Journeys and Adventures

As with any city, Krakow offers several options for visitors hoping to take an organized tour.  Here are two of my favorites with reasonably priced interesting and unique tours:

Cracow City Tours

• Auschwitz Birkenau Memorial and Museum—Tour of well-known concentration camp (6 hours, 90 PLN)

• Salt Mine Wieliczka—Visit to extensive underground city that was an operating salt mine for more than seven centuries (4 hours, 100 PLN)

• Panoramic Bus Tour—An organized tour of the city including the Old Town, the Jewish Quarter, St. Mary’s Church, and Wawel Hill (3 hours, 120 PLN)

• Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains—Known as Poland’s Winter Capital, you’ll visit the mountains, an ancient cemetery, and unique cottages (9 hours, 159 PLN)

• Old Town Walking Tour—A walking tour of the Old Town with information and visits to the city’s university, the Main Market Square, and St. Mary’s Basilica (2-3 hours, 50 PLN)

• Jewish Quarter Walking Tour—“The best preserved Jewish district in Europe,” now an artistic neighborhood (2-3 hours, 50 PLN)

• On the Jewish Traces and Oskar Schindler Sites—Visit Schindler’s factory and other historic sites used to film the famous movie (2-3 hours, 60 PLN)

Communism Tours

• Communism Tour—A visit to the Nowa Huta district and other sights from the times of Communism (2.5 hours, 119 PLN)

• Communism Deluxe—The Communism Tour plus the additions of visits to a preserved apartment, lunch in an authentic milk bar, and the opportunity to drive a Trabant (4 hours, 169 PLN)

• The Real Krakow—The Communist Tour plus visits to the Jewish Quarter and panoramic views of the city (4 hours, 159 PLN)

• Crazy Farm—A chance to try Polish rural life with a traditional dinner, visits to animals, a horse-drawn carriage ride (5 hours, 199 PLN)

Please be sure to visit the websites to confirm prices, times, and available dates.

Related Posts

Krakow, Poland Day Trip: Wieliczka Salt Mines
Krakow, Poland Day Trip: Auschwitz-Birkenau
Krakow Poland: The Wawel
Krakow, Poland: Old Town and Jewish Quarter

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