Your experience

Discover the story of Auschwitz

Begin your meaningful day early in Katowice, where you will board a comfortable air-conditioned shuttle for a direct transfer to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. Sit back and reflect or prepare for your visit as the city fades and the Polish countryside provides a respectful lead-up to this memorial site.

Upon arrival, benefit from reserved skip-the-line access, avoiding lengthy queues and ensuring a timely start to your guided experience. Your licensed guide will greet you, ready to recount the history and personal stories that make this site so vital to our global memory.

Guided tour of Auschwitz I

The journey begins through the gates of Auschwitz I, the original camp. Here, your guide clarifies the historical context behind preserved prison blocks, administrative buildings and artefacts belonging to the camp’s victims. As you view shocking photographic evidence and documents displayed throughout the museum, the human scale of the Holocaust will become profoundly clear.

• Trace the route past the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign, the very threshold many prisoners crossed on entry to the camp

• Enter surviving blocks with exhibits featuring personal belongings, poignant photographs and harrowing written accounts

• Your guide weaves together historical facts with personal testimonies to create a moving picture of everyday life and suffering

Exploring Auschwitz II-Birkenau

After a reflective break, continue to Birkenau, the larger extermination camp. Walk along the rail tracks where prisoners arrived, and see the remnants of gas chambers and crematoria—terrible reminders of the atrocities committed here. View the long rows of wooden barracks where thousands were held in harsh conditions. As you explore, your guide continues to provide context, preserving the voices of those lost so their stories are not forgotten.

• See the original barracks and learn about the inhuman conditions endured by prisoners

• Visit memorials that honor victims and hear about the liberation of the camp

• Understand the significance of every preserved object, from suitcases and glasses to the haunting display of victims’ shoes

Return to Katowice

After an in-depth exploration, you will return to Katowice by shuttle. Take time on your journey back to process the impact of your visit, as your guide concludes the tour with closing reflections about remembrance, education and hope for the future.

• The tour provides access in English, Italian, French and Portuguese, making it accessible for a variety of visitors

• All transfers, entry tickets and guiding services are included, meaning you only need to focus on your experience

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