Visits to the memorial site (Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau) are free of charge. Due to the large volume of visitors, visitors are now only permitted to visit the memorial site without a guide at certain times.
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It is essential to visit both parts of the camp, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, in order to acquire a proper sense of the place that has become the symbol of the Holocaust as well as Nazi crimes againt Poles, Romas and other groups.
How long will it take to cover Auschwitz? Visiting Auschwitz can take a minimum of three-and-a-half hours. Visitors can stay on the site 90 minutes after the last entrance hour.
Visiting Auschwitz without a guide? Make sure to book your ticket. At certain hours you are not able to visit Auschwitz without a guide. You cannot visit Auschwitz between 10:00 and 13:00 without a guide from 1 January to 30 March and in November.
Remember to bring your identity document or passport (without it, you will not be able to enter the museum). All customers are obliged to take their ID document with them on the day of the tour (if there is no such document, the staff of the facility have the right to refuse entry to the museum).
Auschwitz Tour concentration camp – where to stay to visit? Unless your trip to Poland is very short and you plan on visiting only the Auschwitz Museum, it's best to stay in Krakow. Oswiecim is a small town; although you can find hotels there, your options are much more limited.
You can also have breakfast or lunch at Hotel Olecki Oswiecim, located close to the camp. Eating and smoking are not allowed inside Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The Auschwitz exhibition shop is open Monday to Sunday and offers visitors a wide range of books, audiovisual material and other stationery and arts materials related to the study of the Holocaust and the different groups of victims persecuted by Nazi Germany.
Groups get from 4 up to 8 participants, maximum size of the group at Auschwitz is between 20 - 30 people. During the trip you stay under our driver's care, you can rely on his experience. Auschwitz tour takes about 6 hours if you decide to made Auschwitz & Salt Mine 1 day tour it takes about 10 hours.
By visiting Auschwitz we can honor the memory of those who suffered. Bearing witness to the horrors that occurred there helps us to work towards a future without place for discrimination and hate. Auschwitz-Birkenau is a chilling reminder of the depths of human cruelty.
Visit one of the most significant places in Poland on a 7-hour tour of the Auschwitz Museum and Birkenau Camp in Oswiecim. Explore a symbol of the Holocaust and memorial to the victims of the Nazis.
There's no dress code in place at Auschwitz. However, visitors are expected to dress respectfully, keeping the historical significance of the place in mind. Ensure your backpack or handbag does not exceed dimensions: 30x20x10 cm.
Wear comfortable shoes: You will be doing a lot of walking in Auschwitz, so wear comfortable, closed shoes that will allow you to move around the site easily. Bring water and snacks: Auschwitz Birkenau is a large site, and you may be walking and exploring for several hours.