Krakow: Majdanek Camp & Lublin Tour
Majdanek, a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, was established on the outskirts of Lublin in occupied Poland in 1941, under the directive of Heinrich Himmler, a key figure in orchestrating the Holocaust. Initially intended primarily for Soviet POWs to be used as forced labor, the camp underwent several modifications. By 1943, Majdanek had evolved into a death camp, resulting in the tragic loss of nearly 360,000 lives. This tour includes a visit to the State Museum of Majdanek, one of the most well-preserved Holocaust camp sites, where you’ll learn about its harrowing history. Additionally, the tour features a walk through Lublin’s Old Town, offering a chance to appreciate the area’s stunning and historically significant architecture.
We offer private full day tours to Majdanek Concentration Camp and Lublin from Krakow on request.
Tour itinerary:
- hotel pick up at chosen time
- up to 4 hours drive from Krakow to Majdanek State Museum by private car/van with English speaking driver
- guided sightseeing tour of Majdanek Concentration Camp with private local guide in chosen language – around 2 – 2,5 hours visit during which you will be able to see:
- place of camp entrance gate – first step of the prisoners way, the location where the gate was originally standing is now a place of the Monument to Struggle and Martyrdom,
- crematorium – it consisted of a set of ovens with five places for burning corpses,
- cremation pyres – in open air up to 100 corpses were burnt at one time,
- prisoner camps – wooden barracks for accommodating prisoners,
- gas chambers – surrounded by barbed wire and a 3-metre fence were used for the mass extermination of prisoners,
- selection square – called Rosengarten (“rose garden”) was a place where Jews brought from the ghettos were sorted for suitability for work
- exhibitions dedicated to: living conditions in the camp, Majdanek in past and present, exposition of victims’ shoes etc.
4. free time for lunch
5. 2 hours of free time in Lublin city centre where you will have a chance to admire:
- Old Town area with 14th century Krakow Gate – architectural symbol of the city and major part of medieval fortification system and Main Market Square with beautiful, historical townhouses and Town Hall
- Lublin Royal Castle – one of the landmarks of the city which together with Chapel of the Holy Trinity is one of the most important monuments in Poland
6. up to 4 hours drive back from Lublin to Krakow
7. drop off at your hotel in Krakow
Whole tour lasts approximately 14 hours
*Tour is available every day except Mondays when Majdanek Museum is closed.
Prices: from 220 PLN per person
What is included?
- hotel pick up at chosen time and hotel drop off,
- comfortable, air-conditioned, private transportation
- private English speaking driver’s service during whole tour
- entrance tickets to Majdanek Concentration Camp Museum
- sightseeing tour of Majdanek Museum up to 2,5 hours with local private guide in chosen language
- 2 hours of free time in Lublin city centre for sightseeing on your own
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