I didn't really want to see this, but was told by those who had been that I had to go. It is impossible to imagine anyone treating other human beings that way. Animals would be treated better. Man's inhumanity to man is difficult to comprehend. Seeing the glass case full of human hair, and the case full of children's shoes... More

I had wanted to visit Auschwitz for some time and having finally got the opportunity to go,I would recommend that other people go too. I don't really have the words to explain my visit,but it was an emotional day,as knowing what happened was one thing,but to see certain things with your own eyes is something else. We arrived early in... More

I was there for the second time in my life and this second time was same as the first time. It is hard to describe it and when the guide is talking about the things which were taking place here, it is very difficult not to fall into depressing mood.. But every person should go there and never forget and... More

Myself and 3 friends who are all ex military have a deep interest in WW1 and WW2 and having covered Belgium and France extensively decided to go further afield. We decided on Auschwitz-Berkenau as for a long time I have wanted to visit there to soak up the enormity of the horrors that were perpertrated there. I realise that it... More

For once, I have no words to describe this experience I felt revulsion when I saw the massive accumulation of human hair and children's shoes and men's shaving bristles and saw the inhumane living conditions in Birkenau. The tour takes about 3 hours through both camps and there is a lot of walking involved. Allow a day to just be... More

I visited here with three friends whilst we were on a trip to Krakow. We were part of a tour group of about 15 people and even on a freezing cold day in November, it was busy. There is a lot of walking (over three hours) and on the day we went it was very wet and slippery under foot... More

I came to Auschwitz while on vacation with Trafalgar and it's well worth the visit. Please do yourself a service and go with one of the tour guides (they offer tours in a variety of languages: English, German, Dutch, French, etc)- you'll get so much more out of it. It was so eerie to be touring a site where so... More

One of the most worthwhile experiences of all time. Everyone should do it, though it’s difficult. I would definitely tell you to do it yourself, especially if you have even the most basic knowledge of the camps history. You can do it very cheaply too, if you go by train the ticket will cost you about 10Euro. After that you... More

I travelled via local minibus from Krakow bus station (7:50 departure!) and arrived early enough to go in as an independent visitor rather than having to join up with a group. You need to be on the site before 1000 if you want to avoid being bundled together with a group of strangers. I wanted to go round this site... More