Gdansk Private Communism Tour with Solidarity Center Museum
Description
Travel back to the 1980's Commonist Poland and discover the history of Solidarity, the Polish trade union and civil resistance movement. See the brilliant exhibitions at the European Solidarity Centre, visit the historic Sala BHP and Gdansk Shipyard. Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs and interests: Available in English or German or Polish or Russian/ Spanish or French or Italian/ Norwegian or Swedish Languages 2-hour: European Solidarity Center Visit the European Solidarity Center and learn about the history of the Solidarity movement. Includes skip-the-line tickets. 4-hour: European Solidarity Center & Gdansk Shipyard Choose this option to visit the European Solidarity Center (skip-the-line tickets), Sala BHP, Gdansk Shipyard and other sites connected to the events of August 1980. Do you know what happened on August 31, 1980? Learn about the greatest civic success in the modern history of Poland - the victorious Solidarity movement.
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Itinerary
Meet your guide under the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970, Plac Solidarności, 80-001 Gdańsk
Learn about Lech Walesa, Anna Walentynowicz, and other heroes who led the revolution. Your Private Guide will help you to understand the exhibitions and the historical context behind the Solidarity strikes and their legacy on the rest of Eastern Europe.
Even more about the Polish People’s Republic (commonly known as PRL) and communism. See the Solidarity Square and hear the tragic story behind the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970. Visit the historic site where the “Gdańsk Agreement” of 31 August 1980 was signed - the Center of worker protection of Gdansk shipyard, also known as Sala BHP.
The last stop will be Gdansk Shipyard (Stocznia Gdansk), where 17,000 ship builders began the civil resistance against the communist regime in 1980. In the tradition of PRL, we will also invite you for a shot of Polish vodka.
Learn in depth about the Communist-era Poland and the birth of democracy in the Eastern Bloc. Visit the European Solidarity Center (ESC) with skip-the-line tickets that let you beat the crowds. Inside this modern museum, you will walk step by step through the history of Solidarity. You will see the original Tables of 21 Postulates - the written demands that the strikers at the Lenin Shipyard (now Gdansk Shipyard) made against the authorities in 1980, as well as other documents and photographs that document the trade union’s fight for freedom - the strikes, the 1989 round table talks, and first pluralistic election in Poland since 1947.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Pickup service is available only in the area of Gdansk Old Town. It means that your Private Guide will meet you at your accommodation if it is located within 1,5 km from the meeting point. If your accommodation does not meet these criteria, the tour itinerary may be changed accordingly
- If you provide your accommodation address when making a booking, we will arrange for the guide to pick you up from this Gdansk Old Town address. Otherwise, the guide will meet you at the specified meeting point
- Please check your email the day before the tour to receive important information
- Please note that Gdansk Shipyard is closed on Saturdays and Sundays
Reviews(14)
This tour was a highlight of our trip to Poland. Our guide, a native of Gdansk, was knowledgeable, informative and proud of Poland's role in leading the nations of Central Europe into democracy through the Solidarity movement. The museum and shipyard exhibits tell a compelling story of the fight for freedom by the Polish people. Anyone interested in the effort to defeat Communism in the late 20th century and how a people fought for their rights should take this tour.
We really enjoyed the private tour. We learned so much about the history of Poland in the last century. Our guide was able to give us first-hand accounts of events depicted in the museum. Very enjoyable.
Dear Mari, Thank you for your positive feedback. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our tour and had a great experience with our guide! We hope that you will use our services again in the future. We look forward to welcoming you back on another tour! Best regards. Rosotravel Team
First off, guide was 20 minutes late... The whole experience felt rushed, yet unprepared. We could have spent more time at the excellent Solidarity center. The 4 hour tour was finished after just 3 hours. Not quite the tour that was described... Positive marks for the guide having actually been present at some of the events and could add some personal anecdotes.
The guide was brilliant! She really knew her stuff! Very impressive! Wish we knew about her sooner in our trip!
Well done Lots of explanations, facts, photos. Important topic, today possibly more than some years ago
The Gdansk Shipyard (in 1980, called the "Lenin Shipyard") is where the brave Poles of the Solidarity movement first began to cut the chains by which their Soviet occupiers had bound them. Few know that Lech Walesa had previously been jailed for his labor activism in years before that strike. Fewer still know that it was getting the older shipyard workers to support the strike to really give it "legs". Their entire financial security lay in their state-promised pension! Can you imagine those guys going home to their wives and explaining that they were going to strike, and that they may not be in line to receive a pension afterward? It all came together in 1980, labor activism, a Polish Pope, and a persuasive union leadership, toward poking the Soviet bear, much to the benefit of us all!
Our guide Elwira was Very knowledgeable about the uprising at the Gdansk shipyard and Gdansk's history - and inspiring to visit the Solidarity Center Museum.
Amazing guide, Elvira knowing he history and she have been translator for Lech Walesa ones. So if you will have a private tour guide there can tell you the history whit knowledge and passion then is Elvira you shall have for this tour
The tour was very informative and the tour guide certainly knew so much on the subject. Excellent. Would recommend the tour to others.
We received a private tour from Elwira, it was an experience one should not miss. Elwira is a natural describing the history the communism history of Poland, details, the life under the control of communism in Gdansk. Grateful to Poland, Gdansk, the shipyard workers, Lech Walensa. Poland is a great country, with great people. Elwira is one them. Thanks 🙏
Hello, I'm super happy to read these kind words from you. It was pleasure to host you and hopefully we will see you in Gdansk again. There is still a lot of to sightsee and experience local culture :) Greetings!
