Things to do in  Krakow

Tour guide was very knowledgeable and spoke excellent English. She had a great deal of knowledge of Polish history and the history of the Royal Castle. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Krakow.

No waiting was there with my name on a sign. He helped with my case an was prompt an took us to our destination, also gave us information of things to see and do whilst in krakow. Great service thank you

Great full day trip out. We only had a few days in Krakow and doing the two places in one day allowed us to see as much as possible in our short visit. The trip does have a lot of walking in, think we clocked up about 7 miles so comfy shoes are advised, but it’s a good way to maximise your time if it’s limited.

Can’t miss it if you’re in Poland Krakow, it’s a must seen story. It’s a memorable place. It’s about 3 hours you’re in Auschwitz & 1 hour you’re in Birkenau concentration camp. If you’re busting in Winter days warm clothes are a must.

Fantastic trip highly recommended the hot springs were amazing. Hubert our guide was cool informative and funny been to krakow many times can’t believe I missed this out worth every penny

Driver was really nice. The salt mine is incredible and everyone who visits Krakow needs to see it. It was my favorite sight of the trip.

A definite place to see while in krakow, highly recommended Professional for start to finish Thank you

Fantastic way to see the city! Our guide was super friendly and informative! The guided tour was a great way to begin our stay in Krakow! After it we could then plan where we wanted to go back too and see more of and take some of the recommendations from our guide too. And we learned a lot about the history of city. Would highly recommend.

We met our driver at our hotel, the journey with Karol and the other tourists was good and it was nice to see outside of Krakow while in Poland. At Auschwitz and Birkenau, Margaret, our tour guide was incredible, she had a lot of knowledge and explained everything well.

It was great to see Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine and get an interesting story about it from the guide. An extremely interesting place worth experiencing during your stay in Krakow. Be sure to come with a guide! Otherwise, you won't get to know history from behind the scenes!

Friendly driver, informative and engaging tour guides at the two museums. It is a long day so make sure you pack suitable clothing. Excellent way to make the most of a short time visiting krakow. You get the full experience of both attractions without feeling rushed.

Andrew was a very knowledgeable guide who gave us a great insight into the plight of the Jews in Krakow. It’s a 3 hour walking tour so wrap up well if you’re there in winter - it was minus 2 the day we did it and we hand to dive into a cafe for a hot chocolate to warm up !! Hats and gloves a must

Andrew (our guide) had an unassailable knowledge of Krakow and Polish history which he conveyed to us with energy, interest and humour. His English was superb and his vocabulary better than mine! I felt as if I really knew Krakow at the end of it but even better, I wanted to know much more. Excellent.

We had a great tour from start to finish. Great tour guide, very friendly and knowledgeable and friendly drivers. We had great weather which meant we got to see some amazing sights. A long day but definitely well worth it! Would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Krakow!

Good fun and knowledgeable and friendly guide. We enjoyed the trip round Krakow - the tour was available in lots of languages (other guests choose Finish) - and the driver spoke good English and drove well and explained what we were seeing in an interesting and thoughtful way.

I've put 5 stars as the service provided by Mr.Shuttle was amazing. Be prepared for earlier pick up time depending on location of hotel. This was communicated via text. Auschwitz - Birkienau was everything you expect it to be. Be prepared to be taken a back from some of the things you see. Our group guide was amazing very good English and explained in detail. If Sunny wear a hat if rainy day or cold please bring an umbrella or coat to stay warm can be stood outside for long periods of time. Salt Mines. Plenty of Steps to go down but a lift to go back up so makes those steps down worth it. Very good experience and just wait till you see some of the rooms down there. Long day and can easily be done over two but allowed us to do other things on the other days we were in Krakow. We'll worth it. Only 1 niggle I had but they allow you to do it so I cant complain to much is the amount of people taking photos which is all good but live in the moment. Take it all in. Take a few photos for memories but show an interest outside of your phone or camera it makes the experience so much better.

Joanna was an amazing tour guide to start off. She was kind, friendly and super knowledgeable about Krakow's extensive history. (Not to mention just overall amazing, with all of her different life goals and expectations for herself.) For the tour, we really got to see the entire city. We walked through and past all of the major monuments and sites that Old Town Krakow has to offer. We felt like we got to see all of the highlights of the city, and really got to understand the lay-of-the-land, which made the rest of our time in the city much less stressful. I would highly, highly recommend taking this tour! It is a lot of walking (around 6-7 miles) but worth every step!

If you're interested in history and the atrocities that happened during WW2, I would highly recommend this trip. Firstly I would like to mention our driver Pavel who was very knowledgeable about the local area and gave lots of recommendations of what we could do during our time in Krakow. He was very friendly and went the extra mile by saying that if we needed anything during our stay then to contact him, which I thought was kind. The transport was very clean and we felt safe in his care. The tour was incredibly moving and will leave a lasting impression on all of us. The tour guide was very knowledgeable too. I think the only downside to to the tour is that we didn't get time to explore alone. Whilst she gave us lots of information, it would have been nice to have given us time to read the boards. Additionally when we were in Auschwitz Birkenau, there was a whole side that we didn't go in to. We could have done with just an extra hour to have a look ourselves. That said, this is my only criticism about the trip. I would recommend using this tour guide company to visit Auschwitz and whilst we didn't have time to look by ourselves, I think we learned a lot from our tour guide which we might not have found out otherwise.

A really outstanding visit to the "Rest is History" podcast's number one site to visit in Poland! A fascinating run through Polish history and the travails of the miners who dug out this extraordinary mine. The St Kinga chapel is the obvious stand-out, take your breath away moment, but many others on the 2-3 hour tour are also memorable. If you visit Krakow, you have to take time to come here.

Early pick-up 06:25 for our 90 min journey to Auschwitz. Quick entry through security check then a very informative guided walk through the various areas/buildings of the camp. Very harrowing but unmissable. Cannot help being moved by the history of it all. Tour was around 90 mins then we made the short journey to Birkenau. This was more outside given the destruction of most of the buildings at the end of the war. Again just awful to think anyone could commit such atrocities to fellow humans. 2nd half of our day was more uplifting with an hours journey to the Wieliczka salt mines. Had an hours break for lunch, which we’d prepared ourselves beforehand based on other travellers inputs, although tour company can arrange a basic packed lunch and there is a stall and bistro, where you could get something more substantial - bistro service was very slow, so glad we didn’t commit to going there. Village is very pleasant to explore before the tour - and what an incredible tour! Our guide took us on a 90 min walk, down to 135m deep, through vast impressive chambers and corridors. Truly amazing what these people were capable of excavating centuries ago. We walked 3km through the tunnels, down 56 flights of stairs. (The tour route only represents 1% of the total area of the mines). There are a few rest stops along the way, with toilets, small shops and refreshment stalls - all 135m underground! Thankfully it’s a quick sardine packed short lift journey back up, where we were met by our bus tour guide for the 30 min trip back to Krakow. Overall, it’s a long day - about 11 hrs, but gets two of the must see "attractions" done in one go, leaving more time to explore everything else Krakow has to offer. If you’re relatively fit and have no mobility issues I’d recommend this tour.