Study Tour: Krakow – Auschwitz

Most of the  school groups traveling to Poland wish to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. This is why we place great importance on organizing visits to this memorial site. It is up to you to decide which format best suits your needs:

 

Possible formats for the Auschwitz-Birkenau visit:

– Regular visit of 3.5 hours.
– In-depth visit of 6 hours.
– In-depth visit of 8 hours (which can be split over 2 days).

 

See the detailed plan of the Auschwitz tours .

 

 

Below you will find our proposal for a 4-night program:

 

Day 1: Arrival
Arrival at Krakow airport.
Meet with our guide and transfer by coach to the hotel.

 

Day 2: Krakow
Visit of the historic center, including the Royal Route with its monuments. Visit to St. Mary’s Church with the majestic wooden altar carved by Veit Stoss, and the medieval cloth halls at the heart of the main square. The tour ends on Wawel Hill with a guided visit to the Royal Cathedral and the Royal Castle (from the outside). After lunch, visit to the Jewish quarter of Kazimierz, with entry to the Remuh Synagogue and its small historic cemetery. Afterward, visit the former Jewish ghetto of Podgorze and entry to the Oskar Schindler Museum.

 

Day 3: Krakow – Auschwitz – Krakow (150 km)
In the morning, departure for Oswiecim to visit the former Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. We suggest a 6-hour study tour. Lunch break during the visit.

Return to Krakow around 5:00 PM.

 

Day 4: Krakow – Wieliczka (25 km)
Excursion to the famous Wieliczka salt mine. Lunch and free afternoon.

 

Day 5: Departure
Transfer to the airport and departure.

 

The program will, of course, be adjusted according to your arrival/departure times.