Discover the highlights of Krakow and its surroundings during a carefully planned 3-day experience. Follow the story of Krakow’s Jewish community and the events portrayed in Schindler’s List, explore the fascinating Wieliczka Salt Mine, discover Poland’s royal heritage at Wawel, cruise along the Vistula River, enjoy traditional Polish cuisine, and finish the evening with a beautiful Chopin piano concert.

Your journey also includes a full-day visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, where an official museum guide will provide important historical context and insight into the events that took place there.

With experienced guides, organized transportation, entrance tickets, and a carefully arranged itinerary, everything is prepared for you so you can simply enjoy your Krakow experience.

Highlights:

• Follow the real story behind Schindler’s List through Krakow’s historic streets and filming locations

• Begin the walking tour outside Oskar Schindler’s former factory and learn about his role during the war

• Explore Podgórze, the former site of the Nazi German Krakow Ghetto

• Discover locations used in the filming of Schindler’s List

• Walk through Kazimierz and learn about its rich prewar Jewish heritage

• Hear the story of Oskar Schindler and the people whose lives he helped protect

• Understand how Krakow’s Jewish community experienced persecution, displacement, survival, and loss

• Explore the underground chambers and spectacular salt sculptures of Wieliczka Salt Mine

• Discover Wawel Castle and Cathedral with a professional local guide

• Relax during a scenic cruise along the Vistula River

• Enjoy a traditional Polish lunch in Krakow

• Experience an atmospheric live Chopin piano concert

• Benefit from organized group transportation to Wieliczka and Auschwitz

• Visit both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau with an official museum guide

• Enjoy an itinerary with tickets, guides, transportation, and logistics arranged in advance

This 3-day experience combines Krakow’s Jewish and wartime history with its royal traditions, cultural heritage, local cuisine, and famous landmarks. From historic neighborhoods and movie locations to underground salt chambers, royal monuments, river views, classical music, and Auschwitz-Birkenau, the program offers a comprehensive introduction to Krakow and the region.

Itinerary:

Day 1 – Schindler’s Story & Wieliczka Salt Mine

Schindler’s Story – Podgórze & Kazimierz / approx. 2h / Walking Tour

Begin your Krakow experience with a guided walk following the real locations connected with the story of Oskar Schindler and the filming of Schindler’s List.

Rather than visiting the Schindler Factory Museum, this experience takes you through the streets, courtyards, and neighborhoods where important events took place and where scenes from the famous movie were filmed.

The tour starts outside Oskar Schindler’s Factory on Lipowa Street.

Please note: the factory is visited from the outside only. Entrance to the Schindler Factory Museum is not included.

Your guide will introduce the historical background of Schindler’s factory and explain how Oskar Schindler used his position and employment opportunities to help protect Jewish workers during the Nazi occupation.

The route continues through Podgórze, the former location of the Krakow Ghetto. Along the way, discover places associated with the forced relocation of Krakow’s Jewish population, the liquidation of the ghetto, and the stories of those who attempted to survive.

You will also see locations featured in Schindler’s List, including the area connected with the famous scene of the girl in the red coat. Your guide will explain the historical meaning behind the scene and how Spielberg used real Krakow locations to tell the story.

Crossing the Piłsudski Bridge, learn about the separation between Kazimierz and the ghetto, as well as the difficult realities of forced relocation, smuggling, resistance, and everyday survival.

The walk continues into Kazimierz, the historic center of Jewish life in Krakow before World War II.

Visit Józefa Street and its historic courtyards, which were used as filming locations for scenes showing hiding and the liquidation of the ghetto. Continue to Ciemna Street, where you’ll hear the story connected with Poldek Pfefferberg and his escape.

At the intersection of Dajwór and Na Przejściu Streets, see the location of the symbolic ghetto gate recreated for the movie.

The tour finishes on Szeroka Street, surrounded by historic synagogues and reminders of Krakow’s prewar Jewish community. Here, your guide will explain the importance of Kazimierz before the war and why Spielberg chose this district as one of the main locations for recreating wartime Krakow.

Transfer to Wieliczka / 30 min / Included

After the walking tour, board a comfortable, air-conditioned group vehicle and travel from Krakow to Wieliczka.

Wieliczka Salt Mine / 2h30min / Admission Ticket Included

Enter the remarkable underground world of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of Poland’s most famous UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Follow the historic underground route and discover enormous chambers, salt sculptures, underground lakes, mining tunnels, and the magnificent Chapel of St. Kinga.

An expert guide from the mine will introduce you to the history of salt mining and explain how generations of miners created this extraordinary underground complex.

Return to Krakow / 30 min / Included

Return to Krakow by organized group transportation and relax after a day filled with Jewish history, cinematic locations, wartime stories, and the unique underground landscapes of Wieliczka.

Day 2 – Vistula River Cruise, Wawel, Polish Lunch & Chopin Concert

Vistula River Cruise / approx. 1h / Admission Ticket Included

Start your second day with a leisurely cruise along the Vistula River.

Enjoy panoramic views of Krakow from the water and see some of the city’s most recognizable landmarks, including Wawel Hill, historic churches, bridges, and the Old Town.

The cruise is a relaxing way to see the city from a different perspective before continuing with the day’s cultural sightseeing.

Wawel Castle / 1h / Admission Ticket Included

Continue to Wawel Hill, one of the most important historical sites in Poland.

Explore Wawel Castle and one of its permanent exhibitions, where you can admire historic interiors, royal treasures, paintings, tapestries, and other objects connected with Poland’s royal past.

A licensed local guide will introduce you to the history of the castle and the Polish monarchs who lived and ruled here.

Wawel Cathedral / 1h / Admission Ticket Included

Visit Wawel Cathedral, a place closely connected with the history of the Polish monarchy.

Inside, discover royal tombs, historic chapels, monuments, and memorials dedicated to important figures from Polish history.

If included with your selected ticket, you may also climb the Sigismund Tower and learn about the famous Sigismund Bell while enjoying views across Krakow.

Traditional Polish Lunch / approx. 1h30min

Take a well-deserved break and enjoy a traditional Polish lunch.

The specially prepared lunch combo allows you to sample classic local dishes in a comfortable restaurant setting while taking some time to relax between sightseeing activities.

It is a great opportunity to experience authentic Polish flavors and recharge before the evening concert.

Chopin Piano Concert / approx. 1h / Admission Ticket Included

Complete your second day with an intimate live piano concert dedicated to Fryderyk Chopin.

Enjoy a selection of Chopin’s works performed by a professional pianist in an atmospheric Krakow venue.

The concert offers a wonderful introduction to the music of one of Poland’s most celebrated composers and creates a relaxing and cultural ending to the day.

Day 3 – Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum

Transfer from Krakow / 1h30min / Included

Depart Krakow in a comfortable, air-conditioned group vehicle and travel to Oświęcim, where the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum is located.

Auschwitz I / 2h / Admission Ticket Included

Visit the original Auschwitz camp with an official museum guide.

Explore the preserved camp buildings, exhibitions, historical photographs, documents, and other surviving evidence of the camp’s history.

See the main entrance gate marked “Arbeit Macht Frei” and learn about the conditions experienced by prisoners, as well as the system of persecution and mass murder established by Nazi Germany.

The guided visit provides essential historical context and helps visitors understand the individual and human stories behind the historical events.

Short Break / 15min / Free Time

Enjoy a brief break before continuing to the second part of the visit.

Auschwitz II-Birkenau / 1h30min / Admission Ticket Included

Continue to Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the largest section of the former camp complex.

Walk along the railway platform and tracks where deported prisoners arrived and see the remains of barracks, gas chambers, crematoria, and other structures.

Visit the memorial area dedicated to the victims and take time to reflect on the history and significance of the site.

Return to Krakow / 1h30min / Included
After completing the visit, return to Krakow by organized group transportation.

Meeting point: Lipowa 4, 32-051 Krakow  Meet your guide in front of the Schindler's Factory Museum. They will hold a Schindler's Story Guided Tour sign.(click to go to the Google maps)     

Endpoint:  Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street)        

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