivity.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Krakow, Krakow, Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland
Departure from Krakow to Oswiecim (1.5 hours on the way)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau, ul. Wiezniow Oswiecimia 20 Entrance to the Museum is located at Stanisławy Leszczyńskiej Str. no. 11, Oswiecim 32-603 Poland
Visiting Auschwitz – the German concentration camp complex in the Polish town of Oswiecim 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.
Transfer to Birkenau (10 minutes en route) further exploring the grounds of the former concentration camp (1.5 hours).
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Krakow, Krakow, Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland
Return to Krakow (1.5 hours on the way)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Kraków, Poland
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
