Top Krakow Day Trips

We had an excellent guided tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The entire experience was very well organised from start to finish. Adam was professional, and made the journey comfortable and stress-free. The guide was outstanding – knowledgeable, respectful, and able to explain the historical significance of the site in a clear and engaging way. It was a moving and educational experience, and I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area.

Excellent tours! Tour operator sent extremely detailed information for meeting in the morning, map, description of the bus with plate number, even a picture of the meeting spot so we knew exactly what to look for. Tour guide was friendly and helpful, the extra lunch was very good and worth the extra money on the day, large sandwich, water, a couple pieces of fruit and a sweet treat. The tour of the salt mine was fascinating and not to miss, and Auschwitz/Birkenau are what you would expect and more, solemn, upsetting but so very important to learn about and visit.

Although I have vowed never to use viator again after they have let us down with a scam operator (comfort tours cracow) this tour provided by cracow top tours was fantastic. The tour guide was superb, very knowledgeable, very accommodating and friendly. The tour was planned out superbly with enough time to take stuff in, we wasn't rushed and it just felt like we were getting exactly what we had paid for. It was that good we are actually looking at planning a short break to Zakopane at a later date. So well done and thankyou for such a wonderful tour. When we return I will just go straight through this company and skip Viator

Tomasz picked us up from our airport hotel as arranged and was a wealth of knowledge. He made sure we all arrived on time and came with us through the gates to make sure we were in the right spot. Explained which bus and where to go to have the best experience possible. Highly recommend Tomasz as a tour guide for this experience. Time was tight between tours so he offered a lunch option, which i highly recommend. It was a great deal and had great options!

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.

If you are short of time in Krakow, this is the tour to do to cover two of the most important sites near this beautiful city. But be warned: this is a long day (about 11 hours) and involves a huge amount of walking, including hundreds of steps into the salt mine. If you are a slow walker or have other mobility issues, you need to be aware of this and possibly visit each site separately and on different days to give yourself a bit of a break. Visiting Auschwitz is harrowing, but very important to acknowledge and reflect on one of the darkest times of our modern history. The guided tour is in great detail and fully explains the workings of the death camp. Most of Auschwitz 1 is intact so you really appreciate how it operated. It is poignant and sad, and few people on my tour spoke at all during the three hours of touring. Auschwitz 2 - Birkenau is mostly not intact, but the remains still enable you to understand the enormity of the Nazi death machine. So professionally and respectfully conducted by their guides. The salt mines which are more than an hour's drive from Auschwitz, are quite staggering in their size and beauty. Again, a professionally and well conducted through the mines, but hundreds of steps and lots and lots of walking along paths which are smooth and not rough. The lunch option is a good one to take and the hotel pick-up and return invaluable due to the early start and the late finish. An excellent tour that brings with it the full range of emotions, but one I would highly recommend.

The mine was educational, artistic, and beautiful. All but approximately 10 steps were going down. The floors were not slick. However, it definitely is a lot of walking. The guide was very good. It was great getting picked up in front of our hotel. The driver was very nice.

A must-see experience. Put it on your list. Why? An incredible journey through 800 years of Salt Mining begins with its history and Legend of how a Princess from Hungary first discovered Salt in Krakow, through my guide Joanna today. Each Chamber has its own unique story - The Chapels are beautiful and breathtaking.