Best Old Town Walking Tours in Poland — Our Top 13

1.Warsaw: Old Town Highlights Walking Tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,516 reviews · 2h 30m · from $26Our pick

Spend 150 minutes walking from the Copernicus Monument along Warsaw’s Royal Route into the Old Town. Your English-speaking guide covers Chopin, Marie Curie, the Presidential Palace, Warsaw University, the reconstructed Royal Castle, and the city’s wartime destruction. Guides such as Michael, Andrzej, Anna, and Michal are praised for clear storytelling and humor.

“Tour was excellent and our guide Michal was funny and informative. We would throughly recommend this tour, as it’s a great way to discover the history of this beautiful city.”

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2.Old Town Krakow & Wawel Castle Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,508 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $26Top rated

Walk from Krakow’s Barbican to Wawel Castle with an English-speaking guide. You’ll see medieval gates, the Main Square, Collegium Maius, the Bishop’s Palace, Planty Park, Wawel Cathedral, and the castle courtyard while hearing stories about Polish history, Copernicus, and John Paul II.

“Pawel Mrozowicz was an excellent guide. He had an extensive knowledge of Krakow and the city sights, as well as the surrounding area and history. He was articulate in English and kept a walking pace to match the group. He has an art history background so he was able to discuss more of the cultural and art aspects of Krakow.”

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3.The Old Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 794 reviews · 2h 30m · from $19

Spend 150 minutes walking from St. Mary’s Basilica through Krakow’s medieval center to Wawel Castle. Guides such as Bart, Aga, Emily, and Slavek mix Polish history, legends, humor, and practical tips. Expect a broad introduction, not interior visits or included entrance tickets.

“Bart is one of a kind!!! Very knowledgable and his English cristal clear!! We’ve learned a lot!!”

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4.Warsaw: Old Town Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 599 reviews · 2 hours · from $13Best value

Walk Warsaw’s rebuilt Old Town with guides such as Anthony, Thomas, and Antek, from Sigismund’s Column to the Uprising Monument. Expect royal sights, hidden lanes, Jewish and wartime history, useful food tips, and a fast-moving two-hour route in English or German.

“Thomas was a fantastic guide and we really enjoyed the tour. It was a fast moving, very thorough tour covering a lot of places”

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5.Kraków: Old Town & Wawel Castle Walking Tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 532 reviews · 2h 30m · from $26

Walk Kraków’s Royal Route from the Barbican to Wawel Hill with an English-speaking guide. See the Cloth Hall, St. Mary’s Basilica, Collegium Maius, the papal window, castle courtyards, and the Wawel Dragon. Guides such as Maciek, Max, Victoria, and Big Tom bring history to life.

“The tour was informative, interesting, and fun! Our guide was very knowledgeable and a wonderful storyteller. It was great to have his local perspective on everything.”

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6.Gdańsk: Old Town Private Walking Tour with Legends and Facts

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 245 reviews · 2 - 6 hours · from $107

Walk Gdańsk with a licensed private guide such as Kaja or Krzysztof, seeing the Old Town, St Mary’s Basilica, Motława islands, St Bridget’s amber altar, or the European Solidarity Centre. Choose two to six hours, with flexible stops and local food tips.

“I had an amazing 6-hour walking tour of Gdańsk with Kaja from Active City Tour. She was incredibly knowledgeable, engaging, and made the entire experience both informative and enjoyable. Kaja spoke clearly, explained everything in detail, and showed me all the key sights along with some lesser-known spots that really gave insight into the city’s character. Her passion for Gdańsk was obvious and contagious. I couldn’t have asked for a better guide—highly recommended! Love from India 🇮🇳 ❤️”

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7.Legends and Tales of Old Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 227 reviews · 1h 50m · from $23

Meet Adam, Patrick, or Patryk beside St. Mary Basilica for a 110-minute English walking tour through Krakow’s Old Town. Your costumed guide carries a lantern and shares tales of vampires, ghosts, dragons, devils, kings, alchemists, and historic crimes. No jump scares, but plenty of atmosphere.

“Very intersting stories told by a charismatic guide. Would recommend!”

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8.Old Town Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 173 reviews · 2 hours · from $34

Walk Krakow’s Royal Route with a live guide through Wawel Hill, the Old Town, Jagiellonian University district, Planty Park, and Main Market Square. Guides including Arthur and Vlad bring history, legends, and local customs to life in English, Polish, Russian, French, German, or Italian.

“It was a great tour, despite very chilli weather :-) We went for the 2h Old Town walk. The guide was very knowledgable. He always had an interesting story to tell for every place that we visited. He was able to put that story in the wider context of the history of Krakow and history of Poland. He was providing right amount of details so that both kids and adults could enjoy the trip. Definitely worth recommending.”

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9.Gdansk Old Town 2-Hour Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 94 reviews · 2 hours

Meet your private English, German, or Polish-speaking guide at Upland Gate and walk Gdansk’s Royal Way, Long Market, St Mary’s Church, the Motława waterfront, The Crane, and Great Armoury. You’ll hear stories of kings, trade, wartime rebuilding, and the city’s old defenses.

“Viele Floskeln und wenig unterhaltsam . Fachlich inhaltlich gut. Tontechnik schlecht.”

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10.Old Town Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 94 reviews · from $32

Walk Krakow’s medieval Royal Route with an English-speaking guide such as Andrej, Magda, Alex, or Gregory. See St. Florian’s Gate, the Main Market Square, Planty Park, Jagiellonian University, and Wawel Hill, with a half-hour coffee break included. Castle entrance tickets cost extra.

“A well paced tour in which we learned a lot about Poland and Kraków’s history . It would have been useful to have had a drink break half way through but I understand we needed to be at certain parts of the town to witness special events. The buildings we visited were interesting and our guide was enthusiastic and having grown up in Krakow Magda was able to give us a real insight into the changes the town has witnessed.”

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11.Old Town Highlights Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 79 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $126

Choose a 3 to 6-hour private walk through Krakow with a licensed guide such as Kristof or Izabela Mistarz. See the Royal Route, Wawel Hill, St Mary’s Basilica, and Kazimierz, with church and synagogue visits included on longer options.

“Unsere Stadtführerin war so begeistert von ihrer Stadt und hat sie uns mit viel Liebe gezeigt!”

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12.Old Town Poznan: Guided Walking Tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 78 reviews · 2 hours · from $26

Meet a guide with a yellow umbrella at Plac Wolności for a two-hour English walk through Poznań’s historic center. See the Royal Castle, Old Market Square, Pranger, Old City Hall, tenement houses, and Parish Church while guides such as Susan, Jenna, Margret, and Svetlana bring local stories to life.

“We spend a lovely Sunday walking tour in Poznan Old Town. Our guide was talking from the past and present and in general was very knowledgeable. Tour was really worth the fee and I can highly recommend to anyone.”

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13.Szczecin: Old Town Highlights Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 76 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $107

Walk Szczecin with a private English, German, or Polish-speaking guide. See the Old Town, St. Wojciech Church, Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle courtyards, and the ice-like Philharmonic. The 4-hour option adds cathedral tower views, while guides such as Elizabeth and Rafal bring local stories and humor.

“Elizabeth was a wonderful guide. Her enthusiasm and clear love for her city were infectious. We enjoyed her tour very much.”

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