Auschwitz - Visit Auschwitz for an emotional journey through WWII. Top Tip:
Visit the Cloth Hall - The world’s oldest shopping mall has been situated in Krakow’s Grand Square for 700 years.
School & College Tours to Krakow
A trip of contrasts, from medieval beauty to the horrors of the Nazi Final Solution
Built to hold Polish prisoners, Auschwitz expanded into the largest centre of Jewish extermination. Many of its original buildings remain as a bleak memorial to the camp's terrible history. Trace the marginalisation and discrimination of different groups following the Nazi rise to power, how were they transported to the concentration and extermination camps? Follow the stories of individuals who came to Auschwitz, what became of them and their families?
A visit to Krakow will be a powerful experience your students will retain for the rest of their lives. To unwind from World War II atrocities let your group enjoy the medieval treasures of Krakow. The city’s beautiful historic landscape largely escaped the ravages of World War II because Nazi government officials were stationed here.
Top 5 Krakow Excursions
- Jewish/Folklore Evening - Enjoy an evening of traditional Polish Folklore!
- Auschwitz/Birkenau - Concentration Camps 60 km from Krakow, Auschwitz has become a symbol of the Holocaust.
- Kazimierz (Jewish Quarter) Tour - Visit the once bustling Jewish quarter offering a snapshot of Jewish life with its Synagogues and museum. Plus this new exhibition also being held here - Krakow under Nazi ocupation - 1939 - 45.
- Schindler’s Factory Museum - Discover how the city of Krakow was under occupation during the Second World War.
- Wielczka Salt Mine - Nine centuries of mining has produced 20kms of passages and 2,040 caves. See the Museum of Mining.
