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Stutthof Memorial and Gdańsk Old Town

  • Private tour
  • Duration: 7 h
  • Moderate walking
  • Multiple languages

Overview

This tour puts the two halves of Gdańsk’s twentieth century side by side. An hour east of the city, at Sztutowo, stands Stutthof, opened the day after the invasion of Poland in 1939 and the first German concentration camp outside the pre-war borders; about 65,000 people died there. Back in the city, the old town destroyed in the same war was rebuilt street by street, and the shipyard where the Solidarity strike began in 1980 stands at the edge of it.

The tour covers:

  • The Stutthof memorial with a guide, including the barracks and the museum
  • Time for reflection on the site and on the drive back
  • The old town of Gdańsk, the Long Market and St Mary’s Basilica
  • Solidarity Square and the monument to the shipyard workers
  • Free time for lunch and shopping

Please note that the tour order and the time spent at each venue may vary.

What you will see

  • The memorial at Stutthof, with a guide throughout
  • The first German camp built outside the borders of 1937
  • The rebuilt old town of Gdańsk and St Mary's Basilica
  • Solidarity Square, where the strike of 1980 began
  • Free time for lunch and shopping in the old town

Itinerary

  1. Meeting at the port

    Meeting at the port of Gdynia. The start time of the tour is given approximately and will be adjusted depending on your ship arrival time. The exact meeting time will be specified on your confirmation letter.

  2. Drive to Stutthof

    An hour east along the coast to Sztutowo, through forest and farmland

  3. Stutthof Memorial

    A guided visit to the Stutthof memorial. The camp opened on 2 September 1939, the day after the invasion of Poland, and was the first German concentration camp built outside the borders of 1937. About 110,000 people were held here, among them Poles from Gdańsk and Pomerania, Jews from across occupied Europe and prisoners of many other nations; some 65,000 died of hunger, disease, forced labour and murder. The site was liberated in May 1945 and became a museum in 1962. The visit takes in the surviving barracks, the old camp, the gas chamber and the memorial, in the quiet the place asks for.

  4. Drive to Gdańsk

    An hour and a quarter back along the coast

  5. Free time for lunch

    An hour of your own in the old town

  6. Old town walking tour

    A guided walk through the main town, rebuilt after 1945 from photographs and paintings when more than nine tenths of it lay in ruins. You walk the Royal Way from the Golden Gate of 1614 down the Long Market to the Green Gate on the river, past the Main Town Hall, the Neptune Fountain of 1633 and Artus Court, where the merchants met. St Mary's Basilica, begun in 1343 and finished in 1502, is the largest brick church in the world and holds twenty-five thousand people. Nearby stands the Crane of 1444, the largest port crane in medieval Europe, worked by men walking inside its wheels.

  7. Solidarity Square

    A photo stop at Solidarity Square outside the shipyard gates, where the strike of August 1980 led by an electrician named Lech Wałęsa forced the communist government to accept a free trade union, the first in the eastern bloc. The three steel crosses with anchors, 42 metres tall, were raised in December 1980 for the shipyard workers shot during the protests of 1970.

  8. Return to the ship

    The drive back to the cruise port in Gdynia

Price includes

  • English speaking guide for 7 hours; other languages are available upon request
  • Transportation in a A/C vehicle for 7 hours
  • Pick up and drop off in the port
  • Guided tour at Stutthof Concentration Camp site
  • Old Town Walking Tour

Not included

  • Lunch
  • Tips (recommended tips for guide: 10% of the tour cost, for driver: 5% of the tour cost)

Meeting point

The meeting point is located outside the cruise port area. Please, make sure to read disembarkation instructions sent through email with other documentation.

Prices

PeoplePrice per person
1€819
2€410
3€293
4€220
5€176
6€161
7€148
8€129
PeoplePrice per person
9€115
10€104
11€94
12€86
13€80
14€74
15€73
16€69

Good to know

Visas and tour tickets

US and EU citizens need no visa or tour ticket to come ashore in Gdynia (Gdansk).

Payment
  • A deposit of 50% is due when you book.
  • The balance is due on the day of the tour, in cash (euros) or by credit card.
  • Full payment is due when you book a single excursion.
  • You receive a confirmation as soon as your online payment goes through.
Cancellation
  • Tell us in writing if you or anyone in your party cancels a confirmed booking.
  • Deposits are refunded in full up to 72 hours before the tour.
  • Deposits are not refunded within 72 hours of the tour.
  • No refund is given for a no-show, or once the tour has been paid in full.
Availability and notes
  • Ask us about availability at least 48 hours before your ship reaches the port.
  • The schedule is adjusted to the arrival time of your ship.
  • The tour involves walking and climbing stairs.
  • Wear comfortable shoes, dress for the weather and bring an umbrella just in case.
Tips and discounts
  • Children aged 7 to 17 and students pay 10% less.
  • Tips are not included in the price.
  • We suggest about 15% in total, split as 10% for your guide and 5% for your driver.
  • Please carry some cash for this, though tipping is always your choice.

Book this tour

from €69 / person

Estimated total €820

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