KRAKOW · POLAND
Old Town, Wawel, salt mines and the day trip everyone takes.
Krakow is three cities stacked on top of each other: the medieval royal capital around Wawel, the Jewish quarter of Kazimierz, and the day trips beyond. Auschwitz to the west, Wieliczka south, Zakopane in the mountains.
The most-booked tour from Krakow
Where most travellers go first.
More travellers book this guided day trip than any other tour from Krakow. Pickup, transfer and a guide through the memorial site.
Three ways out of the city
The day trips Krakow is built around.
West to Auschwitz, south to Wieliczka, two hours into the Tatras. The three day trips that almost every Krakow itinerary makes room for — each one a different kind of day.
The Auschwitz I and Birkenau memorial sites are 70km west of Krakow. Most travellers visit on a guided day trip with hotel pickup, transfer and an educator on site. Of every tour bookable from Krakow, this is the one with the most reviews.
All Auschwitz tours → II Underground 16 km south · Half-day Wieliczka Salt MineA UNESCO salt mine worked continuously from the 13th century until 2007. Two hours underground, 135 metres down, through chapels carved entirely from rock salt. Easy half-day from the city.
All Wieliczka tours → III Mountains 110 km south · Full-day Zakopane & the TatrasTwo hours south, where the Polish plain folds into the Tatra mountains. Cable cars, thermal baths, the highland villages and the cheese-and-vodka trail along the Slovak border.
All Zakopane tours →The classics
Krakow's Most Popular Tours
Wawel, the Old Town, Schindler's Factory, Kazimierz. The tours travellers book most when they get to Krakow.
By place
Pick a corner of Krakow.
Each place is its own day. Old Town for the medieval core. Wawel for the royal hill. Kazimierz for the Jewish quarter. Auschwitz for the memorial. Wieliczka for the salt. Zakopane for the mountains.
By tour type
Or pick how you want to spend the day.
Walking tour through the Old Town. Skip-the-line at the museums. A private driver out to Wieliczka. Pierogi and vodka in Kazimierz after dark.
Inside the medieval core
A first walk through the Old Town.
Rynek Główny — the largest medieval market square in Europe — the Cloth Hall arcades, St Mary's and the Royal Route down to the river. Three guided walks we'd send a first-time visitor on.
The royal hill
Wawel, from the courtyard down.
The Royal Castle, the Cathedral, the Dragon's Den below. Polish kings were crowned and buried here for five centuries. Our shortlist for getting the whole hill in one visit.
Across the river
Kazimierz, on foot.
Krakow's Jewish quarter, separated from the Old Town until the 19th century. Synagogues, the old market square at Plac Nowy, the bridge into Podgórze. Three walks we'd keep coming back to.
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