For those who do not have enough time in Krakow to participate in longer activities, 'Communism Basic' is a short but excellent option.
You'll travel in a genuine Communist car (Trabant / Polish Fiat 'Toddler' / Soviet Lada) to see the most famous sights in Nowa Huta, Krakow's centrally-planned Socialist district. Along the way, your Crazy Guide will stop few times to show you the most fascinating Soviet Renaissance architectural treasures, steelworks' headquarters, Soviet tank and the Lord's Ark church.
Posted By : Freedom33659909319
We had a wonderful tour with Matt, who kindly accommodated us at the last minute. The tour was full of interesting information and Matt was really engaging, with personal stories mixed in with the history. A great insight into this part of Polish history.
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 07:18:48 
Posted By : twans673
We took the tour in Nov, we went with 3 different classic cars through the Nowa Huta area, this in itself was already a great experience. In addition, the guides were really amazing, gave a wonderful and very entertaining glimpse into everyday life during communism times. To top it off it was accompanied by typical drinks and foods of the period. It is a great tour to see a very different part of history, away from the big tourist attractions in the city. Definitely recommend this to everyone visiting Cracow.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 00:25:22
Posted By : ninetto45
Guided tour of the communist-style neighborhood built by the Soviets during their occupation of Poland. Interesting to see how the Soviets decided to let the Polish people live. Agglomeration of buildings with entry and exit control, Spartan shops with ration cards, squares with statues of Lenin (now disappeared), etc.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 12:21:06
Posted By : Savetraveller2636828
It was amazing. I visited it with my friend and my mum and the guy spoke fluent English. Our guide also dressed up as a communist vender and the trip was very interactive overall. I learned a lot of things and had a great time.
I would recommend it to everybody!
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Posted On : 2023-07-29 02:56:23
Posted By : ClareeHampshire
This is the second time I have done this tour. Mike and his team are brilliant. We chose the basic tour this time and were taken around in a 1990's VW minibus and a Trabant. Definitely worth doing.
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Posted On : 2022-12-07 13:05:46
Posted By : jeff c
We took a trip to Nowa Huta, the Communist-era suburb of Krakow, with Kornelia from Crazy Guides, and we had a great time. She picked us up in a beautiful blue 1990 Trabant, and drove us out to the suburb which was built by the regime to house steel workers and their families.
Kornelia was friendly, funny, and chatty. She was also a very knowledgeable guide, and it was fascinating hearing her talk about the Trabant, the former Communist regime, and the past, present, and future of Nowa Huta.
She took us to a Soviet-era shop and cafe, ( where we knocked back a glass of vodka at 10am! ) and drove us around the town pointing out interesting buildings, with a running commentary as we drove.
We really enjoyed this trip, and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in architecture, social history, and/or cold-war era politics,
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Posted On : 2022-06-23 13:45:08
Posted By : Livetotravel1977
We had the brilliantly entertaining Tomek giving us a guided tour in an old Lada around the Nowa Huta district.
This is the way 20th century history should be taught!
Tomek with his endless knowledge of the communist era alongside some hilarious stories of his youth really made this our favourite tour in Krakow.
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Posted On : 2022-03-13 15:42:36
