Top Krakow Tours by Duration

Visit one of Poland’s most beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Sites—the Wieliczka Salt Mine—on a guided tour with easy transfers from Krakow. Instead of spending time researching local bus schedules, leave the logistics to someone else and enjoy round-trip transportation. At the salt mine, enjoy a guided walk through the beautiful underground chambers and see lakes, chandeliers, chapels, and sculptures all made of salt rock.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum marks the site of the Nazi German concentration camp where over a million Jews and other prisoners died during World War II. Your guide leads your tour of the two separate camps, Auschwitz and Birkenau, enhancing your understanding. Round-trip transfers come direct from your Krakow address or a central meeting point, while a wide range of departure times lets you plan ahead.

Auschwitz-Birkenau is one of Poland’s most somber tourist sites, but one that holds incredible importance. After being picked up from your local hotel, travel to the museum and memorial site to learn more about the site’s significance on this full-day guided tour from Kraków, which includes time for a contemplative walk to visualize the site’s importance.

Take all the difficulty out of visiting the Wieliczka Salt Mine from Krakow with this half-day tour. Door-to-door transportation and entry to the mine are included, meaning you don’t need to organize anything. On arrival at the Wieliczka Salt Mine you’ll enjoy a tour with a licensed guide. Visiting the mine is not recommended for people with restricted mobility, as there are over 800 stairs to climb. Transport is provided in minivans that can accommodate up to 8 people.

This award-winning Krakow tour will cover all of the highlights of Krakow Old Town and Wawel Castle. The small fee you pay to Viator is a booking fee to secure your place on the tour. On the day, you will join our donations-based tour. Our guides work for contributions at the end. The amount you donate is entirely up to you. We meet in front of the towers of St Mary's Basilica in Krakow Old Town main square. Look for the Blue 'City Walks Krakow' umbrella. On the tour, you'll visit the beautiful Krakow Old Town and majestic Wawel Castle. You'll learn about Krakow's most important historical figures, including Pope John Paul II and Nicolaus Copernicus. You'll hear the stories of Krakow's most famous residents—the Krakow Dragon and the St. Mary's Basilica trumpeter. What you'll see: Krakow Barbican Medieval City Walls Wawel Royal Palace Bishop's Palace (former home of Pope John Paul II) Wawel Cathedral St. Mary's Basilica Cloth Hall Market Collegium Maius Main Market Square

Checking off the dispersed sites of Wieliczka Salt Mine and Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in a day requires a lot of transport planning. If you want to save time and visit these sites with ease, then this day tour is a great choice. Round-trip transfers from Krakow are included, as well as admission to each site to avoid time wasted in ticket lines.

Save yourself the hassle of organizing logistics when it comes to visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, with this convenient day trip from Krakow. Once you arrive, benefit from having prebooked admission, which helps you avoid the hassle of waiting in long ticket lines. Then, to get the most out of your experience, a guide shows you around the exhibits, with commentary to expand your knowledge of the site’s poignant history.

Discover the expansive, underground salt mine at Wieliczka on this guided excursion from Krakow without the hassle of navigating unknown roads. Visit the ancient salt mine that has been in production since the Middle Ages and enjoy a guided 3-hour tour through the facility with skip-the-line access. Admire the chapels, chambers, and saline lakes as you walk, and gain insight into the mine's unique history.

Feast your senses on the culinary delights of Krakow on a food tour of the Kazimierz district. Visit several local favorites to sample a host of traditional foods. Feast on Krakow-style food, authentic Polish cuisine, Polish vodka, craft beer, and a delicious dessert while learning about the culinary culture of the city from your guide.

Choose from several convenient door-to-door pickup options, ensuring you are collected directly from your address for a smooth and comfortable start to your tour. Visit UNESCO World Heritage Site, a former German - Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, where more than a million Jews and other prisoners were oppressed or killed during World War II. The flower-strewn Death Wall, national memorials, gas chambers and crematoriums, preserved ruins, the remains of hundreds of barracks, watchtowers, the railway line and ramp - all form a moving testimony to the number of those who lost their lives.

Expand your knowledge of World War II history and the tragic events that unfolded in Nazi-occupied Poland with a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. Instead of figuring out local bus timetables, get picked up from your Krakow accommodation and taken directly to the former concentration camp. Once at the site, a museum guide takes you through the main parts of both sites to see remnants of gas chambers, crematoriums, the "Death Gate," and more.

The Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau is vast and complex, and visiting without guidance can make it difficult to know where to go and to truly understand what you’re seeing. On this guided visit, your tour leader helps you navigate the memorial while sharing historical background information and the stories of former prisoners and survivors. With entrance fees and round-trip transport from Krakow included, the logistics are taken care of, so you can focus fully on the site's meaning and significance.

During this relaxed bike tour, you will explore the beautiful Cracow as completely as possible, accompanied by an enthusiastic English-speaking guide! The Cracow Complete Bike tour is a wonderful tour where you will see all the highlights of Cracow! Enjoy the history, architecture, modern art and everything else this beautiful city has to offer. We will take you to the historic Old Town and the Jewish Quarter of Kazimierz, where we will surprise and amaze you with interesting and captivating stories of Cracow. The small group of maximum 15 people decides the pace of the tour. Of course, we will also take the time for a short stop along the way, to have a coffee / drink (not included in the tour). This three-hour bike tour is easy to do for everyone (not too much effort) and is always led by an experienced English-speaking guide!

If you plan to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, ensure your spot by prebooking a guided tour direct from Krakow. Gain a greater understanding of what you see, and learn about the atrocities that occurred here during World War II, from your guide. Listen via an audio headset and get to watch a video on the liberation of Auschwitz. Round-trip transport from Krakow simplifies the trip.

Save time booking your own transfers and admission to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, and benefit from this ticket and transport package where everything is organized for you. The trip begins with Krakow hotel pickup, and once at Auschwitz-Birkenau, a guided tour around the site is provided to learn more about the history of this former concentration camp, which was built in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Explore Poland beyond Krakow on this full-day to Zakopane, located in the heart of the Tatra Mountains. Discover the best of the area, taste traditional smoked sheep's cheese and vodka, explore a quaint wooden village, and ride a cable car for panoramic views of the mountains. There's also time to soak in the warm waters of the Chocholow Thermal Hot Springs.

Rather than grapple with public transportation, join this guided tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau, which includes hotel transfers and round-trip transportation from Krakow. Explore the largest of the Nazis' concentration camps and see first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust.

The previous archbishop of Krakow, Karol Wojtyła (who later became Pope John Paul II), spent his youth in Wadowice and young adulthood in Krakow. Discover this exceptional man at the sites that were significant to him on a private half-day tour from Krakow. Visit his family home in Wadowice, which documents his life and work. Later, visit the John Paul II Center in Krakow to better understand his lasting legacy.

This private tour is an excellent pick for nature lovers who want to explore Poland’s beautiful scenery. Save time hiring a car and go on this day trip instead—with hotel pickup and air-conditioned transport from Krakow included. Start with a rafting trip down the Dunajec River; then head to the beautiful town of Zakopane—at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. Here you can enjoy free time for independent exploring.

Hop on a bike and get ready to see Krakow from a totally different perspective with this info-packed and fun small-group bicycle tour. Pedal around the city at a relaxed pace and stop at as many as a whopping 25 sites and learn all about the history of each place, including the former ghetto, the Old Town, and much more.

Combine two Polish landmarks in a single trip with this package that takes you to both the Wieliczka Salt Mine and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum from Krakow. At both sites, benefit from the deep knowledge of your guides and learn more than you could on your own. Includes Krakow hotel pickup and drop-off.

This full day tour introduces you to Ojcowski National Park, full of magical castles, caves, forests and a landscape of Jurassic limestone canyons and rock formations. We will tour Pieskowa Skala castle, as well as the ruins of Ogrodzieniec Castle, the largest and most famous castle structure in Silesia. You get your own driver for yourself or your group, driving a clean and well-maintained car for an exclusive, high quality tour of these magical landscapes.

Cycle the scenic streets of Krakow on this small-group bike tour. Led by a local guide, pedal past the city’s top attractions, such as Jagiellonian University, Wawel Castle, the Jewish quarter, and more. Learn about the area’s rich history and architecture as you go, stopping to relax with a traditional Polish lunch. After an afternoon of exploration and a stop for lunch, your tour concludes at your original departure point.