Private Warsaw Ghetto Tour: 2–5 hours with guide

Choose your depth: two hours through the ghetto, or extend to the cemetery and museum

A private walking tour of the Warsaw Ghetto with a licensed guide fluent in your language, running 2 to 5 hours depending on which sites you add. The 2-hour core tour covers the ghetto's boundary markers, the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, the Anielewicz Mound at Mila 18, and the Umschlagplatz; the 3-hour option adds the Jewish Cemetery (established 1809, holding over 200,000 graves); the 5-hour option includes skip-the-line entry to the POLIN Museum. Public transport tickets are provided to reach sites outside the city center. Pickup from Old Town accommodation is included; the guide adjusts pace to your group's fitness level.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Warsaw Ghetto and Jewish heritage

• Meet guide at Field Cathedral entrance
• Walk through former Warsaw Ghetto streets
• See Monument to Warsaw Uprising and ghetto markers
• Visit Monument to Ghetto Heroes and Anielewicz Mound
• End tour at Umschlagplatz Monument
• Visit old Jewish Cemetery in Muranów via public transport
• Tour POLIN Museum with skip-the-line tickets

The Experience

You meet your guide at the Field Cathedral on Długa Street and walk into the former Warsaw Ghetto, where over 400,000 Jews from Warsaw and surrounding areas were imprisoned in Europe's largest ghetto during World War II. The guide walks you through what happened—the hunger, disease and death, but also the resistance and rebellion—pointing out the ghetto boundary markers still visible on the streets, the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes commemorating the 1943 uprising, and the Anielewicz Mound at Mila 18, a hidden shelter of a Jewish resistance group. The tour ends at the Umschlagplatz Monument, marking where Jews were transported to Treblinka Concentration Camp.

If you book the 3-hour option, you'll travel by public transport (tickets provided) to the old Jewish Cemetery in Moranów, established in 1809 and one of Europe's largest. The guide shows you graves of spiritual leaders, political activists and creators of Jewish culture, alongside thousands of nameless victims of World War II. The 5-hour option adds the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews—skip-the-line tickets let you bypass the ticket office and go straight to the permanent collection, which traces Jewish history, culture and heritage before, during and after the war.

This is a moderate walking tour covering 2.5 to 3.5 km with some uneven surfaces and steps; the guide adapts the pace to your group. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather—the tour runs rain or shine. Groups stay small (up to 25 per guide), and your guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French or one of three other languages, depending on which option you select.

What’s included

• A 5-Star licensed guide fluent in your chosen language.
• private walking tour of the Warsaw Ghetto with boundary markers, monuments and resistance sites.
• entrance to the Jewish Cemetery with 1-way public transport ticket (3- and 5-hour options).
• skip-the-line tickets to the POLIN Museum permanent collection (5-hour option only).
• hotel pickup from the Old Town (within 1.5 km of the meeting point).

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?Book the 2-hour ghetto tour if you want the core history and monuments in a morning; choose 3 hours to add the cemetery's 200,000 graves and the stories they hold; pick 5 hours when you want the full arc—ghetto, cemetery and the modern museum that contextualizes it all.

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Top questions

How long does the Warsaw Ghetto walking tour take?

The core Warsaw Ghetto tour runs 2 hours. You can extend it to 3 hours to include the Jewish Cemetery, or 5 hours to add both the cemetery and the POLIN Museum with skip-the-line entry.

What exactly is the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes?

The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes commemorates the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when Jewish resistance fighters rebelled against Nazi occupation. Your guide will explain its significance as you walk past it during the tour.

Is the Jewish Cemetery included in all tour options?

The Jewish Cemetery is included in the 3-hour and 5-hour options only. The 2-hour tour covers the ghetto sites within walking distance. Public transport tickets are provided to reach the cemetery, which sits outside the city center in Moranów.

What does skip-the-line entry to POLIN Museum mean?

Skip-the-line tickets let you bypass the ticket office, so you go straight to the permanent collection without waiting in line. This is included only in the 5-hour option. Note that you may still encounter a security queue at entry.

Is pickup from my hotel included?

Pickup from Old Town accommodation within 1.5 km of the meeting point is included. If your hotel is outside the Old Town, you'll meet the guide at the Field Cathedral on Długa Street instead.

What surfaces will I walk on during the tour?

The tour covers 2.5 to 3.5 km with some uneven surfaces and steps. The guide adjusts the pace to your group's fitness level. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather, as the tour runs rain or shine.