Private Tour: Warsaw's Jewish Heritage by Retro Fiat
Description
Trace the story of Warsaw’s Jewish community on this 4-hour private tour, by chauffeured vintage Fiat 125p. With insightful running commentary from your driver-guide, board your car and explore the World War II Jewish Ghetto district to visit the Ghetto Wall, Nożyk Synagogue, Jewish Cemetery and, if you wish, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Ask to see any places of particular interest. This private tour ensures the full attention of your guide. Please, be aware that the Synagogue and Cementary are closed from Friday evening thorough the whole Saturday due to Sabbath. Therefore the guide might propose you some other historical places instead. Please note that groups over 4 people will be driven around in blue vintage minivan - check it out in our photos.
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will see remaining parts of the ghetto wall where are located commemorative plaques.
See a "Footbridge of Memory" and building in which president of the Jewish Community (Judenrat) Adam Czerniakow lived.
You will go to Muranów district - the fromer "Large Ghetto" area.
Monument to the Ghetto Heroes is a monument which commemorates the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War.
You will see the Museum from the outside. If you wish to visit the Museum, the guide can leave you there after the tour.
The departure point to Treblinka extermination camp with gas chambers.
Memorial for those who commited a group suicide here during the Ghetto Uprising.
The street that survived from both sides in the whole ghetto area.
It is the only surviving prewar Jewish house of prayer in Warsaw. Please, be aware that the Synagogue is closed from Friday evening thorough the whole Saturday due to Sabbath.
You will see the remains of graves of over 200,000 people: spiritual and political leaders, creators of Jewish culture and thousands of nameless victims of the ghetto. There were burried many generations of Jews Varsovians. Please, be aware that the Cementary is closed from Friday evening thorough the whole Saturday due to Sabbath.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The guide will pick up the customers from their hotel lobby or meet them in front of the building. If the hotel is not in our pick up area, please contact us and we will find the best solution.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that you will be required to cover your head when visiting some Jewish sites
- We pick up only from the city center
Reviews(213)
Great tour with a very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide! One problem (which was not our guide’s fault) was that we chose a hotel pickup point which was similar in name to another location of the hotel. When we were going to the pickup point we realized we didn’t know which one as it was not indicated on our ticket. Nor could we contact anyone to clarify. But to repeat, our guide was great and we were very satisfied!
Learned quite a bit about Poland and Warsaw’s history. Also of the tragic years of WWII and tragedy experienced by Poles and Polish Jews.
Max is very knowledgeable. The car is unique. Max pick us up at our hotel even though it wasn't on the list. He also gave us some good tips about Warsaw in general.
We had a wonderful tour with Marcin. He was very knowledgeable on the subject matter and answered all of our questions thoroughly. He showed compassion as he described the events of WW11 and the Holocaust. We highly recommend this tour.
My husband and I really enjoyed the tour with Alek. He was very informative, kind, and knowledgeable! Would highly recommend.
Excellent Tour with a lot of insight. I recommend this warmly! The guide has a lot of knowledge and was very enthusiastic about it. At the same time, he was very accommodating of our desire to enter the synagogue and light a Hanukkah menorah, as well as visit the local kosher store.
We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed our trip. Thank you and we hope to see you again :)
An excellent and well organized tour with a knowledgeable, passionate guide who brought the Jewish history to life. The guide Alexander was engaging and we learned so much beyond what a guidebook offers. A fantastic way to truly understand and learn history. We recommend this highly! Thank you Alxenader for this outstanding guided tour you gave us! Kind regards, Mikael & Sana Enroos from Sweden
It was a great tour, with an awesome vintage car and an extremely knowledgeable guide. I was vaguely familiar with most of it, as it's been an interest of mine, but all the extra detail he provided was fascinating, and I especially enjoyed when he would provide personal familial history as it related to the story or location he was talking about. All in all, an excellent tour and I'd recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in the subject. It was a last minute idea for me when other plans fell through, but I'm so very glad I got to go on this tour.
Very interesting tour, with a personable guide Alek. He answered all of our questions and was very chatty. Fun to drive round in a fiat too! This tour is good to see the unseen / hidden history of Warsaw. Would recommend
Great tour of important Jewish sights in Warsaw. Only way to see these important places. Alex was a great guide.
