Poland · UNESCO Heritage Sites

Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Wieliczka Salt Mine 1 Day Guided Tour

12 Hours Round trip from Kraków Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum with a local guide
  • 02 Explore the UNESCO-listed Wieliczka Salt Mine underground
  • 03 See barracks, ruins of crematoria, personal belongings, and memorial sites
  • 04 Discover salt chapels, chambers, brine lakes, and the Chapel of St. Kinga
  • 05 Travel between Kraków, Oświęcim, and Wieliczka with included transfers
  • 06 Entrance tickets to both sites are included

Visit two of Poland’s most important UNESCO World Heritage Sites in one day on a guided journey from Kraków. Begin at Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, where an official guided visit offers time for reflection and a deeper understanding of one of the most significant places in modern history.

Later, continue to the Wieliczka Salt Mine and descend into an extraordinary underground world of chambers, chapels, brine lakes, and salt-carved spaces shaped over centuries. With transfers and entrance tickets included, this full-day tour combines history, heritage, and remarkable craftsmanship in a seamless day trip.

On site, during an over 3-hour walking tour with a local guide, we will see the authentic places where millions of prisoners lived and died - victims of human cruelty.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 12 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Cracow, Oswiecim, Wieliczka
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 02

Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum

Visit to the notorious former concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Driving from Krakow will take us about 1.5 hours.

On site, during an over 3-hour walking tour with a local guide, we will see the authentic places where millions of prisoners lived and died - victims of human cruelty. Prison barracks, walls of death, assembly squares, unloading ramps, the ruins of crematoria, personal belongings and documents are silent witnesses of those events and today they are supposed to bear the memory of them never again.

Return to Krakow will take place in the evening.

Note that lunch is not scheduled on this day, there will only be a short break for your own meal during the tour.

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Day 03

The Salt Mine in Wieliczka

The salt mine in Wieliczka is definitely worth visiting!
Ballroom, concert hall, art gallery, shrine - all made of salt and located underground. The tourist route through the Wieliczka Mine passes by chambers and drifts, salt and wooden chapels, brine lakes, and around you there are breathtaking views. The walk resembles an expedition not only deep into the Earth, but also into the depths of history. Mining machines, tools, traces of manual salt extraction - all this fits into the story of people and the place that they have created over the centuries. The sacred places of the mine, including the delightful chapel of St. Kinga, create a unique, unique in Europe, and perhaps in the world, underground pilgrimage route.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Kraków 3 cities · 12 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Professional guides
  • Entrance ticket to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
  • Entrance ticket to the Salt mine
  • Transfer Krakow - Oswiecim - Wieliczka - Krakow

What's Not Included

  • Food and drink
  • Not listed as included in the price

Know before you go

  • Please note this is a group tour, please, don't be late.
  • Attention! Special registration requirements when booking entry to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum! all admission tickets to this Museum are personal. Please make sure to include the name and surname of each participant as spelled on the ID document.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kraków, PL
Tour start
Kraków, PL
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 12 hours finish where they began, in Kraków.

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