Half-day Krakow Old Town Tour

Alicja is an excellent guide and a very kind person. Her knowledge of Krakow and personal connection to important events brought history to life. I cannot recommend her highly enough. Thank you, Guides by Locals, for introducing us to Alicja.

Our guide, Alicja, gave a great overview of the Old Town, showing us where to go (and where not to go - the overly-touristy parts). This was a great start to our exploration of Kraków.

Our Half-Day Krakow Old Town Tour with Alicja helped us appreciate even more what an amazing city Krakow is. She was so friendly and knowledgeable about Krakow Old Town and the Jewish quarter, and she helped us understand how history shaped the modern city. It was also a plus that we did our tour with her before we visited Auschwitz as we were able to better understand what happened and why. I would highly recommend doing a tour with Alicja!

If we could, we would give Alicja more than five stars! We have been lucky enough to have taken many private tours throughout Europe, but this was by far our favorite tour we have taken. As this was our first visit to Krakow, we booked this tour to get an overview of the town and its history. Alicja was the ideal host. Following a warm welcome, we quickly realized how lucky we were to have Alicja. During our 3 hours we received insights into Krakow's history, culture, art, religion and architecture. Every stop was well thought out, each providing a glimpse into the personality of Krakow. Alicja was kind enough to include some of her personal family history, which gave a name and face to the facts and figures, making for a much more intimate portrait of Poland and Krakow. Her warm personality greatly added to the whole experience. By the end of our tour, we felt like we had just spent three hours with a friend we had known for years.

The half day walking tour with Alicja was great. We learned so much from her and we saw places we never would have found on our own - including a great lunch spot! We are in our 70’s and were traveling with a couple of 20 year olds, but Alicja kept everyone engaged. It was a wonderful experience - strongly recommend booking her if you can!

Well what can we say ... Just a fabulous tour. Alicja was the perfect guide and everything we could have hoped for. Alicja was wonderful with our family and my 84 year old mother. She was so patient and kind. Alicja had lots of wonderful information and personal stories which were quite moving. We had originally planned to stop for coffee or food, but the tour was so great, we didn't even notice the time go by and we forgot!! Alicja was great and I'd highly recommend any tour with her as your guide!