Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum with Private Transfers from Krakow

Auschwitz and Birkenau tour booked, made our way via Krakow bus station to Auschwitz and was dropped right at the start. You can take food with you but just don’t consume it whilst on the tour. Our tour started at 0930 and our guide Patricia introduced herself, she got us set up with coms for her commentary. We started with a short film and then in through the entrance gate, The passion and emotion that was conveyed from Patricia was emotional to say the least. We had a small group of people and her care and attention to detail was thought provoking and a reminder of the history of the awful acts that humanity can inflict. There was a silence as Patricia guided us through Auschwitz. Informing us in detail of the horrific acts committed and how survivors had revisited the camp and how she had met people with their remarkable stories. After a short break for food and drinks we resumed our tour to Birkenau. There are ample toilets although not a lot of outside seating. We never used the food facilities provided. Birkenau is massive the amount of buildings used to house humans is thought provoking. Again l cannot praise Patricia enough for her professionalism and dedication and passion that she conveyed to our group . Check the weather before hand and wear suitable attire, this is a tour over undulating ground sturdy shoes recommended. Thoroughly recommend the 6 hour study guided tour for individuals. Take the bus from Krakow can be booked in advance. And stops right outside. Pick up was bang on time 3.30.

The transfers and access to the camps was very efficient and I would definitely recommend the company who arranged the tour The tour itself is a little disappointing. Having visited 3 times previously I have experienced both Auschwitz and the Birkenau camps in far more detail It feels a little like the tour in nothing but a cursory whistle stop, particularly at Birkenau with an hour to visit one of the largest camps ever built Unfortunately I think anyone visiting now would miss the real experience and not be given the opportunity to explore and take in the masses of information and history on offer

It was an amazing day. The history of this place just makes you so sad but glad I went to visit. We booked a private transfer from krakow. Our hotel did it for us and our driver waited while we did the tour and then brought us back. It was very reasonable at about £120 for 5 of us. We booked the tour separately from the uk. I had read that booking a tour on another website didn’t alway guarantee you would get the time you wanted and some had even been cancelled and didn’t want to take the chance as it was the main reason we were visiting. Our guide was amazing and very informative and took her time even though it was very busy. I would say if you are at all mobility impaired some of it is quite difficult. There is a lot of walking involved both at Auschwitz and Burkenau.