Schindler Story in Krakow Guided Tour Kazimierz and Ghetto
Overview
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2 hours
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Follow Oskar Schindler’s story on a guided walk starting outside Schindler’s Factory, through the WWII ghetto in Podgórze, and ending in Jewish Kazimierz, visiting real historical and Schindler’s List filming locations.
Highlights:
• Start outside Oskar Schindler’s Factory, where history and film converge
• Explore Podgórze, site of the Nazi German ghetto during WWII
• Walk through Kazimierz, the center of prewar Jewish life
• Learn the real story of Oskar Schindler and those he helped save
• Visit authentic filming and historical locations linked to Schindler’s List.
Understand the transition from everyday life to persecution, survival, and memory.
Learn how Oskar Schindler used his factory, social position, and personal risk to protect Jewish workers during the Holocaust.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please note that no museums are visited on this walking tour and no entrance tickets are included in the price.
Our group tours are only in 1 language. Select your preferred language when booking.
We kindly ask you to arrive 10 minutes before the tour begins. Once the group has departed, latecomers will not be able to join and tickets cannot be refunded
What To Expect
Podgorze
The tour begins in front of Schindler’s Factory on Lipowa Street. Without entering the site, your guide explains how Oskar Schindler turned his enamelware factory into a place of refuge, using employment as protection against deportation and death. This introduction sets the historical foundation for both the real events and their cinematic portrayal. The walk continues into Podgórze, the location of the Nazi German ghetto. Along Tarnowskiego Street, see where the iconic scene of the girl in the red coat was filmed. This moment opens a deeper discussion about symbolism, Schindler’s moral awakening, and the role of film in shaping Holocaust memory. Crossing the Piłsudski Bridge—once a boundary between two worlds—the guide explains forced relocations, smuggling, and the brutal separation between Jewish life in Kazimierz and imprisonment in the ghetto.
Kazmierz The Former Jewish District
The route continues to Józefa Street 12, where powerful scenes of resettlement and hiding during the ghetto liquidation were filmed in original courtyards and passages. On Ciemna Street, hear the story behind the filmed escape of Poldek Pfefferberg—a moment of fear, survival, and quick thinking. At the junction of Dajwór and Na Przejściu Streets, see the location of the symbolic ghetto gate built for the film, representing the forced passage from freedom into confinement. Walking through preserved streets, learn how Kazimierz was emptied of its Jewish population during the occupation—and how decades later it became a stand-in for the destroyed ghetto. The tour concludes in Kazimierz, once the vibrant heart of Jewish life in Kraków, ending on Szeroka Street. Surrounded by historic synagogues, your guide introduces the district’s prewar community and explains why Spielberg chose Kazimierz to recreate scenes from the wartime ghetto.
Options
French Tour
German Tour
English Tour
Spanish Tour
Italian Tour
What‘s Included
Licensed local guide
1 h guided walk in Jewish Kazimierz
1 h guided walk in the former WWII ghetto (Podgórze)
No ticket entrance to Schindler Factory Museum
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
15 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The truth tour
Lotte D,Jun 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was such a great tour. Helped that we had an amazing tour guide whom was so knowledgeable but was also so at ease throughout the tour. @Fil Gostev thankyou for this experience.
Great tour, highly recommended!
robertorE2829LC,May 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wow, great tour, well-prepared guide, we enjoyed it very much.
Essential in Krakow
christianfB1834RQ,May 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The experience is fantastic, and Marta, the guide, explains everything very well, sharing it all with great passion and detail. The tour is perfect; you visit all the points in Krakow where the Jews were confined and where some scenes from the movie Schindler's List were filmed. In short, I can say that if you come to Krakow, you must take this tour, you cannot miss it :)
Visit to Krakow
Trek57090728358,May 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very knowledgeable and thorough guide. Great way to explore Krakow
Tour in the Jewish ghetto.
michelapI9565FO,May 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00It was a beautiful experience. We visited the ghetto and the Jewish neighborhood; the guide was attentive and accommodating to our requests!
Nice tour
966rikker,May 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Very informativ and nice tour. We learned a lot, and it was fun to see where the scenes one Schindlers list and also learn a lot about the jews in Krakow. If i had one note it would be that a little break to sit down og take some pictures would be nice☺️
Strolling in Krakow
simonecS9166ST,May 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We thank Chiara, our guide, who was excellent in making this excursion interesting and exciting.
Absolutely a must
Trip23416414482,May 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a wonderful experience, to walk through history and follow the actual footsteps of the persecuted and of Schindler. My tour guide Joanna was absolutely great, explaining everything in detail, giving inside information about the movie, the places that some scenes were shot, but also about the history of Jews in Krakow and in Poland in general. Learned a lot about the ghetto in Krakow, about the district Kazimierz, was moved significantly, recommend this tour! If available, ask for Joanna!
An exciting hike through the Jewish ghetto of Krakow, with the story of Oskar Schindler as a backdrop.
fdelepine,May 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A French-speaking guide who was able to immerse us in the grand history as well as the details of the Krakow ghetto during this two-hour hike. Super interesting. This should be done before visiting the Auschwitz Birkenau camps to respect the chronology.
A must-see visit to see Krakow under new eyes
Relax65769731530,May 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very interesting and pleasant visit! We visited places of great interest with the guide Chiara who is truly exceptional! It was a fantastic journey both for history and for the places visited. We saw places that alone would have gone unnoticed and thanks to the guide we were able to better understand the history of the years 41 43 with the deportation of the Jews and ghetto life .. Highly recommended visit, especially for how it is structured and also and especially for the professionalism of the guide very pleasant, expert and nice
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