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Auschwitz-Birkenau & Wieliczka Salt Mine – One Day Guided Trip
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About
Combine two completely different worlds into one tour. Recommended for both busy and on-the-go tourists. During this full-day excursion see two of the most visited museums in the Krakow area.
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum- UNESCO World Heritage Site, a former Nazi concentration camp, where more than a million Jews and other prisoners were oppressed or killed during World War II.
Wieliczka Salt Mine- one of the most amazing monuments in Polish cultural history listed on the first UNESCO Cultural and Natural World Heritage List.
- Live-guided tour (up to 30 visitors) - Quick Meet & Go: centrally located 3 meeting points. Don't waste your time picking up others from their addresses - ...
Highlights
11 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
11 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Professional assistance in case of any issue
Round-trip transportation from and to Krakow by air-conditioned vehicle (van or mini-bus)
Entry fees (Wieliczka Salt Mine, Auschwitz I & Auschwitz II Birkenau), insurance and taxes
Highly qualified, helpful and friendly customer service
Licensed, English speaking local guides
Food and drinks
Toilete
Meeting Points
Departure
Starowiślna 65
Located in Kazimierz, Jewish District
Return
Important Information
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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VISIT: Both museum are visited by hundreds of people every day. Keeping your own pace of sightseeing is not possible. While in the camps, visitors are required to behave appropriately and respectfully. Dress code is smart casual, to respect the place. Eating and smoking, as well as acting in a loud manner are forbidden at both museums.
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PICKUP: Please provide your address in Krakow when booking. Some of the hotels in Krakow are located in traffic restricted areas. Your pick up will be organised from the nearest possible point and you will be informed.
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DEPARTURE: The hours you book are tentative and may change. The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions.The exact pickup time will be confirmed a day before the tour (in the afternoon at the latests).
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Auschwitz-Birkenau & Wieliczka Salt Mine – One Day Guided Trip
(43) Reviews
Stare Miasto
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$132.50
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About
Combine two completely different worlds into one tour. Recommended for both busy and on-the-go tourists. During this full-day excursion see two of the most visited museums in the Krakow area.
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum- UNESCO World Heritage Site, a former Nazi concentration camp, where more than a million Jews and other prisoners were oppressed or killed during World War II.
Wieliczka Salt Mine- one of the most amazing monuments in Polish cultural history listed on the first UNESCO Cultural and Natural World Heritage List.
- Live-guided tour (up to 30 visitors) - Quick Meet & Go: centrally located 3 meeting points. Don't waste your time picking up others from their addresses - ...
Highlights
11 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
11 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Professional assistance in case of any issue
Round-trip transportation from and to Krakow by air-conditioned vehicle (van or mini-bus)
Entry fees (Wieliczka Salt Mine, Auschwitz I & Auschwitz II Birkenau), insurance and taxes
Highly qualified, helpful and friendly customer service
Licensed, English speaking local guides
Food and drinks
Toilete
Meeting Points
Departure
Starowiślna 65
Located in Kazimierz, Jewish District
Return
Itinerary
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Krakow
Your tour begins with transportation from Krakow (chosen meeting point). Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is located in the town Oswiecim, about 1h15min in one way (65km). Every driver we cooperate with has all required by EU permissions for passenger transport. An English-speaking and friendly leader of the group will assist you at any time you need. After arriving in Oswiecim, have a short break to grab a coffee or keep an eye on outdoor exhibitions. Then be kindly introduced to your local and professional guide who is licensed by Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Start your tour by walking through the gate to the first camp - Auschwitz I - originally conceived as a concentration camp, to be used as a detention centre for the many Polish citizens arrested after Germany annexed the country in 1939, with the most recognizable sign Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Makes You Free).This part usually takes 2 hours and you will be using a headset to hear your guide clearly. The group according to the Museum’s rule counts up to 30 people making the visit comfortable and accessible for every participant. Visit the original wooden buildings, fortified walls, barbed wires, gas chambers and crematoria - all of those leave a shocking impression allowing to imagine the scale of Holocaust.
2 hours
3
Brzezinka
After the 1st camp short break up to 15 minutes is planned. You will be taken by us to visit the second part of the tour - Birkenau (Auschwitz II), only 3 minutes away, which is the largest camp built and operated for the specific purpose of making Europe ''Judenrein'' (free of Jews). The same guide continues a poignant lecture about the camp in the village Brzezinka (Birkenau) which was constructed in 1941 on the order of Heinrich Himmler (SS commander) and could hold some 90 000 prisoners.You will be told about terrible stories of unimaginable living conditions as well as cruel selection and pseudo-scientific medical experiments made by prominent Nazi doctors including Josef Mengele. A history about soldiers of the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front opened the gates of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, which meant the final liberation, ends your tour with a feeling, both this genocide should never have happened and it can not happen again.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Wieliczka
Transport from Birkenau to Wieliczka, takes about 90 minutes. Your time for a nap.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Krakow
When the tour ends, you are not rushed by us. Take a few minutes break which you can spend in a bookstore, grocery store or just rest. After that, you will be taken to a predetermined address in Krakow.
30 minutes
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Szyb Daniłowicza
The tour starts with a descent of 64 meters by stairs. You are then led through a number of chambers and shown underground lakes, shrines and salt monuments. The trip finishes at the level of 135 meters below the surface and the return to the surface is by lift. A standard guided tour through the Salt Mine lasts 2-3 hours and visitors walk through a 3.5 kilometres long tourist route.
