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Tour
by welshlady49
3 of us are visiting Krakow in November and want to do a guided tour to auschwitz, can anybody recommend a good tour company. Thanks
Re: Tour
by Durfun
Auschwitz I plays a video as you enter, and it's in English. The site is smaller than Birkenau, so no guide necessary in my opinion.
All the various cabins/shacks have photos, boards, detailed explanations in English too.
For Birkenau (massive site), you could hire a guide from the entrance watch-tower. Again, not really necessary, as unlike the first site, this one is more of a physical experience, i.e. you can understand what was going on just by sight. Walking between exhibits can take a long time, eg reaching the demolished gas-chambers at the rear (ruins remain), burial mounds, etc.
Re: Tour
by welshlady49
Thanks for this but we have accommodation sorted.
Re: Tour
by welshlady49
Thanks that is really helpful.
Re: Tour
by Durfun
Hey, Funny Welsh Lady! You don't have to write "it's helpful", merely click the thumbs-up ;-)
Have a good trip.
Re: Tour
by hotpatriot
I recommend you this touroperator: http://www.escape2poland.co.uk/, I was on a trip in Auschwitz with them (http://www.escape2poland.co.uk/auschwitz.html) - reliable company.
Greetings
Re: Tour
by von.otter
My recommendation is Andrzej Puchacz at apuchacz@travpol.pl.
We used Travpol in 1998; great service.
Re: Tour
by doodybee
I would seriously look at doing this on your own - by train from krakow to osweicien(sp) the nearest town to the camp
we took aguided tour a couple of years ago and it was too rushed for our liking
Re: Tour
by expat1980
Hi there,
I just replied on the very same question so I will simply paste the answer here if you do not mind:
There is a small tourist information office at the heart of the main square where you can have your tour to Auswits (as well as to the famous and unique Wieliczka Salt Mine) organized. They will pick you up at the hotel, get you there and back. I do not remebmer how much they charge for the entire trip but it was a reasonable amount of money.
The office is localised in the old Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) which is something of an icon of the city you will stumble across 100%. (Rynek Główny 1/3, Sukiennice). The staff is english speaking and helpful.
greetings
Expat
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Re: Tour
by expat1980
It appears as though the polish letters in the address were not well-received by the Matrix once again:
Rynek Glówny 1/3, Sukiennice
Re: Tour
by expat1980
It appears as though the polish letters in the address were not well-received by the Matrix once again:
Rynek Glowny 1/3, Sukiennice
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