The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, a memorial on the sites of Auschwitz Concentration Camp, houses thousands of objects that once belonged to the prisoners who were held captives at the camp. It also features paintings and other artworks made by them that depict their tragic life in the camp. You can see the barracks where the prisoners lived and the ruins of gas chambers where they were assassinated in masses. The museum also tells the history of Tadeusz Wasowicz, the creator of the museum, who was a Holocaust survivor himself.
Auschwitz I was the first established concentration camp that also served as the headquarters of the Schutzstaffel cops of the Nazi government. A visit to Auschwitz I camp will let you discover the hidden dark history of the camp and the shocking death statistics of the prisoners who lived here. You can witness the prison cells where the victims of the holocaust suffered, their personal belongings, white and black pictures of the camp when it was functioning, the barracks where the prisoners were executed and the gas chamber ruins.
The Auschwitz II – Birkenau Museum was built in 1942 to provide refuge to the deportees from Germany. It was supposed to house 125,000 prisoners of war but later became an extermination site for the Jews. You can see the original railway tracks and cattle cars that were used to transport the refugees from Germany. You can also catch a glimpse of the barracks and ruins of the gas chamber that was used to massacre the prisoners at the Birkenau camp.
Visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine at Krakow on the Auschwitz tours and go 135 metres beneath the Earth’s surface to explore a mystical world made of salt. This UNESCO Heritage Site is an underground labyrinth made up of endless tunnels, chambers, chapels. As you walk through the mine, you can witness rock salt deposits, saline lakes, artworks like sculptures made of salt and miners’ workplaces. Further, there are also important structures on the surface of the mine like the saltworks, lamp room and miners’ cloakroom.
The guided tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum includes a two-hour tour at Auschwitz Museum and a one-hour tour in Birkenau Museum. The official guide will take you through the Auschwitz concentration camp where you can learn about the plight of the Auschwitz Jews and other prisoners of the Holocaust. At Birkenau, you can witness the crematoriums, watchtowers, railway ramps and a gas chamber. This tour includes fast-track tickets and hence you can skip the security line and start the tour much early.
Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp complex in a luxurious minibus with an official guide who will give you an insight on the dark history of the Germans. You can choose any one of the five languages – English, Italian, German, Spanish and French for the guided Auschwitz tours. The Auschwitz tickets include pick-up service as well provided the hotel is in the centre of Krakow city. If the hotel is far off, you will be picked up from the nearby location. The pick-up point and time will be informed a day before your visit.
The Auschwitz tickets to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum take you on a guided tour around the concentration camp where you can gain more information about the consequences of the World War II. As you walk through the camp, the guide will show you the exhibits in the museum and explain the consequences of the World War II and the Holocaust. You can see the ruins of gas chambers where the prisoners were executed at the Birkenau Museum. The tour also includes hotel transfers from the Krakow City Centre.
Book self-guided Auschwitz tours to explore the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial at your own pace and interest. The tour includes transfer to the camp in an air-conditioned minibus with an English speaking driver. You can catch a glimpse of the lives of the prisoners who suffered here during the Second World War and witness their personal items like letters, photographs and diaries at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. You can see ruins of gas chambers and crematoria at the Birkenau Museum.
Explore the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and learn about the holocaust and genocide of the Jews during the Second World War. You can visit the buildings in which the prisoners lived and witness their personal objects as the expert local guide tells stories about their survival in the camp. Apart from sightseeing, the Auschwitz tickets for this tour include hotel transfers as well. A local driver will pick you up from your accommodation anywhere in Krakow and drop you back at the same place after the tour.
Go on a guided tour to Auschwitz Concentration Camp and Birkenau Museum where you can discover interesting Auschwitz facts about the camp and its hidden history. You can see personal items of the captured prisoners like books, shoes, clothes, and drawings. The Auschwitz tickets provide a lunch box also with both vegetarian and meat options. The tour includes pickup service from hotels situated in the centre of the city. But, if your accommodation is beyond this area, you can avail pick-up from the nearest possible location.
Book the super saver Auschwitz tours to visit the two most famous concentration camps and the salt mine in Krakow with a single ticket. The trip begins with a tour around the Auschwitz Concentration Camp where the guide will explain the stories about the prisoners here. Then you will visit the Birkenau Museum to see the barracks and locations where the prisoners were held. The tour ends with a trip to the Wieliczka Salt Mine where you can descend 135 metres below ground level and see rock salt deposits, chambers and chapels.
Enjoy wholesome Auschwitz tours with a trip to two concentration camps and a salt mine along with complimentary lunch and hotel transfers with this full-day tour package. Firstly, you will be taken to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp to pay respect to the victims of the holocaust and genocide. The next stop is Birkenau Museum where you can see the original sites where the prisoners were encaged. After lunch, you will be taken to the Wieliczka Salt Mine to see underground salt deposits, chapels and chambers. The ticket includes lunch with both vegetarian and meat options and transfers to the hotel as well.