Jewish Warsaw | Private Tour 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇪🇸
EUR 140 per person
Immerse yourself in the moving history of Warsaw´s Jewish heritage. Join us on a private walking tour and trace the footsteps of the former Jewish Ghetto, uncovering stories of resilience, loss and remembrance.
We are a local Warsaw company, not a tour reseller. Every tour is created and operated by our own team of local guides.
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Jewish Warsaw Private Tour
Description
W arsaw was the cultural capital of Judaism in the world in 1939. With 390 thousand Jews, the Jewish community in Warsaw was the largest in Europe and the second largest in the world (only in New York lived more Jews). The Nazi reign of terror resulted in the complete annihilation of Jewish culture in Poland and Warsaw. But important voices survived who were able to lift the heavy legacy. We would like to tell this story, which continues to this day. The walking tour takes place throughout the area of the former Warsaw ghetto.
Thematic Highlights
- Explore the area of the former Warsaw Ghetto with your private local guide.
- Discover surviving traces of the ghetto, including original wall fragments and boundary markers.
- Learn about Jewish life in pre-war Warsaw, once home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the world.
- Discover moving personal stories of courage and resistance, including that of Irena Sendler.
Itinerary
1. Steel plates marking the ghetto boundary
Subtle metal markers embedded in the pavement, showing the former border of the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw.
2. Original ghetto wall fragment built into a modern building
A preserved section of the wall, now incorporated into a contemporary structure.
3. Monument to the wooden bridge
A memorial marking the location of the wooden overpass that once connected the “Small Ghetto” with the “Large Ghetto”.
4. Monument and story of Irena Sendler
A tribute to the Polish social worker who saved hundreds of Jewish children by smuggling them out of the ghetto.
5. Prefabricated housing estate on the site of the Great Ghetto
Post-war socialist architecture built directly on the ruins of the destroyed district, erasing much of the original urban layout.
6. Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, where Chancellor Willy Brandt knelt in 1970
A powerful memorial to the fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943.
7. Umschlagplatz – assembly point for the transports to the Treblinka extermination camp
The site from which hundreds of thousands of Warsaw Jews were deported to the Treblinka extermination camp.
8. POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (outside only; end of the tour)
The tour ends outside the POLIN Museum, which was named European Museum of the Year in 2016.
Meeting point
Address: Aleja Jana Pawla II 18, 00-116 Warszawa (“Rondo ONZ” metro station)
Meeting point is in front of the café Green Caffe Nero, situated directly beside the “Rondo ONZ” metro station. The café is easily visible from anywhere the large roundabout
The city guide has a white umbrella!
Pick up at the hotel?
You have the option during the checkout to choose whether the guide will pick you up at your hotel or if the group will gather at the designated meeting point.
Important NotePlease note that the walking time from the hotel to the actual meeting point is included in the tour time.
Large Groups Options
For groups of more than 30 participants, a second guide is required. Alternatively, you can rent tour guide headsets for €3 per person, allowing the entire group to follow one guide comfortably.
You can select the preferred option during checkout or arrange it after booking by email, phone, SMS or WhatsApp.
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Check-in details
Your guide will be waiting for you at the agreed meeting point.
Please arrive at the meeting point 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. There is no need to arrive earlier. Your guide will be holding a white umbrella, making them easy to recognise.
If you selected hotel pickup during checkout, your guide will meet you at your hotel or accommodation. Please note that pickup time is included in the total tour duration.
If you are running late, your guide will wait for you. Please contact us as soon as possible by phone, SMS or WhatsApp.
What to bring?
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Weather-appropriate clothing
- Water, especially on warm days
- An umbrella or rain jacket in case of rain
- Sun protection, such as sunscreen, a hat or a UV-protection umbrella on hot days
- A charged mobile phone in case you need to contact the guide
Disclaimers
The tour takes place rain or shine. Please check the weather forecast in advance and wear suitable clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
The route and order of stops may be adjusted due to weather conditions, construction works, street closures, public events, security restrictions or other circumstances beyond our control. As the tour passes through several areas of the former Warsaw Ghetto, individual memorial sites, streets or public spaces may occasionally be temporarily inaccessible.
Access to courtyards, preserved fragments of the former ghetto and other publicly accessible sites is subject to opening hours, private events, construction works and unexpected closures. Entry cannot be guaranteed.
The tour ends outside the POLIN Museum. Museum admission is not included in the tour.
The tour is suitable for strollers and wheelchair users. However, temporary construction works, uneven surfaces or changes to the planned route may occasionally require an alternative accessible route.
Cancellation Policy
You may cancel your booking free of charge up to 48 hours before the activity begins.
Cancellations made between 24–48 hours prior to the start time will incur a 70% fee.
Unfortunately, cancellations made less than 24 hours before the activity start time are non-refundable.
Cancellations can be made by phone at +48 507 980 921 (mobile/SMS/WhatsApp) or via email to info@walkingwarsaw.com.
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