Auschwitz Tour
Auschwitz Birkenau is the site of the gravest mass murder in the history of humanity. It remains a memorial that can serve everyone as a mirror of the human soul and a prism for looking deep within ourselves.
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Auschwitz Tour
Auschwitz (Oswiecim)
Auschwitz itself is located approximately 60 km West of Krakow. It is know locally by it’s Polish name Oswiecim and is now a relatively ordinary town with a population of about 40,000 people. The traumatic past of Auschwitz will however lament its place in history forever.
Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps
Auschwitz Birkenau was the largest of Nazi Germany’s death camps and was the site of the worst human atrocity of modern times where it is estimated that 1.1 million people were executed in the 2nd World War according to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State museum.
The majority of the victims were European Jews who were shipped to Auschwitz from a wide catchment area to meet their deaths primarily in the gas chambers using the gas Zyklon B, but also through executions, starvation and disease and medical experimentation. Other victims of the concentration camps included Poles, Soviet war prisoners and Roma gypsies.
Auschwitz was actually made up of a number of camps which served slightly different purposes, namely Auschwitz I, II & III. Auschwitz I was the original camp which was used primarily for administration and is now the site of the state museum. It is relatively small compared to Auschwitz II (Birkenau) the largest of all Nazi death camps in which gas chambers were used to execute en mass with factory like efficiency. Auschwitz III (Monowitz) worked as a labour camp. Auschwitz tours include a visit to Birkenau as part of the itinerary in addition to Auschwitz I.
The murder was finally ended by the arrival of the red army who entered the camp on 27th Jan 1945. After the war Auschwitz served a period as a prison camp but was then taken over by the Polish government where it was eventually restored and turned into a museum memorial in 1947. The site was entered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.
Guided tours of Auschwitz
Guided tours of Auschwitz are educational and considered to be the most effective way to gain a quick knowledge of the events that took place, within a limited time frame (day trip) and for a modest price. Please note Auschwitz is often misspelled auchwitz or aushwitz
JAN-MAR | APR | MAY-JUN | JUL-AUG | SEP | NOV-DEC | |
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ENGLISH | 09:30 | 08:30, 11:00 | 8:30, 11:00 | 8:30, 11:00 | 8:30, 11:00 | 09:30 |
GERMAN | 10:30 | 08:30 | 08:30 | 08:30 | 08:30 | 10:30 |
SPANISH | 10:30 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 10:30 |
ITALIAN | 10:30 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 10:30 |
FRENCH | 10:30 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 10:30 |
REGULAR | STUDENTS | CHILD 5-15 YRS | CHILD 0-5 YRS |
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145PLN | 115 PLN | 80 PLN | 0 PLN |
AUSCHWITZ BIRKENAU TOUR INCLUDES:
- hotel/hostel pick-up
- transportation by air conditioned minibus
- professional Museum guide
- professional English speaking tour leader
- hotel/hostel drop-off
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Reviews
Liz Bartley from Cheshire UK
Posted on 19-03-2017
A place for deep reflection
Sanna from Finland
Posted on 08-08-2016
Auschwitz certainly is the place to see, especially with a professional guide. And, what an easier way to do it than with transportation from and to the hotel. Although, don't take anything larger than one A4 size paper sheet with you. Just like the old days, visitors are still made to leave their bags and other bigger belongings outside the gates. Simply had to take one star off the rating because this wasn't mentioned in advance clearly and easily enough.
Meg from Belgium
Posted on 13-03-2015
Everyone should be there at least once in the lifetime. That the only way to make sure that such tragedy won't happen again.
Astrid from Netherlands
Posted on 19-02-2015
It is not a pleasant tour but definitely one of the most moving museums I've ever been.
Lauren from Australia
Posted on 05-12-2014
It was a great Auschwitz tour with a really nice and helpful guide. One should really visit this place to learn more about Poland's history. Highly recommended.