Auschwitz Tour

Should one visit Auschwitz? It is a difficult question, and a deeply personal one. For many people, be they pilgrims on a private journey, backpackers exploring eastern Europe, historians, travellers or native Poles, it is a must. The proximity to Cracow makes a visit to the museums a very real option - the town of Oswiecim (Auschwitz) is an hour and a half journey by car from Cracow. And certainly, having seen the camps (regardless of how many other groups are also filing through) few will regret the experience. The camps and their legacy are an indelible part of today's world, and visiting them is both sobering and edifying.

The basic structures of both camps have survived, and the experience of these is amplified by a number of exhibitions about the major victims of the atrocities, chiefly the Jews, but also Poles, Gypsies and Russians. There are many different exhibits, and the apparatus of the camps, as well as the personal belongings left behind by the victims will speak for themselves.

We will drive you to the museum at Auschwitz from Cracow, pointing out all you need to know along the way. We will also arrange for you to have a tour with a museum guide - all are experts on the camps and their legacy. The tour will also include nearby Birkenau (the expansive satellite of the Auschwitz camp), which for many visitors makes a more powerful impression than the first.

As always, we offer unique tours, free of overcrowded buses and full of worthwhile information - on site and on the way there! Our guides are knowledgeable and spirited locals and will make sure you get the most out of your tour.

Price Per Person (up to 10 persons) 160 PLN

Groups over 10 Persons Negotiable

Tour Time: 9 am - 4 pm. Approx. 7 hours

Minimum of 2 people per tour.

Prices include all entrance fees and taxes. Price provided is for English language tours. Tours in other languages: Please contact for information.

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David Reape 14th May 2012

Very informative and thought provoking trip was had there

Guest 13th May 2012

The guide was brilliant at Auschwitz I but rushed at the Birkeneau site. The driver was excellent. Very polite and informative. A credit to the company.

Guest 11th May 2012

Sad history but a very memorable and important experience. The pick up and drop off service by private van was very good, reliable and comfortable. It was only a pity that the tour guide at Auschwitz rushed through the site too fast and that we were in a large group. Recommend to take a private tour at the site instead.

Bonnie Matthews 24th April 2012

very interesting site to visit. Tour guide ok.

Guest 24th April 2012

Very informative tours, well co-ordinated, pick-up on time, good value for money.

Maria Lock 14th April 2012

The tour was excellent from start to finish. The driver was on time, very helpful and friendly. The tour itself was led by an extremely knowledgeable lady who was very informative, willing to answer questions and one of the best guides we have had. Although very sad is a must.

Sonia McGough 11th April 2012

Probably one of the most memorable days of my life! My 11 year old daughter and I were picked up from our hotel at 9.40am and taken (with 4 others) to the Auschwitz tour. The morning was spent at the smaller Auschwitz 1 camp and the afternoon at Auschwitz 2 (Birkenau). Lunch was provided (a vegetarian option at my request). The day was very well structured and we were inundated with information throughout the tour! It gave us the opportunity to have a much better understanding of the history of this part of the world and to remember all the innocent people who losts their lives as a result of such brutal crimes. After the 2nd part of the tour we were transported back to our hotel.

Guest 11th April 2012

Very informative. Guide was good.

Michelle Murphy 3rd April 2012

It was a very eye opening day at auschwitz.Not to be missed.Our tour guide was brilliant.

Guest 2nd April 2012

The Auschwitz tour was a strangely amazing experience, the guide was so informative about the whole experience and it really does give you alot to take away and makes you think about how it was allowed to happen. The tour is just the right lenth of time and you are given plenty of time to look around each blocks and areas of camp. My only advice for future tours would be for the group to see the video prior to entering Auschwitz 1 and at Birkenau for the guide to take the group to the top of the main watch tower - we asked the guide for us to show us which he was more than happy to do.

Barbara Tolley 1st April 2012

This was the second visit to Auschwitz and found it very different from a different point of view due to the tour guide being from Poland.

David Roxburgh 29th March 2012

well organised, good value for money

Mike Faulkner 28th March 2012

Little more expensive than other tours but still very good

Martin Yeeles 24th March 2012

a must place to visit

Guest 23rd March 2012

Very sad but well worth seeing.

Guest 21st March 2012

The group of 9 were very pleased with the tour - although there was a mix up in that the group were expecting a packed lunch - but the tour leader Tim know nothing about this. He did do his best to rectify this with a coffee stop.

Terry 18th March 2012

the tour was good value for money and the tour guide was amazing i]really got a feeling of what it must have been like

Guest 16th March 2012

The guide was excellent, informative and friendly. The driver also excellent friendly and helpful

Chris Hodgson 12th March 2012

It's hard to rate this tour as brilliant due to the history of Auschwitz but it was very informative . The only reason I have given it 9 out of 10 is due to the fact we didnt get to see the video before entering the camp ( not sure if it was overlooked or what )

Guest 12th March 2012

Such a moving day but I feel everyone should visit here once in their lifetime.

Julie Cooke 9th March 2012

We had a really interesting and harrowing day,very sad and thought provoking, wouldn't have missed it though, really informative an experience everyone should do.

Jane Fisher 8th March 2012

The whole experience was as expected regarding the terrible events but our guide who drove us there and the lovely guide who took us around were both excellent and made the trip

Angela Jones 8th March 2012

The Auschwitz tour was very good, the driver was excellant, and took good care of us from start to finish, the lunch provided came as a welcome suprise and was the lovely crusty roll stuffed full of good fillings was delicious along with the juice. Our visit to Auschwitz will always remain in our minds, it was an unforgetable experience for us and we have been telling all our friends that they should also visit. Thankyou for taking good care of us.

Guest 8th March 2012

This was a remarkable trip. An incredibly moving place and a very thought-provoking tour. The guide at Auschwitz was excellent - extremely knowladgeable and very respectful.

Sally Rowe 23rd February 2012

Excellent and informative, guide really good.

Peter Baldock 19th February 2012

Very well arranged and was well taken care of

Guest 15th February 2012

Our tour guide was very good, arrived on time and was very knowledgeable

Ron Wilson 8th February 2012

The Tour was both informative and extremely moving. I really liked the idea of school visits to ensure they are also aware of the atrocities committed by adults and the pitfalls of prejudice, envy and generalisations about whole races of people to avoid when they also become adults themselves.

Robert Kidd 7th February 2012

our guide was so personal in his portrail of the tour it was amazing . my sistert brother and myself were so touched by his total commitment . we will be back !in summer with our wives.thank you so much.

Guest 6th February 2012

I cannot fault this tour we had, the Driver was very friendly and was on time to pick us up, the Mini bus was very clean and comfortable. The guided tour we had for both camps was very informative, and the female guide spoke excellent English.

Matthew Gilluley 2nd February 2012

The tour was brilliant but sad as well the driver who took us there was very nice. Her knowledge of the area was very good. Also the girl who took us around auschwitz was very god at her job of being a tour guide.

Anna Cutler 30th January 2012

Pick up was on time, friendly driver and excellent tour/tour guide!

Geoff Sully 26th January 2012

Nice to have the car to outselves. The driver's english was not that good, but we managed OK. We finished Auschwitz after 3.00 and the driver offered a 'lunch' stop at the Salt Mines at 3.45, a bit late. My wife left her gloves behind and the driver kindly returned them to our hotel. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole day and would recommend your firm.

Guest 23rd January 2012

Our tour guide was really good had a great knowledge and a personal interest in Auschwitz very interesting,well done.

Andrew 22nd January 2012

worth taking the guided tour,gave me a lot more information than going without one. Amust for anyone visiting krakow

Richard Finger 12th January 2012

The transportation to Auschwitz was AWFUL! The seats in the mini-bus were very tight, with no leg room, which made the journey very uncomfortable for everyone. Other than that, the tour itself was exactly what I had expected.

Julia Askam 6th January 2012

Minibus turned up promptly, courteous driver, we were taken to Auschwitz. Tour was incredible and will have a lasting effect on us, guide was very informative.

Danielle 5th January 2012

I have been on this tour before and think once you've seen it, you've seen it but it is a brilliant tour and gives a really good insight into the history of Auschwitz. My partner also commented that some bits seemed to be repetitive

Guest 3rd January 2012

Nicely done

Guest 13th December 2011

I had a really amazing experience and I think the tour provided was great. I got a wealth of information on the tour but the guide also allowed time for us to reflect and really experience where we were.

Joan Shiels 13th December 2011

I would like to express my thanks to our excellent driver to Auschwitz. Sorry I cannot recall her name but she was very friendly and informative and also drove very carefully. Please thank her for me. the tour guide was very good and I was very moved during our tour and was glad I went. It is important to remember what suffering was endured at these camps.

Lisa Wojciechowski 11th December 2011

It was a moving experience. The tour guide was very knowledgeable. While it is understandable that many people wanted to visit the site - it was at times a little overwhelming to have so many people around.

Katy Parry 8th December 2011

Our guide was imformative, personable and very engaging

Lawrence Day 7th December 2011

A totally moving experience even after all the years it is still evocative and makes you question man's humanity

Guest 14th November 2011

Very helpful and pleasant driver. Arrived early! Our tour guide at Auschwitz (Anna) was excellent. She spoke to us about the history of the camp, and about the people who had died there with the utmost respect.

Gina Brown 14th November 2011

What an amazing trip to Auschwitz we had, it broke our hearts but was so well organised and the tour was so informative - we have recommended you to everyone who we have spoken to about the weekend

Guest 14th November 2011

The whole day was a unforgetable experience, it is a total must do!! when visiting Poland. Our driver was lovely, and nothing was too much trouble. And the guide when we got to the camp was very informative, the whole day went smoothly with no problems.

John Sandle 7th November 2011

Excellent guide. Would have liked a little more time to browse

Guest 7th November 2011

excellent although the guide was very softly spoken so hard to hard at times.

Guest 6th November 2011

The driver was very fast in the morning, but in the evening he was slowlier after our protesting. The guide was excellent. She found the right words according to this huge funeral of victims and to this cruel period of our history.