Jewish Krakow Walking Tour: Explore Historic Jewish District

Explore the rich history and vibrant culture of Kraków’s Jewish community on a walking tour. Discover ancient synagogues, learn about World War II, and witness the revival of Jewish culture in contemporary Kraków.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Old Synagogue - Introduction; the oldest synagogue in Poland, architectural details, the meaning for the community (outside)
  • Szeroka Street - The main street of the Jewish Quarter, the most important people coming from it.
  • Remuh Synagogue (Synagoga Remuh) - The private praying house built for the most significant rabbi of Krakow.
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What's Included
  • Expert local guide
  • Well-crafted narrative
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Poland was once a home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the world and a center of this thriving civilization was Kraków. Its historical Jewish district is a jewel of Jewish art and architecture. A place where 7 ancient synagogues, that amazingly survived the destruction of World War II and the Holocaust, stand witness to the test of time….

Location
Old Synagogue
Szeroka
We meet on the stairs in fron of the Old Synagogue, on the main street on the Jewish Quarter
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Greysaddie
Nov 29, 2025
great tour and great guide - me & my mum went on this tour and we really enjoyed it! we met our guide Tomasz at Stara Synagogue and he was amazing! he was funny and put so much passion & energy into showing us things and telling stories!! i enjoyed seeing areas that i would not of seen otherwise, highly recommend Tomasz as a guide
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Helenrose_y
Nov 26, 2025
Amazing Jewish Krakow tour - A must do tour! We had “Big Tom” and despite the rain and cold, he preserved like it was no bother ! Very engaging and informative. Tom really knows his history and was highly intelligent. I think doing the Jewish Quarter and the ghetto on your own would be underwhelming and you would miss so much. Tom showed us so much, lots of synagogues and key places, embellishing them with true stories. Whilst the tone of this tour is obviously devastating, what Tom highlighted was also the stories of love and hope in humanity that can come from atrocious pain. If we had more time we would book again with him on another tour. We paid on the Viator app but what we didn’t realise is you can book direct with the company and then volunteer a contribution. Even though we had pre paid, we gave a tip at the end as he was truly deserving. If you are reading this and you have time, before visiting Krakow , you must watch the Schindler’s List film if you are unfamiliar (shocking but I think some people haven’t). Thank you Tom, really loved the tour!
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Stuart_w
Nov 24, 2025
Walking Tour of Jewish Krakow - Superb. Jakob has a deep understanding as well as knowledge of his subject, is thoughtful and very sensative.
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Sl19861983
Nov 23, 2025
A powerful tour led by an incredible guide. So powerful!!! - The most incredible and powerful tour I’ve done and it was made by Tomasz. His knowledge of history and more importantly, his passion to bring it to life, meant that a 2hrs 40mins tour went by too quickly. Powerful, informative, with laughs and tears… simply amazing
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Peterj501
Nov 18, 2025
Entertaining and informative - 2 5 hours with Tomasz was fantastic from start to finish. Informative and entertaining. We were so impressed we went on the old town tour the following day.
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Cazi2025
Nov 16, 2025
Fantastic tour of Kraków's Jewish Quarter - The walking tour of the Jewish Quarter in Kraków was really great. Our guide, Juliusz, was fantastic - a font of knowledge and a really engaging speaker. If you're coming to Kraków and want to learn about this very important side to the city's history, I can't recommend this tour highly enough 🌟
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Pamela
Nov 10, 2025
More insight on Jewish persecution - With met our guide Victoria who spoke good English. Her knowledge, discretion and empathy was superb. She explained everything that had happened during the persecution of the Jews. We went to many synagogues and many you wouldn’t have known that were synagogues; I was shocked to learn the lower floors had to be below pavement levels. Having doing this walk before under my own steam we realised we missed a lot. Highly recommend and wear comfortable shoes as the tour was 2 and a half hours; could have gone on longer but it was getting cold.
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Companion563617
Nov 4, 2025
Outstanding experience - Maciek was one of the best tourguides I ever had! Rhetorical outstanding, showing a great sense of humour and at the same time explaining the context of the historical events and former life in Kasimierz. Many thanks to him and best recommendation to book a tour!
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Yinnotyin3
Nov 1, 2025
Informative and friendly - Magda was a fantastic guide giving us the history and adding a personal touch to her delivery of her expansive knowledge of the history of this area of Krakow. In the hope humanity will not repeat such atrocities.
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Flukey35
Oct 27, 2025
Jewish Ghetto Walking Tour - A Must! - Lucy was charming, informative, passionate about the subject and great company. This timeline of Jewish history is harrowing and Lucy delivered it in a way that I'm still thinking, and talking about the things I learned. My friends and I loved this tour.
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up to 7 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).