6 hours
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Overview
Private tour is the most convenient way of visiting Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camp during one day from Katowice. It is one of those places in the world that everybody should visit once in a lifetime to pay respect to the victims of holocaust and World War 2.
Operated by
Poland Travel
Itinerary
Katowice
Pick up and approx 1 hour drive to Auschwitz Birkenau Museum.
1 hourThe concentration camp in Auschwitz was established by German Nazis on the outskirts of the town Oswiecim in 1940. After the war, the camp was turned into museum displaying evidence of the genocide. Block no. 11, known as the Death Block, was where people were murdered also at the “Wall of Death”. Outside the camp, there is a gas chamber, where 70,000 people were killed in 1940-1943. A film made after the liberation of the camp is shown in various language version in the museum. In 1941, 3 kilometres from Oswiecim, in the former village of Brzezinka, the German Nazis established a new camp called Auschwitz II Birkenau. In 1942-1945, approx. 1.5 million people lived and died here. Most of them (90%) were Jews, others were Poles, Gypsies, Russians and prisoners from 28 countries of Europe, people of all nationalities and political and religious persuasions.
4 hoursKatowice
Around 1 hour drive back to Katowice
1 hour
Experience
Inclusions
- english speaking driver assistance
- entrance tickets to Auschwitz & Birkenau Camps
- transport by high quality air-conditioned minivans or minibus
- skip the line entrance
- sightseeing of Auschwitz & Birkenau in a group with an English speaking guide of up to 3,5 hours
Additional Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Guide Languages
English
Cancellation Policy
No refund is possible if you cancel.