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Warsaw in World War 2 Walking Tour

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Warsaw, Poland
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  • 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Expand your understanding of Warsaw’s World War II history with a walking tour that goes beyond surface-level storytelling. Instead of broad overviews, gain detailed insights from a World War II history buff guide, while exploring bombed and reconstructed areas of the city and the former Jewish Ghetto. The expertly planned route also helps check off key landmarks, such as the Warsaw Uprising Monument, with fascinating stories throughout.
  • Gain in-depth insights about Warsaw’s World War II history
  • Discover lesser-known stories that many tourists don’t hear
  • Exploring the city with a guide means no getting lost
  • Make the most of your time: Listen to commentary between stops

What's Included

  • free city map
  • Meals

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Sigismund's Column
    plac Zamkowy, 00-001 Warszawa, Poland

    By the Sigismund's Column (20-meter high stone column with a bronze statue on top) in the Castle Square, look for a guide holding an ORANGE UMBRELLA with a British flag on top. In case of parade/protest/concert, we will be starting from the red-brick defensive wall situated 100 m. further north.

End point

  • plac Krasińskich, Warszawa, Poland

    The tour ends by the Warsaw Uprising Monument in Krasinski Square (around half a mile away from the starting point).

Operating hours
.1:30 pm

Itinerary

1

Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy)

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

2

Palac Prezydencki

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

3

Plac Marszalka Jozefa Pilsudskiego

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

4

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

5

Reduta Bank Polski

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

6

Warsaw Ghetto

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

7

Ogrod Krasinskich

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

8

Warsaw Uprising Monument

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • If only you enjoyed the tour, feel free to tip the guide, as broker's commission, agency commission and taxes are consuming 60% of your payment
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 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

4.9
based on 35 reviews
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The tour guide was super...

Shane_H, Mar 2026
The tour guide was super nice, but he was a little long-winded and didn’t do anything in any type of chronological order so it is hard to follow along… he would also get to rambling about other stuff.

Good experience. Well...

Raj_V, Dec 2025
Good experience. Well informed guide - Peter. Weather was harsh but he kept the interest with his narrative.

Great tour

Matthew_S, Dec 2025
This is a great tour with excellent content and really interesting! Guide was really accommodating and was so so knowledgeable.

A very thorough and...

Amber_H, Dec 2025
A very thorough and interesting tour that even the most astute history scholars can learn something from (I have a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies). Highly recommend taking this tour!

Fabulous and lovely guide with a wonderful voice

Griffin_D, Sep 2025
Very informative experience. I came here knowing next to nothing about Warsaw and Poland. Our guide was amazing! Now I feel like I have some background and good direction for exploring and understanding the city.

Goska was a great guide...

Tim_H, Sep 2025
Goska was a great guide around Warsaw - she had some interesting anecdotes and painted a detailed picture of history in the city during WW2. Thanks a lot!

Warsaw's impact from World War 2

ebazinski, Sep 2025
The tour guide was wonderful! She was so Aware of all the history during that time and was very interesting to listen to and she had a deep passion for the subject, although it was a horrible time in history she made it so you were eager to learn more.

Highly recommended

Roger_F, Aug 2025
First, this tour is provided by Orange Umbrella, which provides the guide. Apparently many websites and companies feed into this tour (at least 4 in my group). Total in group was around 20 which borders on too big without headsets but our guide (Magda) used a voice amplifier and spoke perfect English so no issues. Very informative and good pace. No WC breaks. All business covering a lot of history. Presented many period photos which brought needed color to the magnitude of destruction and horror which happened here. Solicited and got many questions while walking between stops. No formal talks while walking which worked best. I would recommend this tour if you only have one or two days in Warsaw for essential overview of events. I had 3 days and added a bicycle tour. Some same ground was covered but this tour focused on the main events which perfectly captured this city’s recent history and mindset.

Loads of information...

Brian_M, Aug 2025
Loads of information presented in a really easy to follow manner. Albert was our guide and he covered all of the background we needed to understand the context of pre-war Poland and wartime Warsaw.

Great War Tour

keith_b, Jun 2025
Great overview of the war. Very knowledgeable. Very receptive to questions and detailed explanations.

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