From Warsaw to Auschwitz and Krakow tour fast train with pick up
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You will be pickup from your accommodation and get transferred to the train station. Your English-speaking driver will assist you with the check-in and wait until you are boarded for the train to Krakow. After a train ride, you will be welcomed by a local English-speaking driver and start your tour via shared transportation to Auschwitz. Guided group tour of Auschwitz and Birkenau lasts till 3,5 hours. You will learn Learn about the tragic history of the Holocaust. Then you will depart Auschwitz-Birkenau for a 1.5-hour journey to Krakow. You will have three hours of free time to see the Main Market Square in Krakow, the biggest Medieval old town square in Europe. In the Old Town, visit Wawel Hill where the Cathedral and the Royal Castle are, the Town Hall Tower, St. Mary’s Basilica, Krakow Barbican, and Sukiennice - the Cloth Hall. After that you will board the train at about 7.30 PM, get picked up at the platform and be transferred from the train station back to your hotel in Warsaw.
Your experience
Stop 1
You will see the Main Market Square in Krakow, the biggest Medieval old town square in Europe. In the Old Town you can also find the Wawel Hill – with the Cathedral and the Royal Castle (until 1611 Wawel was the formal seat of Polish monarchy – it was the place of royal coronations ), Town Hall Tower, St. Mary’s Basilica, Krakow Barbican and Sukiennice (Cloth Hall), thousands of bars and delightful regional restaurants, many historic buildings and horse-driven cabs.
Stop 2
The concentration camp in Auschwitz was established by German Nazis on the outskirts of the town Oswiecim in 1940. After the war, the camp was turned into museum displaying evidence of the genocide. Block no. 11, known as the Death Block, was where people were murdered also at the “Wall of Death”. Outside the camp, there is a gas chamber, where 70,000 people were killed in 1940-1943. In 1941, 3 kilometres from Oswiecim, in the former village of Brzezinka, the German Nazis established a new camp called Auschwitz II Birkenau. In 1942-1945, approx. 1.5 million people lived and died here. Most of them (90%) were Jews, others were Poles, Gypsies, Russians and prisoners from 28 countries of Europe, people of all nationalities and political and religious persuasions. Since 1944, transports of prisoners from all over the continent entered directly through the “Gate of Death”. In 1979, Auschwitz – Birkenau Concentration Camp was listed a UNESCO World Culture and National Heritage Site.
What’s included
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Transportation via Train & Car is not private
Meeting and pickup
main hall next to Paul Coffee Shop
Before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Plan of the tour depends on the entrance time to the Museum in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Early entrance-visit Auschwitz-Birkenau first and after Krakow. Late entrance first Krakow and after Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Cancellation policy
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