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Explore the Schindler's Factory & Surroundings with a Local Guide
- 4 hours
- Skip The Line Tours
- Krakow
Choose one of 2 locals available
Experience hosted by Bartek & Aleksandra
- Private Tour
- Carbon Neutral
- Destination
- Krakow, Poland
- Category
- Skip The Line Tours
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Transport mode
- Walking tour
- Available languages
- English, Español, Polski
- Included
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- Private Guide
- Tickets Remuh Synagogue
- All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral
- Excluded
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- Tickets for Schindler's Factory
6 reasons to book this tour
- Your host will purchase the tickets for your
- Discover more than just the attraction
- See the Schindler's Factory from a different perspective
- Can be 100% personalized to your wishes
- Ins & outs of the attraction & its surroundings
- Forget about big tourist groups & audio guides!
What you can expect
Make the most out of your visit to the Schindler's Factory and get to know the ins and outs of this world-famous attraction and its surroundings by the side of a local expert.
On this private tour, you’ll not only visit the Schindler's Factory, your local host has more in store for you. Whether it is a hidden gem on your way to the attraction or a must-see around the area, this will set up the tone for what’s to come inside the Schindler's Factory. Isn’t this the best way to build up anticipation!?
If there’s something you can expect from this tour is tons of insights and things to discover. Check out Remuh Synagogue, Ghetto Heroes Square, and many more treasures inside and outside the Schindler's Factory.
At the end of your tour, the Schindler's Factory awaits you. Don’t wait long to enter and start exploring this fascinating attraction. Your local host has plenty to share, so ask away! This is your chance to satisfy your curiosity about the Schindler's Factory and Krakow.
Tickets for Schindlers Factory are not included and need to be paid to your host in cash on the day of the tour.
The local hosts are natural storytellers, each one with a different background ranging from arts to history. They can’t wait to share some of their unique stories and personal anecdotes with you! Feel like changing the route a bit? No problem, the hosts will be happy to personalize the tour to your wishes.
Choose your local
Get to know these 2 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.
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Bartek
The Hiking Enthusiast
5.047 reviewsEnglish・Español・Polski -
Aleksandra
City Guide/Food Tour Guide
5.030 reviewsEnglish・Polski
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 In front of Hotel Columbus - Krakow 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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Beautiful Surroundings
To better understand what you’ll see inside the Schindler's Factory, your local host will start by showing you other hidden gems around the attraction. That way, you can get to know more about Krakow and the Schindler's Factory for a perfect introduction to your tour -
How It Works
Before entering the Schindler's Factory, meet your host and get an introduction to your tour. -
Ahead of the Crowds
On this tour, follow your local host’s lead and spend time inside the attraction discovering its highlights and hidden gems -
Inside the Schindler's Factory
Once you are inside, follow your local host’s insights as you check out the must-sees, as well as the hidden gems that not many know about. Be part of an enriching tour that will satisfy your curiosity and answer all of your questions! -
Keep Exploring
After the time with your host is over, you can either stay inside the attraction and keep exploring by yourself or say goodbye outside the attraction where your host will point out other spots to explore in Krakow -
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
Louise🇸🇪 Sweden
(About local )
28 July 2025
We had an excellent guided tour with Aleksandra! She was very knowledgeable and presented a well organised and thorough tour! We are very satisfied and would highly recommend her! Excellent Guide!
rami
(About local )
20 July 2025
Very accommodating. The Factory tour was amazing! Bartec is Knowledgeable and informative!Fantastic!
Maurice🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
16 June 2025
My family of five enjoyed two tours with Aleksandra on the same day.
First at 10am was the Schindler Museum Tour and Jewish Quarter, Aleksandra was amazing and has so much knowledge and information, it was a fantastic tour and we learnt so much more thanks to Aleksandra.
We started the Polish Food tour at 5pm, again we all really enjoyed our time with Aleksandra and we learnt so much about local Polish cuisine and enjoyed the various Vodka and all the food that we ate.
We highly recommend Aleksandra who is super professional and friendly who clearly really loves her job Museum and Polish Food with Aleksandra
Thomas🇵🇹 Portugal
(About local )
5 June 2025
Aleksandra is very informative, very accommodating and was a great guide. We spent the whole day with her, double tours back to back, really flew by and had a great time; and we learned a lot! Thanks OlaAcxcomodating, Informative, Great Guide
Amy🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
26 May 2025
Bartek gave my 14 yo grandson and me a fantastic tour of Main Square, Wawel Castle, and the Jewish Quarter for most of the day. His knowledge and story-telling ability of the history of Krakow and especially what occurred during the period leading up to WWII was very broad and spending the day with Bartek was a pleasure. The pace was perfect, he chose a great restaurant for a quick bite, and we gained an excellent understanding of Krakow and the history of Poland. My grandson and I highly recommend Bartek if you are looking for a well-paced and informative day! Fantastic!
Thomas
(About local )
20 March 2025
With Aleksandra as our guide, our family had a memorable tour of the Jewish neighborhood and Schindler’s Factory museum. Aleksandra handled all the entrance details so that we had no waiting or delays during the tour. More importantly, Aleksandra was a compelling narrator for the tour. She combined her expert historical knowledge with a tone of deep respect that made the tour educational and emotionally moving. Our 15-year-old grandson commented that Aleksandra made him feel connected to the history and the people. We all agreed. She personalized the tour. She was truly a guide to a history we should never forget. Highlight of our stay in Krakow
Alex🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
11 August 2024
Bartek was great. Very knowledgeable and full of information, kept the tour interesting and moving. Very knowledgeable local guide
Erik🇧🇪 Belgium
(About local )
31 July 2024
We fully enjoyed the tour with Tomasz.. he is very knowledgeable about the history of Poland during WWII in general and Krakow in particular, so he could guide us through those years, emphasising the important events impacting Krakow in an ‘entertaining’ way, to make it accessible. Tomasz is an excellent communicator and storyteller, which really takes you back to this period. Btw, the museum is really worth a visit, it has been designed in a modern and immersive manner, but without a guide like Tomasz, you risk missing a lot of the ideas behind it.Very interesting… and entertaining
Nancy🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
14 June 2024
We had a very interesting tour with Bartek through the jewish quarter, the area of the jewish ghetto and the Schindler factory. He was very friendly, accommodating, and a wealth of knowledge. Going through the factory museum with Bartek made the experience much easier than reading all of the displays ourselves considering how many people were there. He stopped and explained the exhibits and answered questions as we went which was very helpful. Very interesting
Neil🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
15 November 2023
Bartek gave an excellent tour of the Krakow Ghetto and Schindler's factory. While it was a three hour tour, Bartek was able to cover an amazing amount of materials explaining the growth of the city, the commercial and social life as well as going into great deal about the fate of the Jews in the area before, during and after the war.
Perhaps the most extraordinary piece was the visit to Schindler's factory. The factory has been converted into a museum and is chock full of memorabilia and artifacts starting in the early 30's and going all the way till the end of the way in the later 40's.
Without Bartek's help, we definitely would have overlooked the most important pieces of the exhibit. He moved us a long at a solid pace, drawing our attention to the most salient displays. Without that guidance we would have never made it through in an hour and a half.
Bartek is soft spoken and thoughtful. He's been conducting tours for several years and brings a weatlh of knowledge to his work. He's intent on answering personal questions and bringing this terribly period of time in Krakow history to life for his visitors.
I highly recommend Bartek as a tour guide.Excellent Tour of Schindler's Factory
Theresa🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
2 October 2023
We had to cancel our tour due to illness. Our guide was very helpful and responsive with the booking
Esther🇦🇺 Australia
(About local )
27 September 2023
We loved our private walking tour of Schindler’s factory and surrounding area. Bartek was extremely knowledgeable and provided us with much information about the history of Krakow, particularly regarding the events before and during WW2. We would highly recommend this experience. Excellent tour with Bartek
Kate🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
31 August 2023
Balek was a great guide. We had only arrived that morning in Krakow and the tour was a great introduction, Schindler’s museum was well planned taking you through Kraków’s WWII history, we then visited the ghetto and Jewish Quarter. Balek had good knowledge and stories to share and also provided great bar & restaurant recommendations Friendly & informative
Curtis🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
9 January 2023
Tomasz was a great guide very knowledgable and passionate about his subject. Seeing the Shindler museum with a guide was a great way to learn a significant amount of information in manageable way. Great tour
Gregory
(About local )
9 March 2020
We loved our tour with Maya through the Kazimierz area of Krakow! Maya was extremely knowledgeable, passionate about her work, and kind. We would definitely book again through your company and request Maya as a guide. We loved Krakow and cannot wait to return. Highly recommended! Kazimierz
Wendy🇯🇵 Japan
(About local )
31 July 2025
We had an excellent experience with our guide. She was very knowledgeable and shared a wealth of information throughout the tour. Her explanations were clear, engaging, and full of interesting details, which made the experience truly enjoyable and memorable.
We highly recommend her to anyone looking for an informative and captivating tour experience.Excellent and Knowledgeable Guide
Sebastian🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
28 July 2025
This was such a great experience. Aleksandra did an amazing job at curating the foods and places. She was very knowledgeable and gave us a great view on polish culture, history and society and how it’s intertwined with the foods and places. She made us feel so welcome in her town and we can only say thank you! Favorite tour we did in Krakow
Ania🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
28 July 2025
Aleksandra was wonderful. Her knowledge was beyond thorough, and we especially enjoyed learning about current cultural topics. Dziekujemy!Highly recommend!
Robert🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
22 July 2025
Bartek arranged our tour of Auschwitz as well as a tour of the Jewish Museum in Oswiecim, a few kilometers from the Memorial. He is knowledgeable about Polish history and is enjoys teaching others about his country. Bartel was also very adaptable - helping to pick us up in the pouring rain from the Memorial and arranging a spur-of-the-moment-trip to the Jewish Cemetery in Oswiecim, including securing a key to the cemetery and driving us to the location. He also provided a lot of information on the history of Krakow on our drive. Bartek is great!
Eric
(About local )
22 July 2025
Tomasz is excellent at his job- I want to be as good at my job as Tomasz is at his! He walked us around Old Town for 3 hours and was an endless source of interesting facts and meaningful insights. We learned a lot and really felt it enriched our Krakow experience. I would highly recommend booking him if you have the chance.Fantastic Tour and Guide
Julia🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
20 July 2025
We had two tours with Aleksandra — old town and food tour. She’s a lovely and intelligent person. I highly recommend her tours. Great experience
heatherkovac🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
6 July 2025
We highly recommend this food tour. We did the tour with Aleksandra and she was excellent. She really knew the history of the food and the area. She took us to multiple places with absolutely delicious food. And the stories that she told to go along with the food and the vodka tasting really brought everything to life. We were a group of 4 and everyone enjoyed equally! Excellent
Tanya🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
27 June 2025
Aleksandra is an incredibly knowledgeable guide who shared so much interesting information about Polish modern history, traditions and food culture. She took us to three different places - the first was for "starters" and vodka, the second was for the main meal (a very traditional one similar to what my Polish father would make) and we finished with a lovely cream cake at a small shop that brings the cake in daily from Pope John Paul II hometown nearby. Perfect amount of food, diverse settings and a delightful host. A Polish dinner in three restaurants
Michelle
(About local )
25 June 2025
Our food tour with Alessandra in Krakow was the highlight of our time there! She is knowledgeable about traditional foods and shared with us food and drinks we would not have found on our own-so delicious!! She is a delightful source of food and historical info-wonderful!!!Wonderful!!
Stacy🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
23 June 2025
I had a great time hiking in the Tatras Mountains with Bartek. He was friendly, did a great job coordinating the day, had interesting talking points and the scenery on the hike we went on was beautiful. As a solo female traveler who has been trying to go on more hike while traveling, this was exactly the experience I was looking for to get out of the city and see the countryside, and it felt really safe from pick up to drop off. If you enjoy hiking and good company, would highly recommend this tour experience. Thank you, Bartek!Great hike!
Bruce
(About local )
22 June 2025
We had never visited Krakow before but have enjoyed walking tours of several new cities around the world to orient us to the city. Bartek was the very best of what a tour guide should be - great knowledge of history, architecture, geography, social life, contemporary issues for the city and nation. He has a delightful personality, relaxed, easy going and filled with interesting commentary all along the way, including the (at times) humorous superstitions threaded throughout Krakovian history. He was very accommodating, offering to meet us at our hotel or several other locations. The pace of the tour was great with a relaxing stop for coffee along the way. The pre arrival communication was easy and straightforward which gave us great confidence - we were not at all disappointed. We give Bartek the strongest recommendation we could give for his time with us.Superb Tour Guide
sallyathome
(About local )
4 June 2025
We had an excellent afternoon walking tour with Bartek in Krakow Old Town. Bartek’s knowledge of Krakow is encyclopaedically good, and he very quickly understood our interests and how best to bring Krakow's history alive for us. Most importantly, he himself was a very interesting and friendly person to spend time with. First class! Exceptional Krakow Guide
Rosemary🇱🇹 Lithuania
(About local )
31 May 2025
Bartek is the greatest! I already loved and treasured Krakow more than any other place I’d ever been, but Bartek brought it even closer to my heart. He is so smart, enthusiastic, patient, kind, mature, responsive, flexible, fun -- all that good stuff. He’ll work with you in advance to discover places and events having to do with your own special interests – for me he took it upon himself to do extra research on my poetic heroes/heroines, and took me to local destinations I never could have found on my own. Places undiscoverable on the typical tourist maps, even though nearby, and best reached via tram or bus. (Hard to imagine navigating the city transportation system on my own with the eight or nine Polish words I “sort of knew” and could barely pronounce!) Bartek’s own enthusiasm for Krakow was evident in the depth and breadth of his knowledge and in his delight in sharing it. I could go on and on about how Bartek expanded “my” Poland, but I urge you to find out yourself. From small, inexpensive student restaurants and obscure special events in the old town, to hot springs and national parks at the edges of the Carpathians (with Bartek, city or countryside, I heard only Polish being spoken!), you will get way beyond being merely an appreciative tourist on a break from your “real” life. Your time in Krakow ill have been and continue to be part of your real life in a way that trips “abroad,” no matter how wonderful, almost never are.Bartek is wonderful! Go for it!
Matt🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
19 May 2025
Aleksandra provides engaging color and depth to the history, architecture and culture of Krakow and Poland. She is extremely knowledgeable including heraldry which further enhanced the tour since there is so much symbolism tying the past to present. Wonderful Stories and Passion
Hilary
(About local )
18 May 2025
We all thoroughly enjoyed our tasting tour with Tomasz who was friendly, engaging and very knowledgeable on food, history and Krakow. Highly recommend. Great tasting with Tomasz
Penny🇳🇱 Netherlands
(About local )
12 May 2025
We had a tour of Krakow with Tomasz on Sunday 11 May 2025. We agreed that he was probably the best city guide we have ever had and we have traveled quite extensively over the years
Tomasz was charming and friendly. His knowledge was excellent and his command of English extremely good so that when he related stories to us we really benefitted from them. The tour was meant to be 3 hours which incidentally literally few by, but Tomasz hadn’t finished all that he wanted to show us so happily spent another half an hour with us in order the finish the tour
We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him!
Thank you very much Tomasz!
Tomasz in Krakow
Helena🇸🇪 Sweden
(About local )
5 May 2025
Molly
(About local )
4 May 2025
Tomasz met me at my hotel & drove me to my family’s hometown. This was a full day tour. He showed me the highlights & had asked for addresses or particular things I was interested in doing so he could research these ahead of our meeting. He was totally prepared. He knew where to park & took me to the properties I wanted to see & we walked through and around the village square. A huge & delicious Polish meal was eaten by us for lunch & we even shared a slice of pistachio cheesecake. He even suggested a bakery for me to visit when I got back to Krakow, in my search for my grandma’s kind of Polish cheesecake, which I did on my last day in town, & it was the best cheesecake I had.I got some Polish language & pronunciation lessons too! All in all, a very informative & good day. Thank you Tomasz. Professional & Personalable
Miranda
(About local )
1 May 2025
Bartek is great!!! Took good care of us and super friendly.. we are so happy with him 😀😀😀Bartek
Jonas🇫🇮 Finland
(About local )
24 April 2025
It was very interesting to hear facts about Krakow, both from history and present time.
Aleksandra was very professional, knew a lot about our country and had the ability to tell the stories from our perspectiv so it was easy to relate and understand.
We highly rekommend her as a guide.Great experience
Linda🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
13 April 2025
What a wonderful experience! Food was varied, exciting and delicious. We tasted things we had never tasted before. Aleksandra was exceptional in presenting all the foods we ate, but her love for her country and culture shined through making this an unforgettable experience for us. Good food and so much more
Josefin🇸🇪 Sweden
(About local )
6 April 2025
We had an absolutely fantastic experience with our guide, Aleksandra, in Krakow. She was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging, providing fascinating insights into the city’s rich history combined with a delightful exploration of local cuisine. The guided tour seamlessly blended historical storytelling with delicious food tastings, creating a memorable and enjoyable experience. Aleksandra’s passion and expertise truly brought Krakow’s culture to life. Highly recommended!Outstanding Krakow Tour with Aleksandra
Jennifer🇦🇺 Australia
(About local )
5 April 2025
We did the Krakow walking tour with Bartek and it was great. He knows so much history and shares it so easily, including sharing all the local myths and fables. Fun day and great hanging out with him. We ended up booking a couple of extra tours with him. Bartek certainly made our stay in Krakow special. Great day with Bartek
Jennifer🇦🇺 Australia
(About local )
4 April 2025
We did multiple tours with Bartek : from the horrors of Auschwitz-Birkenau to discovering the delightful city that is Krakow and the Jewish quarter ; hearing about the history, the impact of the Nazi invasion and also the lovely folk tales /myths surrounding various churches and buildings. Bartek is a font of information and he delivers it in enough detail to keep one engaged. He is amazingly flexible and will do what it takes to make the tour worthwhile. We found it really easy to hang out with him and talk about lots of issues and life in Poland. He absolutely made our time in Krakow so much more interesting and fun and I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending his services. Our time in Krakow would have been half as interesting if we had not had Bartek with us. Just do it! Krakow unmasked
Arnold
(About local )
1 April 2025
Aleksandra is super informed tourguide , from history to politics to the greatest polish dishes, everything is on the menu. We loved it a lot, and would truly recommend this tour to anyone! supernice introduction
Thomas
(About local )
19 March 2025
We had the food tour with Alessandra on our first full day in Krakow. She was full of key information of Polish cuisine and stories about the Polish culture, including how Poles hold their thumbs as an expression of hoping for good luck. And what good luck we had with Alexsandra as our guide! She was thoughtful to take into account a gluten intolerance of one of us, and she made each one of us feel specially included. We enjoyed the tour immensely. With her engaging personality and animated way of speaking, Alexsandra was the perfect guide to Polish food and way of life. How lucky we were to have found her on withlocals.com. Best guide to the Polish way of life
Lydia
(About local )
14 March 2025
We had a wonderful evening with Aleksandra. The food and the restaurants where amazing and very authentic.
Aleksandra was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the food, the history and the culture of the city.
Her humor is very pleasant and altogether this was an evening we will remember for a long time!I really recommend this tour!
pbwrzphb2c
(About local )
9 March 2025
Thomasz was very knowledgable and we came away with a good understanding of the history of krakow and Poland. Thomasz was very friendly and was more than happy to answer any questions we had about every day life in the city. We would thoroughly recommend a walking tour with Thomasz. Very informative and friendy guide
Kristen🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
5 March 2025
Tomaz was a great guide. He was very knowledgeable on the history of the city and as well as the country. He showed us the best spots to visit and important places in Kraków’s history. I would 100% recommend taking this tour Great tour!
Sharyn🇦🇺 Australia
(About local )
27 January 2025
We had a marvellous experience with Bartek. He helped us design an itinerary that involved many different experiences (which we wanted) and then was great at sharing local knowledge & stopping off in slightly off the beaten track places (which we loved).
Definitely recommend him.
SharynExceptional Tour Guide
connie
(About local )
26 January 2025
Aleksanda was fabulous! Entertaining, professional, knowledgeable and engaging. The food we got to try was so yummy and d the restaurants she picked were perfect. Our favorite time soent in Krakow
Nicola🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
17 December 2024
This tour was absolutely brilliant! Aleksandra was very well informed about both historical and modern Krakow, and Poland in general. All the foods we tried were tasty and there wasn’t a single item of food we didn’t all enjoy. It was a pleasure to spend the time with Aleksandra and we would recommend without hesitation. Thank you! 10 Tastings of Krakow
Thomas🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
10 December 2024
Our tour with Aleksandra was the highlight of our trip to Krakow. The food and sights were great, getting to talk with our knowledgeable and affable guide was even better. We learned so much about Krakow, Poland and the Central European region, all while being treated to amazing local dishes. Outstanding in every way. Best Way to Tour Krakow
William🇦🇺 Australia
(About local )
8 December 2024
We are a family of 4 adults and thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Tomasz. He was knowledgeable, considerate and appeared to love sharing his home city with us. We appreciated his insights into Polish but especially Kraków history.
We would thoroughly recommend him and this tour as you get to walk around a lot of the significant monuments and areas of the Old Town.
We love the personalised look experience!Wonderful afternoon exploring Old Town
Krystle
(About local )
1 December 2024
We really enjoyed the history behind the food and as well as the food. My favorite was the soup and the vodka tasting was lots of fun. We are very thankful Tomas was patient with our 5 kids. Accommodating, Cozy and Convenient
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