Krakow Jewish Quarter Guided Walking Tour: Historical Exploration in Kazimierz and Holocaust Sites

Discover the rich Jewish history of Krakow on a guided walking tour of the Kazimierz district and Holocaust sites. Explore the New Jewish Cemetery, Isaac Synagogue, and the Old Synagogue, then visit Ghetto Heroes Square and Oskar Schindler’s Factory.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Muzeum Krakowa - Stara Synagoga - The oldest surviving synagogue in Krakow.
  • Izaak Synagogue - The Izaak Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Izaaka), officially known as the Isaak Jakubowicz Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish temple from 1644 located in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland.
  • Kazimierz The Former Jewish District - Kazimierz, the former Jewish District.
  • Remuh Synagogue (Synagoga Remuh) - Remuh Synagogue.
  • The Ghetto Heroes Square - Renovation of a square in memory of the victims of the Krakow Ghetto.
  • Szeroka Street - Most of the Jewish synagogues are clustered around Szeroka Street. It once served as the main square of the Jewish town.
  • Krakow’s Rynek Glowny Central Square - The tour begins at Krakow Main Market Square.
What's Included
  • Local Licensed Krakow Guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Delve into the Jewish heritage of Krakow with this 3-hour stroll through Kazimierz, the city’s Jewish neighborhood, and various Holocaust landmarks. You’ll tour the New Jewish Cemetery, Isaac Synagogue, and the Old Synagogue, one of Poland’s earliest Jewish structures. Following that, you’ll stop by Ghetto Heroes Square, the previous location of the Jewish ghetto, and Oskar Schindler’s Factory.

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
KrakowTIP - Tourist Information Point
Grodzka
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Maryna_w
Jul 11, 2024
Jewish Quarter guided tour - This is a great tour. Our guide, Krzysztof, was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot. Highly recommend this tour.
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Diana_h
Jul 3, 2024
Thankyou Krzysztof, a great tour. - A big thankyou to Krzysztof for a fabulous tour. Very informative and interesting and emotional too. There were only 3 people on the tour which was a real bonus as we had ample opportunity to ask questions/discuss in more detail.
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Ohad_s
Jun 12, 2024
Long, extensive and well worth the time - The tour was interesting and inspiring, led by the very knowledgeable guide Gregory. Met very nice and warm people in this trip with whom i will certainly keep in touch. Do recommend!
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Seth_b
Jun 8, 2024
Great Historical Tour - Excellent Tour! Our guide was amazing and full of knowledge. Well worth the minimal cost. Though I’ve read much, it was spectacular to see it in person and I learned so much more than any book can provide. It is a lot walking, which is fine by me, but others may just want to be careful if traveling with someone elderly. Highly Recommend!
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Tanis_d
Jun 2, 2024
Highly recommended tour of Jewish Krakow - Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the people who lived here. He explained everything in detail and told us about his family’s experiences living through the period of the holocaust. I highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Krakow - and we got to listen to klezmer music and enjoy a delicious dinner at a restaurant after the tour finished.
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Ianrobert_g
May 30, 2024
Walking through the past - Good meeting place and friendly guide with great knowledge, not rushed but done at a good pace. So many places visited with a great history lesson. Be prepared there is a lot of walking. A must if visiting Krakow.
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Melvin_n
May 19, 2024
Worth visiting to understand history - Was very happy with the way our guide JOANNA handled our tour from start to finish. She answered every question and was thorough and passionate of her subject.
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Paulmj4451ma
May 4, 2024
Learned loads, will remember loads, enjoyed loads***** - The tour was easy to book, hassle free. Met at at a central location which was easy to get to. The Guide was a very nice knowledgeable gentleman. We took the english speaking tour and his english was excellent. He was able to easily answer the questions asked by other people in our group. Would definitely recommend this if you want to learn about the history of the Jewish community in the town. The Only mistake was our own which was that we forgot to take water with us, it was a very hot day and soon regretted the mistake! so worth remembering. Thanks
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Angharad
Apr 15, 2024
Excellent - We had an excellent guide for this trip, his name was something similar to Andrea’s A historian who adored sharing his extensive knowledge of the area and its former inhabitants We could not have had a better trip. Sad history but he brought the characters to life with colourful facts concerning their lives and , personalities I would recommend this trip
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Michelle_g
Jun 6, 2024
Encyclopedic knowledge of place and history - Greg was a walking history book of Krakow. Enjoyed so much more than the bike tour I took a day earlier. More time to learn and soak up the experience. Wish he would have slowed down his speech a little and took the time to ask for questions.
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