Top Krakow Walking Tours - page 2

This is an ideal choice for travelers with limited time in Krakow. Save time and cover more ground than a walking tour by traveling in an electric golf cart instead. The tour passes a selection of key sights and landmarks, including the Old Town, Wawel Castle, Kazimierz, and the former site of Oskar Schindler's Factory. To help you understand more about the city as you travel, an audio guide is played along the way.

Experience a poignant piece of World War II history by visiting Oskar Schindler’s Factory Museum in Krakow. After selecting your preferred package, such as a ticket-only package or a guided tour, head inside the former enamel factory where hundreds of Jewish employees were saved from deportation. Either follow a guide for insightful commentary, or independently explore the multimedia projections, artifacts. and photos at your own pace.

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.

Discover Poland’s national spirit on a guided small-group stroll through beautiful Krakow Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dive deep into Polish culture and cuisine as you savor seven different Polish vodkas in some of the city’s best bars and cafés. Along the way, enjoy a wealth of local snacks and a pierogi (dumpling) tasting.

Satisfy your tastebuds and expand your Polish culinary knowledge with this combination of a market tour and a cooking class. First, visit a farmer’s market—without any language barriers—to get tips on how to choose the freshest local ingredients. Then round off the experience with a “pierogi” (Polish dumpling) class and a chance to try these delicious Polish specialties with seasonal starters and regional alcohol.

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.

The site of the moving events depicted in Spielberg’s Academy Award–winning Schindler’s List, Oskar Schindler’s Factory is a must-visit for anyone with an interest in the Second World War. This small-group tour, with licensed guide, lets you make the absolute most of the engaging interactive exhibition and learn about life for ordinary citizens under Hitler’s rule. Meet your guide at the entrance: your tour includes your ticket.

Perfect for travelers interested in Krakow’s royal history and beautiful architecture, this tour helps you skip the long ticket lines and quickly get inside Wawel Royal Castle and Cathedral. Instead of exploring alone, your visit is enhanced with a guided tour to help you learn about the lives of Polish Kings and fascinating stories about the royal treasures, artwork, and jewels that you see.

Explore the amazing underground sculptures, caverns, and even a cathedral at the Wieliczka Salt Mines on an easy half-day tour from Krakow. Avoid the hassle of reading Polish bus timetables with hotel or central-Krakow transfers (if option selected). Learn all about the history of the centuries-old salt mines from your guide and marvel at the many complex and beautiful salt sculptures.

Discover Kraków through flavors: pierogi, zapiekanka, obwarzanek, vodka, pickles, cheese & sweets on a guided tasting at the local market. Highlights: Enjoy Kraków through culture and flavors Walk historic streets with a local guide Visit the city’s oldest market Sample snacks in a tasting-style tour Experience Kraków with all your senses on a guided tasting walk. This tour is compact, fun, and full of flavor. Did you know that Kraków’s beloved obwarzanek is the ancestor of the New York bagel? Join this guided tasting tour to uncover such delicious connections while exploring the Old Town. Bite into pierogi, Poland’s most famous dumpling, and savor zapiekanka, vodka, and traditional sweets. At Stary Kleparz, the city’s oldest market, discover highlander cheese, pickles, and sausage straight from local stalls.

Enjoy the beauty of Slovakia's Tatra forests and explore the popular resort town of Zakopane on this full-day tour from Krakow. First you'll enjoy a treetop walk in Ždiar, a Slovakian folk village with distinctive architecture and culture, just 10 km from the Polish border. Then, walk up a scenic path about 40 minutes to reach a 600 meter long treetop walk before exploring the town of Zakopane, the "Winter Capital of Poland."

Krakow looks beautiful when illuminated at night, so instead of exploring it on foot—see the city from a new vantage point and access great photo opportunities with this evening boat cruise. Sail down the Vistula River to see Wawel Hill under the moonlight, as well as Debnicki Bridge, Kazimierz, and the Church on the Rock. Along the way, audio commentary ensures you don’t miss any important sights.

See some of Krakow’s most important medieval sites with this guided tour that showcases the Old Town, the Royal Route, and Wawel Castle. To help you see places that bus tours can’t access, you’ll set off on foot with a private guide to show you around and provide commentary. Stops on the tour include the Main Market Square, St Mary’s Basilica, Wawel Royal Castle, and Wawel Cathedral.

Get out of the city on this half-day guided tour from Karakow to the incredible Wieliczka salt mines, one of the first UNESCO World Heritage sites. See the mines' salt sculptures, salt chambers, chapels, and an underground lake while learning all about the history of the salt mines, and the many legends associated with the place, from your guide.

This is a perfect option for first-time visitors to Krakow or those wanting to get a deeper understanding of the city’s history, culture, and important landmarks. Save hours of research time, and reap the benefits of having a full itinerary planned out for you. The tour reveals Old Town highlights—such as the Market Square and St. Mary’s Church—as well as the impressive architecture of Wawel Castle.

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.

Visit the UNESCO-listed Wieliczka Salt Mine the easy way from Kraków on this organized tour. Don’t worry about figuring out bus timetables or hiring expensive taxis to get to this popular natural and heritage wonder. Learn about the enormous salt cave, its history as a mine, and the amazing carved sculptures on a guided tour through two miles (3.5 kilometers) of tunnels.

Learn about medieval history, Polish royalty, and the legend of the Wawel Dragon during this guided tour of Wawel Royal Castle. Stroll past the ticket lines, and benefit from having admission included. During the tour, visit the Royal Private Apartments, the State Rooms, and the beautiful arcaded courtyard, with captivating commentary throughout.

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.

Make time for relaxation on your vacation with this day trip to Zakopane and its hot springs. Ideal for those staying in Krakow who want to visit Zakopane, this trip skips the need to navigate unfamiliar public transportation by arranging round-trip transfers for you. Enjoy two stops along the way at two small villages before you reach the Chochołów thermal pools. Then spend a few hours soaking in the warm water before it’s time to head back.

Get a fresh perspective on Krakow’s ancient monuments and modern architecture alike when you prebook this great-value Vistula River cruise, with slots throughout the day and evening too. Glide past landmarks such as Wawel Royal Castle, the Church on the Rock and the Monastery of the Norbertan Sisters and slip beneath the arcing span of the Father Bernatek footbridge. Throughout, an audio guide explains exactly what you’re seeing.

Enjoy an elegant evening listening to the music of Frederic Chopin, Poland’s most-celebrated composer, by booking your ticket for a concert in Krakow’s Chopin Gallery. Settle into your seat at the historic Old Town venue as award-winning musicians perform a selection of the master’s most beloved works, bringing to life the rich history and culture of Poland.

The Schindler Factory museum is a remarkable historical site that offers a powerful look into Kraców city experience during World War II. A visit provides an opportunity to learn about the lives of Kraków’s residents under Nazi occupation and the inspiring story of Oskar Schindler, who saved more than a thousand Jews from the Holocaust. The permanent exhibition, “Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945,” portrays daily life in wartime Kraków, the oppression of the occupiers, and acts of courage and solidarity among its people. Featuring authentic artifacts, documents, photographs, and immersive multimedia displays, the museum offers a vivid journey through history. Visitors can explore the exhibition joining a guided tour for deeper insight into the events and the legacy of this extraordinary place.

For almost 800 years the Market Square has been the central square of Royal Cracow! What has not happened here only during this time! First, we will walk around the square itself, find the most interesting artifacts of the old times and unravel their purpose, find out what events took place here, what legendary persons have been here. After that, we will go 4 meters underground to the Dungeon Market Museum to find ourselves on the same level as the cobbled roads of Krakow 12-13th century. Why did they get so low? As well as the first trading rows built here, as well as the rings and coins that were lost by the people of Krakow in the 13th century? And that's a secret for now, but we'll reveal it when we meet! In the mysterious atmosphere of the underground museum, it will be very easy for us to get to the Middle Ages, to understand the joys and sorrows of the people of that time, their life, the architecture that surrounded them, and much, much more!