All Krakow Tours & Excursions in 2026

This trip is amazing and gives you the perfect balance of experiencing traditional Poland (villages, food and drink), picturesque wintery landscapes and relaxation at the thermal baths. Szczepan was a brilliant guide. He was confident and clearly passionate about Poland; he was also very friendly and funny. Personally we couldn’t have asked for a better guide than Szczepan.

A very well organised trip with a friendly guide called Bob (aka Peter) Our original meeting time of 11am had been changed to 12.25-12.40 at the same meeting point. We had read about lots of cancellations and were concerned that ours might be, but I have to say the coach arrived on time and even waited for a few late arrivals! Journey took approx 1.1/2 hrs. Going to Auschwitz-Birkenau is a must if you are able to do lots of walking and climbing up/down stairs. I would recommend to book through Viator as we were kept well informed of any changes via email and WhatsApp. Experienced and knowledgeable staff who were very helpful answering any questions that anyone had.

Auschwitz and Birkenhau We had originally booked for an early morning visit but this was later changed to an afternoon visit by the provider as the morning visits were prioritised for school pupil visits. We were picked up from our hotel about 12:30 in a mini bus taxi, we were the first pick up and there three other pick ups, the roads were busy in the city. Auschwitz is a fair distance from Krakow and I believe that we were behind time due to the amount of traffic. On arrival at Auschwitz, I believe that our allocated tour guide was not available but a replacement was quickly found, who may have also carried out an earlier trip that morning, I believe that her name was Magdalen. You are given headsets and she takes you through the experience with genuine and complete heartfelt passion with immense knowledge that embraces you, and immerses you in the horrors that these poor souls endured. As a listener the whole day was emotionally exhausting, for Magdalen whose first language is not English, we can only marvel at her fortitude to do this every day. The house of the Camp Commandant Rudolf Hoss (as seen in the film ‘The Zone of Interest’)is still there but I don’t believe that you can visit it, however rather appropriately you can see it from the place he was subsequently hanged for his crimes. Birkenhau is only a short trip away from Auschwitz and when we arrived the evening was already closing in with the temperature dropping. At Birkenhau you see more places that you have only ever seen in news pictures and films , the site where the trains came in, the routes that columns of people walked to where selection for life or death was made, the huts (stables) where people lived and died . The site is unbelievably immense in size , it is really quite harrowing, bleak and sobering. Our tour guide said that the best sunsets that she had ever seen have been at Birkenau, on our visit the evening was drawing in and there was a beautiful early spring sunset. In the fading light you could see columns of visitors in the distance, walking respectfully in the steps and memory of those that have now gone. The horrors of this place are unimaginable and the thought of what humans can do to other humans is beyond belief, it is place that everyone should experience.