Private Tour: Warsaw City Sightseeing by retro minibus

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Overview

Customise your tour, decide what you want to see, and leave the rest in the hands of your tour guide. Enjoy your visit to Warsaw!

This option is a choice for those looking for more than a regular, pre-planned tour. The guide sets up the plan with you upon the meeting, or you can contact our office before the arrival and set up the most convenient plan in advance. Warsaw is a diverse city that satisfies a broad spectrum of travellers: lovers of classic European styles, WWII buffs or those who want to learn more about communism and life behind the iron curtain. Your guide is an expert in putting together all the pieces you need to have the best experience.

Choose from the Old Town, Royal Route, Praga district, Łazienki Royal Gardens, former Jewish Ghetto, communist Warsaw or two uprisings during WWII. The choice is vast and time is limited - it is a good idea to have help from someone who knows his job well.

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Live commentary on board
Local guide

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Meeting and Pickup

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The tour operator will contact you to confirm the pick-up details.

What To Expect

Old Town

Warsaw Old Town - it is one of the suggestions. The Old Town is an excellent start to discovering Warsaw. On the walk, you see Castle Square, where the story of Warsaw started more than 700 years ago. The king who believed to have both Polish and Swedish thrones, old trade paths and signs of German gothic era settlers. There is so much to find! As the walk continues, you discover the gothic Cathedral, narrow side streets filled with tenement houses, a viewing point at the old riverside, and finally, you reach the Market Square. Colourful and prestigious tenement houses with restaurants surround the square: it’s an excellent place to slow down, take a breath and investigate the story of the Warsaw mermaid. If you’re lucky enough, you will meet a Warsaw barrel organ player and listen to (very) old top hits.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Royal Route

Royal Route - it is one of the suggestions. Krakowskie Przedmieście is Poland’s capital, Warsaw’s best-known and most prestigious streets, surrounded by historic palaces, churches, and manor-houses. It links the Old Town and Royal Castle with some of the most notable institutions in Warsaw, including the Presidential Palace, Warsaw University, and the Polish Academy of Sciences, headquartered in the Staszic Palace. The direct southward extension of Krakowskie Przedmieście along the Royal Route is called Nowy Świat, with the famous palm tree at its end.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Praga Polnoc

Praga district - it is one of the suggestions. The enigmatic Praga district sits on the Eastern side of the Vistula river. When the minibus crosses the river, one can see picturesque views of the wild riverside. Praga is the only district of Warsaw that survived the apocalypse of WWII - that's why it represents the picture of the pre-WWII city filled with belle-epoque buildings with small and noisy courtyards. Once neglected, it becomes a hip and artistic part of Warsaw, still not affected by commercial tourism.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Lazienki Krolewskie w Warszawie

Łazienki Royal Gardens - it is one of the suggestions. Łazienki Royal Gardens were designed in the 17th century as a baths park for nobleman Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski. In the 18th century, Poland’s last monarch, Stanislaus II Augustus, transformed the park into a setting for palaces, villas, classicist follies, and monuments. In 1918 it was officially designated a public park. Łazienki is visited by tourists worldwide and serves as a venue for music, the arts, and culture. The park is also home to peacocks and a large number of squirrels.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Warsaw Ghetto

Warsaw Jewish Ghetto - it is one of the suggestions. Muranów district is the witness of the tragedy of the Jewish Ghetto, created by german Nazis in 1940. The first impression is that it is just a regular neighbourhood filled with squared blocks of flats. But there is much more from the past to be discovered with the help of your guide. In the year 1943, when the last part of the Jewish community was about to be deported to the extermination camp, they created the underground resistance and started the insurrection against their oppressors. This fight took three weeks and resulted in the demolition of the Jewish district in Warsaw. The guide will uncover the covered layers from the past for you

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Palace of Culture and Science

Communist Warsaw - it is one of the suggestions. Unique retro minibus called Żuk (the beetle) - ten miles per gallon, wooden floor, and produced in communist Poland – all add a meaningful piece of reality to your experience. Each stop represents different parts of communist Poland’s history - from the dusk of WWII and post-war reconstruction of Warsaw through the rough ‘60s and ‘70s to the first free elections on the 4th of June 1989. Disclose the secrets of communist Poland, learn how people managed to survive in the central-steered economy and find relics from those days in Warsaw.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Monument to the Warsaw Uprising Fighters

WWII Buffs - it is one of the suggestions. This program is a choice for those primarily interested in the history of World War II. Tyranny, resistance and gore would be the most appropriate words to describe that part of Polish history. From the remains of the street fights and two insurrections to Warsaw’s so-called 'liberation' by the Soviets in 1945. You'll learn about the battles, heroes and everyday life in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation, the political situation in the region that has changed diametrically throughout coupe years of WWII and the consequences that war has brought to Poland and Europe. Find buildings that may be considered war memorials due to the bullet holes, ricochets, lost souls, pieces of the Jewish Ghetto wall, hills of rubble, gloomy Umschlagplatz, Soviet tanks and aeroplanes. Travel through time thanks to stories you'll hear, combined with archival photographs and our Zuk retro minibus.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Specialized infant seats are available
If your pickup location is not present in the selection box, please send the address to the tour operator. Please note that transfer from and to the hotel counts into the tour's total time. Therefore, sometimes it is better to meet the guide in the city centre, rather than spend the time transferring from the far-located hotel.

Car is used mainly for transfers between locations where guests walk with their guide.
This tour can be booked instantly online for adults and children over 150 centimetres (4,9 ft). However, if you want to book a tour for a shorter child, please contact the tour operator to check the availability of seat boosters, which are obligatory in Poland.
You must contact the tour operator before booking the tour to ensure the tour is appropriate for you if you have health issues or require special assistance.
Classic vintage minibuses are not equipped with air conditioning, and some are not equipped with seat belts (which is legal with classic vintage cars). However, they have a heating system for the winter.
The capacity of one minibus is 8 passengers. 5 minibuses are available.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private Tour: Warsaw City Sightseeing by retro minibus?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025