Auschwitz and Salt Mine Tour 2026
Auschwitz & Wieliczka with transport included | Memorial visit & salt mine chambers | Expert tour guide
About Auschwitz and Salt Mine Tour
This full-day tour takes you to two of Poland's most important UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Krakow area: the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Learn about the darkest chapter of World War II and see the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial. Later, go on a guided tour of the Wieliczka salt mine, where you will walk the winding corridors and visit chambers and chapels carved out of salt.
During the booking process of this Auschwitz-Birkenau and Salt Mine group tour, you may choose the option for a pick-up service to your hotel!
To ensure you have a pleasant journey to both locations of the Auschwitz and Salt Mine Tour, we have provided a comfortable air-conditioned bus. Relax and enjoy the ride!
On this full-day Auschwitz and Wieliczka Salt Mine tour, you will be in the company of an experienced English-speaking tour guide. They are very knowledgeable about both sites and are available to answer any questions you may have.
As you tour the Auschwitz Memorial Site, learn about the tragic and dark history of this site. Find out the tragic stories of more than a million Jews, Roma, Poles, and other ethnic groups who were victims of the Nazi regime.
The Salt Mine guided tour will take you through 3 kilometers of meandering corridors and chambers. You will visit St. Kinga's Chapel, a one-of-a-kind Christian temple entirely carved out of salt! You will also see underground salt lakes such as the one in Erazm Barącz Chamber.
If you change your mind about going on the Auschwitz and Salt Mine Tour, you may cancel it and get a full refund! All you have to do is notify us at least 24 hours in advance.
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A tour of Auschwitz was on my bucket list for a very long time. I was afraid of seeing this place, but I'm glad I did. It is dreary and bleak, but important because it serves as a stark reminder to all of us. It was good that this day trip didn't end with Auschwitz, as we next went to the Wieliczka Salt Mine. This fascinating underground structure is full of the most incredible sights, such as sculptures and numerous chambers completely carved out of salt rocks. I can say that I learned a lot on this day trip, and I highly recommend everyone to take it!
Such an interesting day trip to Auschwitz Birkenau and the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and told us many gruesome stories about Auschwitz and life of the victims. It was traumatizing to see gas chambers, I even cried, but our guide managed to calm me. On the other hand, Wieliczka Salt Mine kept me fascinated on a whole different level. I was especially amazed by the St. Kinga's Chapel, but also the underground salt lakes. Couldn't have asked for a better tour or a more amazing guide!
DESCRIPTION
Auschwitz Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour
- Hotel or meeting point pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Transportation by air-conditioned bus
- English-speaking guide
- English-speaking driver
- Entry ticket to Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Entry ticket to the Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Guided tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camps
- Guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Headsets to hear your guide clearly
TOUR OF AUSCHWITZ I
After a 90-minute drive in a comfortable, air-conditioned bus, you will arrive at the first part of the Auschwitz and Salt Mine Tour. Follow your tour guide around this infamous site, which was used as a prison camp during World War II. Auschwitz I was established by the Nazis after the invasion of Poland and operated from 1940 to 1945. Thousands of Polish resistance fighters, Soviet prisoners of war, and later Jews received inhuman treatment within its grim walls. Learn about the tragic fate of these people, who were used as forced laborers and test subjects for horrific experiments performed by Nazi scientists. On this part of the group tour, you will visit the Auschwitz Birkenau Museum, where you will see photographs, and personal items of the victims. Some of these blocks have truly disturbing histories, and you will learn more about them from your knowledgeable guide.
AUSCHWITZ BIRKENAU MEMORIAL
On the second part of your English-guided tour to Auschwitz, you will visit Auschwitz Birkenau, an area that was ten times bigger than Auschwitz I. It was primarily used for mass executions of Jews and is the symbol of the Holocaust, or "Shoah" in Hebrew. An estimated 1.1 million Jews were systematically exterminated here in what was called "Endlösung der Judenfrage" (The Final Solution to the Jewish question) by the officials of the Third Reich. You will see the grim-looking Gate House, the last stop for the train wagons that brought Jewish civilians from all corners of occupied Europe. From here, almost all of them were led straight to the gas chambers, where they were poisoned to death by the Zyklon B gas. With this tour, your Auschwitz ticket also includes entry to Birkenau, allowing you to explore both parts of the memorial site with a licensed guide. Unlike regular visitors, participants of group tours are permitted to climb to the top floor of the Gate House and see the grounds of the Auschwitz Birkenau.
WIELICZKA SALT MINE GUIDED TOUR
On the last part of this day trip, you will visit Wieliczka Salt Mine for a guided tour. Before descending into the mine shafts, you will have an hour of free time for a lunch break. As you follow your tour guide through the corridors of this unique place, you will notice that everything in here is carved out of salt. This includes many chambers, such as Pieskowa Skała Chamber, Michałowice Chamber, and Stanisław Staszic Chamber, but also places of worship like the St. Kinga’s Chapel or the St. Anthony’s Chapel. Learn about people who built all this, their motives, and the daily lives they spent working deep underground.
Look straight ahead on the Wieliczka Salt Mine stairs
FREE CANCELLATION UP TO 24H IN ADVANCE!
Receive a complete refund if you cancel your booking 24 hours before the selected date!
Were Jewish prisoners taken from Auschwitz Birkenau to work in the Wieliczka Salt Mine?
There were a number of Jewish prisoners from Auschwitz and other camps who were transported to this salt mine. In later stages of World War II, when the Soviet army began its push to Berlin, the Nazis intended to convert the Wieliczka Salt Mine into an underground weapons factory. It was futile as the Red Army progressed too rapidly, but nevertheless many Jews paid this attempt with their lives.
This use of forced labor in industrial settings echoes similar efforts elsewhere, such as in Oskar Schindler’s factory in Kraków, where Jewish workers were employed under harsh wartime conditions. Unlike in Wieliczka, Schindler tried to protect his workers and save them from deportation. To better understand this part of history and the role of Jewish labor in wartime Kraków, we highly recommend the Schindler’s Factory Tour when you're back in the city.
Book the Auschwitz and Salt Mine Tour to learn more about the connection between these three sites.
GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
- During the Auschwitz and Salt Mine Tour, you will have free time for a lunch break. We also advise you to bring some snacks and a refillable water bottle just in case.
- Don't forget to bring your ID card or passport, as they are necessary to enter the Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial.
- You will be provided a headset so that you can hear your tour guide loud and clear.
- The Auschwitz and Salt Mine Tour includes a "reserve now and pay" later option as well as the free cancellation policy!
- For many, visiting the Auschwitz can be an emotional experience, so it’s helpful to know what to expect before the tour.
Meeting Point
This tour includes optional pick-up service. If you choose this option, you'll be picked up from your accommodation in Krakow. The activity provider will contact you at least 1 day prior to the tour about your exact pick-up time.
Did you know you can actually taste the walls inside the mine?
Why is this Auschwitz tour the best choice?
Visit 2 sites in 1 day
Instead of spending two separate days organizing transport, this package combines both essential locations into a single trip.
Direct access and knowledgeable guides
Waiting at the entrance takes hours during busy seasons, but this ticket lets you bypass the queues at both sites. Visitors also get professional museum experts at each location. They explain the tragic events clearly at the camps and safely guide you through the amazing underground tunnels.
Flexible booking
You can reserve your spot today without paying anything immediately. The operator also allows free cancellation up to a day before you arrive. That means your travel plans remain safe from sudden schedule changes.
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