Krakow Combo: Full-Day Tour of Salt Mine and Auschwitz Museum
Krakow, Poland
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes
Experience two UNESCO-listed attractions on a full-day combo tour of Wieliczka Salt Mine and the Auschwitz-Birkenau from Krakow. Descend to the underground world of the Wieliczka Salt Mines and follow a guide through the mine’s tunnels and chambers to discover the Chapel of the Blessed Kinga. Then, discover an important piece of World War II history on a trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau from Krakow. Explore the concentration camp complex with a guide and pass through crematoriums, old prison blocks and moving memorials. Round-trip transportation from your Krakow hotel is included.
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Experience two UNESCO-listed attractions on a full-day combo tour of Wieliczka Salt Mine and the Auschwitz-Birkenau from Krakow. Descend to the underground world of the Wieliczka Salt Mines and follow a guide through the mine’s tunnels and chambers to discover the Chapel of the Blessed Kinga. Then, discover an important piece of World War II history on a trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau from Krakow. Explore the concentration camp complex with a guide and pass through crematoriums, old prison blocks and moving memorials. Round-trip transportation from your Krakow hotel is included.
Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour (4 hours):
You’ll be picked up directly from your Krakow hotel and journey to the Wieliczka Salt Mine and, upon arriving, make the descent 440 feet (135 meters) below ground, passing through tunnels and chambers on three levels.
Travel through each unique chamber with your guide, learning the history behind the 700-year-old salt mine. Explore the ornate Chapel of the Blessed Kinga, with altarpieces and chandeliers made from natural salt deposits and then visit to the mine is the souvenir shop and snack bar. From here, shoot back up to the surface in a high-speed lift and enjoy two hours of free time before your next tour.
Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour (7 hours):
Begin your trip with pickup in central Krakow and travel to the town of Oswiecim while a documentary on WWII and the Nazi Holocaust is shown on board. After roughly 1.5 hours, arrive at the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Enter the gates bearing the inscription Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Sets You Free) and then head inside to learn about how the complex quickly turned from a detention camp to a center for mass murder. Visit the crematoriums and gas chambers, as well as the watchtowers and fences at Birkenau where the Nazi officers stood guard.
After examining the exhibitions inside the old prison blocks, pay your respects at the camp's memorial. Your trip will conclude with drop-off back at your Krakow hotel.
Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour (4 hours):
You’ll be picked up directly from your Krakow hotel and journey to the Wieliczka Salt Mine and, upon arriving, make the descent 440 feet (135 meters) below ground, passing through tunnels and chambers on three levels.
Travel through each unique chamber with your guide, learning the history behind the 700-year-old salt mine. Explore the ornate Chapel of the Blessed Kinga, with altarpieces and chandeliers made from natural salt deposits and then visit to the mine is the souvenir shop and snack bar. From here, shoot back up to the surface in a high-speed lift and enjoy two hours of free time before your next tour.
Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour (7 hours):
Begin your trip with pickup in central Krakow and travel to the town of Oswiecim while a documentary on WWII and the Nazi Holocaust is shown on board. After roughly 1.5 hours, arrive at the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Enter the gates bearing the inscription Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Sets You Free) and then head inside to learn about how the complex quickly turned from a detention camp to a center for mass murder. Visit the crematoriums and gas chambers, as well as the watchtowers and fences at Birkenau where the Nazi officers stood guard.
After examining the exhibitions inside the old prison blocks, pay your respects at the camp's memorial. Your trip will conclude with drop-off back at your Krakow hotel.
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