Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Tour Highlights
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Witness the Wall of Death, the gas chamber, and the crematorium - physical reminders of some of humanity's most heinous crimes.
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Visit the two sections of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum & the Memorial Site with the official museum educator
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In the first section, witness the original camp dwellings, the railroad spur, the camp fence, wrecked gas chambers & mortuaries
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Explore the second part of the museum to see some permanent exhibitions & conditions of people during World War II and the Holocaust.
Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Tour Overview
Pick-up/ Drop-off Location:
- Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Tour with Transport from Kraków: Szpitalna 40, 31-024, Kraków
Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Location: Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, 32-603, Oświęcim
Starting Time:
- Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Tour with Transport from Kraków: 8:00 AM
- Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum Tour: Private Transport from Krakow: 10:00 AM
Activity Duration: 8 hours
About Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Tour with Transport from Kraków:
Visit the largest of the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial Site in Oświęcim. Enjoy the comfortable transfers and take a tour of the museum with an official educator to get deep insights into the Nazi-Germany regime. Explore the two parts of the museum including the permanent exhibitions and various collections.
About the Activity:
- Get picked up from your desired location in Krakow in a comfortable vehicle and enjoy the 1.5-hour-long route to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.
- As you reach the memorial site and the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum, you will meet the official museum educator with your tour group of around 30 people.
- See the original camp dwellings, the railroad spur, the camp fence, and the wrecked gas chambers and mortuaries at Auschwitz I and Birkenau.
- See how millions of people faced the Nazi regime's oppressive conditions such as hunger, medical experiments, terror, exhausting work, diseases, executions, gas chambers, and Zyklon B.
- You might get a heavy heart to know the pain and suffering of the prisoners during World War II and the Holocaust.
- Move 2 km ahead to the second part of the museum Auschwitz II – Birkenau, and get to see some permanent exhibitions.
- You will be dropped back to the preferred location after the completion of the tour.
How to reach the pick-up location?
- By Car: 280 meters away from Krakow city center and can be reached in approximately 1 minute by car/ cab.
- By Train: Alight at Kraków Main Station; your destination is a 4-minute walk away from here.
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Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Tour with Transport from Kraków
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Know Before You Go for Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Tour
- All foreign nationals must share their passport and visa details at the time of arrival.
- ID proof is mandatory for each individual guest at the time of arrival.
- For Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum Tour with Transport from Kraków- Children under 4 can enter for free. Visiting the museum is not recommended for children under 14. Child tickets are applicable for individuals aged 5-17 years. Adult tickets are applicable for individuals aged 18+ years; For Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum Tour: Private Transport from Krakow- Adults and Children will be charged at the same rates.
- There is no lunch break during the tour.
- Luggage larger than 30x20x10cm cannot be brought into the museum.
- Visitors should be dressed appropriately when visiting Auschwitz Birkenau.
- Please remember to take your ID or passport.
- Please remember to take your ID or passport that will be controlled by the museum staff before entering the grounds of the camp.