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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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.

Lucy Owens 5th November 2011

Superb!! We got collected from our hotel & the trip to the museum is 1 hour in a very comfortable bus. The driver had excellent English & explained everything very well. I would recommend this tour.

Tim Ketteringham 2nd November 2011

Turned up on time, nice transport and excellent guide

Richard Steinfeldt 31st October 2011

Our driver was great! very friendly.

Guest 31st October 2011

The tour was very well organised, our taxi driver collected us on time and was informative about the area during the drive to Auschwitz. When we arrived he waited until we were with our group. Auschwitz was very busy but we had headphones to hear everything the guide was saying, he was very informative and interesting. We then went to Birkenhau where the guide again explained everything very well. It was respectfully done and nice that there were no tacky souveniers and the only things you could buy were books, pictures and DVD's. My only moan would be that after 2 hours in Auschwitz we only had 10 minutes to collect and eat our lunch before heading to Birkenhau- it would have been nice to have at least 20 minutes to sit/eat/use thje bathroom

Guest 30th October 2011

excellent tour..guide was fantastic and had excellent knowledge...

Andy Kerr 30th October 2011

well informed and knowledgeable guide.

George Spiteri 27th October 2011

Driver provided site information on the way. Was on time to pick me up. Guided tour of the location excellent. A place everyone visiting Krakow must see. I appreciated the light packed lunch provided by the tour driver.

Pavan Bains 26th October 2011

The tour guide was so informative. She was able to answer all our questions and was very knowledgable. We are so glad we booked a small group tour as we were able to hear everthing she said and we were able to ask so many questions and the tour didn't feel rushed at all. We will definitely be returning in the future. We just wish we had more time to walk around independently at the end.

Barbara & Stephen Hunter 24th October 2011

The trip was humbling and extremely glad we have visited. It felt like we were part of the history as it stood before us.

Guest 18th October 2011

Sadly, Auschwitz is somewhere everyone needs to go once in a lifetime. The driver was brilliant, on time, provided lunch and water and a source of information.

Diane Dopke 14th October 2011

unforgettable

Mark Williams 13th October 2011

Picked up on time by Simon who was very nice. Taken to Auschwitz and he bought tickets and showed us where to go. After the 2 hr tour he took us to the 2nd camp a few miles away and brought us back to the hotel again. It would have been better if Simon had known something about the Auschwitz as we had many questions and he admitted he didn't know much about it.

Guest 11th October 2011

Wonderful service from freebookers including pick up from hotel and light lunch. Felt time at camps was rushed despite requests to be put on a tour that did not rush you. We were shown things and then quickly moved to the next exhibit. No time for reflection or to look outside of the things they wanted to show us.

Guest 11th October 2011

It would have been better to have left earlier as we would have liked some time at the museum to do some personal research. the driver was unfriendly and did not take us back to the hotel after. He dropped us near Old Town square. He did not give us the correct change and was quick to take a tip for himself.

Guest 11th October 2011

We had an excellent tour guide at Auschwitz. She was knoeledgeable, had very strong English skills and was easy to understand.

Guest 10th October 2011

The tour was great. Our guide that took us the the camps provided us with great knowledge on Polish culture and history. I was very pleased by the guided tour in both Auschwitz I and Birkenau as well.

Guest 9th October 2011

Thought Austwitz a bit sanitised preferred Birkenhau

Marilyn Nasatir 7th October 2011

Auschwitz/Birkenau were, in my opinion, too sanitized and barren, thereby diminishing the impact of the horrors that took place there. I definitely appreciated being driven there and back.

Guest 5th October 2011

I was very touched by this tour and I am so glad we went. Our tourguide was good, the ride there also.

Emma Judson 3rd October 2011

The simplicity of being picked up and dropped off at the hotel and having the tour side of things organised on arrival was great. I felt that the tour was informative with the right level of emotive context to the dates and statistics to make it human. I struggled a little with the number of school age children who were there, who weren't quite as connected to it.

Steve Jordan 2nd October 2011

we were very pleased with our freebookers service-- from the first contact until the end of the tour. Our special requests were handled promptly and well. I can recommend them without question.

Bryony Hollis 30th September 2011

Myself and my partner got picked up on time from our hotel and driven safely to auschwitz by the very friendly polite driver. On arrival at Auschwitz museum we were given clear instructions on where to go to to begin our tour and about where we could find the toilets etc. The tour guide was sensitive, well informed and incredibly thorough. It did not feel rushed at all, in fact, she was telling us to slow down!

Denise Shelbourne 26th September 2011

The tour was well organised and I did not feel rushed.

Darren hammond 26th September 2011

It was a great tour only we did arrive 5 or 10 minutes late and therefore had to join the tour a little late. But all in all very good

Andy Hamill 22nd September 2011

Heart wrenching. Our guide had good knowledge. Something everybody needs to do

Guest 20th September 2011

Martya at Auschwitz was amazing and compassionate as a guide. Helena who collected us was very pleasant. We had the opportunity to join another couple on their tour after to the Salt Mines, bearing in mind that we were already 3/4s of the way there and the Helena was going any way with them we felt that the 600psl quote was rather high bearing in mind that the city offers a tour for 60 psl- that was a little dissappointing.

Gennaro Armenise 19th September 2011

Il tour è organizzato con meticolosità e precisione, la guida preparata e precisa,

Mr G Rennison 18th September 2011

A bit tirering as it was hot and the tour was quick. Lot of walking

Guest 12th September 2011

Being 1st and 2nd generation Holocaust survivors, I knew this trip would be extremely personal and emotional. For this reason I knew we needed a personal guide rather then being part of a general group. Our guide was very knowledgeable, but it took some convinceng that we wanted to spend less time at Auschwitz and more time at Birkenau. In the end, we were able to work out our concerns and the tour turned out to be extremely well done and personally meaningful.

David Hurrell 11th September 2011

Well organised, excellent guide who was lucid, knowledgeable and sensitive. We are glad we made the trip