The 4 Best Nowa Huta Communist Tours in Kraków

1.Nowa Huta Guided Tour in Vintage Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 277 reviews · 150 - 270 minutes · from $75Our pick

Ride through Krakow’s planned Socialist Realist district in a classic Polski Fiat 126, Lada, Nysa, Żuk, or UAZ. Local guides such as Mateusz explain the steelworks, Lenin’s former statue, housing, church politics, and Cold War shelters. Choose the longer tour for the steelworks offices or bunker.

“It was an amazing and very informative tour by Mateusz. I consider myself very privileged to have had this experience being driven around in a 50 year old car to see the Nowa Huta area and can highly recommend others to choose this tour. Best regards Anne”

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2.Legendary Private Nowa Huta Communism Tour with Crazy Guides

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 262 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $131Top rated

Spend 2.5 hours exploring Nowa Huta in a genuine Trabant, Polish Fiat, or Lada. Guides such as Kornelia, Thomas, Maciej, and Claudia explain communist Krakow through local stories, old photos, a 1950s shop, and, on the deluxe tour, pierogi and a Cold War bunker.

“Wonderful tour guides Anthony and Thomas explained everything to us really well. Loved the whole tour and Thomas is a character you won’t forget. We laughed so much our tummy’s hurt!”

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3.Steelworks Administration Buildings/Shelters Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 160 reviews · from $24Best value

Join an English-speaking guide such as Mateusz inside Nowa Huta’s former steelworks administration buildings. See executive offices, ornate halls, radio rooms, a workers’ theater, tunnels, and an underground command shelter. Add a vintage communist-era car ride for an extra dose of period atmosphere.

“Really interesting tour and our guide was great. There are plans to turn this into a museum in the future, so get in now for the guided tour before that happens. Being able to visit it now, without lots of other people, you really get the atmosphere.”

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4.Private Nowa Huta Adventure Tour in Communist Cars

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 114 reviews · 90 - 150 minutes · from $108

Travel through Krakow’s Nowa Huta in a vintage Trabant or Soviet Lada with a private Crazy Guide such as Matt, Cornelia, or Maciek. Expect Central Square, socialist housing, steelworks buildings, a Soviet tank, personal stories, and optional refreshments in a retro restaurant.

“BOOK THIS TOUR! Our driver Maciek was FABULOUS! I could have spent the entire day riding around in the sweet Trabant and listening to the history and seeing the sights! My son, 12 years old really enjoyed this with me. Absolutely the #1 tour of our 5 days in Krakow! Maciek was fun, engaging, and full of so much energy! I really enjoyed having someone to chat about history with while riding around Nowa Huta! If history is your thing and you want to better understand the communist era of Krakow-book this tour!!”

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