Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum mga tour

Bumisita noong huling bahagi ng Nobyembre, napakalakas ng niyebe noong araw na iyon. Naging komportable ang pagmamaneho. Kinailangan naming maghintay ng 2 oras sa niyebe para sa 8am slot. Sobrang sikip. Sinabi sa amin ng drayber na sumakay ng tren pabalik sa sarili naming gastos dahil kailangan niyang maghintay para ibalik ang ibang bisita. Ibinaba niya kami sa istasyon ng tren ng Krakow. Talagang sulit pa rin ang biyahe.

Nag-book kami ng aming tour para sa 9:30am; kinagabihan bago iyon, nakatanggap kami ng text na nagsasabing maaaring walang guide at maaari naming kanselahin o tanggapin ang 3-4 am sa halip na may komplimentaryong lunchbox! Halata namang hindi kami natuwa at nag-aatubiling tinanggap ang 4am. Pagkatapos ng ilang oras, nakatanggap kami ng text na kinukumpirma na mayroon na silang guide para sa amin at isinaayos ang aming pick up para sa 6:25 am na mas mabuti. On time ang pick up at nang makarating kami sa minibus sa ibang punto, umalis kami ng 6:40 am at nakarating sa Auschwitz nang mga 8ish. Nang makapagpark kami, binigyan kami ng aming mga tiket/pass at dumaan sa security at nakilala ang aming tour guide na si Daria. Napakagaling ni Daria! Magsalita siya nang dahan-dahan at malinaw at talagang alam niya ang kanyang mga sinasabi. Kaya rin niyang sumagot sa mga tanong. Pagkatapos ng Part 1 Auschwitz, nagkaroon kami ng maikling break para sa pananghalian na ikinagulat namin dahil napakasarap ng lunchbox! Fresh na sandwich, cake, chocolate bar, tubig, juice at prutas; perpekto👌 Pagkatapos ay nagpunta kami sa Part 2 Birkenau. Sa kabuuan, napakagandang tour at sulit ang bawat sentimo!

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.

初めてのポーランドでひとり旅です。前日まで行こうか悩みに悩んで、もう来れないかもと思って、ツアーを探しました。　　　　が、もちろんどこも前日では空きがなく諦めていた時にklookでこのツアーを発見！！　　しかも7時-14時まで毎時発のツアーがあり、非常にラッキーでした。　　　　　　　　　　予約してすぐにvoucherも届き、meetup場所が書いていました。メルキュールホテルの道路挟んで反対側です。朝9時にピックアップ。当日は私1人。車に乗車し1.5時間かけて、アウシュヴィッツまで連れて行ってもらいました。ドライバーさんの運転は丁寧でした。　　　　　　　　　　　　　到着すると、ドライバーさんから紙のチケットを受け取り窓口へ。ここでシールをもらいます。シールにはガイドの言語と時間が書いてあります。私は10:45の英語の回。　　　　ドライバーさんとはセキュリティチェック前でお別れ。what's upで連絡は取れます。帰りはツアー終了したことを伝えると、すぐに迎えに来てくれました。　　　　　　　　　　　　　ツアーは20人規模のグループでアウシュヴィッツとビルケナウを徒歩で巡ります。アウシュヴィッツとビルケナウは無料のシャトルバスで移動。アウシュヴィッツ見学後に15分休憩がありここでWC。女性は混むのでギリギリ。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ツアーに1人参加は私だけ。アジア人もたまたまなのか私だけ。ガイドさんは終始淡々と説明。派手な演出や映像があるわけでもありません。ただそこで行われたことが、絵や写真、遺留品や残存した建物から読み取れます。写真や動画もok。一部禁止部分があるので、ガイドさんの説明をよく聞いて敬意を持って見学していただきたいです。　　　　　　　　よく歩くので、歩きやすい靴と雨具、水分は必須。7月の上旬でしたが寒かったので、上着もお勧めします。　　　　　　　　　　　　　帰りはドライバーさんがどこで降ろせばいいか聞いてくれました(1人だから？)。行きと同じkiss&rideで降ろしてもらい、旧市街を巡って帰路に着きました。　　　　　　　　　　せっかくポーランドに来たのであれば、訪れていただきたいです。1人でも参加可能です、むしろ1人の方が無駄話せず真摯に向き合えるので良いかと思います。

Great experience. Please remember to bring an umbrella and some fan during summer. The second part of the tour has no shade at all

if you have a limited amount of time in Krakow, this tour is well worth it. I had 3 days in town and this one tour hit 3 items I wanted to do. If you have a bit longer, id recommend spreading the tours out. After Aushwitz, doing Birkenau right after was very heavy. The information was heartbreaking and somber- by the time we got to the Salt mines, I was already so tired. Highly recommend this tour. Staff was very friendly, punctual and accommodating. These tickets also get you to the front of every line, which is a plus!

Sa kabuuan, ito ay isang nakakagulat na karanasan ngunit sa tingin ko sulit itong bisitahin. Nagsimula kami nang maaga, 8am kaya nakaramdam ako ng pagod sa buong karanasan. Maaari kang mag-order ng lunch box sa ahente kung gusto mo. Ang gabay ay may kaalaman ngunit nagsalita siya nang mabilis na may punto. Irerekomenda ko ito sa mga taong mahilig sa kasaysayan at gustong makita ito para sa kanilang sarili, kahit gaano man kakila-kilabot ang karanasan.

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