Auschwitz-Birkenau Historical Tour From Krakow with Transport

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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

Visit the former Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau on this 7-hour trip from Krakow. By June 1940, Jews and over 700 political criminals had been sent to Auschwitz and the atrocities had begun.

Birkenau was built by Auschwitz prisoners and by October 1941 was used as an extermination camp. Between 1 and 1.5 million were killed, and approximately 90 percent of those killed were Jews.

Before Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated in January 1945, the SS attempted to blow up the camp and destroy the documentation. They were only partially successful, and the Polish government decided to restore the site as a memorial to the victims.

Auschwitz Camp - exhibition in buldings

Crematory

Death wall

Birkenau Camp (Auschwitz II) - exhibition outside

Former barracks where prisoners lived

Death Gate

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off - if option with hotel pick up selected
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan, with Wi-Fi
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges, fuel surcharge
  • Professional guide
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Insurance
  • Documentary movie "Liberation of Auschwitz"
  • Guaranteed skip-the-line entrance tickets
  • Entry/Admission - Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
Not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuity for driver
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off - if option with meeting point selected
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau can prove traumatic, therefore we recommend that visitors were at least 13 years old.
  • While in the camps, visitors are required to behave appropriately and respectfully.
  • Visitors are generally allowed to take pictures with a few, clearly indicated exceptions.
  • The maximum size of your carry-on can not exceed the following dimensions: 30 x 20 x 10 cm. You can leave your larger luggage in the car.
  • Please note that in the camps there are mostly dirt tracks, which may cause minor difficulties for wheelchair-users.
  • Some spaces are not accessible by wider wheelchairs or strollers. For the comfort of visitors with mobility problems, the museum provides substitute wheelchairs of size allowing to move around the grounds and buildings. Our driver will help you arrange the substitute wheelchair.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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