Top Poland Day Trips

There are “lots!” Of stairs down to the mine. I was surprised how good the actual stairs were though, I expected the stairs to be made from the rock salt but they were wood and modern, so easily navigated, especially as you were going down! Prepare for quite a bit of walking as there are literally miles under ground!! The open mine was amazing, there were sculptures all made out of Salt (Obv) My wife was finding the walking difficult (especially after the climb down) but one of the guides noticed this and when we walked towards the lifts back to the surface, as we were right at the back of our group, he directed us a different route and we went up a different lift. There were only 3 of us so we basically had our own lift and it brought us back to the surface, right near where our minibus was parked, rather than having to cram into a lift with lots of people and then have another quite long walk back to the minibus! An excellent trip. Our driver Jerry from Cracow For You was great he was in constant touch with us via WhatsApp and he even took us on a short sightseeing trip around Krakow on the way back. 10/10 would highly recommend this trip!!

Paid and confirmed a pickup time 09.15 by Viator. The tour operator Hello Cracow contacted us days before to change pickup to 1.30 pm a 7 hour tour. To late to rebook with other operators who were already full . We were told ignore Viator time only time Auschwitz gave them. On arrival ticket said 16.00 time. Avoid this company Hello Cracow they admitted tickets were sold for time slots they did not have. We lost our evening tour not returning to Krackow until 08.45 pm . It’s a big con selling time slots they don’t have. No empathy they knew it was take or leave it . DONT BOOK THIS TOUR with them.

Salt mines were amazing. Yes, you have to walk down almost 400 steps. Not bad doing it but the next day - ouch - and I am in good shape. The concentration camps are somewhere everyone should visit. Never forget. Our guides were great - very informative. My only negative is that the day was very long with no lunch stop (other than vending machine). Would recommend bringing your own sandwich!

Gregory was a great trip host! Kind, punctual, and very good driver. Everything was exactly as described and on time. Traveling solo, I felt safe and had a great time exploring the Polish countryside. I highly recommend getting out of Kraków’s busy city and checking out the beautiful mountains. Thank you Gregory for a great day!

A trip to Auschwich should be done by everyone at least once. The history of the mass murders there is just horrific. Trip picked us up and dropped us at hotel. We were in a larger group to visit the camps with an English speaking guide, who was excellent. She was very knowledgeable, answered questions and pulled no punches about the facts of the death camps. It was harrowing, humbling and brutal but we should never forget what humans can do to each other. Maybe a few people in power should visit /revisit to ensure atrocities are not repeated!!

Amazing experience from start to finish. Messaged the night before to confirm collection time from Hotel. Arrived a little early. Really friendly, helpful and informative guide. Sent tickets to your phone, making entry to the Salt Mines easy. Managed expectations in relation to how much you would be walking, the length of time it would be, and where you could exit. Arranged to meet again for transport back to hotel. Loved the Salt Mines. Amazing visually and really informative. Great for family, although be prepared to do a lot of walking. My big boys loved it. We dressed for warmth, it was 27degrees outside and it was warm in the Mines. We could have done with lighter clothing. Overall a fab experience. Would definitely recommend

We were contacted by our driver Daniel the afternoon before our trip with details of pickup time and asked if we would like a packed lunch for 60zloty as there was limited time between the 2 tours. We had one which was sufficient and was as described and good quality. The transport was minivan and as the last pickup we were in the front with the driver. This was ok but not ideal as space was limited. The actual tour of Auschwitz was well done and the tour guide informative. I did feel the tour of Birkenau could have been just a little longer . The journey back to Krakow was uneventful and we were back in good time.

It’s a tiring day (if you’re 70!). The camps don’t really spring too many surprises on most people, as it’s very well documented before you go. Needs to be visited, just from a respectful perspective. The sheer size of the camps are breathtaking in their size and scale. The salt mine was a complete surprise. Well worth the effort to get there. At all locations, the guides were very professional and knowledgeable. The whole thing can be done cheaper than Viator, but we always use them because of their reliability.