KRAKOW · POLAND
Krakow’s best days out.
The 15 most popular museums tours in Krakow. The ones worth setting a day aside for, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Guided Auschwitz-Birkenau day trip from Krakow with hotel pickup, admission, and headsets. 7 hours of sobering history.
Most Popular“Second time on this tour for me but first for my grand children and still very moving and emotional. Glad that I brought my 13 and 11 year grandchildren so they can pass on what they learnt and seen.”
Skip the lines for a 90-minute guided tour under Kraków’s Main Square, with medieval streets, artifacts, and multimedia reconstructions.
Skip the line to Schindler’s Factory Museum in Krakow with an English-speaking guide, plus real film locations and WWII context.
“Was good, so much information, the guide was very knowledgeable and didn't mind answering questions.”
Krakow day trip to Auschwitz I and II with hotel pickup, English guide and audio, and skip-the-line museum entry.
“The organisation at auschwitz was a bit chaotic, but that’s probably due to the volume of visitors. Our driver navigated us through it”
Pre-book entry to Krakil Museum of Illusions in Krakow for 1-2 hours of interactive photo tricks across 400m2.
“Good fun. Weather was very rainy on our last day so this was a fun experience. Staff very helpful and knowledgeable.”
English-guided Auschwitz-Birkenau trip from Krakow with transport, museum entry, and headsets, plus early starts and long, solemn walking.
“I’d recommend a visit to Auschwitz, but would advise to research how you do this carefully. I thought I was purchasing a guided trip including coach transfers and English guide to take us around Auschwitz, this wasn’t the case. We booked a 9am pickup, with less than 24 hrs notice this was brought forward to…”
Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine day trip from Krakow with English guides, hotel pickup, and skip-the-line entry.
“An experience that brings to the fore a range of emotions - from the horrors that took place at Auschwitz, through to the beauty that is the Salt Mine. It is a long day with a lot of walking (and steps down at the Salt Mine), but it very much worth doing if you are…”
1-hour Chopin concert in Krakow’s Chopin Gallery with a glass of wine, then explore Old Town by night.
“A perfect early evening with a wonderful set of about 9 pieces of Chopin works a glass of fizz starts the show”
Auschwitz-Birkenau day trip from Krakow with early pickup, en-route documentary, and guided Auschwitz I and Birkenau visits. Includes tickets.
“The day went very smoothly. I was picked up at 6 AM (even though booking was for 7 AM) and arrived at 7:30. By 8:00 I entered and joined the group tour. It was so much easier and well worth the money not having to stop at everyone’s hotel on the way there and back.…”
90 minutes inside Krakow’s Czartoryski Museum on an Italian guided tour, centered on Leonardo’s Lady with an Ermine and its remarkable past.
Skip the line at Krakow’s Czartoryski Museum, see Leonardo and a Rembrandt, then use your Krakow Card for free entry to 35 more museums.
“We booked this tour which we could not attend because on Easter Sunday everything was closed, even the point where you could exchange the vouchers.”
Guided Auschwitz I and II tour with skip-the-line entry, headsets, and an English guide. About 3.5 hours, plus time to pause.
Small-group Auschwitz and Birkenau tour from Krakow with guaranteed entry, headsets, and comfortable round-trip transport.
“Guide was informative and the camp was emotional and well informed museum.”
Auschwitz-Birkenau day trip from Krakow with hotel pickup, shared minivan transfer, English guide, headphones, and pre-booked tickets.
“Greatly organised tour, very moving and excellent guide. Her knowledge and explanations made you feel what happened to the prisoners who unfortunately were brought to the camp.”
Skip the line at Krakow’s Rynek Underground Museum with an English guide. See medieval streets, burials, stalls, and tech displays.
“Interesting history with knowledgeable guide . Not suitable for young children .”
The old city, and every road out of it.
