8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Krakow and its area can tell many interesting stories. One of the most involving ones is about WWII and its atrociousness. With world famous historical sites and modern interesting museums, Kraków area is especially attractive for history lovers and students that in Krakow get immuned against racism for a lifetime. Take our Kraków and Oświęcim routes to widen your horizons and understanding of the world.
5 days / 4 nights
BB (breakfasts), HB on request
All year
2
10-50
Calm
Up to 30 days*
Arrival, check in at your hotel/hostel in Oświęcim. Oświęcim town sightseeing with entrance to Oświęcim Synagogue and cemetery.
Two hours of Oświęcim Town Sightseeing is the minimum of time to spend in this area to get to know the 800-years of its history better. Oświęcim is situated in the valley of the River Sola. The location between Malopolska and Silesia makes it an important transport route. Walking around the castle hill and the Old Town makes visitors feel the atmosphere of the town's ancient history, which dates back the 13-th century. Tourists find in this area not only the well known Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial but also ...
Oświęcim Synagogue (also called Synagoga Chewra Lomdej Misznajot) is a synagogue located in Oświęcim, at 5 Księdza Jana Skarbka Square, formerly known as Szpitalny Square, and Kościelna Street. The synagogue is the only Jewish house of prayer in Oświęcim that was not completely destroyed during World War II. Its construction began in 1913, and it served its functions until 1939. During the war, its interior was destroyed, and the building was used, among others, by as a German ammunition warehouse. Currently, the Sy...
A full-day visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. 3.5-4 h standard route plus participation in workshops. Workshops are lectures on a previously selected topic from the museum standard list. In the evening, transfer to Krakow and check in at your hotel/hostel.
The Auschwitz concentration camp (Konzentrationslager Auschwitz) was a complex of over 40 camps and sub-camps, built and controlled by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. It was established by Nazi Germany in mid-1940 in the suburbs of Oświęcim, which was then on the territory incorporated into the Third Reich. At the peak of the operation of the extermination camp in Auschwitz (1944), it was divided into Auschwitz I (established in 1940, in the buildings of pre-war barracks), Auschwitz II-Birkenau (...
Breakfast. 9:00 meeting with a guide in the hotel/hostel. Oskar Schindler's theme sightseeing. Entrance to Schindler's Factory. 12:00-14:00 Private lunch break. 14:00 meeting with Holocaust survivor in Galicja Museum. Sightseeing of the museum.
The Jewish people have always played an important role in the history of Krakow and Kazimierz and its Jewish population have always played an important role the history of Krakow and have had a great impact on regional economy as well as culture. Kazimierz, that is known as a district of Krakow, used to be a stand-alone city. It was granted city rights in early 14th century, not too long after Jews in the Kingdom of Poland received numerous rights, such as freedom of religion, trade and travel. Since the very beginni...
The Schindler's factory presents an exhibition commemorating the fate of Krakow and its inhabitants during the occupation in 1939-1945. During World War II, Schindler employed Jews who were threatened with extermination. In 1944, together with his accountant, he prepared the famous "Schindler's List", on the basis of which he bought and then transported over 1,100 Jewish workers to the territory of today's Czech Republic, thus saving them from extermination. The place itself was popularized by 1993 film “Schinler’s ...
Meeting with the Holocaust Survivor, Former Prisoners of Nazi German Concentration Camps and Righteous Among the Nations, is possible in the Galicja Museum. This will be unique history lessons. By showing the fates of real people and their experiences makes the facts and figures from textbooks closer and more real. The stories of older people who have gone through so much have a great impact on young people by changing their worldview. The meetings are translated by museum staff who are experienced in working with Wi...
Galicja Jewish Museum is located in the Jewish district of Kazimierz in Kraków. The museum commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, and also introduces Jewish history and culture. Offers three permanent exhibitions: Traces of Memory (a contemporary look at the Jewish past in Poland), An unfinished memory (Jewish heritage and the holocaust in Eastern Galicja) and Ten Polish Cities — Ten Jewish Stories (history of ten Polish Jews who told about growing up in pre-war Poland, about surviving during the Holocaust and ab...
Breakfast. Transfer to Wieliczka Salt Mine and sightseeing. Return to Kraków centre, free time.
The salt mine in Wieliczka is undoubtedly one of the greatest tourist attractions in Poland. Every year it is visited by almost two million tourists from all over the world. In 1978 it was entered on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. The Wieliczka salt mine has 9 levels and reaches a depth of 327 meters. The mine can be visited in various ways, you can choose from the classic Tourist Route, the Mining Route, which will allow you to get to know the specificity of work "downstairs" and the pilgrim ro...
Breakfast. Check-out and departure.
Local and museum guides
Oświęcim Synagogue, Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum (3.5 tour and workshops), Schindler's Factory (sightseeing and workshops), Wieliczka Salt Mine
Coach
Hotel/hostel for sightseeing trips
Hotel/hostel for sightseeing trips
English, German, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and others on request
City tour
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