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Evening Walking Tour 1h
the Royal Route
Main Square
St Mary’s Basilica
Cloth Hall
end at Wawel Dragon
14 EUR
Old Town & Wawel 2h
the Royal Route
Main Square
St Mary’s Basilica
Cloth Hall
Wawel Cathedral
and more
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Old Town + Jewish Quarter 3h
the Royal Route
Main Square
St Mary’s Basilica
Cloth Hall
Wawel Cathedral
Kazimierz
Schindler’s List original locations
and more
EUR
Jewish Quarter + Ghetto Podgorze 2h
Kazimierz
Schindler’s List original locations
Jewish Ghetto
Eagle’s Pharmacy
fragments of the Ghetto wall
and more
EUR
Old Town + Jewish Quarter + Ghetto 4.5h
the Royal Route
Main Square
St Mary’s Basilica
Cloth Hall
Wawel Cathedral
Kazimierz
Schindler’s List original locations
Jewish Ghetto
Eagle’s Pharmacy
fragments of the Ghetto wall
and more
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Krakow walking tours with a professional guide

Seen by many as the country’s cultural capital, Krakow is by far Poland’s best-known and most-visited city. UNESCO World Heritage-listed Krakow Old Town and the former Jewish quarter of Kazimierz rank among the best-preserved sites in Europe. Home to Central Europe’s second oldest university – an object of national pride – as well as a bustling cultural, academic and business centre, Krakow has a lot to offer. One of the best ways to feel the city’s atmosphere is to take a stroll along its cobbled streets. Our professional licenced city guide will provide you with valuable insights into the city’s history and culture as well as major places of interest.

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Krakow Old Town
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Highlights: Royal Route, Main Square, St. Mary’s Basilica, Cloth Hall, University Quarter, city walls, Planty Park, Wawel Cathedral.
  • We will walk into those sites, but if you wish to enter deep inside to get a better experience, the entrance fees are to be paid locally; Mariacki church 5 EUR, Wawel 4 EUR, University Quarter 3 EUR
Jewish Quarter (Kazimierz)
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Highlights: synagogues, narrow cobbled streets of former Jewish Quarter, Gothic churches, oldest surviving Jewish cemetery, “Schindler’s List” original locations.
  • If you wish to enter inside the Synagogues or Remuh Cemetary, the fees are to be paid locally; a couple of Euros.
Ghetto (Podgorze)
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Highlights: former Jewish ghetto, Eagle’s Pharmacy, fragments of the ghetto wall at Lwowska Street.
  • If you wish to enter inside the Pharmacy, the fees are to be paid locally; a couple of Euros.

In addition, we offer tailor-made tours to meet our client’s individual tastes. We also offer a variety of thematic routes e.g. John Paul II in Krakow, Krakow Secession, Krakow Jews, Krakow Saints, Legendary Krakow, etc. Please contact us for more information. What is more, if for any reason you prefer not to walk, we have an alternative for you. We can provide a modern Mercedes car to save you walking or maybe take you further to Nowa Huta or other districts of your choice; check out the tours by private van offer.

Krakow walking tours with a professional guide

Seen by many as the country’s cultural capital, Krakow is by far Poland’s best-known and most-visited city. UNESCO World Heritage-listed Krakow Old Town is Home to Central Europe’s second oldest university – an object of national pride – as well as a bustling cultural, academic and business centre. Krakow has a lot to offer. One of the best ways to feel the city’s atmosphere is to stroll along its cobbled streets. Our professional licensed city guide will provide you with valuable insights into the city’s history and culture as well as major places of interest.

Our shared evening Krakow walking tour includes:

  • A one-hour Krakow old town walking tour to give you the most important insights of our cultural capital
  • You will take a walk down the Royal Route, the beginning is at the Grunwald Monument, Jan Matejko Square
  • You will end the  tour at Wawel Dragon, next to the Wawel Castle

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Krakow walking tour

Do you like walking tours? Free walking through the street in Krakow city, sightseeing main square, trying local food, it is a perfect match to spend few hours in this beautiful city. If you enjoy walking tours with a private guide to explore the history of Krakow, local culture, Polish language, and food, this point is special for you! Have you ever been in Poland? Are you from abroad? It is not a problem. Our English-speaking (other languages too) guide will tell you in detail the interesting history of the city and the monuments located here, such as the Jewish Quarter, Auschwitz Birkenau, Schindler’s Factory, or the Wawel Castle.

Krakow Walking Tour with KrakowDirect – details

Seen by many as country’s cultural and spiritual capital, Krakow is by far Poland’s best-known and most-visited city. UNESCO World Heritage-listed Krakow Old Town, as well as former Jewish quarter Kazimierz, rank among the best-preserved sites in Europe. With Krakow walking tour you have a unique opportunity to discover every hidden treasure of this ancient capital of Poland.

Guided tours in Krakow

Our offer includes private, licensed Krakow guide and your own choice of Krakow walking tour. You can choose from a one-hour long Kazimierz walking tour or Ghetto walking tour around Podgorze district. A little longer, Schindler’s walking tour takes up to 1.5 hour. It includes a visit in Schindler’s Factory museum. Krakow Old Town walking tour lasts for about 2 hours. Also Nowa Huta tour takes around 2 hours. You can combine available walking tours. Our professional Krakow guide will tell you all about Krakow highlights and provide you information about Krakow history and tradition. Our guides will not bore you with facts and unnecessary information. Instead, they tell stories that allow you to understand Krakow’s history better through its many landmarks. You can book your Krakow walking tour with 1-2 days in advance. We are able to reserve a guide in the standard language (e.g. English, Spanish) on short notice. However, in high season it is advisable to book your walking tour Krakow guide earlier. You should also book Krakow guided tours in less popular languages (e.g. Dutch, Swedish, Hebrew, Japanese, German) with at least a few days in advance. Krakow guided tours are available all year round. We suggest avoiding booking a Krakow walking tour during public holidays in Poland. Many churches or museums are closed on holidays, should you wish to visit one. Usually our Krakow walking tour starts at 10 a.m. but it is up to you to set the time. The only limitation is guide availability. There are also good news for those, who prefer to ride rather than walk. It will save your time and definitely will be more comfortable, independent of whimsical polish weather. If it suits you, check our Krakow city tours by electric car.

Krakow Old Town and other districts in city centre

Although we provide itineraries for our Krakow guided tours, you can consult your route with our Krakow guide on the spot. Our Krakow guided tours are dedicated only to sightseeing. It is also possible to reserve time to visit a museum or a gallery. However, please bear in mind that this is optional and requires extending your Krakow walking tour for an additional cost. Also, Krakow walking tour offer does not include tickets or entry fees if applicable. Krakow Old Town is a number one pick for Krakow guided tours. Our Krakow Old Town tours cover the most important sights, such as Main Market Square, Cloth Hall, St. Mary’s Basilica. You will follow the Royal Route, used for centuries by monarchs and national heroes for celebratory parades, and on to the royal castle on Wawel Hill. On your way, you will see University Quarter with Collegium Maius, the oldest building of the Jagiellonian University. At the end, you have a chance to take a relaxing stroll down the Planty park, that encircles the whole Krakow Old Town.

Jewish Quarter in Krakow

Another popular option for Krakow guided tours is a walking tour around former Jewish Quarter, Kazimierz. This sleepy neighbourhood was once a separate city and a vibrant Jewish culture centre. It was destroyed during World War II and after being left neglected for many years, it has recently welcomed visitors again. It is the heart of Krakow bohemian life. During your Krakow walking tour in Kazimierz you visit one of the most interesting districts in Krakow. Our Krakow guide will show you places that tell more than a thousand words about Jewish heritage in today’s Krakow.If Jewish history particularly interests you, choose also Krakow walking tour in Podgorze. In this district, Nazi authorities located Jewish ghetto between 1941 and 1943. During this tour our Krakow guide will show you the only remnants of ghetto walls. You will also see the Eagle Pharmacy, which was run by the only Pole living in the ghetto. You can combine this Krakow walking tour with a visit to Schindler’s Factory – museum dedicated to a man who saved more than a thousand Jewish lives. Other highlights include former Plaszow concentration camp and the so-called Krakus Mound.

Nowa Huta walking tour

One of the most interesting Krakow guided tour is a Krakow tour in Nowa Huta. This option is a real journey back to the communist era in Poland. This built in the 1950s socialist realist city was to become an ideal proletarian city. It was an alternative to old, cultural, academic Krakow. With our Krakow guide, you will discover the sad story behind what was supposed to be a communist paradise. But political history aside, Nowa Huta is a very interesting urban concept and its architecture is noteworthy. The city was never finished, but what was accomplished is a very modern, utilitarian city. Nowadays many solutions implemented while designing Nowa Huta serve their purpose as a comfortable environment for every day life.

Walking tours in Krakow

There are no limitations regarding the age of participants of Krakow walking tour. However, you should remember that you need to be able to walk for the duration of the whole tour. It is possible to book our Krakow walking tour for up to 30-35 people. For people with mobility problems we suggest our Krakow tours by electric car. Krakow walking tour with KrakowDirect is a guarantee of satisfying, interesting and fun Krakow guided tours. Every licensed guide that cooperates with our company is a passionate person that loves working with people. Krakow guided tours with KrakowDirect gained recognition as the best way to discover Krakow.

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