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:

1. hotel pick up at chosen time
2. up to 4 hours drive from Krakow to Majdanek State Museum by private car/van with English speaking driver
3. 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