Warsaw: Jewish History Walking Tour of the Former Ghetto

Jewish Warsaw your with Jacek

Our guide Jacek, was very knowledgeable, presenting what was at times a pretty heavy topic with some uncomfortable home truths in a thoroughly engaging way. His wit and dry sense of humor and natural storytelling style made for a great tour. Would highly recommend.

Learned so much!

As Americans we do not get in depth history lessons on European conflicts. Andrew your was so fascinating in his presentation of the history of Polish Jews. Loved his quirky sense of humor too. Highly recommend this tour. I forgot to leave him the name of the book I thought he may be interested in. It is about the only shelter in the USA that took in 1000 mostly Jewish refugees from all over Europe. Product details Product Identifiers Publisher Penguin Publishing Group ISBN-10 0698111826 ISBN-13 9780698111820 eBay Product ID (ePID) 1592735 Product Key Features Book Title Haven : the Dramatic Story of 1000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America Number of Pages 352 Pages Language English Publication Year 1983 Topic Military / World War II, General Illustrator Yes Genre Fiction, History Author Ruth Gruber Format Trade Paperback

Warsaw Walking Tour – A Must-Do

The tour was amazing! Our guide "Michael" explained all the historical sites with great detail and enthusiasm. His English was very good, and he was a natural storyteller. He shared many interesting facts and even referenced the movie The Pianist, which helped us connect the scenes with real locations in Warsaw. He was eager to answer all our questions and made sure everyone could comfortably follow his pace during the walk. Highly recommended!

Wonderful tour!

Jacek was an outstanding tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable, but also very funny. He kept us on track and made the tour great. Highly recommend!

Amazing tour!!!

We went to this tour with Alex (men with a beard). I can say it was one of the best tours of my life. The amount of information, detail and interest in his words were incredible. Thank you for this experience!

Excelente paseo con Manuel

Excelente dominio de la materia. La visita se hizo muy amena con una completa explicación de la historia del barrio judío de Varsovia. Manuel responde a todas las preguntas y es muy accesible en todo momento. No se hace largo aunque recomiendo unas buenas zapatillas.

Visita barrio judío 2025 con Manuel

Realizamos el tour por el barrio judío de Varsovia con Manuel, muy profesional, se nota que vive años en la ciudad y la conoce muy bien. Muy satisfechos con el trato a todo el grupo y puedes preguntar cualquier duda que te la resuelve. Recomiendo 100% a Manuel y a su tour.

Jewish Warsaw with Polish Andrew

Excellent, engaging guide. Clear, concise, comprehensive. Wonderful storyteller. Quirky sense of humour that is perfect for the role. English also perfect, even though not his first language. Not to be missed.

Great tour

Our guide Andzrej was very informative and structured the tour well. His nice sense of humour made the otherwise veryy heavy topic a bit more suitable for a walking tour. He was eager to answer any questions we had and generally engaged very nicely with the whole group. I'm very pleased and thankful!

Recommend the Jewish Warsaw tour

We joined the tour with Lukasz and found it interesting to see on the ground, some of the history we had seen at the Polin. We had read the reviews prior and were prepared for the pace and terse form. It worked well for us. Lukasz brought along good props to support his stories. He always asked the person if he had answered their question. He kept to the 2 1/2 hr timeframe and stayed at the end point to take questions and to give advice on the area. We can recommend this tour.

Freetour Gueto Varsovia

Excelente exposición del Gueto de Varsovia descrita por Manuel, un español residente en la ciudad y conocedor profundo de los inicios, del desarrollo y destrucciòn final del Gueto. Muy recomendable.

Barrio Judío Abril 2025

Nuestra guía Magdalena nos brindó invaluable información desde un lugar muy humano. Respondió todas nuestras preguntas y nos otorgó un punto de vista súper interesante. Muchísimas gracias a ella

Amazing History of Jewish Warsaw

I went on the Jewish History of Warsaw Tour today with Lukasz. He is an amazing storyteller! His passion for this great city really shines. He also has extensive knowledge of the events that shaped Warsaw, he really makes the stories of the people and city come alive! I cannot recommend his tours highly enough.

Muy bien

Hemos hecho el tour con Pedro. Puntual,muy entregado, se nos ha pasado volando. Grqcias

Good storytelling and good guide

After visiting the old town we did this tour with Łukasz and it was definitely a good idea. It's a good dive into the history of IIWW and Łukasz has the amazing ability to engage the whole group with his storytelling abilities. Having been a guide myself I can tell who is enjoying their job and putting the full attention into it, and Łukasz certainly does :) I can only recommend!

Tour perfecto

Nuestro guía Andres, si no recuerdo mal el nombre, nos ha ofrecido una experiencia única. En todo momento nos ha hecho sentir como podían vivir la gente del barrio judío. ¡Absolutamente recomendable!

very informative and vivid tour

with just few physical leftovers of the Warsaw Ghetto you think it will be difficult to follow the tour. But our guide Łukasz successfully painted a picture of Jewish life before and during the WW II. You not only learn about facts and numbers but also about individual people and their history. Thank you!

Kurzweilig, spannend und mit viel Liebe zur Geschichte erzählt

Wir haben die Tour "Jüdisches Warschau" mit Łukasz sehr genossen. Durch seine lebendige Erzählweise und die vielen toll verpackten Fakten wurde die Geschichte lebendig. Er hat sich viele Gedanken darüber gemacht, wie er die Tour interaktiv und für uns bestmöglich gestaltet. Stets agierte er souverän, hat für Orientierung und eine passende Dramaturgie der Geschichte gesorgt. Alles in allem eine herzliche Empfehlung!

Visita barrio judío marzo 2025

Muy agradecido a Magdalena que nos obsequió con un tour muy bien explicado e hizo que se pasaran las dos horas y media volando. Una mujer simpatiquísima y enamorada de su trabajo. Muy curiosa e interesante la historia del gueto.

Interesante!

El tour ha estado muy interesante. Andres sabe muchísima historia y se nota que disfruta su trabajo. Gracias a él sabemos más sobre la historia de este país y sobre los judíos. Un tour 100% recomendando!!!

Nuestra guía Magdalena

Ha hecho un gran trabajo para ayudarnos a imaginar cada rincón del gueto judío, dándonos datos de interés para entender lo sucedido en esta ciudad durante la ocupación. Gracias Magdalena por la visita que nos has dado!

Takes you back in Time

I went on the Jewish Warsaw tour with Łukasz and we were able to sense the life in the Ghetto with his vivid storytelling. He also made the tour interactive, engaging and fun, which is an art in itself! It was a very special experience with an exceptional guide, a highlight of our trip, thank you!

One of the best tours

Amazing and very interesting walking tour with our tour guide Anna. I highly recommend to visit it!

Magdalena !!

Excelente tour en español por la Varsovia Judia, absolutamente recomendable, de los mas interesantes que hice. Mencion especial para nuestra guia Magdalena, que destaca tanto por sus conocimientos como por su calidez, lo que genera una constante interaccion con el grupo, y hace todo muy entretenido. El recorrido concluye acertadamente frente al museo Polin, lugar que complementa perfecto las casi tres horas de tour. Si visitan la ciudad no se pierdan esta experiencia, realmente vale la pena.

Good times

We, a group of four, attended the tour on 15/02/25 with the guide Andrzej. We learnt a lot about Jewish life in Warsaw and Poland and we were engaged for over 2 hours, despite the cold!

Muy interesante

Fantástico tour! Hicimos el tour por el barrio judio y fue super interesante. además nuestra guía Magdalena lo hizo muy ameno, con unas explicaciones fantásticas que te hacían entender perfectamente lo que pasó

Tour genial con Manuel!

El tour es una pasada de por si pero Manuel hace que te metas de lleno en aquella época. 10/10 tanto al tour como al guía

Jewish tour

Timen Jacob and michal

Un tour maravilloso sin desperdicio

El tour te va contando puntos importantes de la ciudad relacionados con la vida de los judios en Varsovia. Manuel ed un guia maravilloso, da muchos detalles de la historia, está atento al grupo y es abierto a responder preguntas. Un gusto tenerlo de guia

Imperdible

Muy buen tour. Manuel cuenta toda la historia de forma exquisita y que atrapa tu atención todo el tiempo, con detalles curiosos y muy interesantes. Una experiencia que sencillamente no puedes perderte. El mejor!

Increible

Es de lo mejor que puedes hacer en Varsovia, saber de la historia de este país y como se hizo tanto daño a los judíos. Manuel nos lo explico todo de una forma detallada y desde el punto de vista de la Polonia sufridora. Nos encantó y volveríamos a repetir

Súper interesante

Nuestra guía fue Magdalena, hizo que el tour fuera muy interesante , didáctico, ameno y te olvidas que hace frío‼️‼️Súper recomendable‼️‼️10 sobre 10

Great!

Very interesting and engaging about the treatment of the jews in the Masovian region in WW2. Though there is practically nothing left of the former ghetto our guide Luke was able to paint the picture due to his great story telling. A walk-and-talk history lesson. Don’t miss.

Absolutely recommended

Insightful, informative and very human tour of what remains of the Ghetto and of the Jewish community heritage in Warsaw. Anna was very engaging, well prepared to answer to aok questions and with a delicate sense of humour that helped to go through such a painful topic. Grazie!

Very interesting and engaging tour!

Our guide was Anna, and she had a very easy to follow way of explaining the history around the Jewish Warsow! I’d highly recommend this tour!

Tour w/ Andrej

Although he can seem a cold and distant man, he is funny and full of knowledge. He walked us around the Jewish quarter while explaining Warsaw history from a Jewish point of view, dropping jokes and questions in between that kept me paying attention the full tour and taking away my habit of writing notes, I almost even forgot to take pictures that was the level of his explanations. He told us about true stories of Warsovians who put themselves in danger during the WW2 to help Jewish people; also, the singular way the ghetto wall was build and why was that way, way there’s a part of Warsaw that is built on a higher level that the rest of the city… A recommendation, you will miss too many spots, history and stories if you don’t book it

Outstanding

The tour by Marek (I hope I have his name right) really gave an insight into Jewish life and culture in Warsaw before the Second World War and the horrors that were inflicted by the Nazis with the Warsaw Ghetto and the concentration camps. It was one of the most moving and revealing tours I have ever been on.

Sobrecogedora

Nuestra guia fue Violetta. Lo explico todo fenomenal. Con mucha precisión, con fotografías. El tour fue muy interesante y ameno. Se hizo corto!!

Jewish Warsaw Friday 20th September

An excellent insight from our guide Luke on the Jewish Warsaw very informative and engaging. We would highly recommend this tour

An Incredible & Insightful Tour With Andrzej

This tour is an absolute must for those visiting Warsaw! If you are lucky enough to have Andrzej as your guide you will be absolutely mesmerized by his storytelling abilities and historical knowledge. This tour felt like I was taking an interactive university course and I loved it! I learned so much from Andrzej and 1000% would recommend joining this tour to gain true understanding into such a huge part of Warsaw and Poland in general.

Formidable, intéressant et la juste dose d'humour

Idéal pour en savoir plus sur la vie de la communauté juive de Pologne et de Varsovie. La diversité de la population juive, les persécutions et la disparition quasi totale de ce monde. Je recommande !

Tour by Andrzej

We had a great 2.5 h tour with Andrzej. He knew a lot and gave us an impression of the Jewish history in Warsaw. He didn't just spill the facts but also told the story. Dzięki!!

Increíble y muy interesante, nuestra guía Magdalena nos a sabido transmitir muy bien toda la historia judía vivida en esta ciudad.

Enriquecedor

Hicimos el tour con Magdalena, nos transmitió e hizo sentir las penurias vividas por la población judía, a pesar de eso, siento que ha sido muy recomendable realizar esta excursión. Tanto ella como todos y cada uno de sus compañeros han vivido en primera persona los cambios sufridos en esta ciudad y eso lo transmite muy fielmente. Gracias por vuestra sabiduría.

Sobrecogedor

Nuestro guía fue Andrés. Vive intensamente lo que sucedió y sabe transmitirlo. Free tour inolvidable.

Imprescindible

Manuel,entusiasta de la historia y se nota en la precisión de sus explicaciones. Recorrido de 2h 30 que se hace muy ameno. Incorpora al tour material gráfico lo que aporta un plus a sus explicaciones.

Great tours

I had to walking tours in Warsaw, the old town area and Jewish Warsaw. Both were amazing! Luke was very charismatic and engaging while Ana told us many interesting things about Jews in Warsaw. Considering the fact that practically nothing's left from the Jewish Ghetto, she managed to keep our attention during all 2.5 hours! Her knowledge and ability to tell were outstanding. These were the best walking tours that I had!

Excellent Jewish Warsaw Tour with Andrzej

Deep insghts and emotional Tour through the remains of the former Jewish Ghetto. Very impressive and informative. Highly recommendable.

Outstanding guiding by Andrzej

The tour of Jewish Warsaw with Andrzej was excellent Andrzej knew how to combine precise information with empathy and a fine sense of humour which made the hard facts of the history somewhat bearable. Thanks a lot!

A very exceptional guide

My husband and I travel a lot and have done a lot of walking tours and this would have to be the best one we have ever experienced. Our guide was Drze (?), apologies, I don’t recall the spelling but he said to call him Andre. He was very passionate and the amount of detail he gave in covering the vast history of Warsaw/Poland together with his sense of humour was incredible.

Outstanding Your

Luke was very engaging and knowledgeable excellent English has a great sense of humour. Answered questions, had visuals ensured the group missed nothing, would highly recommended Thankyou Luke

Olivia is Amazing!

We booked the walking tour online and instructions were to meet at the park and look for someone holding a yellow umbrella. This is relevant for the second part of this story. Firstly, Olivia was our guide and she was super professional, amazingly knowledgeable and we learned so much on the tour I can’t believe how far she exceeded our expectations. She covered everything I could have ever wanted to know, and then some. She’s passionate about the facts of historical accuracy and yet not too opinionated about the motivations behind the actions of those who created that history. I found her presentation to be perfectly balanced. I tipped her 200 for the effort. Now the second part of my review, which actually happened first. When we arrived at the park, there were 3 people standing around, ALL holding yellow umbrellas. 2 of them were busy talking to people so I approached the only one who was alone. I said “hello” and was greeted by a silent stare. I said again “Hi!” And was again given no response. Finally I said “I’m not sure if we’re in the right place, can you help me?” As I showed her the tickets we’d purchased for the tour. Finally she spoke. She gestured to a rag hanging out of her pocket and said “Can you see this?” I looked down at her pocket as she pulled it out further to reveal a flag of some kind. She said “Can you see this is a Spanish Flag?” I said “OK it’s a Spanish flag”, which of course I didn’t know any more than she would have known an Australian flag if it was hanging out of MY pocket. She raised her voice and sternly pointed to one of the other guides and said “English flag is over there so go!” Now, I was dumbfounded by why she was so rude, obnoxious and outright cruel so I said “Thank you for being so kind and helpful” and I took her photo. She then started yelling abuse at me as I walked away and other people stopped and stared at her. After I met our ACTUAL guide Olivia, this absolute asshole girl came up to Olivia and made a joke with her at MY expense and tried to embarrass me in front of the whole tour group. Whoever this nasty, over-indulged, little brat is, she certainly has no business speaking to paying customers who are lost guests in her country like she spoke to me. She is absolutely the WRONG type of person to work in tourism at all, let alone be a tour guide. I pity the poor Spanish-speaking visitors to Warsaw. Anyway, I gave Olivia a large tip, partly because she earned it, but also partly because I hoped she’d share that story (not the tip) with her rude friend. For those who want to see what this idiot looks like, I’ve shared below the link to her photo, this is the one I took of her just as she was yelling abuse at me. I think she needs medication. https://www.instagram.com/stories/elliot.kleiner/3367093981460046693?igsh=MWV4bHhrYzM4MTN0OQ==

Vielen herzlichen Dank!

Es war eine ganz tolle Führung von Walkative in deutscher Sprache mit Maria durch das ehemalige jüdische Ghetto (Jewish Warsaw Private Tour in German). Zum Abschluss haben wir noch das Polin-Museum besucht, um uns mit der Geschichte der jüdischen Bürger in Polen und speziell in Warschau zu beschäftigen. Wir möchten uns nochmal sehr bei Maria für ihre interessante Führung und ihre persönliche Zuwendung bedanken, sie hast uns viel gezeigt und erzählt, auch aus ihrer eigenen polnischen Familiengeschichte - es war alles emotional sehr bewegend. #Niewiederistjetzt

Excellent tour

Very informative tour which we found very enjoyable. The guide was excellent.

Tour informativo con excelente guía!

Violetta nos guió por las calles significativas al la historia judía de Varsovia. Se destacan lugares de la historia de Polonia a través de las invasiones y guerras. Tour y guía 100% recomendado.

Buen tour

Manuel nos ha adentrado en la historia del barrio judio de Varsovia y nos ha transmitido sus conocimientos sobre el tema. Una manera muy agradable de conocer la ciudad

Tour con Magdalena top

El tour que nos ha dado Magdalena por el antiguo barrio judío ha sido espectacular. Conoce el tema al dedillo y lo explica de una manera muy entusiasmada.

Interesante y ameno

Andrés fue nuestro guía , nos lo explicó todo con gran pasión. Ha sido un tour muy interesante y ameno. Sigue sorprendiendo saber más detalles sobre los horrores cometidos por los Nazis en la segunda guerra mundial

Tour con Manuel

Felicitamos al guía Manuel por haber hecho el tour de forma amena, contando todo de manera súper interesante y que incluso se hicieran corta las horas. Muy recomendado!

An amazing walk through Jewish History

Manuel, our spanish guide, gave us a really nice tour through Jewish history in Warsaw. He provided very complete explanations, data and touching and inspiring stories of the Second World War years in Warsaw guetto. We very much recommend this tour to get a start in Polish History and many tips to continue learning about it. Many thanks Manuel for your time and the respect speaking about this topic, it was worthy!! Gracias 🙂

Tour con Manuel

Fuimos sin tener mucha idea de que íbamos a ver y menos mal que cogimos el tour! Si hubiéramos ido por nuestra cuenta viendo los sitios del barrio judío no nos hubiéramos enterado ni de una décima parte de todo lo que teníamos ante nuestros ojos. Felicito al guía por haber hecho el tour de forma amena y que incluso se hiciera corto!

Tour con Manuel

Gracias a él pude imarginar cómo era la vida de los judíos en esta ciudad. Lo explició muy claro y con fotos. Muchas gracias.

Great guide

Lukasz was great! The tour was long and informative. He was easy to understand, enjoyable, and did a great job painting a picture of what Jewish life was like in the Ghetto.

Tour increíble

El tour con Andrés ha sido magnífico, la verdad. Nos ha contado historias que solo alguien local te puede contar con la pasión que él lo hace. Además, ver fotos antiguas de la ciudad mientras estás viendo con tus ojos, desde la misma perspectiva, el estado actual, no tiene precio. Un tour 100% recomendable. Es un buen guía y mejor persona.

Espectacular Agnieszka!

Tomé ayer el tour con Agnieszka, me hizo volver el tiempo atrás y pensar que estaba en medio de la segunda guerra mirando desde dentro la vida de los judíos en Varsovia. Muy recomendable. Muchas gracias Agnieszka!

Amazing tour

Pedro was our guide and he was amazing. Fully prepared with images, information and maps that helped visualize and understand better what happened during the war. It was basically a history lesson that was more than we expected. Thank you very much Pedro! We 100% recommend it

Espectacular tour con Manuel

Con Manuel hemos podido ver cómo era la vida de los judíos durante la invasión nazi. Los pocos restos que quedan de esta comunidad y de todo lo que sufrieron son más que que suficientes para ponerte la piel de gallina. Sin duda repetiremos!

Tour genial con Andrés

Era el segundo tour que haciamos con Andrés porque nos gustó mucho como explicaba. Es originario de la ciudad y eso se nota mucho. Sus explicaciones realmente te sumergen en la historia de los judíos en este caso. Muy recomendable.

Tour con Andres

Hola! Hemos viajado por toda Europa y es el mejor guia q hemos tenido, vive la historia de Varsovia, explica execelente y todo cn detalle, si teneis la oportunidad de elegir un guia sin duda elegir al guia Andres. gracias por enseñarnos un poco de vuestro país y poner un poco de ti en el tour.

Great History Lesson

This 2 1/2 hour tour was one of the best tours we took in Warsaw. Our guide Andrzej was extremely knowledgeable, gave us detailed information and had a great sense of humor. His English was excellent and he was very easy to hear and understand. The tour started by All Saints Church and took in the Jewish Synagogue and the Jewish quarter before ending near the Jewish museum. We loved the tour and would recommend him to everybody with interest in the history of Warsaw and/or the WW2.

Un guía excepcional

Se nota que tiene mucha experiencia y hace muy entretenido el tour explicando con fotos en el sitio exacto donde ocurrieron los hechos. Hicimos 2 tours con él, la ruta del guetto de los judíos y el centro histórico. 100 % recomendable.

GENIAL

Hicimos el tour con Manuel, se nota los conocimientos que tiene de la historia de los judíos de Polonia y de la ciudad. Fue ameno, interesante, casi tres horas de tour y nos quedamos con ganas de más. Gracias Manuel.

Didáctico y agradable

Mi primer free tour y gracias a Manuel lo disfruté mucho. Casi tres horas de recorrido en los que nos llevó a los lugares y al momento en los que sucedieron. El punto Justo para ser muy didáctico y entretenido al mismo tiempo. Sin prisas, atento, amable y cordial. Una gran experiencia.

Tour con Manuel

Con el guía Manuel hicimos el tour del barrio judío y también el del casco histórico. Da información rigurosa y precisa y nos gustó mucho.

Nueva visión sobre la historia judía en Varsovia

Ana es una guía maravillosa, se nota todos sus conocimientos y lo bien que lo trasmite. Nos ha hecho ver la historia de la comunidad judía mucho más haya de lo que algunas películas y libros nos han hecho creer.

Fantástico tour con Manuel

Manuel realiza el tour de manera súper interesante, sin dejarse nada de la cruda historia del gueto y de los judíos polacos. Recomendable 100%

Excelente

Hice el tour en español con Manual, y no tengo más que agradecerle por toda la experiencia. Fue un tour super completo, alrededor de 2 hs 30 llenas de información. Es un placer ver a una persona compartir tanto conocimiento y su pasión por la historia.

Informative

Luke The tour is really informative. Luke told us bout the history of the Jewish people in Poland. If you are interested in history, this tour will definitely help you learn more about history. Be prepared for yourself to walk quite a lot! Please wear comfortable shoes

Great touring by Warsa

Thanks a lot Peter...... Congratulate for your walking tour.... We enjoyed a lot..... We total recomend everyone that want to know warsa

Very Interesting Tour

Tomasz is a very knowledgable and passionate guide. It was quite a long tour, around 3 hours. So wear comfortable shoes & clothes as per the weather and bring something to eat & drink. The tour ends at the Polin museum - so you can continue the exploration of the Jewish history there after the tour! Basically you can spend one full day in Warsaw just with the Jewish history as it is more than 1000 years old!

A Walk of Extreme Interest

Macks ( Max) Lead an informative tour with well paced conversation. Participants could enquire freely. Although the snowflakes fell, that could not disrupt the observations and realisations of a sad past .

Conoce un poco de la historia de Varsovia

Un estupendo tour guiado por Ana que nos ha enseñado una importante parte de la historia de Varsovia de forma muy amena

Espectacular

Hicimos el tour con Andrés y fue increíble, explica con pasión y con una implicación que emociona, os hace entender todo lo que se vivió y sentirlo, 100% recomendado, repetiríamos sin duda!!!

Manuel! Estupendo guía, muy profesional y agradable. Nos ha encantado!!!!!

Great insight about Jewish story.

Ana was a wonderful guide, showing us the secret hidden places which are full of story. The stories around the streets and people who lived there, invite you to thing about what happened.

Perfecto

Me ha gustado mucho el guía.

Super!

Very interesting tour, with a very knowledgeable guide. He ensured it was kept fun and interesting. I will for sure try other ones to learn more about Warsaw :)