Auschwitz and Birkenau Tour

Krakow, Poland

High interest

Booked 2 times today.

4 to 7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

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.

Time-saving coach transportation to visit both Auschwitz and Birkenau
Insights about the history of these camps with a guided tour
Admission tickets to both sites included
View original barracks, crematoriums, and gas chambers

What's Included

TripAdvisor Experiences brokerage fee
Driver/guide
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Hotel pickup
Hotel drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Be aware that final tour starts time depends on Museum authorities only and can be change.

Meeting points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Not recommended for child aged 14 and under
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

3.4

based on 97 reviews

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We collected on time from...

Ian_H, Mar 2026

We where collected on time from the pickup point, this was my second visit to Auschwitz and the modernisation to some of the blocks was very noticeable.

It was likely a...

Fredrik_R, Mar 2026

It was likely a well-organized guided tour, but late in the evening before our scheduled departure, we received a call informing us that the English-language tour had been cancelled and that German was the only available option. As a result, we spent four hours on the tour without understanding any of the information provided. They are quick to respond to emails; however, this offers little reassurance when no alternative solutions are available.

A great tour!

Patrick_K, Feb 2026

The guide is key and our guide was fantastic. H spoke clearly and did not get overely emotional but yet his delivery was heart felt.

I booked this tour and...

katie_b, Nov 2025

I booked this tour and was very worried as I had seen online multiple negative experiences with tour operators that tickets are not guaranteed etc and you may have to queue on arrival and then be turned away. This was not the case. We we collected in a small shared car on time. Our driver was very friendly and informed us of the order of events. We met an English tour guide who explained everything with interesting facts and answer any questions. It was very well organised and we were so well looked after. Tickets had already been purchased ahead of time. You must visit !!!

Heart Touching Day Trip

Elizabeth_H, Jul 2025

Informative, historical makes us realize the sufferings of the Jews hard to imagine. Our tour guide was very good and knowledgeable. However, the bus ride experience was not comfortable at all, when the aircon of our mini bus worked only for front seaters while the rest of passengers were sweating from heat. The 3 hours drive back and forth with sweating backs made many of us sick. Our whole vacation in Krakow was partly ruined when many of us got the coughing bug . Exhausted due to coughing bouts..

Unbelievable

Anthony_B, May 2025

The fact I messed up thinking transport was included sorted out by Micheal at 10pm the night before. Great service Driver was superb and the guide unbelievable and such knowledge and empathy for the place

Guided tour of Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps

Helen_L, Mar 2025

Definitely worth a visit if you are in Krakow. We went mid week so less crowds. We were picked up and dropped back to our hotel by Michael. He took care of everything we needed. We had a guided tour room and both Auschwitz and Birkenau. A must trip to do.

Would definitely use again!

Kerri_S, Feb 2025

I was kept informed by WhatsApp on the lead up to the trip. Unfortunately our taxi dropped us at the wrong meeting point. I called the tour operator and was told not to worry, the guied would come to us. The tour guide had lots of knowledge and was happy to answer any questions.

Changed the tour time last minute

Ofelia_Z, Jul 2024

Very knowledgeable tour guide. We really liked her, and unlike some other tours, you get headphones and she speaks into a microphone so you could hear everything. Unfortunately, the tour company reserve the right to change the time of the tour, which they did with us. It started 2 hours later than we had originally booked for, and we had something work-related later in the day that couldn’t be rescheduled, so we had to leave the tour early, missing all of the Birkenau part.

Beware of fraud!

Ralf_D, Jul 2024

Attention! Don't book a tour at Royal Tours. The company changes the visiting hours at short notice and after the cancellation period has expired on Viator. Unfortunately, our visit to the historical monument was cancelled as a result, because this is 1.) too short-term and the journey is not possible 2.) you search for the company on Google Maps quickly find out that there is a system behind it and 3.) none of the statements made on Viator coincide with that of the company. Simply put, it's fraud.

Wow.

Emma_H, Jun 2024

Wow, from start to finish. After a computer glitch let me book the tour and pay the company reached out and apologized and asked to switch the day, which unfortunately due to scheduling would not work. They figured out a way to make it work and I'm so thankful they did. Very communicative through the whole process. The tour of Auschwitz itself was extremely moving. Tour was well organized, transportation was great, group was perfect size.

Sad place but interesting. Would recommend a visit here

Dawn_R, Apr 2024

So much to see. Definately will leave an impact on you. Lots Of walking involved, wear flat shoes as uneven ground.

Could not hear the tour guide anything

Arshanie_j, Mar 2024

The driver was great. Being at the camp was an experience. However, I paid $60 USD and we could not hear the tour guide. She was a little old lady who spoke very quietly. When the other people asked her to speak up she said she couldn't and could only give out a pamphlet on where to go to get more information at the end. I would not recommend you book with this company. They need headphones and a guide that can speak louder so everyone can hear. The price I paid was not worth it as I did not get here anything from the tour guide.

Harrowing

Gemma_w, Jun 2023

Excellent. Would definitely recommend. Organised and informative. Can’t stop thinking about it. Everyone should visit this place so no one ever forgets the atrocities that happened there

Life changing

richard_m, May 2023

Great tour great service..... should be compulsory .... thank you again!! If your thinking about booking do it !!!!

Visit Auschwitz- perfect

Marielaure_T, Mar 2026

Perfect end to end. Top organization. Another app cancelled our visit at the last moment. Luckily Viator was able to offer us a visit to the top.

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Catherine_N, Feb 2026

Very interesting to see. Good organization since collection at a meeting point, transportation and visit of the 2 sites. However, the guide in French was not very loquacious: no dialogue with the public, answered no questions (he only debited his comments). Too important a group, the guide did not wait for everyone to be there to start his explanations.

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Visit to be made

Jerome_P, Jan 2026

Extremely interesting visit, with a French Guide, equipped with a microphone, and we wore a headset so we could hear throughout the visit to Auschwitz And then, without equipment in Birkenau, but since there were far fewer people, we could follow the explanations. The tour operator asked us the day before, if it was possible to go to the meeting point at 6am, instead of 10am. Arriving at the meeting point, there were a lot of people and buses so a little difficult to get there. But the drivers have the lists of passengers they should welcome on their bus, so you have to be careful , because everyone lists their list. We were afraid of being very cold, but the visit to Auschwitz happens a lot in the heated buildings. It lasts two hours. And Birkenau, it only lasts an hour, and the majority is outside.

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Perfect.

Sandrine_W, Oct 2025

Very well organized by Viator. We arrived just as the bus was leaving because we were stuck on the road, and qqn waited for us to join the group

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Guide on site at the top. ...

Sonia_D, Oct 2025

Guide on site at the top. The only negative point is that the site offers a pick-up at the hotel and the day before we are asked to go on our own to a meeting point common to the whole group.

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Great.

Sabine_D, Aug 2025

Very well organized with a guide in French. A place I wanted to see for a long time and I am very happy to have done it.

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Mixed Tour

natacha_F, Aug 2025

Transportation nothing to say. The sights are to be seen. On the other hand on the visit, I remain mixed.....the guide nothing to say but I remain....barely time to go to the toilet, 15 min to eat and at 3 pm in addition.....

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Buen tour, recomendable

JORGE_N, May 2025

The tour is quite complete although I feel that they skip some locations that according to the official guide of the place are important.

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Visit to Auschwitz and...

Sandrine_T, May 2025

Visit of Auschwitz and Birkenau, with round trip transportation by minibus, a guide speaking very good French, we were equipped with helmets to hear perfectly the explanations. Very interesting guide..

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Guia não muito paciente

VIVIAN_R, Apr 2025

Vocês me informaram que iriam nos pegar no hotel. Não buscaram e trocaram o horário do início da excursão.

Muito interessante, guia...

Paulo_C, Mar 2025

Muito interessante, guia bastante didática e explícita em todos os momentos. Vale o preço, recomendo!

ausgesprochen unbefriedigeng

udo_H, Apr 2024

wir haben ander Führung nicht teilgenommen, da der Termin gleich 2 mal verschoben wurde, und eine Gruppenführung mit ca, 50 Jugendlichen nicht das war was uns versprochen wurde,

Anlita inte Viator för guidade turer i Auschwitz

Eddy_C, Jul 2023

Guiden var dålig. Auschwitz var bra. En engelska kurs i uttal skulle vara nyttigt för Guiden. Kanske lite större engagemang och inlevelse från guiden .

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