Auschwitz-Birkenau Private Day Trip

Explore the somber history of World War II through a private day excursion to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp departing from Kraków.

Details of the Day Trip

While arranging your reservation, you'll have the option to select from the two private day tours available from Kraków:

Auschwitz Birkenau Day Excursion

Between 6 and 8 am, we will collect you from your Kraków hotel and head towards Auschwitz-Birkenau. After a journey of just over an hour, we will arrive at the largest Nazi extermination camp established during the Second World War. Recognized as a World Heritage Site since 1979, this location serves as a reminder of the Holocaust atrocities.

Your tour will commence in the prison blocks, where we will visit various exhibitions that detail the punishments suffered by prisoners for trivial infractions or for perceived disobedience of SS guards. Following this, we will proceed to one of the most harrowing sections of the site: the gas chambers and cremation area, where you will learn about the extreme cruelty of the regime and how propaganda spurred horrific acts of violence.

The exploration continues into the most recognized segment of this chilling location. Here, you will observe the train tracks that once facilitated the entry of countless individuals into the camp. Upon arrival, some were immediately chosen for execution or subjected to medical experiments. Amongst the victims were Jews, Romani people, Spanish Republicans, political dissidents, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

As we continue, you will notice the barracks, latrines, and the remains of four crematoria, which included gas chambers that were demolished in a futile attempt to erase the evidence of the atrocities from the Soviet forces. Concluding the visit, you’ll enjoy 45 minutes of free time for lunch before we return to Kraków, arriving back at your hotel after approximately six and a half hours.

Auschwitz Birkenau, Kraków Ghetto, and Schindler's Factory

If you choose this alternative, our day will begin similarly with a pickup from your hotel in Kraków. We will first visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to delve into its somber history.

After our tour of the camp, we will take a moment at the Judenrampe. This area served as the last stop for many Jews arriving from various parts of Europe until 1944.

Around 1:30 pm, we will head back to Kraków and pause at a traditional Polish restaurant for you to enjoy lunch independently. Following this, at approximately 2:45 pm, a private English-speaking tour of the Kraków Ghetto will commence. This part of the city bears witness to the Nazi regime's separation and persecution of the Jewish population.

Subsequently, we will visit Oskar Schindler's Factory, where you'll explore this site independently, learning about how Schindler managed to save hundreds of Jews from near-certain death.

Finally, we will return you to your hotel in Kraków.

Note: This option is not available on Mondays, the first Tuesday of each month, or during public holidays.

Complete Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour