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Krakow: Auschwitz Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine Day Tour with FREE eBook
4.6
466 Ratings
Kraków
Experience the poignant history of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum and marvel at the stunning Wieliczka Salt Mine on this comprehensive day tour from Krakow. Includes round-trip transfers and a free eBook.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau - • Start your tour by visiting the museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial
• Visit the three concentration camps housed in the complex with a guide
• Guided tour of the Wieliczka salt mines
• Return to Krakow on the same day
Spread over 191 hectares of land, the museum is symbolic of the atrocities suffered by the victims living in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps. With ruins of gas chambers and the crematoria being a part of the museum grounds, your visit can help you imagine the carnage that took place on the same grounds less than a century ago.
The rest of the complex offers equally poignant experiences and deep insight into the unfathomable pain and horrors of the 1.2 million people who led their fateful lives in these concentration camps.
During the course of this guided tour, an experienced English-speaking guide will accompany you through the complex sharing important information about various parts of the camps and helping you better understand the significance of these camp relics.
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Wieliczka Salt Mine - Located not very far from the Krakow, the Wieliczka Salt Mines were excavated since the 13th century for its rock salt and had been used by the Nazis as an armament factory. The tour covers a 3km stretch of the mines where you will come across chapels, shafts, lakes, sculptures carved in rock salt and mining technology used centuries ago.
The salt mines require visitors to take a staircase consisting of 700 steps which takes you down to the level of mines. An elevator ride will bring you back to the ground level once the tour ends.
Tour duration – 10 - 12 hours
• Auschwitz I – 2 hours
• Auschwitz II – Birkenau – 1 hour
• Salt mines – 3 hours
All above times are approximate, time may vary slightly.
What's Included
- Complimentary E-book ‘The Stories of Auschwitz’ in English
- Air conditioning on board
- Optional hotel pick-up service
- All applicable fees and taxes included
- Lunchbox available upon request
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks (optional Lunchbox)
Additional Information
Ideal for time-tight travelers, this comprehensive day trip ticks off two key sights in a day—Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, and Wieliczka Salt Mine. Avoid the hassle of organizing car rental, and instead, benefit from having round-trip transfers from Krakow included. First, visit a memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives in Nazi-occupied Poland, then see the salt sculptures, lakes, and chapels of Wieliczka Salt Mine.
• Save time and visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in a day
• Travel with ease from Krakow: Round-trip transfers are included
• Learn about Poland’s history and the events of World War II
• Explore underground salt chambers with a guide so you don’t get lost
• Get the preparation eBook “The Stories of Auschwitz”
- Tickets for children (3-11) includes entrance ticket without the receivers and headphones in Auschwitz. If you want your child to visit with headset please book “Youth tickets”
- Youth tickets discount is only with valid student ID card, in the day of the tour. Please ensure to take student ID card with you, otherwise you will need to pay an extra fee for an adult ticket
- Please note that the maximum size of bags and backpacks allowed on the museum grounds is 30 x 20 x 10 centimetres (roughly 12 x 8 x 4 inches). You can always leave your belongings inside the vehicle, or in the luggage store in Auschwitz.
- Regarding Terms of Use at the Auschwitz & Birkenau Museum, it is mandatory to provide full names of all participants of the tour.
- This tour starts between 5:30 am - 10:00 am, about the exact time you will be informed by supplier
- A uniquely personalized English ebook is valid for each participant of the tour.
- To make sure, that you’ll be picked up from the nearest meeting point, make sure to sound your accommodation details to the supplier no later than 24 hours prior to the tour.
- If you chose an option with lunchbox make sure to let us know about any diet restrictions by 5 PM the day before. Otherwise, you will receive a regular lunchbox with ham.
- Before start we measure the temperature of every participant
- We may refuse to attend on the tour for customers having temperature over 37.5°C (99.5°F)
Location
Mercure Krakow Stare Miasto
Pawia
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(466 Ratings)
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800rhysl
Jul 24, 2024
Great trip - long day but worth it - It was a relatively long day visiting all three sites but it was well worth it. Daniel managed to get us there early to enable seeing all three sites.
The unexpected gen was the trip to the store mine - I am glad that I opted for it.
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509arnee
Jul 9, 2024
Good shoes, grocery bag and backpack left in the bus. - Expect them to change the pick-up time and location if you booked a pick-up at your hotel.
I booked 8.30am pickup at my hotel. It was 6:05 a.m. at a recovery point.
Deta was only positive when I then understood that it is several hours bus ride. Better go early and sleep a while in the bus and come home and get the evening free.
Bring water, and food that can stay in the bus. I had ordered lunch, and it was a bag of sandwiches, an apple, chocolate and a bottle of water.
You can't carry a backpack into Auschwitz. But it is quite ok to fill a backpack with food, coffee and everything you might need and then leave it in the bus. You'll enjoy it.
Put on really good shoes, you'll walk about 16,000 steps. But with the possibility of rest and recovery in transport.
I felt very well taken care of and safe both before, during and after the adventure.
Highly recommended!
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Paul_t
Jun 27, 2024
Amazing and Humbling. - The organisation was excellent. Once at each site we were allowed breaks before entering and after. The Salt Mine is just an amazing piece of human endeavour as initially it was all dug out by hand.
What can you say about Auschwitz and Birkenau 😞. It was a humbling and very sad story told by a brilliant guide. It’s tough to see some things and I had a couple of emotional moments where I had to gather myself.
Do not take this as a negative though because I would recommend visiting.
I only ask that the utmost respect is given at the camps.
We must remember of course but in some cases I found it difficult to understand why you would want to photograph some of the exhibits. But we are all different.
It’s a long day but at the end you’ll be glad you did it.
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Jack_russell_mum
Jun 18, 2024
Really interesting tours - Really interesting, auschwitz was hard as expected but very informative.
We weren't actually booked for the salt mines but managed to squeeze on the tour, well worth a visit.
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Pioneer67296715664
May 22, 2024
Daniel.. amazing person - Daniel was amazing person. He was very kind, caring and patient man. I love the service of the van. The lady driver was little rude, but its fine. overall experience was amazing .
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Ellis
May 21, 2024
Day at auschwitz and the Salt mines . - A long day and lots of walking , but well worth the money . Daniel was very friendly and helpful . The coach was very comfortable . Would highly recommend .
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Ravi_c
May 20, 2024
DO NOT MISS ! MIND BLOWING ! SAD HISTORY WELL PRESERVED !! ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST MUSEUMS! - If you are in Krakow, your first priority has to be visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. These are the vast Concentration camps that you will be walking through and experiencing what happened in the camps. It is mind blowing, sad and a must visit. You will get to see how millions were living their daily life and what they went through and how the million lives ended tragically. An eye opener seen live though your eyes and felt by you heart. It is well preserved for 78 years now. Its not a hard long walk and you are so immersed in the guide's explanation that few hours go by fast. very well organised tour by the museum, lots of photos to take, the guide was very good and the tour company picked on time and the drivers were safe. Only issue is if you get the 19 seater bus, whether its full or not, and if you are big or tall in size, the seats and cramped and you cant sit comfortably , if its a 7 seater much better. DO NOT MISS THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU TOUR. MIND BLOWING !!
The Salt Mine was impressive, 678 steps to walk down slowly to reach a depth of 13 metres, fascinating to see how a salt mine operated in the early days. You come back up with a lift and no need to climb up. A must visit.
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Y3722zcalexm
May 19, 2024
Great day - Very good service on time and very accommodating Made everything run smoothly and the tour guide was very good and knew a lot
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Pioneer00299395139
Jul 13, 2024
Sombre experience at Aushwitz and a revelation at Salt Mine - We had booked the tour well in advance. We were picked up from the common pick up point near the railway station.
The pick up was dot on time. We first went to Auschwitz. The tour took 1 hour and 15 minutes. The Birkenau camp was four minutes away and the tour took less than 45 minutes.
We started the tour at Aushwitz at 0930 and finished with Birkenau also by 1150.
We started for the Salt Mine and reached there at 1410. The next tour was at 1600. So, had to while away time at location and visited the Graduation Tower, which was good.
The Salt mine tour took about two hours and was well worth it.
Daniel was a good host and took care of the tour pretty well.
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Dorianneb
Jun 15, 2024
Very moving visits - An unforgettable and moving day with combined visit to Auschwitz, Birkenau and the salt mine. Some organizational problems with AT Cracow. The evening before, we learned that departure from the meeting place had been brought forward to 6 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. Finally the minibus, very small for 8 people, only came to pick us up at 06:45. The guided tour in English of Auschwitz and Birkenau was very moving, with a truly excellent guide. Good guided tour in English of the mine. No break to eat, given the delay at departure. The driver was friendly. Very informative e-book.
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