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Krakow: Wawel Cathedral Tour with Private Guide

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Price is P 10,873 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Explore the sacred Wawel Cathedral with your private expert guide
  • Discover royal tombs, saints’ chapels, and masterpieces of sacred art
  • Hear powerful stories of faith, courage, and history
  • Visit the Sigismund Bell Tower independently after your guided tour
  • Enjoy an intimate, unhurried experience at your own pace
Activity location
    • Krakow
    • Krakow, Województwo małopolskie, Poland
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • plac Świętej Marii Magdaleny, 31-044 Kraków, Poland | Meet your guide on the St. Mary Magdalene Square, at the Piotr Skarga Monument. They will hold an excursions.city sign.
    • Kraków, Województwo małopolskie, Poland

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Dutch Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Dutch
Language options: Dutch
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P 10,872.97 x 1 AdultP 10,872.97

Total
Price is P 10,872.97
English Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
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P 10,872.97 x 1 AdultP 10,872.97

Total
Price is P 10,872.97
French Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • French
Language options: French
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P 10,872.97 x 1 AdultP 10,872.97

Total
Price is P 10,872.97
German Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • German
Language options: German
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Price is P 10,872.97
Italian Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Italian
Language options: Italian
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P 10,872.97 x 1 AdultP 10,872.97

Total
Price is P 10,872.97
Polish Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Polish
Language options: Polish
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P 10,872.97 x 1 AdultP 10,872.97

Total
Price is P 10,872.97
Portuguese Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Portuguese
Language options: Portuguese
Price details
P 10,872.97 x 1 AdultP 10,872.97

Total
Price is P 10,872.97
Slovak Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Slovak
Language options: Slovak
Price details
P 10,872.97 x 1 AdultP 10,872.97

Total
Price is P 10,872.97
Spanish Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Price details
P 10,872.97 x 1 AdultP 10,872.97

Total
Price is P 10,872.97
Swedish Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Swedish
Language options: Swedish
Price details
P 10,872.97 x 1 AdultP 10,872.97

Total
Price is P 10,872.97

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private licensed expert guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entry ticket to Wawel Cathedral
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided visit through chapels, royal tombs, and crypts
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to the Sigismund Bell Tower
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Personalized, flexible tour pace

What you can expect

Experience the heart of Krakow’s spiritual and royal heritage on a private visit to Wawel Cathedral. Your expert guide will reveal its legends, saints, and kings — from the martyrdom of St. Stanislaus to the prayers of young Karol Wojtyła. A deeply personal encounter with Poland’s thousand-year story.

Meet your private guide at St. Mary Magdalene Square, by the Piotr Skarga Monument. During a short walk toward Wawel Hill, your guide introduces the spiritual and historical meaning of the royal hill — for centuries the symbolic heart of the Polish nation.
Inside the cathedral, you’ll explore a thousand years of history woven into stone, marble, and gold. Step into the main nave, then into chapels built by kings and bishops — each reflecting a different era of art and faith. Hear how coronations, royal vows, and funerals shaped the destiny of the country.

Your tour continues to the Sigismund Bell Tower, an essential part of the cathedral experience. Together with your guide, climb the narrow wooden steps to see the monumental Sigismund Bell — a 16th-century masterpiece that has rung in moments of triumph, sorrow, and national remembrance. Standing beside this mighty bronze giant, you’ll feel its deep resonance echo through centuries of Polish history. From the tower, admire a sweeping view of Wawel Hill and the old city below — a fitting reflection point before concluding your visit in the royal crypts.

Descend into the royal crypts, where monarchs and national heroes rest side by side. The guide’s stories reveal the personal side of history — their triumphs, tragedies, and legacies carved in stone. Learn about Saint Stanislaus, the bishop whose martyrdom sanctified the site, and the young priest Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II, who served here before leading the Church.

This private tour reveals more than monuments — it opens a window into the soul of Poland. As you walk through the cathedral’s golden chapels and echoing crypts, your guide brings centuries of kings, heroes, and saints to life. A rare moment of reflection and connection within Krakow’s most sacred walls.

Location

Activity location
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    • Krakow
    • Krakow, Województwo małopolskie, Poland
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    • plac Świętej Marii Magdaleny, 31-044 Kraków, Poland | Meet your guide on the St. Mary Magdalene Square, at the Piotr Skarga Monument. They will hold an excursions.city sign.
    • Kraków, Województwo małopolskie, Poland