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History school trips to Warsaw: The Holocaust

4 days from £439pp

The capital of Poland offers a wide variety of Holocaust-related visits that highlight the story of the city’s Jewish population up to the end of WWII. With sites of historical importance and architectural beauty to rival Krakow. The remains of the Death Camp at Treblinka and the fascinating city of Łodz with its important wartime ghetto are both easily visited as day excursions from the city.

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...

Warsaw - 4 day guided package from £439pp* 

Travelling in October 2012. Price includes return flights & airport transfers in resort, services of a Guide Lecturer throughout your visit, 3 nights' half-board accommodation, extensive group travel insurance and a generous free place ratio of 1 in 10.

And then add our most popular itinerary package below for £18pp*
 
  Morning Afternoon Evening
Day 1 Daytime flight & transfer to accommodation
Met by your Guide Lecturer		 Warsaw - introductory walking tour around the Old Town Evening meal
Lecture on Poland throughout the 20th century
Day 2 Visits in the Old and New Towns inc The Jewish Historical Institute.  Visit the museum of The Warsaw uprising Evening meal
Day 3 Coach excursion to The Korczak Orphanage, The Deportation Memorial and further key visits in the area of the wartime ghetto.  Visit the former Death Camp of Treblinka. Evening meal
Day 4 Visit The Nozyk Synagogue and The Palace of Culture & Science Transfer to airport for return flight to UK

 

*Prices shown based on 35 paying passengers from a London airport & are subject to availability. Flight supplements may apply. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown

Holocaust visits in Warsaw for History school trips

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

Key Visits

Guided walking tour of Old Town

Includes Old Town Square, St John’s Cathedral, the Royal Palace, Monument to the Little Insurgent and the Uprising Memorial.

Walking tour in the city centre

Includes Novy Swiat, the Radziwill Palace, the Memorial to Jozef Piłsudski, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Saxon Gardens, Marszałkowska and the Palace of Culture and Science.

Coach tour to the Ghetto

Includes a visit to Pawiak Prison with the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, the Bunker Monument and the Umschlagplatz Monument.

St John’s Cathedral

Where some of the worst fighting of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising took place.

Royal Palace

Once the home of the royal family and seat of the Polish parliament, the castle was blown up by German troops in the aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising and subsequently rebuilt.

Janus Korczak Orphanage

The orphanage in which Korczak worked and from which he led the famous march of the children still exists and is still in use. It may be visited by prior arrangement.

Warsaw Uprising Monument

Built on the spot where the AK (Home army) launched their assault on the Nazis in 1944, this controversial monument is still viewed with mixed feelings by the locals.

Historical Museum of Warsaw

An impressive 60-room museum, which documents the entire history of Warsaw with maps, historic documents, photos and paintings all displayed in period interiors.

Monument to the Little Insurgent

A very poignant memorial commemorating the children and young people who fought in the Warsaw Uprising.

Radziwill Palace

Venue where the Warsaw Pact was signed.

Further Jewish and Holocaust sites in Warsaw include:
  • Jewish Historical Institute
  • Ulica Bohaterow Ghetto
  • Monte Cassino Memorial
  • Powaski
  • Memorial to Janusz Korczak
Many groups combine a Holocaust History visit to Warsaw with Łódz 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.

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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. 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.