Private Shore Excursion: Tour of Gdansk and visit Stutthof Concentration Camp

7 hours Private tour

Private Shore Excursion: Tour of Gdansk and visit Stutthof Concentration Camp, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Panoramic driving tour around Gdansk and walking Old Town tour with photo stops, as well as a visit to the Stutthof Concentration camp. You will see Westerplatte, Solidarity Square, Oliwa Cathedral, St. Mary's Church, Green Gate, Golden Gate, Main Town Hall, etc.

During the tour, you will have free time for lunch, as well as a coffee break or shopping.

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At a glance

Duration: 7 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Uopera tours

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Pick-up/Drop-off at the port by comfortable a/c vehicle relevant to the group size
Included: Professional English-speaking tour guide for 7 hrs
Included: Visit to the Stutthof concentration camp

Not included

Not included: Tips/Gratuity
Not included: Admission to St. Mary’s Basilica
Not included: Other admissions/donations

Itinerary

Sopot

Passing by

Sopot is a resort city located between Gdansk and Gdynia, forming with them the Tricity agglomeration.
Westerplatte

15 min

A large protective peninsula shielding Gdańsk's Nowy Port to its south, Westerplatte achieved infamy as the military zone where the opening shots of WWII were exchanged and would begin the conflict that would claim an estimated 70 to 85 million lives and profoundly shaped the world as we see it today.
Archikatedra Oliwska

30 min Admission not included

The cathedral is dedicated to The Holy Trinity, Blessed Virgin Mary and St Bernard. In 1186 Sambor I of Gdańsk (son of Subisław I), Duke of Pomerania, founded the Cistercian monastery named “Beatae Mariae de Oliva” or “ad montem Olivarum” - the name which stayed with this church over the centuries. All the 23 altars of the cathedral are of great historical value. They are mainly Baroque and Rococo, partly made of marble.
Stop 4

15 min Admission not included

Solidarity is a Polish labour union that was founded on 17 September 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard under the leadership of Lech Wałęsa. The square, named after this union is marked by the Monument to the fallen Shipyard Workers opened on 16 December 1980 near the entrance to what was then the Lenin Shipyard. It commemorates the 42 or more people killed during the Coastal cities events in December 1970.
Muzeum Stutthof w Sztutowie

2 hours Admission included

Stutthof was a Nazi German concentration camp built in a secluded, wet, and wooded area near the small town of Sztutowo 34 km (21 mi) east of the city of Gdańsk in the former territory of the Free City of Danzig. The camp was set up around already existing structures after the invasion of Poland in World War II, used for the imprisonment of Polish intelligentsia. More than 85,000 victims died in the camp out of as many as 110,000 inmates deported there.
St. Mary's Church

20 min Admission not included

St. Mary's Church is currently one of the two or three largest brick churches in the world. The church is decorated inside with several masterpieces of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque painting.
Green Gate (Brama Zielona)

20 min

The Green Gate is located between Long Market (Długi Targ) and the River Motława. The Green Gate was clearly inspired by the Antwerp City Hall. It was built as the formal residence of Poland's monarchs. Today the Green Gate houses the National Museum in Gdańsk. Exhibitions, meetings, conferences and shows are held here. The Gdańsk office of former Polish President Lech Wałęsa is located in one of the rooms.
Langgasser Tor (Goldenes Tor)

20 min

The Golden Gate is one of the most notable tourist attractions of the city. It was created in 1612–14 in place of a 13th-century gothic gate, the Brama Długouliczna (Long Street Gate). Both sides of the gate have attiques, with figures symbolizing the qualities of the ideal citizen.
Stop 9

2 h 30 min

Old Town in Gdańsk can be found north of the modern city center. There are lots of exciting structures there, including: Gdańsk Granaries, Gdańsk Mills, Gdańsk Town Hall, Monument of King Sobieski, Polish Post, Preachers' House. The main streets of the Old town are Ulica Długa (Long Street) and Długi Targ (Long Market), a pedestrian walkways surrounded by buildings reconstructed in historical (primarily during the 17th century) style and flanked at both ends by elaborate city gates.
Main Town Hall - Museum of Gdansk

20 min Admission not included

Gdańsk Main Town Hall is a historic Ratusz, one of the finest examples of the Gothic-Renaissance historic buildings in the city, built at the intersection of the Ulica Długa (Long Street) and Długi Targ (Long Market), in the most popular part of Gdańsk. The Main Town Hall houses the History Museum of the City of Gdańsk.
Fontanna Neptuna

10 min

Neptune Fountain - was designed by Abraham van den Blocke.

The main source of water flows is the trident held by the ruler of the seas and oceans to the right, seahorses at his feet and the edge of the pedestal.