Top Krakow Historical Tours

Get out of Krakow for the day on this half-day guided tour of the amazing Wieliczka salt mines. Learn about the history of the salt mines from your guide and marvel at the many complex and beautiful salt sculptures.

Combine two of Krakow’s most important historic sites on this full-day tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and the Wieliczka Salt Mine, including hotel pickup and lunch. Start with a moving tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex, and learn the harrowing truths of the largest Nazi concentration camp complex. After lunch, venture underground to explore the UNESCO-listed Wieliczka mine, one of the world’s oldest working salt mines.

Experience a poignant piece of World War II history on a day trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau from Krakow. Led by a knowledgeable guide, explore the UNESCO-listed former Nazi concentration camp complex and preserve the memory of those who perished there. Pass through the crematoriums, old prison blocks, and moving memorials, and hear the stories of this dark time in history from your guide in a sensitive manner. Your tour concludes with transportation back to your original departure point in Krakow.

Visit two of Poland’s UNESCO-listed sites in a single day on this combo tour from Krakow. Pay tribute to victims and survivors of the Holocaust on a guided tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau former concentration camp, and then descend deep underground to explore the fascinating chambers and tunnels of the historic Wieliczka Salt Mine. Skip-the-line tickets and a boxed lunch in between attractions make for a seamless experience.

Visit UNESCO World Heritage–listed Auschwitz-Birkenau, a former Nazi concentration camp where more than a million European Jews and other prisoners were confined or killed during World War II. A professional guide sensitively portrays the horrors of the Holocaust as you tour the barracks, watchtowers, railway ramps, gas chambers and crematoriums at the two camps, located in Oświęcim. See poignant museum exhibits and witness moving memorials, where you hear narratives by former detainees and learn of Auschwitz’s liberation in 1945.

Discover the story of Auschwitz on a full-day trip to the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex in Oświęcim from Krakow. On the site of the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, learn about Auschwitz’s history and visit significant buildings like the prisoner barracks and the unloading bay before you browse exhibits in the UNESCO-listed complex's museum. Round-trip transport from Krakow's Old Town and a boxed lunch is included.

Explore the underground world of the Wieliczka Salt Mine on a half-day tour from Krakow. Follow an expert guide through the mine’s tunnels and chambers and discover the Chapel of the Blessed Kinga, an exhibition on the history of Poland’s salt-mining, figures carved from salt and more. See why this 700-year-old complex has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your tour concludes with drop-off back at your Krakow hotel.

Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum makes up an integral part of Krakow’s history. Make sure your day trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Site is as relaxed as the rest of your holiday on this full-day tour. As well as hotel pickup and drop-off, entrance fees and a guided tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum are included for added convenience.

Experience a poignant piece of World War II history on a tour of Oskar Schindler’s Factory Museum in Krakow. Explore the exhibitions in the enamel factory where hundreds of Jewish employees were saved from deportation. Follow an expert guide through Schindler’s office, and examine multimedia projections, artifacts and photos while learning the stories of the workers.

Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in an important place to remember the victims of this former concentration camp during World War II Nazi-occupied Poland. You won’t have to worry about organizing how to get there as hotel pickup and drop-off is included. You’ll travel in a small group and will avoid waiting in long visitor lines as entrance tickets are provided. Tour Auschwitz-Birkenau with a guide to provide commentary and important historical information along the way.

Learn about Poland’s history and visit a former concentration camp—Auschwitz Birkenau, that now acts as a place to remember those who lost their lives there during World War II. Save time planning your own transport by having Krakow hotel pickup and drop-off included. By going on a guided tour, you are able to understand more about the context of the site and the things that happened there.

See two of Poland’s most-visited UNESCO World Heritage sites in a single day on this combo tour from Krakow. Pay tribute to the lives lost during the atrocities of World War II at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, where you can tour the former Nazi concentration camp and view exhibits related to its history and more than a million victims. Then, descend into a fascinating underground city ornately carved out of salt and stone at the Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Make the most out of your time in Poland by getting out of Krakow and visiting the unique Wieliczka salt mine. Wander the miles of underground passageways, marveling at the intricate and ancient sculptures made from salt in some of the 20 historic chambers. Learn about the history of the mines during this fascinating visit.

Discover for yourself why the Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of Poland’s most visited attractions and an original UNESCO World Heritage site with this half-day guided tour from Krakow. Descend deep underground to explore the captivating tunnels, chapels, and chambers carved into the salt rock over eight centuries. Learn the fascinating history behind one of the world’s oldest operating salt mines thanks to commentary from an English-speaking guide, and enjoy convenient pickup from select Kraków hotels.

Travel around Krakow in an eco-friendly way—on board an electric scooter. This action-packed tour covers more ground than a walking tour and takes you to places inaccessible by car or bus. Along the way, learn about the history and legends of Krakow and pick up local tips from your guide. Whiz past Wawel Royal Castle, the Cloth Hall, the Vistula River, and more on this comprehensive sightseeing tour.

The site of Auschwitz-Birkenau has witnessed the pain and suffering of more than a million people who lived and died in the confined premises of this site, death was the only way out. The second leg of the tour takes you to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the most popular historic monuments in Poland. With excavations dating back as early as the 13th century, the site produced table salt until 2007. • Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau and Salt mine at one day. • Great-value tour includes entrance fees, guides and hotel pick-up • Explore 3 km of the underground corridors of the Wieliczka Salt Mine • During the tour brake time between 30min - 90min Safe tours COVID-19 free: • Our vehicles are disinfected after every tour • Drivers and guides wear protective masks. • Before the start of the tour we measure the temperature of every participant • Upon the entrance to the museum all visitor pass disinfections

Spend a day learning about the dark history of WWII from a guide while you visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. This Auschwitz-Birkenau group tour allows you to walk both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau with a guide who tells stories as you see the exhibits. Round-trip transport from Krakow is included, so you can keep your mind on the more important facts you’re taking in.

Discover Poland's top UNESCO-listed sites on this Super Saver, combining two popular Krakow tours at a special value price. First, follow an expert guide on a half-day tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau and explore the moving exhibitions and prison blocks of the former Nazi concentration camp complex. On the second day, marvel at the underground tunnels and salt formations inside the 700-year-old Wieliczka Salt Mine. Sharpen your knowledge on two important historical sites over the course of two days.

Discover Krakow’s historic charms in a thoroughly modern manner as you cruise through the city on this Segway tour. Over the course of 90 minutes, you’ll learn about Krakow’s history, culture, and cuisine. Visit the Barbican armory, the Main Square, St. Mary’s Church, and Wawel Castle. Your Segway allows you to cover a great swath of the city with ease.

Learn about the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on this 6-hour tour from Krakow. Take in the history and horror of this UNESCO-listed site, where approximately 1.1 million people died during World War II. The tour includes a documentary film about the Nazi camps and visits to Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II–Birkenau, the two separate camps on site.

Pay your respects at the most notorious of all Nazi concentration camps, Auschwitz-Birkenau. If you choose the guided option, learn all about the history of this somber place from your guide. Otherwise, tour at your own pace without a guide. This is a convenient way to visit the important site from Krakow.

Visit the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on this full-day tour from Krakow. In the company of a guide, explore both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and learn about the history of the UNESCO-listed memorial site and those once imprisoned within its walls.

Easily fit in a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum with this tour that includes round-trip transport from Krakow. After your ride to the memorial, take a tour led by a museum guide who knows the stories and history of the former WWII camp well. You are also provided with headphones, so you don’t miss a word along the way.

Descend to the atmospheric depths of one of the world’s oldest working salt mines on a half-day trip to the Wieliczka Salt Mine from Krakow. Alongside your guide, travel to a depth of 462 feet (140 meters) and navigate an atmospheric tangle of underground chambers replete with mining machines and impressive carvings. Marvel at structures made entirely from salt as you listen to the salt mine’s rich history and ascend to sea level in a swift lift. Round-trip transport from your Krakow hotel is included.