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The 15 Best Jewish Ghetto Tours in Poland

38 tours  ·  from $11

The wartime ghettos of Krakow and Warsaw sat away from the old Jewish quarters, and the fragments left are easy to walk past. These 15 tours cover the surviving wall sections, Ghetto Heroes Square and the pharmacy museum, with durations and prices.

Krakow: Schindler's Factory & Ghetto Guided Tour - Entering Schindler’s Factory Museum
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Krakow: Schindler’s Factory & Ghetto Guided Tour

1.Schindler’s Factory & Ghetto Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,694 reviews · 3 hours · from $57Our pick

Join a licensed guide such as Phil, Alexandra, or Joanna for three hours at Schindler’s Factory and through Podgórze’s former Jewish ghetto. Expect a powerful wartime exhibition, original objects, the Ghetto Heroes Square chair memorial, the Ghetto Walls, and Under the Eagle Pharmacy. The factory has no original machinery.

“Absolutely brilliant and insightful tour. Our tour guide Phil was well-balanced and passionate on his teaching of real-life in the Schindler Factory & Ghetto. Well worth going!! Thank you!!”

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Krakow: Jewish Quarter and Former Ghetto Tour - Kazimierz before 1939: a city within a city
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Krakow: Jewish Quarter and Former Ghetto Tour

2.Jewish Quarter and Former Ghetto Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,441 reviews · 2h 30m · from $19

Walk from the Old Synagogue through Kazimierz and Krakow’s former ghetto with an English-speaking local guide. Expect Jewish history, cemetery and memorial visits, Schindler’s List filming locations, and stories of figures such as Helena Rubinstein and Roman Polanski.

“our guide had excellent knowledge about the sights and took us to see buildings that we could have easily missed just by walking around on our own. Slavek was a great guide!”

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Krakow: Bike Tour of Old Town, Jewish Quarter and the Ghetto - Starting at Sławkowska Street
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Krakow: Bike Tour of Old Town, Jewish Quarter and the Ghetto

3.Bike Tour of Old Town, Jewish Quarter and the Ghetto

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,155 reviews · 3h 30m · from $37

Ride through Krakow with an English-speaking guide such as Tomasz, Christopher, or Krzysztof, stopping at 25 historic sights across the Old Town, Kazimierz, the former ghetto, Wawel, and Schindler’s List locations. Bikes and insurance are included, with a 30-minute break along the way.

“Our guide Thomaz was amazing, he explained everything in detail and added some personal touches. The tour was a good pace for all abilities. Definitely a must and great value thankyou Thomaz”

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Krakow: Kazimierz, Schindler's Factory & Ghetto Guided Tour - Schindler’s Factory and the story behind the name
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Krakow: Kazimierz, Schindler’s Factory & Ghetto Guided Tour

4.Kazimierz, Schindler’s Factory & Ghetto Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 460 reviews · 5 hours · from $81

Spend five hours walking through Kazimierz, Schindler’s former factory, and the Krakow Ghetto. Your licensed guide explains Jewish life before WWII, wartime persecution, and acts of courage at places such as Ghetto Heroes Square and Under the Eagle Pharmacy. English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German tours are available.

“Our guide, Christopher, was very knowledgeable, and happy to answer any questions.”

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Full Bike Tour - the Old Town, Jewish Qtr & the Ghetto NEW BIKES - Wawel Hill, the Dragon, and the Vistula route
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Full Bike Tour – the Old Town, Jewish Qtr & the Ghetto NEW BIKES

5.Full Bike Tour – the Old Town, Jewish Qtr & the Ghetto NEW BIKES

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 437 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $35Top rated

Ride through Krakow with guides such as Thomas, Chris, Alex, and Krzysztof on a mostly flat route covering the Old Town, Wawel, Kazimierz, the former Ghetto, Schindler’s Factory, Planty Park, and St. Florian’s Gate. The pace is easy, the group is capped at 15, and the tour returns to Sławkowska Street.

“My tour guide, Chris, was friendly and professional. This is a good tour for those who just arrived Krakow and want to get to know the city quickly.”

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Warsaw: Warsaw Ghetto Private Walking Tour with Hotel Pickup - A clear timeline from 1940 to 1943
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Warsaw: Warsaw Ghetto Private Walking Tour with Hotel Pickup

6.Warsaw Ghetto Private Walking Tour with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 369 reviews · 3 hours · from $84

Spend three hours tracing Warsaw Ghetto history with a private English or German-speaking guide. See wall fragments, the last ghetto street, Umschlagplatz, the Ghetto Heroes Monument, and Warsaw’s sole surviving wartime synagogue. Guides such as Marzena and Mary use maps and old photographs to make vanished places clear.

“The tour was everything we hoped for - informative, well paced and fabulous, friendly guide. Highly recommend this tour.”

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Krakow: Bike Tour of the Old Town, Kazimierz, and the Ghetto - Starting in the Main Market Square and Old Town
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Krakow: Bike Tour of the Old Town, Kazimierz, and the Ghetto

7.Bike Tour of the Old Town, Kazimierz, and the Ghetto

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 350 reviews · from $26

Ride through Krakow’s Old Town, Planty Park, Kazimierz, Podgórze, and along the Vistula with guides such as Mike, Zoe, or Chris. The summer morning tour lasts about four hours and includes a lunch break. An evening two-hour option covers the Old Town and Kazimierz.

“The tour was great & packed with sights to see around Krakow. 100% recommend for travelers.”

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Krakow: Jewish Ghetto Walking Tour - The surviving ghetto wall
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Krakow: Jewish Ghetto Walking Tour

8.Jewish Ghetto Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 349 reviews · 1 hour · from $11Best value

Walk through Podgórze with a licensed guide such as Olga, Joanna, Ewa, or Phil. See the remaining ghetto wall, Ghetto Heroes Square, the Chair Memorial, Under the Eagle Pharmacy, and wartime streets while learning how people lived, resisted, and survived.

“It was a amazing! I can highly recommend it. It was very informative and the tour guide is very knowledgeable, he provides insights into the history , culture of specific locations.”

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Krakow: Jewish Quarter and Ghetto Electric Golf Cart Tour - Starting in Krakow’s oldest district
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Krakow: Jewish Quarter and Ghetto Electric Golf Cart Tour

9.Jewish Quarter and Ghetto Electric Golf Cart Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 348 reviews · 1h 30m · from $34

Ride through Krakow’s Kazimierz and former Jewish ghetto in a covered electric golf cart. You’ll see more than 20 landmarks, including Szeroka Street, the ghetto wall, Pod Orłem pharmacy, and Ghetto Heroes Square. English-speaking drivers such as Natalie, Martina, Olivia, and Oscar may add lively commentary to the audio guide.

“The guide was amazing - defo worth the money. Was able to go in two church’s that were gorgeous ❤️😁 would defo recommend”

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Warsaw: Ghetto, Jewish Cemetery & POLIN Museum Private Tour - From wartime Warsaw to the ghetto boundary
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Warsaw: Ghetto, Jewish Cemetery & POLIN Museum Private Tour

10.Ghetto, Jewish Cemetery & POLIN Museum Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 132 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $112

Follow Warsaw’s former ghetto boundary, the Ghetto Heroes Monument, Mila 18, and Umschlagplatz with a private guide in your language. Choose a 2-hour walk, add the Jewish Cemetery in 3 hours, or spend 5 hours with the POLIN Museum. Guide Iwona has earned praise for clear German explanations.

“Super Guide, Iwona hat das richtig gut gemacht. Tolles deutsch, gute und verständliche Erläuterungen. Immer wieder gerne nochmal. Vielen Dank nochmal”

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Krakow: Schindler's Factory and Jewish Ghetto Guided Tour - What the museum reveals about wartime Krakow
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Krakow: Schindler’s Factory and Jewish Ghetto Guided Tour

11.Schindler’s Factory and Jewish Ghetto Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 124 reviews · 3 hours · from $58

Meet your guide at Schindler’s Factory for a museum tour on Oscar Schindler, wartime Krakow, and Jewish life under Nazi rule. Then walk through Podgórze to see the Ghetto wall, Under the Eagle pharmacy, and 68 Empty Chairs. Guides may include Helena, Ela, Joanna, or Christopher.

“The guide, Helena, was amazing. So knowledgeable and welcoming. Loved the Ghetto walk too.”

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Tour of the Warsaw Ghetto - Waliców and the surviving wall fragments
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Tour of the Warsaw Ghetto

12.Tour of the Warsaw Ghetto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 119 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $102

Spend about three hours tracing Warsaw’s former Jewish ghetto with a private English-speaking guide. Walk roughly 2.5 hours and use public transport for the rest, visiting Próżna, the ghetto wall, Umschlagplatz, Miła 18, Pawiak, and the POLIN Museum area. Marzena is a frequent guide.

“We had a wonderful guide, Marzena Swirska-Molenda, who was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Poland and especially the Ghetto area. We got to see and hear so much about this time and answered all of our questions. Highly recommend this tour.”

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Schindler's Factory and Jewish Ghetto Guided Tour - Entering Schindler’s Factory Museum
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Schindler’s Factory and Jewish Ghetto Guided Tour

13.Schindler’s Factory and Jewish Ghetto Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 104 reviews · 3 hours · from $57

Explore Schindler’s Factory Museum with a licensed guide, then walk through Kraków’s wartime Jewish Ghetto. Expect original artifacts, reconstructed streets, preserved ghetto walls, Ghetto Heroes Square, and the Under the Eagle Pharmacy exterior. Guides may include Joanna, Alicja, Magda, or Bartholomew.

“It was organised and on time and our guide gave us some interesting information and stories however we felt very rushed around the museum and were not able to look at the photos, information and exhibits at all. The factory is extremely popular and crazy busy however, customers who’d come independently were able to walk around at their own pace and take it all in and that’s what we would do if we came again. The ghetto tour followed the factory tour and although the guide shared some new stories a great deal of the information we’d heard during the factory tour was repeated for the benefit of people who’d…”

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Krakow: Jewish Quarter and Former Ghetto Tour by Golf Cart - Crossing into Podgórze and the former ghetto
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Krakow: Jewish Quarter and Former Ghetto Tour by Golf Cart

14.Jewish Quarter and Former Ghetto Tour by Golf Cart

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 93 reviews · 1 hour · from $34

Ride from Kazimierz to Podgórze in a small golf cart while an audio guide explains Jewish life, Nazi occupation, the ghetto, and Schindler’s story. You’ll pass synagogues, Ghetto Heroes Square, the Eagle Pharmacy, and the ghetto wall, ending at Schindler’s Factory.

“The Kletzma music in the old square made me cry with emotion and the Jewish meal in ARIEL was food like my grandmother made. Just fantastic and best part of our weekend”

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Krakow: Jewish Ghetto Guided Walking Tour - Seeing the surviving Ghetto Wall
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Krakow: Jewish Ghetto Guided Walking Tour

15.Jewish Ghetto Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 78 reviews · 1 hour · from $15

Meet your licensed guide at Schindler’s Factory and walk through Podgórze’s former Jewish Ghetto. In one focused hour, you’ll see the surviving wall, Ghetto Heroes Square, and Under the Eagle Pharmacy while learning about wartime life, resistance, and survival.

“Our host was super we could understand she spoke at a speed we could follow and answered all our questions”

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