Krakow Jewish Quarter Golf Cart Tour and Vistula River Cruise

Golf cart through Szeroka Street and the Old Synagogue, then a boat ride down the Vistula past Wawel Castle

A combined tour of Krakow that pairs a guided golf cart ride through the Jewish Quarter of Kazimierz with a wooden boat cruise on the Vistula River. The cart covers Szeroka Street, the Old Synagogue, Remuh Synagogue and its cemetery, and Plac Nowy in roughly 110 minutes, with an audio guide in multiple languages. Then you board a modern wooden boat to see Wawel Castle, Skałka Church, and the city's other landmarks from the water.

Step-by-step itinerary

Jewish Quarter tour and river cruise

• Meet driver and board electric golf cart
• Tour historic Jewish Krakow streets
• Pass Szeroka Street and synagogues
• Pass Old Synagogue museum
• Pass Remah Synagogue and cemetery
• Pass Plac Nowy market and bars
• Pass Plac Wolnica square and museum
• Take wooden boat cruise on Vistula River
• Admire Krakow monuments from river

What’s included

• Transport by electric golf cart through Kazimierz.
• audio guide in your choice of language.
• ticket for the wooden boat cruise on the Vistula River.

Times

• Monday 10:10 11:10 12:10 13:10 14:10 15:10 16:10 17:10 18:10 19:10
• Tuesday 10:10 12:10 13:10 15:10 16:10 17:10 19:10
• Wednesday to Saturday 10:10 12:10 15:10 17:10 19:10
• Sunday 10:10 12:10 14:10 15:10 17:10 19:10

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Before you book

Group Up to 12 2 private ›

Audio guide English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish and Turkish Another language? ›

Meeting point and pickup No hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point. 3 with pickup ›

Book up to 1h before

Ages Adult (18 and older) · Child (5 to 17 years) · Infant (under 5)

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Low physical effort Public transport nearby Infants must sit on laps

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The experience

The golf cart portion starts at a meeting point where you board an electric vehicle fitted with an audio guide covering the district's history. Kazimierz sprawls across terrain that would take hours on foot, so the cart lets you move between Szeroka Street, the district's main avenue, and the surrounding squares and synagogues without the fatigue. You pass the Old Synagogue, a 15th-century fortress-like building now housing a museum of Krakow's Jewish heritage, and the Remuh Synagogue, the only active Jewish house of worship in the city, with its adjacent cemetery of centuries-old tombstones. Plac Nowy, the district's market square, comes next, with its circular hall and the energy of the neighborhood's daytime flea market and street food vendors.

After the cart tour, you walk to the wooden boat for a two-way cruise on the Vistula. The river gives you Wawel Castle's defensive walls and the cathedral silhouette from the water, along with Skałka Church, the Church of St. Catherine, the House of the Polish Pope John Paul II, the Norbertine Monastery, Kościuszko Mound, and the Camaldolese Monastery in Bielany. The boat moves slowly enough to see the bridges and footbridges that cross the river, and the perspective from the water shows the city's layout in a way the streets alone do not.

The audio guide on the cart is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and eleven other languages, so you get the history without waiting for a live guide. The whole experience (cart and boat combined) takes about two hours, leaving the rest of your day free to return to Kazimierz on foot and linger in the squares and restaurants you spotted from the cart.

Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 17 years); Infant (under 5).

What is Szeroka Street in Kazimierz?

Szeroka Street is the main avenue of Krakow's Jewish Quarter, lined with centuries-old synagogues, traditional Jewish restaurants, and cultural landmarks that reflect the area's rich heritage. It is the heart of the district and the first major stop on the golf cart tour.

Can I get off the golf cart and explore on my own?

Yes. The tour description notes that you can return to continue exploring Kazimierz at your own pace after the cart portion, so the golf cart ride is designed as an introduction to the layout and the main sites, not a locked-in itinerary.

What will I see from the Vistula River boat?

The wooden boat passes Wawel Castle and its cathedral, Skałka Church, the Church of St. Catherine, the House of the Polish Pope John Paul II, the Norbertine Monastery, Kościuszko Mound, the Camaldolese Monastery in Bielany, and the city's bridges and footbridges, all visible from the water as the boat makes a two-way cruise.

Is the audio guide available in languages other than English?

The audio guide is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and eleven additional languages, so you can choose the language that suits you.

What is Plac Nowy known for?

Plac Nowy is the vibrant market square of Kazimierz, famous for its circular market hall called the Okrąglak. By day it hosts a flea market and food stalls serving zapiekanka, a local street food, and by night it becomes a hub of bars and nightlife.