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The poignant Ghetto Heroes Square commemorates the thousands of Krakow’s Jewish community who were forcibly moved and incarcerated within the Podgórze ghetto. Plac Zgody, a square in the heart of the ghetto, was the departure point for Jewish people boarding trains to Płaszów, Auschwitz, and other concentration camps during World War II.
Plac Bohaterow Getta, Krakow, Poland
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Krakow Jewish Quarter Guided Walking Tour
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Explore the resilient history and local culture of Krakow’s old Jewish district on a 3-hour walking tour of Kazimierz. Learn about the area’s 14th-century founding by King Kazimierz the Great and its modern emergence as the artistic heart of Krakow. Hear how the neighborhood was shaped by the devastating events of World War II, and visit important Jewish landmarks including the Old Synagogue, the New Cemetery and the factory of Oskar Schindler.
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Wieliczka Salt Mine: Guided Tour from Krakow (with hotel pickup)
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Discover the expansive, underground salt mine at Wieliczka on this guided excursion from Krakow. Join a small group and visit the ancient salt mine that has been in production since the Middle Ages. Enjoy a guided tour through the facility, admiring the chapels, chambers, and saline lakes as you walk, and learn about the mine's unique history.
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Krakow Grand City Tour by golf cart
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This is an ideal choice for travelers with limited time in Krakow. Save time and cover more ground than a walking tour by traveling in an electric golf cart instead. The tour passes a selection of key sights and landmarks, including the Old Town, Wawel Castle, Kazimierz, and the former site of Oskar Schindler's Factory. To help you understand more about the city as you travel, an audio guide is played along the way.
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Jewish Quarter Kazimierz & Schindler's Factory Guided Tour
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Discover the stories of Krakow’s Jewish community on a walking and minivan tour. Led by a local guide, explore the Kazimierz district, depicted in Steven Spielberg’s film ‘Schindler’s List’, and home to a thriving Jewish community previous to World War II. Pass the Remuh Synagogue and Cemetery, the Old Synagogue, and learn about how many Jewish lives were saved at Oscar Schindler’s Factory Museum.
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Krakow: Private Guided City Tour by Electric Car
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This is a fun and eco-friendly way to explore the highlights of Krakow. Set off in an electric car with an audio guide to teach you about the sights you pass. The tour can drive through a variety of areas—such as the Old Town area, the Jewish Quarter, Wawel Castle, and the former site of Schindler’s Factory. No need to worry about missing great photo opportunities—the tour is able to stop for photo breaks.
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Krakow: Jewish Quarter Kazimierz Guided Tour
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Seize the Krakow Jewish Quarter with professional guide. Within 2 hours you will discover the second most popular district of Krakow. Amazing architecture, several synagogues, many historical facts and legends are just some of what awaits you during this excursion.
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Krakow City Sightseeing by Electric Car
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Zip around Krakow in an electric car on this sightseeing tour. Led by a private driver, soak up the city's rich history as audio commentary offers background on the passing attractions. Travel through the Jewish district of Kazimierz, see the Barbican and Cloth Hall in the Old Town, and experience a poignant piece of World War II history in the former Jewish Ghetto of Podgórze. Your private tour concludes back at your original departure point.
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Private Schindler's List and Jewish Heritage Tour in Krakow
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Take a walk through Krakow’s rich and resilient Jewish history on this private, 4-hour heritage tour. Learn about the deep roots of Judaism in the city as you stroll to important landmarks like ritual bathhouses, Ghetto Square, Remuh Cemetery, and the largest synagogue complex in Europe. Hear stories of wartime hardship and bravery as you trace the story of Oskar Schindler, visiting filming locations for the movie ‘Schindler's List’ and finishing inside Schindler’s Factory Museum.
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Krakow by Golf Cart Private Tour
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Experience the most popular tourist attraction in Poland - former royal capital city of Krakow during our 2 hour guided tour. Roam the streets in a comfortable, covered, panoramic view golf cart and gain insight into city's history and architecture. This family-friendly sightseeing tour offers a narrated journey of the monuments, churches, squares, and other sights that define the rich heritage of Krakow.
• Visit Old Town, Wawel Castle, Jewish Quarter, Former Ghetto and Schindler's Factory
• Choose from a wide range of 27 available languages.
• Customize route and itinerary, as well as pick up & drop-off points to meet your individual needs
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Krakow Bike Tour: 3-Hour Private Tour with local expert historian
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Discover the beauty of Krakow on your bike! This bicycle tour is a great opportunity for all – both young and old – who want to get to know the Royal Krakow in an active way. The route leads through the most important monuments of the Old Town: the picturesque Vistula Boulevards and the Jewish Kazimierz (which includes the Krakow Ghetto and the Schindler’s Factory). The bicycle tour is a great choice for those who would like to explore the city on two wheels and want to discover the most important sights of Krakow and Kazimierz.
A guided bike trip in Krakow is a perfect match between the bicycle trip and sightseeing the town. In just three hours you will be able to visit with a guide the most important monuments of Krakow, which would have taken much longer on foot.
Most of the route runs through cycling lanes of the Old Town, where car traffic restrictions apply.
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Sightseeing Bike Tour of Krakow
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Cycle the scenic streets of Krakow on this bike tour. Led by a local guide, pedal past the city’s top attractions, such as Jagiellonian University, Wawel Castle, the Jewish quarter and more. Learn about the area’s rich history and architecture as you go, stopping to relax with a traditional Polish lunch. After an afternoon of exploration, your tour concludes at your original departure point.
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Krakow City Sightseeing Private Tour by Eco Friendly Electric Car With Audio Guide
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Cruise through Krakow in an electric car on this 60- or 90-minute private city tour. Enjoy an open-air ride through the Old Town, passing the Rynek Główny, the Cloth Hall and the medieval structure of the Barbican, and delve into areas closed to normal traffic. Then, experience a poignant piece of World War II history as you pass Oskar Schindler’s Factory, Ghetto Heroes Square and the city’s former Jewish quarter. As you go, your private guide will discuss the stories behind this vibrant Polish city.
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Krakow Bike Tour of the Old Town, Jewish Quarter, and the Ghetto
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Hop on a bike and get ready to see Krakow from a totally different perspective with this info-packed and fun guided bicycle tour. Stop at a whopping 25 sites and learn all about the history of each place, including the former ghetto, the Old Town and much more.
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2 Hour Private Krakow Jewish Quarter and Former Ghetto Tour
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A guided, 2-hour private tour of the Jewish Quarter’s most prominent historical landmarks. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the old streets of beautiful Kazimierz and feel the unique charm of the Jewish city.
Highlights:
• Explore one of the most beautiful Jewish cities in Europe with a credited history teacher
• Visit sites related to the "Schindler's List" - Steven Spielberg’s award-winning film
• See the Jewish Ghetto area
• Hear inspiring stories from the Second World War
• Go to the district of Zabłocie where is Oskar Schindler's factory
Your guide will be a history teacher and PhD student, who has for many years been fascinated by history, especially the history of Christianity and Israel. He is a Polish native and is well traveled, having spent extensive time in the countries of both Sweden and Israel, but is glad to call Poland his home.
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Krakow: Jewish Ghetto Guided Tour
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During World War II, the Poguzhe district was the site of a Jewish ghetto, but even now, 75 years after the end of the war, the district keeps a part of those events. Much of it reminds its current inhabitants of the horrors of war and of the need to prevent such things from happening. You'll see the famous Plac Bohaterów Getta (Ghetto Heroes' Square), where Jews were selected and taken to concentration camps, also you'll see a fragment of the original Ghetto wall , which now serves as a monument and place of pilgrimage for many Jews. There are houses where thousands of displaced Jews used to live, and the pharmacy "Under the Eagle".It's always very interesting to walk these streets and learn their history from a to z
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Guided Tour in Kraków-Płaszów Former Concentration Camp
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Having arrived at the former camp, we'll remember the tragic events which took place here from 1943 onwards, when Płaszów began to receive thousands of Jews from the Krakow ghetto. You will get to learn about the remarkable history of Krakow city during the holocaust.
The camp and life in it are shown in the Schindler's List movie (1993) about the life of Oskar Schindler. The area which held the camp now consists of sparsely wooded hills and fields, with one large memorial to all the victims, erected in 1964 and few smaller. As the Plaszow area is now a nature preserve, so the director Steven Spielberg built a camp replica in the Liban Quarry, some hundred meters away.
We will visit all these points during our tour and you will enjoy this tour and learn a lot from it.
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$21.48
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Electric Scooter Tours Kraków
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Travel around Krakow in an eco-friendly way—on board an electric scooter. This action-packed tour covers more ground than a walking tour and takes you to places inaccessible by car or bus. Along the way, learn about the history and legends of Krakow and pick up local tips from your guide. Whiz past Wawel Royal Castle, the Cloth Hall, the Vistula River, and more on this comprehensive sightseeing tour.
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$48.41
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Krakow: Former Concentration Camp Plaszow Guided Tour
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Plashow is a Nazi concentration camp in the southern suburbs of Krakow, founded by the Nazis shortly after the German invasion of Poland. Originally, Plashow, opened in 1940, was planned as a forced labor camp, but in 1941 the camp was expanded and subsequently converted into a concentration camp, where from October 28, 1942, deportation of Jews from the Krakow ghetto began.
Plashow was known as a concentration camp, supplying several military factories and a quarry with labor.
The camp and life in it are shown in the Schindler's List movie (1993) about the life of Oskar Schindler. The area which held the camp now consists of sparsely wooded hills and fields, with one large memorial to all the victims, erected in 1964 and few smaller. As the Plaszow area is now a nature preserve, so the director Steven Spielberg built a camp replica in the Liban Quarry, some hundred meters away. We will visit all this points during our tour.
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Krakow-Plaszow: Former Concentration Camp Guided Tour
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Plashow is a Nazi concentration camp in the southern suburbs of Krakow, founded by the Nazis shortly after the German invasion of Poland. Originally, Plashow, opened in 1940, was planned as a forced labor camp, but in 1941 the camp was expanded and subsequently converted into a concentration camp, where from October 28, 1942, deportation of Jews from the Krakow ghetto began.
Plashow was known as a concentration camp, supplying several military factories and a quarry with labor.
The camp and life in it are shown in the Schindler's List movie (1993) about the life of Oskar Schindler. The area which held the camp now consists of sparsely wooded hills and fields, with one large memorial to all the victims, erected in 1964 and few smaller. As the Plaszow area is now a nature preserve, so the director Steven Spielberg built a camp replica in the Liban Quarry, some hundred meters away. We will visit all this points during our tour.
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$23.25
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$23.25

Krakow Grand City Tour by golf cart (private)
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This is a private Krakow city tour by electric golf cart.
Route: Old Town, Wawel Castle, Jewish Quarter Kazimierz, Former Ghetto, Schindler's Factory.
During the tour audio guide in your language will tell you about the monuments and places you pass by. English speaking driver will ensure safety and provide additional informations.
Comfort and time are the biggest advantages of the service.
Cars are well prepared for any kind of weather (transparent raincovers and heating for winter time).
Available 28 language versions: Polish, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Greek, Romanian, Turkish, Croatian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic
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$91.70
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Krakow: Guided City Tour by Golf Buggy (with hotel pickup)
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Sightseeing by electric vehicles (golf buggy), we have 28 languages on board and big knowleadge about Cracow and the history. Experience an unforgettable adventure and explore our city with local guides. We will pick you up from any hotel located near the city center.
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$53.17
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Krakow X2 Segway Tour
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Explore Krakow’s medieval and modern attractions the fun and eco-friendly way on an X2 Segway tour. Choose from different routes and durations, from a 15-minute teaser ride to a 3-hour off-road adventure. Glide through the historic city streets on a self-balancing electric scooter, and see landmarks such as Wawel Castle, the Barbican fortress, Szeroka Square, and the Kazimierz district with a guide.
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$13.97
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$13.97

Krakow: Tour of Kazimierz, Jewish Ghetto & Schindler's Factory
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Experience an unforgettable guided tour of the Jewish quarter and catholic part of Kazimierz district. Admire beatiful synagogues, monumental churches and charming streets. Visit the former ghetto and learn about tragic history of Jews who lived there. See the real Oskar Schindler's Factory, where is located the best historical museum in Krakow. The tour ends in front of the museum which you can explore on your own, or you can be dropped off at the starting point.
During a tour audio guide in 28 languages will tell you about the monuments and places you pass by. English speaking driver will ensure safety, provide additional information and recommend places that are worth seeing inside.
Car is well prepared for all kind of weather. It has a rainproof covers and heating. The roof is transparent so you can see well everything arround you.
Comfort and time are the biggest advantages of the service.
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$28.47
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$28.47
Price varies by group size

Golf Buggy Tour: Schindler's Factory & Former Ghetto (with hotel pickup)
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An easy way to explore the Jewish side of Cracow, including the most important places. Get a big knowledge from our experienced guides and listen plenty of historical facts from the speakers around you.
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$42.95
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$42.95
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