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City Kickstart Tour of Gdansk
- 2 hours
- City Highlight Tours
- Gdansk
Your local for this experience
Experience hosted by Marek
- Private Tour
- Carbon Neutral
- Destination
- Gdansk, Poland
- Category
- City Highlight Tours
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Transport mode
- Walking tour
- Available languages
- English, Polski
- Included
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- Private Guide
- Local Tips & Tricks
- City Orientation
- All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral
- Excluded
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- Entrance to attractions
6 reasons to book this tour
- Discover the real Gdansk in a nutshell
- Learn how to navigate the city
- Get the latest tips & tricks from a local
- Ask anything during this private tour
- Can be 100% personalized to your wishes
- The best way to kickstart your stay
What you can expect
First time in Gdansk? Wondering where to go and what to see in this fascinating city? We got you! Kickstart your time in Gdansk with a 90-minute introduction to the city with the help of your favorite local. This tour is the city overview you were looking for that brings together sights of main highlights and attractions, plus must-have tips and tricks that will help you get acquainted with the city, its people, and culture.
So, ready to start your time in Gdansk in the best way possible? On this private tour, you’ll meet up with the local host of your choice. Each of the hosts on this tour will show you their Gdansk in their way and based on their passions and expertise. The hosts know their city like the back of their hand and can’t wait to get you acquainted with Gdansk!
And what about that unique family-owned restaurant or that amazing local hotspot? Get personal recommendations from your local host and where to find the current hot spots in the city. Get insights on the local lifestyle and find out true stories about the city’s past as you take in vibrant, full-of-life present Gdansk. Historical facts, local stories, and great tips & tricks. What can be more awesome than that?
Any questions? Go ahead and ask your host about anything that pops into your mind and get all the answers you need for the perfect Gdansk trip. Locals always know best. And don’t forget, this private tour can be personalized 100% according to your wishes!
This is the plan
Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.
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Meeting point
Meet at Uphagen House, a historic house from the 18th century. - Gdansk to start your journey
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Itinerary
This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.
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City Highlights
See St. Nicholas Church, The Old Town Hall, and more landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots of the city so you can get the perfect introduction to what makes Gdansk so special -
Local Hot Spots
Along the way, your host will point out hangout spots and hidden gems that only the locals know about and will help you get acquainted with the city in the most local way possible -
Food Recommendations
Receive tailored recommendations according to your taste and where to go and what to eat while visiting Gdansk. Avoid tourist traps thanks to your local host! -
City Orientation
Learn how to navigate the city, and get the answers to your Gdansk questions that will help you in the following days making your time in the city much easier -
Make it yours
Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.
Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.
Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.
Flexible cancellation policy
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Feel confident booking
Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.
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Change of plans?
Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.
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Loved by travelers worldwide
Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.
Reviews from guests
Peter🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
30 August 2025
Mark had a change of plans so we ended up touring with Kaja and she was a superb guide! Very friendly and informative. We spent 2 hours walking through the main part of Gdansk with her and it was the perfect amount of time. The tour had a really good balance of details and variety of sights - some off the beaten path. One of the best tour guides we’ve ever had! Kaja is an excellent guide!
C
(About local )
4 August 2025
Great tour through Gdansk! Learned a lot about the beautiful city.Learned so much!
Mireille
(About local )
12 July 2025
Nice visit to Stutthof and GDansk.
Marek was really good and has a lot of knowledge.
We had a great time!!!Really good
Michael🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local )
25 June 2025
Marek is an excellent, very knowledgeable guide. The two hours were packed with interesting information about Gdansk, we should have booked a longer tour. However, when booking, one has to note that the withlocals platform does not entirely reliably show the hours Marek is not available. This is not Marek's fault, and Marek immediately tried to get into touch with us, but it can nevertheless cause unnecessary inconvenience. Good choice
Sarah🇫🇮 Finland
(About local )
17 June 2025
Great
Gaya🇵🇱 Poland
(About local )
8 June 2025
We did a kickstarter tour with Marek. He is the most knowledgeable and nicest guy and managed to answer all our questions, whatever we threw at him, with great expertise.
The 2 hr tour was a great introduction to the delights of Gdańsk and its fascinating history. We’d recommend hiring him if you want a personal experience and in interested in Gdańsk’s history, architecture and culture from a local’s point of view. Marek is a mine of information
María Victoria
(About local )
6 June 2025
Marek was a wonderful guide, providing us with insightful information about the great history of Gdansk. Highly recommended!Walk in Gdansk
Patricia
(About local )
31 May 2025
Marek extremely knowledgeable of the city and it's history. He spoke very good English. We highly recommend his tour. An introduction to the city of Gdansk
Karsten🇩🇰 Denmark
(About local )
26 May 2025
Our guide Marek knowledgeablely spoke about Gdansk's history and architecture on the walk through the city. Absolutely recommendableA perfect start to our visit to Gdansk
Martin🇦🇹 Austria
(About local )
24 April 2025
Marek was a wonderful guide with deep knowledge and passion. Don't hesitate for booking. Great introduction, great start for exploring Gdansk.Do it!
Florian🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local )
20 April 2025
We had a fantastic experience on the Walking Tour with Marek! The tour was incredibly interesting and covered a lot of great information. Marek is an excellent guide – knowledgeable, engaging, and very friendly. He took the time to answer all of our questions thoroughly and made the whole experience enjoyable. We can highly recommend him!Great Tour
Asta
(About local )
24 March 2025
We really enjoyed our 2 hour walk with Marek. He knew so much about the city and it's beautiful architecture, it really made our experience of Gdansk so much better. I definately recommend booking him for a guided tour!Great guide with rich knowledge of Gdansk
Mark🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
24 November 2024
We booked a 2 hour private tour for 6 people which was great value and the perfect introduction to Gdansk.
Marek arrived promptly and was an engaging, interesting and entertaining host.
The tour was a really well balanced mix of history, architectural oversights and social observations.
It was a really cold day but Marek held our attention throughout.
We always book a walking tour on any break and Marek definitely has the skills and personality that a guide needs.
100% would recommend. Great walking tour
Ruth
(About local )
13 October 2024
Leider hat Marek etwas durcheinander gekriegt und tauchte nicht auf. Wir haben eine Weile gewartet und mussten ihn dann anrufen.
Immerhin hat er sich entschuldigt und einen Ersatz, Sonja, organisiert aber leider zwei Stunden später. Das hieß, dass wir unsere andere Pläne ändern mussten.
Die Führung mit Sonja hat uns gefallen. Die untere Note beruht auf die Führung mit ihr.Er erschien nicht.
Brian🇳🇿 New Zealand
(About local )
17 September 2024
We booked this tour with Marek relatively last minute and are extremely grateful we did. All we really knew about Gdańsk was that it is the home of Lech Walesa, and the Solidarity movement. In our tour Marek covered a remarkable amount of architectural, cultural and socio-political ground. We valued having an educated professional with excellent English as a guide who was able to articulate the nuanced history of this city.Educational and highly enjoyable
Debbie🇳🇱 Netherlands
(About local )
16 September 2024
Marek is a very nice and knowledgeable guide. He really knows Gdansk and can show you the best places to eat. And he has stories enough about architecture and history. Highly recommended 👌 Knowledgeable guide
Susan🇦🇺 Australia
(About local )
3 September 2024
Marek was a very knowledgeable and patient guide. He was willing to answer all our questions and spent some extra time with us to make sure we saw everything he had planned. He gave good local advice and gave us a very good overview of Polish history with emphasis on Gdansk history which is quite unique in some ways. He was particularly interested in architecture and gave us a real appreciation for the beauty of the city. We were able to use the rest of our short time there visiting places he recommended.A great way to start our time in Gdansk
James🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
3 August 2024
Great tour, efficient view of Gdansk highlights Gdansk intro
Brita🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local )
20 July 2024
We enjoyed the tour with Marek a lot! He knows everything about Gdansk and took his time for our questions and special wishes! Thank you so much!Fantastic tour of Gdansk!
Zach🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
5 July 2024
No trip to Gdansk is complete without a tour with Marek! He is friendly and very knowledgable about everything the city has to offer and can give great advise on things to do. Won't be disappointed doing a tour with him!Completed my trip!
Barry🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
13 June 2024
Marek took us on a short two hour tour of the old town of Gdansk that was highly interesting and entertaining. Marek’s passion, enthusiasm and extensive knowledge of the subject matter was plainly obvious, plus in spite of the short amount of time, he conveyed everything clearly and in a very enjoyable manner. Plus, when we were caught in a brief 30 minute downpour, he paused the tour while we took shelter and then resumed where we had left off, still putting in the full 2 hours of tour time. We could not recommend Marek more highly - you will be happy with your choice should you decide to use his services!Wonderful tour of old yown Gdansk
GEORGE🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
10 May 2024
Marek was right on time. Happy to take us around Gdansk answering our questions, stopping for endless photos. We really enjoyed the tour which was exactly the right length for these old legs. Bravo Marek!😀Fun, easy, and knowledgeable!
Margie🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
28 April 2024
Marek was punctual and kept a good pace while keeping all the information he had to share in a very understandable format.
He is very well studied with history and architecture and shared several points that are not found in tour books. He also shared recommendations to pubs and eateries from a local perspective. Amazing young man with a brilliant character. Brilliant Guide with Great prospective!
Diane🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
23 December 2023
We enjoyed our tour with Marek. He customized it to our needs, was very informative, and helped with local recommendations. Really great guide
Andrea🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
13 August 2025
Our family met with Marek for a food tour of Gdańsk. We learned about Polish food (and vodka) traditions, but what we loved perhaps more was understanding the historical context and influences shaping Poland's culinary landscape. Marek has an impressive knowledge of Poland's development as a nation and he shared stories and answered our questions along our tour. Marek is engaging and it is obvious that he is passionate about Poland and desires to tell the layered and complicated history of the country. I'd book Marek again in a heartbeat. Marek is a marvelous guide
Roger🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
12 August 2025
My wife and I booked a food and beer tour in Gdańsk. Marek is a great tour guide and host. He provided history of the region and his personal perspective of the city as we walked through Gdańsk to the restaurants and breweries. The food was plentiful and very tasty! The beer samplings were just as impressive with the highlight being the Jopenbier.
I highly recommend Marek as a guide!Fabulous Food & Beer Tour of Gdańsk
Ursula🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local )
9 August 2025
Dietrich🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
28 July 2025
Marek is a super enthusiastic young polish guy who took us on a 3 hour tour through Gdansk Old Town. Very enjoyable. super enthusiastic guide
dianaplazas
(About local )
26 July 2025
Marek was the perfect guide to see Gdansk in a few hours, and eat and drink great food along the way. Highly recommend it! He’s super knowledgeable and shared just the right info to make it all perfect. Best way to eat thru Gdansk
Connie🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
12 July 2025
Marek was wonderful! Explained everything we saw very clearly. Loved walking through the old town and having lunch with him. I would recommend him to anybody, he’s a sweetie. Connie Murphy
Zubin🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
4 July 2025
Marek could not have planned a better day for us! He’s so friendly, and truly born and raised there in Gdansk. Plus, he studied history and architecture, so he was such an encyclopedia of knowledge. And he gave us more than just the usual historical facts, he gave us history into the culture and people, things I don’t think you’d get in a standard tour. And our food stops were so delicious! He told us the history of the dishes and how his family would prepare them etc. It was truly THE PERFECT experience!The best Gdansk experience!
William🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
4 July 2025
Marek took is on a 2 hour tour through Gdansk Main Town and it was great. He is friendly, knowledgeable and upbeat. Marek is a terrific guide
lea.mainklingst🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
12 June 2025
We had a great tour with Marek. He is very knowledgeable and caters the tour to your personal interests. He was very adaptable, as we wanted to take a coffee break in the middle of our tour, and he changed his plans around to accommodate us. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Gdansk! Great tour
Ymir🇮🇸 Iceland
(About local )
10 June 2025
Marke was Awsome.... we were a group of 10 guys on a stag-do. He was so welcoming and accomodating... 1000% reccomend. Brilliant
Howard🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
24 May 2025
Marek started by being so flexible to take account of our needs/interests and his knowledge added a huge amount to our enjoyment. Couldn't recommend highly enough!So interesting!
Michael🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
9 May 2025
A fabulous food tour with excellent explanations of each dish, where it came from, etc. Marek went out of his way to show us nooks and crannies of the city we wouldn’t have known about on our own. He was excited to show us around and a delight to talk with. 10 Tastings with Marek
Angie
(About local )
29 April 2025
Marek took us in/out of spots we would have never known about! Terrific time with him and he was VERY knowledgeable about not only Gdansk but his country Marek is awesome!
Cara🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
26 April 2025
Marek was awesome- we saw so much of the city and learned a lot. Highly recommend as he knows a lot and can tailor your tour to your specific interests. Marek also had a ton of recommendations for restaurants, bars, and other towns to visit. Thanks for spending the day with us! Thank you for a great day!
Irene
(About local )
12 April 2025
Marek is a charming young man with a great depth of local knowledge. He is obviously passionate about his hometown of Gdansk and enjoys sharing the history and stories of the city. The food and drink we tasted were delicious and the three hours passed in a flash. We were full, happy and tired at the end of the tour. Definitely the highlight of our visit to beautiful Gdansk! Fun, food and fascinating facts
Unknown
(About local )
4 April 2025
Jenny🇸🇪 Sweden
(About local )
28 February 2025
Marek brought to life the history of Poland and Gdansk, from past and present in an educational and interesting way. As a family with teenage children, we would never have visited and experienced what we did without Marek. One of the highlights was the food, which reflected the various influencers that Poland has been influenced by throughout history. We liked that the tour was tailored to our areas of interest and food preferences. Nice that we got tips on both places to eat and where the best donuts can be bought. We can warmly recommend Marek.Best food and history tour in Gdansk
smartis2002🇸🇬 Singapore
(About local )
16 December 2024
It was a great 6 hour tour with Marek who had thorough knowledge of Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot and Oliwa . He gave us a fantastic understanding of the history, culture and architecture of the land. His cheerful disposition and kind nature helped us ease into the tour and savour the experience. Cheers Marek . You are doing a great job In-depth overview of Tricity with Marek
Annika🇸🇪 Sweden
(About local )
14 September 2024
Marek did a great job in showing us around and picking a few great places for a drink as well !!Great way to get to see Gdansk!
Jacob
(About local )
9 September 2024
Really good service and good historical competence. A nice guide that I recommend. Jacob review
Jim
(About local )
24 August 2024
We had an amazing experience touring Gdańsk with Marek. We saw the highlights of the town for 2 hrs and then explored the amazing food and drink for 1 hr.
Marek was delightful, knowledgeable and personable. One of the most enjoyable tour guys we’ve had over many years of traveling. Gdańsk food tour
fiona 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
19 June 2024
Easy booking experience, good communication with details and contacts.
Markek was unfortunately unwell on the day, however arranged a collegue Christoph to cover the tour.
Christoph was excellent-very personable, good knowledge and friendly.
Food experience was amazing - tried local dishes (zoup)drinks experience (inc: cherry liqueur and local vodka/beer). The places we visited and the food we had, we would not of tried had we not gone on the tour.
Highly recommended.Amazing Food Tour Experience
Kristjan Lars🇮🇸 Iceland
(About local )
20 May 2024
On time. Tour exceeded our expectations and Marek full og knowledge and gave us time to ask questions and no shortage of answerers. Highly recommend. Outstanding
Gemma🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
9 March 2024
We had a really fantastic afternoon with Marek. He kindly put together a food and walking tour based on our requirements, and we were treated to the sights and flavours of gdansk. It is such a beautiful town! Marek is so knowledgeable about local history, and also recommended us places to go on other days (for food and cultural excursions). We are a group of 3 adults, and it was great to have a private tour with Marek. We can be a little unruly and probably demanding, and Marek dealt with us with humour and kindness. We would completely recommend contacting Marek for a tour around Gdansk.Excellent food and history tour with Marek
David🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
5 January 2024
After a minor delay (5 mins due to snow related traffic) we met our host Marek. Marek was extremely knowledgable regarsing the architectural and historic sights in and around Ghdansk, which really added to the food tour. The Polish Resteraunt qe went to was first class, we experinced 10 different tastes of Ghdansk/Polish cuisine. From Sour Soup, to Pierogies and Amber Beer, it was all excellent and really ticked the box as authentic Polish cuisine tasting. With the stunning knowledge and passion Marek shared his passion for food, history and architecture of this stunningly beautiful city. Excellent tour.Brilliant Food and Cultural Tour
Palle
(About local )
5 January 2024
Marek introduced us to some lovely spots and nice dishes. He also gave recommendations for a lot more to explore. He also had a lot of knowledge about polish history and the town of Gdansk. Very good introduction
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