Top Poland Cultural Tours

Ditch the tourist traps and eat like a true Polish local on this small-group guided food tasting tour around Warsaw. Taste your way around the city, trying 8 to 10 different dishes and drinks, from sweet to savoury to beer, and get your guide’s unique insights into the city’s history, culture, and what to see and do next on your vacation.

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.

The excellent solution to explore Warsaw, if you don’t have much time. Join the walking tour with professional local Walkative! guide. The tour includes all the important landmarks of the city and covers the history of Warsaw and Poland – from the middle ages to the 20th century, including the Second World War and its consequences to the city, the communist era problems and paradoxes, as well as the 19th century Chopin’s Warsaw. You will hear a lot about Warsaw’s architecture, which is the best reflexion of the past times, famous people, historic events and facts related to the present times in Poland. The tour lasts 2,5 hours, it starts by the Copernicus Statue and ends in the New Town.

Expand your knowledge of Krakow’s World War II Jewish history with a guided tour of the former Jewish Ghetto in Podgórze. Discover landmarks that you’d likely miss on solo adventures, such as remains of the original Ghetto Wall, and authentic wartime buildings. Along the way, to ensure every moment counts, the guide shares moving tales about daily life and wartime bravery.

Visit two of Europe’s most powerful historic Holocaust sites in a single day with this tour that includes time-saving transportation from Krakow. Learn about the significance and history of the infamous Auschwitz and Birkenau death camps from your guide as you visit the former barracks, crematorium, and gas chambers. Pause at the memorial to the more than 1 million victims who died here before the return ride to Krakow.

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.

Combine two popular tours into one—and see more of Poland—on this full-day tour from Krakow to Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Explore each UNESCO World Heritage Site on guided tours; learn the tragic impact of Poland’s wartime history, then go underground to see caverns, chapels, and statues carved from salt. This full-day tour includes pickup and drop-off at centrally-located Krakow hotels, entrance fees, and guided tours, with all transport by climate-controlled vehicle.

Visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum is bound to be an emotional experience, so opt for a tour that takes care of the logistics for a seamless day trip from Krakow. Avoid disappointment and waiting in line with prebooked tickets, and skip the stress of self-driving or navigating public transportation with convenient transfers.

Learn more about the history of Krakow with a visit to an archaeological site beneath the city—Rynek Underground Museum. Avoid the ticket lines by securing your admission in advance, and explore the museum with a guide to enhance your understanding of Krakow’s past. The museum includes artifacts that were discovered during excavations, recreations of old buildings, and impressive multimedia displays that portray everyday life in Krakow during medieval times.

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.

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.

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.

Finding your way around Wrocław can tricky on your first visit. Gain a useful overview on a morning tour, and zip between dispersed attractions with ease via e-scooter. Cruise by landmarks including Grunwaldzki Bridge and Church of St. Vincent, hearing your local guide’s insights clearly with complimentary use of headsets, and benefit from the small-group tour size for a more intimate experience.

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.

Explore Torun’s Old Town on this private highlights tour. You won’t be sharing with a large group, so you can go at your own speed and pace. You’ll visit several places like the House of Copernicus Museum, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and Evangelist, and much more, and hear all about them from your personal guide.

Gdansk’s Old Town is beautiful but it can be hard to put it into its cultural context without a guide. This walking tour lets you see the essential sights, from Golden Gate to St. Mary’s Church and the medieval Crane, and learn about famous citizens as you do. You’ll finish at the Museum of the Polish Post Office, site of a heroic defense against the Nazis during World War II.

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.

Combine two of the Krakow area’s most important historic sites on this full-day tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Wieliczka Salt Mine, including hotel pickup. Start with a moving tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex, learning the harrowing truths about the largest Nazi concentration camp complex. After lunch (optional inclusion), venture underground to explore the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the world’s oldest working salt mines.

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.

Don’t get lost when exploring the underground tunnels of Wieliczka Salt Mine by prebooking a shared guided tour. Navigate the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s underground chapels, lakes, and statues with a guide who shares its rich history. Enjoy included round-trip transfers and convenient hotel pickup from Krakow for a seamless experience.

Learn about Krakow’s World War II history with a visit to one of the city’s most popular museums—Schindler’s Factory Museum. Instead of waiting in long ticket lines, benefit from the convenience of having included admission. Then, join a guide on a tour for in-depth insights on the exhibits. An upgraded experience also includes a guided walk of the former Jewish Ghetto, including a stop at the Ghetto Heroes Square.

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.