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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Customise your tour, decide what you want to see, and leave the rest in the hands of your tour guide. Enjoy your visit to Warsaw!
This option is a choice for those looking for more than a regular, pre-planned tour. The guide sets up the plan with you upon the meeting, or you can contact our office before the arrival and set up the most convenient plan in advance. Warsaw is a diverse city that satisfies a broad spectrum of travellers: lovers of classic European styles, WWII buffs or those who want to learn more about communism and life behind the iron curtain. Your guide is an expert in putting together all the pieces you need to have the best experience.
Choose from the Old Town, Royal Route, Praga district, Łazienki Royal Gardens, former Jewish Ghetto, communist Warsaw or two uprisings during WWII. The choice is vast and time is limited - it is a good idea to have help from someone who knows his job well.
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Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Private tour
Live commentary on board
Gratuities
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
The tour operator will contact you to confirm the pick-up details.
Old Town, Warsaw, Poland Warsaw Old Town - it is one of the suggestions.
The Old Town is an excellent start to discovering Warsaw. On the walk, you see Castle Square, where the story of Warsaw started more than 700 years ago. The king who believed to have both Polish and Swedish thrones, old trade paths and signs of German gothic era settlers. There is so much to find! As the walk continues, you discover the gothic Cathedral, narrow side streets filled with tenement houses, a viewing point at the old riverside, and finally, you reach the Market Square. Colourful and prestigious tenement houses with restaurants surround the square: it’s an excellent place to slow down, take a breath and investigate the story of the Warsaw mermaid. If you’re lucky enough, you will meet a Warsaw barrel organ player and listen to (very) old top hits.
120 minutes
Krakowskie Przedmieście, 00-079 Warszawa, Polen Royal Route - it is one of the suggestions.
Krakowskie Przedmieście is Poland’s capital, Warsaw’s best-known and most prestigious streets, surrounded by historic palaces, churches, and manor-houses. It links the Old Town and Royal Castle with some of the most notable institutions in Warsaw, including the Presidential Palace, Warsaw University, and the Polish Academy of Sciences, headquartered in the Staszic Palace. The direct southward extension of Krakowskie Przedmieście along the Royal Route is called Nowy Świat, with the famous palm tree at its end. 120 minutes
Praga Polnoc, Warsaw, Poland Praga district - it is one of the suggestions.
The enigmatic Praga district sits on the Eastern side of the Vistula river. When the minibus crosses the river, one can see picturesque views of the wild riverside. Praga is the only district of Warsaw that survived the apocalypse of WWII - that's why it represents the picture of the pre-WWII city filled with belle-epoque buildings with small and noisy courtyards. Once neglected, it becomes a hip and artistic part of Warsaw, still not affected by commercial tourism. 60 minutes
Lazienki Krolewskie w Warszawie, Warsaw, Poland Łazienki Royal Gardens - it is one of the suggestions.
Łazienki Royal Gardens were designed in the 17th century as a baths park for nobleman Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski. In the 18th century, Poland’s last monarch, Stanislaus II Augustus, transformed the park into a setting for palaces, villas, classicist follies, and monuments. In 1918 it was officially designated a public park. Łazienki is visited by tourists worldwide and serves as a venue for music, the arts, and culture. The park is also home to peacocks and a large number of squirrels. 90 minutes
Warsaw Ghetto, Warsaw, Poland Warsaw Jewish Ghetto - it is one of the suggestions.
Muranów district is the witness of the tragedy of the Jewish Ghetto, created by german Nazis in 1940. The first impression is that it is just a regular neighbourhood filled with squared blocks of flats. But there is much more from the past to be discovered with the help of your guide. In the year 1943, when the last part of the Jewish community was about to be deported to the extermination camp, they created the underground resistance and started the insurrection against their oppressors. This fight took three weeks and resulted in the demolition of the Jewish district in Warsaw. The guide will uncover the covered layers from the past for you 120 minutes
Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland Communist Warsaw - it is one of the suggestions.
Unique retro minibus called Żuk (the beetle) - ten miles per gallon, wooden floor, and produced in communist Poland – all add a meaningful piece of reality to your experience. Each stop represents different parts of communist Poland’s history - from the dusk of WWII and post-war reconstruction of Warsaw through the rough ‘60s and ‘70s to the first free elections on the 4th of June 1989. Disclose the secrets of communist Poland, learn how people managed to survive in the central-steered economy and find relics from those days in Warsaw. 120 minutes
Monument to the Warsaw Uprising Fighters, Warsaw, Poland WWII Buffs - it is one of the suggestions.
This program is a choice for those primarily interested in the history of World War II. Tyranny, resistance and gore would be the most appropriate words to describe that part of Polish history. From the remains of the street fights and two insurrections to Warsaw’s so-called 'liberation' by the Soviets in 1945. You'll learn about the battles, heroes and everyday life in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation, the political situation in the region that has changed diametrically throughout coupe years of WWII and the consequences that war has brought to Poland and Europe. Find buildings that may be considered war memorials due to the bullet holes, ricochets, lost souls, pieces of the Jewish Ghetto wall, hills of rubble, gloomy Umschlagplatz, Soviet tanks and aeroplanes. Travel through time thanks to stories you'll hear, combined with archival photographs and our Zuk retro minibus. 180 minutes
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
If your pickup location is not present in the selection box, please send the address to the tour operator. Please note that transfer from and to the hotel counts into the tour's total time. Therefore, sometimes it is better to meet the guide in the city centre, rather than spend the time transferring from the far-located hotel.
Car is used mainly for transfers between locations where guests walk with their guide.
This tour can be booked instantly online for adults and children over 150 centimetres (4,9 ft). However, if you want to book a tour for a shorter child, please contact the tour operator to check the availability of seat boosters, which are obligatory in Poland.
You must contact the tour operator before booking the tour to ensure the tour is appropriate for you if you have health issues or require special assistance.
Classic vintage minibuses are not equipped with air conditioning, and some are not equipped with seat belts (which is legal with classic vintage cars). However, they have a heating system for the winter.
The capacity of one minibus is 8 passengers. 5 minibuses are available.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Jason M
22 Aug 2024
Fantastic tour! My family was picked up at the hotel and had a private tour packed with the communist sites and Praga. Martin is personable and histories are informative and interesting. We had two teen children along for the ride and they were engaged the entire time. There was so much interesting info about the city and its history.
Story telling was top-notch. And it was an adventure to be driven around in a vintage Zuc!
Great day!
P1071UIkarolk
14 Aug 2024
For us it was a whole amazing day. We were travelling as a family 3+2 and dog. First of of the trip can be tailored to your needs - starting from the flexible timing, trough the pace, topics or whether you like more driving the communist bus, walking or simply just chilling - everyone can find something for ourselves. I never expected to get as many information about historic background, cinematography, literature or pop art in Warsaw with some worldwide/European content in one day! Also there's a variety of trips available depending if your more a history geek or urbex fan. Rather impressive. Needless to say our guide Mateusz been able to sneak round the old town in the mighty Żuk van and answered even the most silly questions in the same time. The whole experience of being one of the passengers of the communist microbus made of corrugated sheets with wooden floor in the mint condition - one of the kind! The chances you see other one anywhere even across the Poland across these days are minor, so it brings as many smiles per galon on the pedestrians faces as possible every time and everywhere it appears. Also, having the Labrador on board wasn't any issue to organisers, and the dog was a star as much as we all.
So after all if you're after seeing polish capitol in a unique way, with style, great hospitality and atmosphere - here's your tour. Highly recommended!
NorthStar15565452487
29 Jan 2024
Fantastic tour around Warsaw in a beautifully restored Zuk van. We covered so many different historical perspectives and places. Our guide, Martin, is extremely knowledgeable and great fun. We saw much more of the city than we had expected and enjoyed every second of the tour. Exceptional value for money.
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