Auschwitz Private Tour from Krakow: Guided Memorial Visit

Six to seven hours at Europe's largest concentration camp with a guide who knows the stories

A private tour from Krakow to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum with door-to-door pickup, a guide fluent in English, Spanish, German, French or Italian, and time at both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II–Birkenau to walk the blocks, barracks, ramp and memorials. The guide arranges the route around your interests and can add other sites nearby if you request them.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum

• Pick up from hotel or location
• Visit KL Auschwitz I for 2 hours
• Take 15 minute break
• Travel to KL Auschwitz II, Birkenau
• Visit Birkenau for 1 hour
• See exhibitions, gas chambers, and monuments
• Return to hotel or drop off location

The experience

You spend roughly two hours at Auschwitz I, where you walk through the blocks with exhibitions, the central jail, the wall of death, and the gas chamber and crematoria. A 15-minute break falls partway through. Then the tour moves 2.5 km to Auschwitz II–Birkenau, where you spend about an hour seeing the wooden and brick barracks, the ramp where selections happened, the road of death, the ruins of gas chambers and crematoria, and the monument to all victims. Your guide speaks one of five languages and carries knowledge beyond what the museum plaques say.

The tour is private, so the pace and the stops follow what matters to you. Door-to-door pickup means the driver collects you from your hotel, airport or station in or near Krakow and returns you there when the day ends. You travel in a comfortable, modern car, van or coach depending on group size. If there are other sites in the region you want to see (smaller memorials, nearby towns, places connected to the history), you can request them at an additional cost and the guide will work them into the route.

What’s included

• Private transportation in a comfortable, modern car, van or coach.
• a guide fluent in English, Spanish, German, French or Italian who shares stories and context beyond the standard tour.
• door-to-door pickup and drop-off from your chosen location in or near Krakow.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

Book up to2d before

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by Private Tours Krakow. Private Tours Auschwitz

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want a guide who can spend time on the stories and details that matter most to you, rather than moving through with a large group on a fixed schedule. The private format also means you can ask the guide to add nearby sites to your itinerary if something else in the region interests you.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

How long does the tour take from start to finish?

The tour runs six to seven hours total, including the roughly two hours at Auschwitz I, the one hour at Auschwitz II–Birkenau, travel between the two sites, and the 15-minute break built into the first camp.

Does the tour include pickup from my hotel in Krakow?

Yes, door-to-door pickup and drop-off are included. The driver collects you from your hotel, airport, train station or another location you name in or near Krakow and returns you there at the end.

Can I add other sites to the tour if I want to see more?

Yes, you can request additional places in the region to visit instead of or alongside the main sites. Those additions cost extra and the guide will arrange them into your itinerary.

What will I see at each camp site?

At Auschwitz I you walk through exhibition blocks, the central jail, the wall of death, and the gas chamber and crematoria. At Auschwitz II–Birkenau you see the barracks, the selection ramp, the road of death, ruins of gas chambers and crematoria, and the monument to victims.