Kazimierz: Tours & Tickets

The guide was lovely and was obviously very passionate about her country. Some of the stories were very moving. I highly recommend. A guided tour is optional; however, everything is explained in a lot more depth than if you went solo and read it all yourself. Very factual and accurate history. We bought a ticket online, as it was slightly cheaper and saved about 20 minutes waiting in a queue. They also accept mobile tickets, so you don’t have to find a printer, which is ideal.

Would have liked to have stayed a little longer after the tour to see some of the exhibits in more depth. We elected to go on the early trip and there were not too many people. Certainly the best time to go as the number of people trying to enter when we were leaving was huge. Our tour guide was excellent and she gave a very good account of those war time events.

Our tour guide was brilliant - very passionate about the camp and all aspects of the tour and also very knowledgeable. We were not rushed at all and had time to take in each area and to reflect. The museum is a rather tough and emotional place to visit but brilliant.

Next time I will not book a guided tour because we pass in a hurry by almost all the rooms. We didn't have time to explore each room properly. Independent visitor spent more time as they wish in each gallery. The guide was a good one but we need to follow her .

It is good to tie this visit up with the Auschwitz/Birkenau visit, however, it is not the original Schindler factory, as some may expect from the name of the museum. ("Schindler's Factory Museum") It is a museum sited on the site of the old Schindler factory.