Gdansk Private Communism Tour with Solidarity Center Museum
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Gdansk Private Communism Tour with Solidarity Center Museum
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Duration: 2–4 hours
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- Private Commonist-themed tour of Gdansk with a visit to the European Solidarity Center
- History Expert Guide with Official Gdansk License who is fluent in chosen language
- Skip-the-line tickets to the European Solidarity Center (in 2 and 4-hour options)
- Free entry to Sala BHP and Gdansk Shipyard (in 4-hour option)
- A shot of traditional Polish vodka (in 4-hour option)
- Pickup from your accommodation in Gdansk Old Town
- Entry/Admission - Gdansk
What's not included- Pickup from accommodation located outside Gdansk Old Town
- Start:
- Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970, Plac Solidarności, 80-001 Gdańsk, PolandMeet your guide under the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970, Plac Solidarności, 80-001 Gdańsk
End:- Stocznia Gdańska, Doki 1, 80-863 Gdańsk, PolandThe last stop will be Gdansk Shipyard (Stocznia Gdansk).
- Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 65617P19- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- 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
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 65617P19
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Itinerary
- Plac Solidarności, 80-001 Gdańsk, PolandMeet your guide under the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970, Plac Solidarności, 80-001 Gdańsk
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- Doki 1, 80-863 Gdańsk, PolandThe last stop will be Gdansk Shipyard (Stocznia Gdansk).
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- 289guyh0 contributionsWell worth your time and moneyOnly popped in for a bit. Spent four hours there. Insightful, encapsulating and heartbreaking. Very well put together.Written 17 December 2024
- owendavidson19980 contributionsGreat visit for those who enjoy the history of war!We visited this last week and it wasn’t too busy so could take time around the museum, we purchased the headsets with commentary for ourselves and it was great, very clear, slow paced and informative, good experience all round!Written 25 September 2024
- Knut50 contributionsImportant tour, not to forgett what happend in 2. WW!An educating tour, and guiding, to one off The Consentration camp nerby Gdańsk. The guide, Elwira, was very informative, knowledgeable and pleasant.Written 13 September 2024
- Jeffrey L0 contributionsSolidarity foreverThis museum, it’s exhibits and an excellent audio guide give a very good picture of how Poland managed to escape the yoke of communism.Written 18 August 2024
- Jeffrey L0 contributionsWorld War III has never looked so goodThis museum, it’s exhibits, it’s audio guide or among the best I have ever attended. You get a very good view of World War III, it’s causes, and resulting historical events. Allowing enough time to go through the museum completely and listen to the entire audio guide.Written 18 August 2024
- K444SEedytak0 contributionsMust take the Tri-City Tour with Michal. It was amazing!!!The Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot Tour with Michal Maj was amazing. I couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide. Highly recommended!!!!Written 7 August 2024
- EllenH3890 contributionsOne day notice of cancellationWe were really looking forward to this tour. Unfortunately, they canceled the day before our tour. They refunded our payment promptly so that was good .Written 17 July 2024
- brintp600 contributionsGreat Dumpling TourWe had an awesome dumpling tour!! Kaja as a very outgoing , knowledgeable and fun tour guide that took us to three amazing dumpling restaurants !! We leaned some history and fun facts about Poland!! Highly recommend!!!Written 23 December 2023
- halinak9760 contributionsAmberSuper place to visit. Good places to eat. Amber museum very interesting. Now in the Great Mill. Look out for lovely Amber jewellery to buy. I have been several times before and always enjoy it.Written 11 November 2023
- renatobelli990 contributionsGdansk Must VisitThis is a must visit ,anyone visiting Gdansk has to visit this place and witness the atrocities that took place ,really very emotional placeWritten 31 October 2023
- astridmex0 contributionsGreat permanent exhibitionWe were delighted with the permanent exhibition on the story of Solidarność. It was a great insight to everything that occurred during that time. On the other hand, the temporary exhibition on the shipyard itself was tedious. The audio guide went on describing every single piece of memorabilia at great length, which seemed superfluous and considerably increased the duration of this part. If you can get a plushie of Lech, please do!Written 1 October 2023
- Silveroscar0 contributionsAutomated guideInteresting visit. The automated tour was excellent and we had lovely pastries and coffee afterwards.Written 16 September 2023
- Fran R0 contributionsExcellent museum with a lot of relevance at this moment in timeExtremely informative. Very well done exhibit. Terrifying similarities with what is happening now in the eastern part of Europe.Written 6 August 2023
- Robin H0 contributionsA fascinating museum, quite an experience!This museum was really an experience, sometimes overwhelming in its sadness and horror of what was inflicted on ordinary people. The story is very comprehensive and also tells of the huge part that Poland played in the outbreak of the war. The permanent exhibition has some excellent displays involving tanks ,aircraft and weapons ,all quite spectacular. My ticket price was 29zl The museum is a big attraction and there are sometimes long queues for tickets ,i purchased mine the day before. First admission is at 10.00am but entry numbers are limited and you are allowed into the museum before but you are not allowed entry to the exhibition until 10.00am . The staff are very friendly and helpful. Bags are requested to be placed in lockers using a returnable 2 zloty coin. This museum cannot be rushed through and also involves a fair amount of reading information boards so isn't really suitable for young children. I recommend at least 3 hours to do this justice. There is an audio guide for 12 Zloty which is well worth the price and automatically activates on entry to the different rooms. There is a museum shop and café . The location is in a peaceful spot by the river and has outside seats and ,the museum is signposted but can also be seen by its modern architecture from a distance.Written 25 July 2023
- XFNutty0 contributionsGreat tour!Marek arrived on time. He was knowledgeable and listened to our questions and was happy to elaborate on areas that we were interested in. Very friendly and we felt very relaxed. There was plenty of food in the tour and we got to see an wide range of places around Gdańsk for sights and food and drink. He gave us loads of suggestion for other things we could do around the city as well. We would really recommend this trip!Written 27 June 2023
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Essex70 contributions
Dec 2019
Elwira was a great guide. She had a personal connection to the communist times in Poland and it showed when a few times she needed a moment to herself as she started to well up! We knew so little in the West of what went on behind the 'Iron Curtain' and hearing and seeing about it first hand makes you realise how lucky we were. The ECS museum was so much better being guided as a lot to take in so were taken to the important parts and done in a more logical order.
It was also nice to be shown where other parts of the shipyard was or would of been. The shot of vodka in the restaurant was nice afterwards too and also gave us time to have a general chat with Elwira. Highly recommend.
The Poles are definitely fighters and
It was also nice to be shown where other parts of the shipyard was or would of been. The shot of vodka in the restaurant was nice afterwards too and also gave us time to have a general chat with Elwira. Highly recommend.
The Poles are definitely fighters and
Written 14 December 2019
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Hi!
Thank you for so much effort to write this review. We agree with you 100% about Elwira nad ECS - she is the best to guide there. I'm happy that you had such an informative tour!
I hope to see you on some other tours, maybe Old Town Walking tour or delicious Food Tasting tour. If you will come to Gdansk again just let us know ;)
Greetings!
Written 3 March 2020
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Mary P
1 contribution
Jun 2019 • Couples
Jakub Zglinski gave us a fantastic private Solidarity tour on 19 June 2019. He made this tour exceeded our expectations as he was a fountain of information, and impressed us by not answering one question because he wasn't absolutely sure of
the answer. We highly recommend Jakub to any one visiting Gdansk.
the answer. We highly recommend Jakub to any one visiting Gdansk.
Written 20 June 2019
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Tim W
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Family
The guide was brilliant! She really knew her stuff! Very impressive! Wish we knew about her sooner in our trip!
Written 20 November 2023
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Fran R
Zurich, Switzerland368 contributions
Jul 2023 • Solo
Well done
Lots of explanations, facts, photos.
Important topic, today possibly more than some years ago
Lots of explanations, facts, photos.
Important topic, today possibly more than some years ago
Written 6 August 2023
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Gary G
Saint Louis, MO21 contributions
May 2023
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!
Written 22 May 2023
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HenrikHJ
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Oct 2022
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.
Written 10 October 2022
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Brian J
Naestved, Denmark23 contributions
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
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
Written 6 December 2021
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Charlotte De Leeuw
Alphen, The Netherlands6 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
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 🙏
Written 29 December 2019
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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!
Written 3 March 2020
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Je voudrais savoir comment réserver cette visite pour 6 personnes en étant sûre d'avoir un guide francophone
Written 27 June 2019
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