Wieliczka Salt Mine and Auschwitz-Birkenau Day Trip from Krakow

This day trip will take you to two of the most important and moving places in Poland: the salt mines of Wieliczka and the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

The activity offers different experience options regardingtransfers and food, where you can choose the one that best suits your interests:

1. Tour starting from a meeting point: you will join your guide and the group of travellers at a central point in Krakow to start the transfer.
2. Tour with transfer by private vehicle: you will travel from Krakow in a private, air-conditioned vehicle, exclusively for you and your group.
3. Tour with transfer by private vehicle and lunch: you will travel from Krakow in a private, air-conditioned vehicle, exclusively for you and your group, and enjoy lunch.
4. Hotel pick-up tour: enjoy hotel pick-up and travel in an air-conditioned vehicle.

You will start your day early and together with your local guide you will go to the first stop of the tour: the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

A place that represents one of the darkest chapters of human history. Here, you will have the opportunity to explore the grounds and buildings of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, while learning about the horrors that took place during the Holocaust. You will witness the terrible conditions in which millions of people lived and died, and have the opportunity to reflect on the past and pay tribute to the victims.

Afterwards, you will head to the Wieliczka salt mines, world famous for their beauty and historical significance. You will descend into the depths of the earth to explore the impressive salt-carved chambers, with their statues, chapels and underground lakes. You will learn about the history of these mines, which have been in operation since the 13th century, and discover how salt was extracted and used in the past.

At the end of the tour, you will return to Krakow to the same starting point of the activity.