Below, you’ll find an example of one of our most popular itinerary choices, but we can tailor-make yours from scratch to meet your exact requirements...

Łódź & the Holocaust (inc Warsaw & Krakow) - 6 day inclusive itinerary package from £549pp*

Travelling in February 2012

Holocaust visits in Łódz for History school trips

Here are some of our most popular visits in Łódz for History groups. We can tailor-make an itinerary to your exact needs. Call 0845 688 8988 to create your itinerary from scratch today.

Key Visits

Łod Ghetto

The second-largest ghetto after Warsaw and the last to be liquidated in Poland, it was originally intended as a temporary gathering point for Jews. Later transformed into a major industrial centre it provided supplies for Nazi Germany, especially for the German Army.

Jewish Cemetery

The largest Jewish cemetery in Europe with an estimated 160,000 people buried here. Its dedicated Ghetto Field contains the victims of the Ghetto.

Deportation Memorial - Radegast Station

A poignant exhibition, displaying transportation carriages and deportation lists, this memorial clearly and sympathetically portrays the human tragedy and cost of the persecution during World War II.

Many groups combine a Holocaust History visit to Łódz with Warsaw and Krakow.

Below, you'll find some of our most popular accommodation options for school groups.

This is just a sample of our full range, so for full details of all properties available, please call 0845 688 8988 to speak to one of our Educational Travel Advisors today.

Hotel Focus

This is a new and modern hotel that opened in 2006 and which extends over 4 floors. The hotel is used frequently by business guests

Hotel Focus

A bright and modern hotel with good access to the city centre.

Address Ul Lakowa 23/25 90-554 Łódź Poland View map of location	Local Rating 2 star hotel
	Capacity 232 guests in 116 rooms

Location Information

The hotel is located in the centre of the city, 10 minutes from Piotrkowska Street and Łódź Kaliska railway station. Many tourists in Łódź visit Piotrkowska Street, which stretches north to south for a little over 5 kilometres, making it the longest commercial street in the world. Recently renovated, it has many beautiful buildings in the Art Nouveau architectural style which date back to the 19th century. Łódź, (pronounced 'Woodge') is Poland's second largest city (population 767,628 in 2006). It is located in the centre of Poland. During the 1930’s, the Nazi authorities set up the Łódź Ghetto in the city and populated it with more than 200,000 Jews from the Łódź area. Several concentration camps and death camps arose in the city's vicinity for the non-Jewish inhabitants of the regions.

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Accommodation Facilities

• 24-hour reception
• Dining room
• 3 meeting rooms
• Lounge with TV
• Bar
• Gym & Sauna
• 2 Lifts
• Disabled facilities: The hotel is fully accessible for wheelchair users and there are 2 especially adapted rooms for use by guests in wheelchairs.

 Student Rooms

• Twin bedded rooms
• En-suite facilities
• Satellite TV
• Telephone

 Staff Rooms

• Twins/singles
• En-suite facilities
• Satellite TV
• Telephone

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NST Guide Lecturers

An increasing number of schools book a Guided Study Tour each year due to the recommendation of NST’s customers.

Our Guide Lecturers’ knowledge of Central Europe is endless. By taking you off the beaten track to discover lesser known areas and sites, such as Wrocław or Łódz, your group can gain a wider perspective of your topic. With fewer people at these sites, you will have more space in situ for teaching and discussion.

Why not add an NST Guide Lecturer to your tour package.

Your Guide Lecturer will:

• Be selected from a specialist team to meet your exact visit requirements
• Be a highly experienced and knowledgeable educationalist
• Have a long and proven track record of delivering excellent results
• Have an understanding of the needs of students and information delivery
• Understand the pressures and requirements of Group Leaders

Benefits of NST Guide Lecturers:

• A Strong Teaching Background - All of our guides are ex-teachers with specific History expertise. Their educational background and detailed knowledge of the current curriculum will help them meet your specific needs. As former teachers they also understand the demands and requirements of organising educational visits.
• Helping You to Prepare Your Ideal Itinerary - Our guides will contact you before your tour to discuss your learning objectives. They will then advise on the appropriate visits to build an itinerary that matches your specified objectives and enables your group to get the most out of every day.
• More Time for One-to-One Teaching - With an NST Guide Lecturer leading the group, you gain the opportunity to provide individual tuition and enjoy the visits with your students.
• First Evening Talk - Your Guide Lecturer will provide an informal discussion on your first evening, setting the scene for the next few days. Helping students focus on the days to come and covering many general questions up front, this talk will allow more time for specific questions at each site.

Our team of experienced Guide Lecturers include:

• Garry Clarkson - Previously Head of Humanities, Garry has over 10 years’ experience in teaching about the Holocaust and has taken part in a teacher training seminar at Yad Vashem during 2006. Currently a freelance educational consultant, he is working on a number of projects concerning the Holocaust including being an educator on the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz Project.
• Dave Stewart - A graduate from the University of Glasgow with an MA in History & Philosophy, Dave spent two years as an exchange student at the University of Mainz, studying German History and is a fluent German speaker. He also has a Guiding Diploma from the Scottish Tourist Board.
• Nigel Bushnell - A York University History graduate, Nigel has been a History teacher in inner London for twenty years and is heavily involved in examining History at both GCSE and A level. He has a particular interest in German History - especially the Nazi Period and post-war Germany and is a published author.
• Stephen Hartley - Stephen has a PhD in Modern History gained from King’s College, London, from the Department of War studies. He has been teaching and lecturing to a wide range of age groups for over 20 years and has led numerous school tours during this time. Stephen has travelled to over 80 countries and has published a book on Irish History for MacMillan’s War Studies Series.