Enjoy a comprehensive 3-day exploration of Kraków and its most significant surroundings. This carefully curated journey connects cultural heritage, royal history, and moments of reflection, all delivered with expert guidance and seamless organization. With transport and key arrangements handled for you — including one traditional Polish lunch — the focus stays on discovery rather than logistics.

Highlights:

• Walk through Jewish Kraków, including Kazimierz, the former Ghetto, and Schindler’s Factory

• Explore Wawel Castle and Wawel Cathedral with a licensed local guide

• Descend into the remarkable underground chambers of the Wieliczka Salt Mine with an official in-house guide

• Travel comfortably with organized group transport to Wieliczka and Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum

• Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau with a licensed museum guide for a respectful and informative experience

• Enjoy a traditional Polish lunch during the program

• Benefit from all tickets, guides, and scheduling arranged in advance

This well-balanced itinerary offers a complete perspective on Kraków’s story — from royal splendor and centuries-old traditions to the difficult chapters of modern history and the natural beauty hidden underground. With professional guides and smooth planning throughout, it’s an enriching experience designed to be both meaningful and effortless.

Itinerary:

Day 1 – Kazimierz, Schindler’s Factory & the Jewish Ghetto

Kazimierz – Jewish Quarter / 1h30min / Admission Ticket Free

Begin your experience in Kazimierz, Kraków’s historic Jewish Quarter and one of the city’s most atmospheric districts. For centuries, this area served as the center of Jewish religious, cultural, and social life. Walk through cobbled streets lined with historic synagog hookup, prayer houses, and traditional townhouses, while your guide shares stories of rabbis, merchants, and families who shaped everyday life here long before the war.

Schindler’s Factory / 1h30min / Admission Ticket Included

Continue to Schindler’s Enamel Factory, today one of Kraków’s most significant museums. With a licensed expert guide and skip-the-line access, explore the permanent exhibition “Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945.”

Housed in Oskar Schindler’s former factory, the museum presents a powerful account of life during the occupation through original artifacts, photographs, and immersive reconstructions. Narrow corridors and dimly lit spaces evoke the atmosphere of fear and uncertainty faced by the city’s residents. Within this broader historical context, you will also learn how Schindler’s actions helped save over a thousand Jewish lives.

Kraków Jewish Ghetto / 1h / Admission Ticket Free

Walk through the area of the former Jewish Ghetto in Podgórze. See surviving fragments of the original ghetto wall and visit Ghetto Heroes Square, marked by the symbolic Chair Memorial. Nearby, view the Under the Eagle Pharmacy, where pharmacist Tadeusz Pankiewicz risked his life to help ghetto residents. This part of the tour offers a powerful encounter with memory, loss, and human courage.

Day 2 – Wawel Castle, Cathedral, Lunch & Wieliczka Salt Mine

Wawel Castle / 1h / Admission Ticket Included

Visit Poland’s former royal residence and explore one of its permanent exhibitions, featuring Renaissance interiors, tapestries, paintings, and royal collections that reflect the country’s political and cultural heritage.

Wawel Cathedral / 1h / Admission Ticket Included

Enter the Gothic cathedral where Polish kings were crowned and buried. Discover richly decorated chapels, royal tombs, and climb the Sigismund Bell Tower—one of Poland’s most important national symbols.

Lunch at a Local Bistro / 1h30min

Enjoy a relaxing lunch featuring traditional Polish cuisine in Kraków’s historic center.

Transfer to Wieliczka Salt Mine / 30 min / Included

Travel comfortably by air-conditioned group transport to Wieliczka.

Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour / 2h30min / Admission Ticket Included

Descend into one of the world’s most remarkable UNESCO World Heritage Sites with a licensed in-house guide. Explore vast underground chambers, salt sculptures, lakes, and the magnificent Chapel of St. Kinga—entirely carved from salt by generations of miners.

Return to Krakow / 30 min / Included

Relax on the return journey after a day of history and natural wonder.

Day 3 – Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum

Transfer from Krakow / 1h30min / Included

Depart Krakow by comfortable, air-conditioned group transport to Oświęcim.

Auschwitz I – Main Camp / 2h / Admission Ticket Included

With an official museum guide, visit the original camp. See preserved barracks, exhibitions, and the iconic gate marked “Arbeit Macht Frei,” while learning about the lives of prisoners and the mechanisms of persecution.

Short Break / 15min / Free Time

Auschwitz II–Birkenau / 1h30min / Admission Ticket Included

Continue to Birkenau, the site of mass extermination. Walk along the railway tracks, see the ruins of gas chambers and crematoria, and visit memorials honoring the victims.

Return to Krakow / 1h30min / Included

Return to Krakow in the afternoon following a day of remembrance and reflection.

Meeting point: Szeroka 24, 31-053 Krakow  Meet your guide on the steps of the Old Synagogue.  They will hold a Kazimierz Guided Tour sign.  (click to go to the Google maps)  

Endpoint:  Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street)        

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