Krakow's Wawel Castle & Cathedral Guided Tour: A Glimpse of Poland's Royal History

Discover the rich history of Krakow’s Wawel Castle and Cathedral on a guided tour. Explore the royal chambers, admire the impressive collections of art and artifacts, and immerse yourself in the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Wawel Royal Castle - Experience beautiful castle, royal chambers and enormous Wawel Cathedral, marvel collection of royal jewels and treasures.
What's Included
  • A ticket to the Wawel Cathedral
  • Entrance ticket to one permanent exhibition
  • Professional Guide
Additional Information

A residing place for Polish royals and emblem of their sovereignty, the Castle evolved as a significant Polish museum in 1930. It boasts an array of artworks, engravings, sculptures, textiles, goldsmith work, military exhibits, ceramics and furnishings. The halls showcase renowned tapestries from Zygmunt August along with exquisite Renaissance Italian…

Location
Miejsce po dawnym kościele św. Marii Magdaleny
plac Świętej Marii Magdaleny
Meeting point: on the St. Mary Magdalene Square, at the Piotr Skarga Monument The guide with the "excursions.city" sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Kerry_m
May 14, 2025
Excellent - Our guide was very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about history and historical events. I don't feel we would have got as much from our visit if we hadn't got a guide with us.
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Sharon_s
May 14, 2025
Wawel castle - Very informative, well worth the tour. Guide had lots of knowledge of every room and article. Very enjoyable
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Michael_d
Apr 27, 2025
Wawel Castle - Totally amazing and you do not want to miss ! Rich in history and pride. Filled with beautiful paintings, tapestries and furniture along with fantastic views of Krakow !
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Alan
Apr 26, 2025
A fantastic experience, highly recommended - A well organised visit. Clear meeting instructions ahead of the day with great contact from guide. Upon meeting the guide we were all issued hearing devices which were in excellent condition and fully working. Passing through Old Krakow we were given interesting information, the walking pace was very comfortable. We then arrived at the Castle and Cathedral, our entry to both were fast and efficient. Once inside our guide was superb, great balance of history and politics. A superb attraction which is highly recommended
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Megan
Apr 22, 2025
Interesting and enjoyable - Really interesting tour with a lovely guide. We walked up to the castle from the square and the tour guide noted other points of interest along the way which was great. Inside the castle was beautiful with lots of fascinating stories. We when went to the cathedral which again was very impressive and even included a trip up to the bell to see the view over Kraków and down to the crypts. The guide was very mindful of everyone on the tour as there were lots of steps as well as some narrow bits which some people left out if they were unable to do this.
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Robert_b
Apr 17, 2025
Superb Tour - We love our tour with tour guide Ana. Tour was very well presented and Ana kept everyone engaged and we spent the right amount of time looking at all the exhibits. We didn’t feel rushed at all and the pace was just right. Ana provided a massive amount of information and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Thomas
Apr 15, 2025
Great guide - Very good guide with humor and wit. The knowledge was great. Nice weather and great place with toilets and restaurants and great view around the whole castle.
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Emmalotty123
Mar 26, 2025
Great 😊 - Extremely interesting, our guide was very informative and we learnt a lot about the history. I’d like to have seen other parts of the castle too, rather than just the state rooms, tapestries and paintings. Some interesting stories though. We loved the Cathedral, probably more than the castle itself.
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Wayne_s
Mar 21, 2025
Very informative tour,... - Very informative tour, but tour he guide's English was a bit hard to understand. He was very friendly though.
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Philip_e
Mar 25, 2025
Not the best tour I've ever done. - Unfortunately not the best tour I've ever been on. Lots of dates and details of Kings and Queens which I had no interest in. But major failing, not allowing for people wearing hearing aids, I became unwell and what would have happened if the situation got worse? Luckily it didn't if it had the end result is either I'm unconscious or certainly not able to walk or even stand up. The plus points the lady knew a lot about what she had interest in but isn't a good guide should be able to adapt to their audience. This is my view only and would I recommend the tour very likely no based upon my experience. So overall not the best I've ever done.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).