Underground Town Osowka
Underground Town Osowka
Underground Town Osowka
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Koala W
Berlin, Germany13 contributions
Oct 2022 • Family
So nice to see how people had there bunkers there and they also have old cars so you can feel like you have teleported back time
Written 25 April 2023
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thomas
Virum, Denmark6 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
What was the purpose of these underground structures. Why should so many prisoners die during the work to create this underground world. I don’t think I got the answers. But the visit to this place is SO interesting. Fantastic made with movies and projections along the way. The guide was only Polish speaking but the option to rent an English audio guide ensures the full experience. We combined this visit with a visit to Gross-Rosen - well worth a day to learn more about European history and cruelty.
Written 10 July 2021
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Anna G
Lodz, Poland702 contributions
Sep 2020
The tour is well prepared,.
Make sure to wear warm clothes as there is only 6 to 10 C inside all year round.
There is a free parking, toilets and the restaurant.
Make sure to wear warm clothes as there is only 6 to 10 C inside all year round.
There is a free parking, toilets and the restaurant.
Written 28 September 2020
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MariaDavidRobinson
Walton-On-Thames, UK202 contributions
Nov 2019
Travelled as a solo traveller to here whilst working in Wroclaw. Very easy to find with SatNav or Waze using the co-ordinates N50.66988, E16.41845, although single-lane roads in some places but all tarmaced. Nice cafe at site although main toilet block outside was closed and huge queues for the cafe toilet, so just popped into the woods !
You can only visit on guided tours, mainly on the hour, and to my knowledge only in Polish but you can rent a nice audio guide and each place the guide stops there is a number displayed (not always clear but he will call it out if you ask) and this provides a nice summary of where you are stood, although quite a bit shorter than what he says.
When you come out you can explore in the hills above the complex and can see some amazing structures on ground level, that supported the tunnel complex below. Pretty easy to find as just follow the black route and its prob a 30-40 min loop back to the tunnel entrance.
Highly recommend. I did a few of the various tunnel complexes in the area and this was by far the best.
You can only visit on guided tours, mainly on the hour, and to my knowledge only in Polish but you can rent a nice audio guide and each place the guide stops there is a number displayed (not always clear but he will call it out if you ask) and this provides a nice summary of where you are stood, although quite a bit shorter than what he says.
When you come out you can explore in the hills above the complex and can see some amazing structures on ground level, that supported the tunnel complex below. Pretty easy to find as just follow the black route and its prob a 30-40 min loop back to the tunnel entrance.
Highly recommend. I did a few of the various tunnel complexes in the area and this was by far the best.
Written 24 November 2019
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INEVERUSETHIS
Port Orange, FL224 contributions
Nov 2019 • Couples
This was worth the hour and a half drive from our Wroclaw hotel. The tour was an hour long with a guide who only spoke polish BUT they have audio guides in various languages. The 10 stations are clearly marked 1-10. Mind you that this place in is the side of a mountain in the middle of no where and was very educational. It seems that the tours only for individuals are on the hour. I cant say enough how Kool is was because the hour tour went by so fast.
Written 18 November 2019
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Grizwold13
Perth, Australia250 contributions
Oct 2019
It takes some effort to go off course from your itinerary to get to this part of the world. The tunnels themselves are still a work in progress and in speaking to people who saw it last year it seems like it is getting better each year. With that in mind it may pay to wait a couple more years. There is a very basic cafe at the site and it may be worth going in the warmer months so you can enjoy a hike in the area. Make sure you have warm clothes for the tunnel tour as it is eight degrees underground all year round. Ie a warm jacket, pants and a scarf at a minimum. They give you a met that you just wear so that gives some warmth.
Written 5 October 2019
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Veronika H
4 contributions
Aug 2019 • Friends
We came here first thing in the morning when they opened and there were no audioduides already! so we had to wait for two hours. It's absurd, we checked their web site the night before and no info on this!! And this happened to all of non polish speakers who were in line with us. The drive here is long so make reservations or go with the travel agency.
Written 4 August 2019
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We are very sorry that lack of audio guides influenced your whole rating. We have 25 audio guides. We see now that it is not enough when we have many tourists from abroad at the same time. That what happened last sunday. We gave audio guides at 10.15 and at 10.30 and that is why we didn't have more at 11.00.
Written 5 August 2019
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Nastya
Kyiv, Ukraine6 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
We really liked the tour Osowka which we had as a part of the team building. Professional translator and guides which were engaging and had very good knowledge of the history. Extreme version of the tour is recommended if you want to have more fun together :) Especially we liked the guide at the extreme part of the tour he made us laugh with his special sense of humour :)
Written 29 May 2019
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Pálfi Bence
42 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
It was not the same I expected, a nazi bunker sounds really interesting, but it just a big hole, after all, and by comparison expensive.
Besides that, there was a couple of mistakes in the organizing. We registered for an "extreme tour" (contain an underground boat trip), the reply e-mail was in Polish, despite we used English in letter. They wrote, the beginning is at 16:15. We arrived at 16:17, a bit late because the closures on roads. The cashier imparted, it's too late, the group is already underground, we should have arrived 20 minutes before that time... So needed to wait almost an hour for a basic tour.
In addition, on the website you can read, they don't accept card, nonetheless I saw a card terminal at the cash register... It was unpleasant because we forced to hunt for an exchange to buy złotys.
So finally got inside, at first time it's seems cool, but after 20 minutes eventually you don't see any interesting. Concrete and stone walls, dark and wet cavities. There are just a few exhibition items, although the bunker was despoiled before, I think they could put there more things to see.
So, if you decided to visit it, prepare the follow things:
Darkness: the lighting is not the best, for about the one third of the lamps are not working, more times I forced to light with my phone.
Difficult terrain: there are many bumps and pits, in addition darkness, so it could be dangerous. I nearly broke my footfinger because an unmarked sill..
Cold and wet: It's suggestable to wear waterproof shoes and warm clothes, even it's summer on ground.
Ps.: parking is not free, the lounge is expensive, and the hole is for about 200 m from visitor center via a dirt road, the but the nearby forest is beautiful.
Besides that, there was a couple of mistakes in the organizing. We registered for an "extreme tour" (contain an underground boat trip), the reply e-mail was in Polish, despite we used English in letter. They wrote, the beginning is at 16:15. We arrived at 16:17, a bit late because the closures on roads. The cashier imparted, it's too late, the group is already underground, we should have arrived 20 minutes before that time... So needed to wait almost an hour for a basic tour.
In addition, on the website you can read, they don't accept card, nonetheless I saw a card terminal at the cash register... It was unpleasant because we forced to hunt for an exchange to buy złotys.
So finally got inside, at first time it's seems cool, but after 20 minutes eventually you don't see any interesting. Concrete and stone walls, dark and wet cavities. There are just a few exhibition items, although the bunker was despoiled before, I think they could put there more things to see.
So, if you decided to visit it, prepare the follow things:
Darkness: the lighting is not the best, for about the one third of the lamps are not working, more times I forced to light with my phone.
Difficult terrain: there are many bumps and pits, in addition darkness, so it could be dangerous. I nearly broke my footfinger because an unmarked sill..
Cold and wet: It's suggestable to wear waterproof shoes and warm clothes, even it's summer on ground.
Ps.: parking is not free, the lounge is expensive, and the hole is for about 200 m from visitor center via a dirt road, the but the nearby forest is beautiful.
Written 4 May 2019
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Dear tourists from abroad you are very welcome to visit our amazing place: Underground city of Osowka. You will hear incredible history and you will see greatness of undergrounds made by human hands during World War II. For your trip to go well you need to rent an audio guide or ask for guide how speaks your language, for example Czech or English. You don't need to have cash, we accept cards. Undergrounds are bright enough and all lights work properly. You need to know that undergrounds are very specific to visit, sometimes it can be wet, cold, some surfaces are uneven so you need to be very careful. Because of that our attraction is unique. We invite all tourists from abroad to visit our incredible Osowka complex.If you follow our instructions and prepare for specific conditions that we have in our undergrounds, along with your friends you will remember your stay in Lower Silesia for a very long time
Written 8 May 2019
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Raroboy
Canada544 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
Another massive tunnel built by the Germans. This one has 2 stories inside, some caved in. There are 3 entrances to this tunnel. Must take a guide. English is available. When I look at these tunnels I think of the dying and suffering of the prisoners who were force to build them. A must see to get a feeling of the past.
Written 17 December 2018
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Samrat
16 contributions
We would be visiting Książ Castle from Wrocław in train. Can we travel to Osówka Underground City from Książ Castle in bus. We are interested to visit Osówka Underground City after visiting Książ Castle but since we don't have any car we are bit confused on how to reach Osówka from Książ Castle
Samrat
16 contributions
Hi, We are staying in Wroclaw in october, how can we reach to this place without a car. I see that we can go from Wroclaw to Wałbrzych in train, how can we travel from Wałbrzych to this tunnel? If not, is there a direct train/bus from wroclaw to this tunnel nearby stops.
Cece Jaine
Cambridge, UK9 contributions
Hi we would like to visit after seeing the Ksiaz Castle how can we get here without having a car?
Cece Jaine
Cambridge, UK9 contributions
Hi we would like to visit after seeing the Ksiaz Castle how can we get here without having a car?
Katarzyna
5 contributions
Czy osoby lekko niepełnosprawne ruchowo poruszające się bez użycia wózka czy kul , acz nieco wolniej, zwłaszcza przy podejściach w górę i zejściach w dół i potrzebujące niewielkiej przy tym pomocy dadzą radę zwiedzić to niezwykłe miasto, oczywiście biorąc pod uwagę trasę historyczną?
Osowka
2 contributions
Na trasie turystycznej jest trochę schodów i niektóre korytarze są niskie. Warto jednak spróbować. Trasa liczy ok km. Przewodnik co jakiś czas się zatrzymuje i opowiada. Decyzję zostawiamy Państwu.
lucas_2378
3 contributions
I'll be driving threw to wroclaw from Prague probably on the 28th
Is it possible to stop in and get a ticket for the day on site?
stickman2018
Koper, Slovenia32 contributions
yes, however it's better to call in advance, because sometimes the tickets are sold for a particular hour and you must wait like 3 hrs
lucas_2378
3 contributions
I'll be driving threw to wroclaw from Prague probably on the 28th
Can I stop in and get a ticket on the day from on site?
Barbara S
Krakow, Poland1,752 contributions
No need to book tickets in advance, you simply buy them and enter, but the tours are guided so they take place at specified times - depending on the type of tour (you can choose from many options - standard that takes 1 hours, extreme - standard + 30 min extreme tour, etc...)
Lar B
Waterford, Ireland2 contributions
we are staying in Krakow for a few days how far is it and how do we get there
Barbara S
Krakow, Poland1,752 contributions
It's quite far, you need to take a train to Wrocław, which takes about 4 hrs and from there there will still be like 50 km to reach the place. Alternatively you can go to Walbrzych (5 hrs) and from there take a taxi (about 20km will be left)
Lar B
Waterford, Ireland2 contributions
we are staying in Krakow for a few days how far is it and how do we get there
Osowka
2 contributions
Hi, Osowka is around 335km from Krakow. The most efficient way to come is by car. But you can also try taking a train to Wrocław, next one to Walbrzych, and third to Gluszyca.
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- According to Tripadvisor travellers, these are the best ways to experience Underground Town Osowka:
- Private Round Trip to Project Riese Including Tickets (From £85.53)
- Wroclaw to Project Riese and Gross Rosen Museum - WW2 Tour including tickets (From £114.05)
- Wroclaw To Church of Peace and Project Riese Tour (From £96.67)
- Wroclaw to Project Riese and Ksiaz Castle Private Tour (From £120.16)
- The secrets of World War II (From £130.94)
- Hotels near Underground Town Osowka:
- (9.55 mi) Ibis Styles Walbrzych
- (2.22 mi) Szyprowka Chata Pod Sowa
- (1.56 mi) Agroturystyka Ruczaj
- (1.87 mi) Dom Na Wzgórzu
- (4.82 mi) Palac Jugowice
- Restaurants near Underground Town Osowka:
- (0.00 mi) Restauracja Osowka
- (6.58 mi) Oberza PRL
- (2.06 mi) Sowia Grapa
- (2.03 mi) Zajazd Hubert
- (8.99 mi) Zlota Stacja
- Attractions near Underground Town Osowka:
- (0.01 mi) Podziemne Miasto Osówka
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