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Auschwitz-Birkenau & Salt Mine Day tour

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On average, this is booked 16 (0) days in advance.

10 to 12 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English
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Overview

Not enough time to visit all of Krakow’s must-see places? On this tour, you'll visit two of Poland's most important UNESCO World Heritage sites Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine — in one day. Your day will start early, but this way you will manage to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former Nazi concentration camp, and explore the Mine, and be back in Krakow by dinner time.

What's Included

  • Documentary movie (subject to availability)
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Door-to-door transportation (Free hotel Pick-up within Krakow city limits)
  • Tea and coffee Coffee and/or Tea
  • Pick-up & drop-off outside of Krakow city center (available upon request with additional charge)
  • Gratuities
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Meeting and Pickup

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Included with the options “Auschwitz-Birkenau & Salt Mine Day tour” and “Pickup 5:30-7:30”.

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This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

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MrShuttle (pass by)

The pickups are provided between 6:00 and 7:30 depending on your accommodation and our schedules. The pickup time is always confirmed by text and email the day before the tour. The tour is operated in a group of a maximum of 30 people. During the trip, you will watch a documentary movie about the history of the Nazi concentration camps.
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Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau

Firstly, You will be taken to Auschwitz I, where you will join an English tour – provided by the museum’s guide – for about 2 hours. After that, we will transfer you to Auschwitz II-Birkenau, about 2 km away. You will spend about one hour there with the same guide.
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3 hours Admission Ticket Included

Wieliczka Salt Mine

In the second part of the day, you will be transferred to Wieliczka Salt Mine, which happens to be one of the oldest working salt mines in the World: it has been producing salt for over 700 years. You will be attending an English-guided tour at 4 pm or 5 pm (depending on road conditions). Your guide will take you up to 140 meters underground for a 2.5-hour journey through a 2.5-km tourist route full of chambers with amazing salt carvings and statues.
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3 hours Admission Ticket Included

MrShuttle (pass by)

After the tour, you will be dropped off at your accommodation or in the Krakow city center. If your hotel is located within the Old Town or Jewish Quarter, we will drop you off at the closest meeting point.
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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers on wheelchairs
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please note that this tour is not available on: 25th of December, 1st of January, Easter Saturday afternoon, Easter Sunday and March of the Living Day.
  • Please note that to reach the first level of the mine (64 meters underground), You have to descent a wooden stairway which has 378 stairs. There are around 800 steps on the whole route in the Salt mine. After the tour, You will be taken up to the surface with a lift.
  • Temperature in the Salt Mine is approximately 14 degrees C (57 degrees F), please wear warm clothes and comfortable shoes.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Auschwitz-Birkenau & Salt Mine Day tour?

A: This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded. This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund. Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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What's Included

Activity name

  • Documentary movie (subject to availability)
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Door-to-door transportation (Free hotel Pick-up within Krakow city limits)
  • Free pdf guidebook
  • English speaking guide in Auschwitz and Birkenau and Salt Mine
  • Tea and coffeeCoffee and/or Tea
  • Pick-up & drop-off outside of Krakow city center (available upon request with additional charge)
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

Activity name

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers on wheelchairs
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Please note that the maximum size of bags and backpacks allowed to carry on the Museum grounds is 30 x 20 x 10 cm. You can always leave your belongings inside the bus which will be parked nearby.
  • Please note that this tour is not available on: 25th of December, 1st of January, Easter Saturday afternoon, Easter Sunday and March of the Living Day.
  • Please note that to reach the first level of the mine (64 meters underground), You have to descent a wooden stairway which has 378 stairs. There are around 800 steps on the whole route in the Salt mine. After the tour, You will be taken up to the surface with a lift.
  • Temperature in the Salt Mine is approximately 14 degrees C (57 degrees F), please wear warm clothes and comfortable shoes.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 90 travelers

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