Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour

Price:
25 EUR or more
Basic Information
Total time
1h 45 min Auschwitz Tour + 30 min break + 1h Birkenau Tour + 3h Transport Both Ways
Meeting point
Meeting point is at Matejko Square no. 2, close to the Barbican and St. Florian's Gate.
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About

Auschwitz Tour reveals one of the most (in)famous periods of humankind history. A place where over one million people perished, murdered in an industrial, planned way, according to the mad plan of Hitler and Nazi Germany’s leadership. Prisoners, among them Jews, Poles, Roma and Sinti and Soviet prisoners of was among others lived in horrible conditions with 700 kcal worth of nourishment per day, forced to work over their strength. You will witness real places and barracks where they lived in. After the camp was liberated in January 28th 1945 only a few hundred starving people were found in it. The Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial Museum was created in 1947 and ever since dedicated its efforts to showing and educating about the horrors of the past. On this tour you will not only see authentic crematoria, gas chambers and barracks, but also learn the background story of the Nazi terror and the Holocaust.


You will see:



  • UNESCO World Heritage Site of Auschwitz-Birkenau

  • Main Gate to Auschwitz I with the infamous inscription “Arbeit Macht Frei”

  • Original wooden barracks, documents, gas chambers, pictures, personal belongings and more

  • Main gate and grounds of the Auschwitz II Birkenau death camp


Auschwitz has been put on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.


Additional Important Information
Included

The tour is run in cooperation with our partner, Cracow City Tours. After clicking the booking link you will land on their page.

  • Easy booking and instant confirmation
  • Transportation to and from Oświęcim and between the camps
  • Portable headset
  • Expert Auschwitz Birkenau guide
  • Entrance fees included (no hidden charges!)
  • Insurance for the duration of the tour
Requirements
  • Please, wear comfortable shoes – the tour requires a lot of walking. Also take an umbrella or a raincoat with you in order to be prepared in case of rain (the majority of the tour will take place outside)
Attention
  • Please bear in mind that there are hundreds of tourists visiting the Museum every day and keeping your own pace of sightseeing is not possible.
  • You will get a headset to hear the guide clearly throughout the whole tour
  • Eating and smoking, as well as acting in a loud manner are forbidden at the site
  • Taking photos in the buildings with the use of flash is forbidden. You are allowed to take photos only in selected parts of the Museum
Meeting Point
Meeting point is at Matejko Square no. 2, close to the Barbican and St. Florian's Gate.
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in partnership with Cracow City Tours

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