Prague: Tour to Auschwitz Birkenau

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Join us on a profound guided tour from Prague to Auschwitz Birkenau, where you'll visit one of the most haunting and significant places in the world.

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Highlights

Learn about the history of the Holocaust and WWII
Learn about living conditions of Auschwitz prisoners
Visit the ruins of the gas chambers, original barracks

Description

Embark on a poignant journey from Prague to Auschwitz Birkenau, one of the most somber and historically significant destinations in the world. This guided tour offers a deeply moving and educational experience, allowing you to pay tribute to the memory of those who suffered during the Holocaust. The day begins with an early morning hotel pickup in Prague, followed by a 5.5-hour drive in an air-conditioned vehicle to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp Museum. Along the way, you'll have opportunities for occasional stops to break the journey. Upon arrival, a local guide, fluent in your chosen language, will lead you through an exploration of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Camps. This tour covers both Auschwitz I, primarily used for political prisoners, and the vast Auschwitz II-Birkenau, where Jewish and Romani inmates endured unimaginable hardships. You'll spend up to 3.5 hours inside the camps, bearing witness to the remnants of barracks, watchtowers, and crematoriums that stand as powerful symbols of the Holocaust. After the guided tour, you'll have approximately 1 hour of free time for lunch or personal reflection. As the day comes to a close, the tour concludes with a return journey to Prague, ensuring you're dropped off conveniently at your hotel. This itinerary outlines a day of remembrance, education, and reflection, offering you the opportunity to honor the memory of those who endured one of history's darkest times.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle English-speaking driver Auschwitz and Birkenau Camps entry tickets Skip-the-line entry to Auschwitz and Birkenau Camps Guided sightseeing tour inside the camps