Auschwitz Birkenau Tour

Established by the Nazis in 1940 in the outskirts of Oswiecim, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp Has became a symbol terror, genocide and Holocaust all over the world. This was the largest Nazi WWII concentration camp, where around one a half million people from 28 countries, of which almost a million Jews, perished. It is considered the largest cemetery in the world. Many structures testify to the operation of a huge concentration camp and the extent of the genocide perpetrated by the Nazis: gas chambers and crematoria, the Death Wall, the railway ramp, mass graves, prisoner barracks and blocks, miles of barbed wire fence and watchtowers. In 1947, soon after the war a state Museum was established at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp (it was a listed as a UNESCO site in 1979).

Our English speaking driver will pick you up directly from your hotel or any other place suitable for you. The best time to start the trip is between 8 and 9am. The way from Krakow to Auschwitz takes about an hour each way. There are two ways to visit Auschwitz concentration camp. You can either choose fully guided tour in English (a fee is around 40,00PLN/11euros per person) or you can visit the camp individually with no limited time (free of charge). The sightseeing should take at least three hours. We recommend two-hour visiting the Auschwitz camp and around one hour in the Birkenau, however if you need more time our driver will be waiting for you as long as you wish. After seeing Auschwitz our driver will take you back to Krakow, wherever you wish.

It is possible to pick you up from Katowice airport to Auschwitz camp and take you back to Krakow.