Activities in Poland

It was great that the meeting point was easy to find. The gathering place was also easy to understand. It was very valuable to visit such an important historical site for learning about ancient history. The guide was also very clear and easy to follow.

The tour began by descending a spiral staircase, then we started walking through the salt mine. Our guide let us touch the crystallized salt on the walls and taste it. There was running water, and after touching it, our hands were covered in salt once they dried, indicating the high concentration. The salt mine was practically a small city, complete with a lake and a church! When I originally booked the tour, it included hotel pickup, but the day before, I was informed that I needed to wait at a bus stop. Luckily, it wasn't far from my accommodation, so it was easy to walk there.

It was a very easy-to-understand tour, and I was glad the price was kept low.

Patryk is a fantastic driver! Very considering and responsible in driving everyone back to their original hotels.

We booked on Klook with KrakowDirect. The driver MATT was fantastic. The Salt Mines were great and the guide there was really good. Auschwitz was an experience, and the guide was good for Auschwitz I. Unfortunately for Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the weather suggested it was going to rain, and she clearly didn’t want to be out for it (even though the other tour guides were continuing). As such, she cut the trip short and only took us to the women’s barracks, cutting the tour time down to a meagre 20-30mins. Twice she asked if we all just wanted to leave and not do the tour, several of us objected and asked about going by ourselves, and she said it was up to us. We did go alone, which meant we had to experience the monument without the guide’s knowledge and insight.