All Poland Tours & Excursions in 2026 - page 88

There is not a single word that can honour this experience, nor any words that give it the respect it needs. Anna, our translator, was amazing. Her knowledge was amazing and the passion and empathy she expressed when speaking was second to none. It was a very emotional day, but an experience I will keep in my memory forever.

We loved our experience with Bart going to the Salt Mine first (2-2.5 hr tour) and then driving to Auschwitz (which took 1 hr 20 min), and then the combined Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour (4-4.5 hrs). All the English guides were informative, passionate about their respective topic, and open to answering additional questions. They were great about keeping a good pace, but keep in mind it might be intense for those who are not used to walking for long periods of time. I clocked about 20,000 steps between the 2 tours. Sadly, due to waiting on people in the group, our break between the 2 tours was cut short and we only had 40 minutes to eat a quick lunch. The restaurant is the one on site at the Auschwitz 1 Memorial which has tourist prices ($25 USD for lunch, no beverage). The tours are a bit longer, but it helps you appreciate the importance of each site and the history. I can't imagine having walked through any of those without a guide as it wouldn't have done it justice. I'd recommend for anyone who enjoys an educational experience while getting in some good steps.

Everything was good. At the place, an authorized guide take us. Advice: It’s a long time walking, so be prepared! It’s very crowd, a lot of groups and the tour Guide has a time to finish each group, you cannot take rest between walking or stop because you are not fit enough, some people is getting mad because the guides cannot wait

Bing Bong Communication from start to finish was spot on — updates came through on WhatsApp regularly, so we always knew what was happening and when. Big shoutout to Simon, our tour guide, who deserves a medal (or at least a large vodka). Funny, informative, and somehow able to keep everyone organised even after several drinks! The whole trip was fantastic, with great stops along the way. The vodka and cheese tasting was definitely a highlight… mainly because we somehow managed to get through 4 bottles of vodka between us. Safe to say everyone left that stop in very good spirits. Zakopane mountain was absolutely stunning. We had around 2 hours there which gave us enough time to wander around the stalls, grab some food, and take in the breathtaking views. Plenty of little market stalls selling souvenirs and snacks, and most places accepted both cash and card — very handy when your wallet is as unsteady as your legs after the vodka tasting. The final stop was the thermal baths, where we had about 2.5 hours to relax. It was busy, but not uncomfortably crowded. The outdoor pool bar was brilliant and reasonably priced too — 2 beers and 2 strawberry daiquiris came to 109 złoty, which you pay for when leaving. One thing to note though: the “adults only” quiet area wasn’t exactly adults only, as there were kids in there and the lifeguards didn’t seem too bothered. So if you’re expecting complete peace and silence, just keep that in mind. Overall, an amazing day trip with great organisation, beautiful scenery, plenty of laughs, and enough vodka to make you think you can speak fluent Polish by the end of it.

Went to the Wieliczka salt mine at the last minute dur to our Auschwitz tour being cancelled. We were not disappointed. Booking was a breeze, communication with the tour company was also good. Our driver Michal was a great guy, spoke fluent English and picked us up at the pick up location agreed. All in all highly recommend using this company

Excellently organised trip by Mr Shuttle. I received several texts beforehand advising & reminding me of the pick up time. We were picked up exactly on time & picked up a few others before transferring to another bus. Our pick up time was 6.20am & our Aushwitz tour started at 8.40am. We arrived at Auschwitz about 30mins before the tour. We were then handed over to our Auschwitz tour guide who was excellent. We were at Auschwitz for approx 2 hours before we were transferred to Birkenau where we had a 1 hour tour, with the same guide. Really interesting & sad tour. After Birkenau, as we had opted for lunch included, we had our packed lunch which was excellent. Sandwich, salad bowl, chocolate biscuit & water. We then had a 1.5hour drive to the Salt mines, and a 2 hour tour. We returned to Krakow about 6pm. A very long day but a great tour. As we are only in Krakow for 3 nights, we felt this was a great way to visit both Auschwitz & the salt mines.

Picked up on time just around the corner from our hotel. Minibus with five other people. Driver, Matthew, was charming, helpful and informed us about everything we needed to know. Really glad we visited the Salt mine.... it was an amazing place. Yes, there are certainly a lot of steps and general walking but it was worth it. Much much busier than we ever anticipated. We had a group of 38 for the tour which was about the maximum so at times as we entered different sections we were pretty much squashed. Also there were many many schoolchildren and presumably because the tours are carried out more quickly so they do not get bored the groups kept catching up with each other and us with loudly spoken teachers drowning out our own guide..... who, incidentally, was brilliant. She was brilliant at imparting the history of the mine and kept us interested along with her jovial nature. We did find the walk to the outside after the tour finished exceedingly long for some tired legs. Enjoyed the trip very much but the crowds were a bit overwhelming.

Everything was great from communication leading up to the pick up, being on time, very friendly and extremely well organised. Can’t fault a thing and special mention to our guide, Conrad who was really engaging and gave us so much information about the camps and history of the war.