Krakow: Auschwitz Museum and Wieliczka Salt Mine Private Tour
Spend a day visiting important historical sites outside of Krakow on this comprehensive day tour. You’ll have a hassle-free day as round-trip transportation is provided. When you get to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine, you won’t have to wait in long visitor lines as entrance tickets are provided. You’ll explore both sites with a guide, so you don’t miss any important features and understand their history.
Highlights
- ✓Save time and see Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine in one day
- ✓The ideal tour for travelers with limited time in Krakow
- ✓Travel comfortably between dispersed sites in a private vehicle
- ✓Beat the visitor lines—entrance tickets are included
What you'll see & do
- ✓This combined, full-day tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine takes up to 10 hours. The offer includes door-to-door pickup and drop-off in a private Mercedes Benz vehicle with an English-speaking driver. The tour starts with pickup directly from your hotel, usually at 9:00 am. You then proceed to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The one-way drive takes around 70 minutes. A short documentary film, The Liberation of Auschwitz, will be screened in the car on the ride over. Your ticket covers entrance fees to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine, as well as tours in English with a guide in both landmarks.
- ✓After approximately a 3.5-hour guided tour in Auschwitz-Birkenau, your driver will take you to Wieliczka Salt Mine. The journey takes up to 1.5 hours. A 1-hour lunch break is arranged before entering the Salt Mine. You can also be provided additionally paid lunch boxes. The standard guided tour in the salt mine takes around 2.5 hours. After the tour, your driver will drop you off at your hotel or anywhere else in Krakow city center around 8pm.
What's included
- ✓Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- ✓Wifi access
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- ✓Insurance
- ✓Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
What's not included
- ✓Food and drinks
Good to know
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
As it is mandatory in Auschwitz Birkenau museum to confirm your personal details, you are required to take with you passport or ID to be presented at the entrance to museum. Please do not forget it, otherwise you may be not allowed to enter museum.
While in Auschwitz-Birkenau, visitors are required to behave appropriately and respectfully
Temperatures in Wieliczka Salt Mine are around 59ºF (15ºC). Also, it should be taken into account that narrow paths may seem claustrophobic, and once underground there is no possibility to shorten your visit and turn back. At the entrance, visitors descent 400 steps down and the whole tourist route features over 800 stairs
In Auschwitz-Birkenau visitors are generally allowed to take pictures with a few, clearly indicated exceptions. Taking photos and filming in Wieliczka Salt Mine is possible only after purchasing additional pass
The maximum size of your carry-on can not exceed the following dimensions: 11.8 x 7.8 x 3.9 inches (30 x 20 x 10 cm). You can leave your larger luggage in the car
Please note that in the camps there are mostly dirt tracks, which may cause minor difficulties for wheelchair-users
There are no restrictions regarding the age of children in Wieliczka Salt Mine and Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial and Museum, but they should be either capable of walking unassisted or carried in baby slings or baby carriers. Baby pushchairs are not allowed underground (salt mine)
Pick-up possible from centrally located hotels or apartment in Krakow only, pick-up hour will be provided by local supplier right after booking via e-mail. For other locations, a convenient pick-up point and pick up hour will be indicated.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Krakow: Auschwitz Museum and Wieliczka Salt Mine Private Tour
Spend a day visiting important historical sites outside of Krakow on this comprehensive day tour. You’ll have a hassle-free day as round-trip transportation is provided. When you get to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine, you won’t have to wait in long visitor lines as entrance tickets are provided. You’ll explore both sites with a guide, so you don’t miss any important features and understand their history.
Highlights
- ✓Save time and see Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine in one day
- ✓The ideal tour for travelers with limited time in Krakow
- ✓Travel comfortably between dispersed sites in a private vehicle
- ✓Beat the visitor lines—entrance tickets are included
What you'll see & do
- ✓This combined, full-day tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine takes up to 10 hours. The offer includes door-to-door pickup and drop-off in a private Mercedes Benz vehicle with an English-speaking driver. The tour starts with pickup directly from your hotel, usually at 9:00 am. You then proceed to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The one-way drive takes around 70 minutes. A short documentary film, The Liberation of Auschwitz, will be screened in the car on the ride over. Your ticket covers entrance fees to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine, as well as tours in English with a guide in both landmarks.
- ✓After approximately a 3.5-hour guided tour in Auschwitz-Birkenau, your driver will take you to Wieliczka Salt Mine. The journey takes up to 1.5 hours. A 1-hour lunch break is arranged before entering the Salt Mine. You can also be provided additionally paid lunch boxes. The standard guided tour in the salt mine takes around 2.5 hours. After the tour, your driver will drop you off at your hotel or anywhere else in Krakow city center around 8pm.
What's included
- ✓Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- ✓Wifi access
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- ✓Insurance
- ✓Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
What's not included
- ✓Food and drinks
Good to know
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
As it is mandatory in Auschwitz Birkenau museum to confirm your personal details, you are required to take with you passport or ID to be presented at the entrance to museum. Please do not forget it, otherwise you may be not allowed to enter museum.
While in Auschwitz-Birkenau, visitors are required to behave appropriately and respectfully
Temperatures in Wieliczka Salt Mine are around 59ºF (15ºC). Also, it should be taken into account that narrow paths may seem claustrophobic, and once underground there is no possibility to shorten your visit and turn back. At the entrance, visitors descent 400 steps down and the whole tourist route features over 800 stairs
In Auschwitz-Birkenau visitors are generally allowed to take pictures with a few, clearly indicated exceptions. Taking photos and filming in Wieliczka Salt Mine is possible only after purchasing additional pass
The maximum size of your carry-on can not exceed the following dimensions: 11.8 x 7.8 x 3.9 inches (30 x 20 x 10 cm). You can leave your larger luggage in the car
Please note that in the camps there are mostly dirt tracks, which may cause minor difficulties for wheelchair-users
There are no restrictions regarding the age of children in Wieliczka Salt Mine and Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial and Museum, but they should be either capable of walking unassisted or carried in baby slings or baby carriers. Baby pushchairs are not allowed underground (salt mine)
Pick-up possible from centrally located hotels or apartment in Krakow only, pick-up hour will be provided by local supplier right after booking via e-mail. For other locations, a convenient pick-up point and pick up hour will be indicated.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.