Explore the Nowa Huta district, a utopian communist enclave in Krakow, by riding a classic Trabant or Soviet Lada car with the renowned Crazy Guides team, featured by the BBC and other international media. We prioritize treating our customers like close friends, ensuring each one of you feels valued and important. Our personalized approach blends fascinating facts with humour to create an unforgettable experience. Discover compelling stories of life in Communist Poland as you visit key locations and hear personal accounts from behind the Iron Curtain. You can choose between the Standard 2.5-hour Nowa Huta sightseeing option or the upgraded 3.5-hour Deluxe option, which includes a guided visit to the abandoned Lenin Steelworks and a Pierogi lunch. - Discover Nowa Huta, a district in Krakow that symbolizes the communist utopian vision. - Enjoy the focused attention of your local, humorous, private Crazy Guide. - Explore more sights in less time while riding in a Trabant or Lada car.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $269.
Larger groups pay less per person.
Out at sunset: the 2:00 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 4:12 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 22.
Sightseeing walk through Central Square. Houses built in the Renaissance style of the Soviets. This unique project was meant to be a model Communist city.
A quick visit to the local 1950s shop features unique souvenirs and a distinctly Socialist interior. (Open Monday to Friday only)
Refreshments in an old-fashioned restaurant. Our local, laid-back Crazy Guide will show you old pictures and explain the history of the Nowa Huta district. Pierogi lunch. (deluxe option only)
Stop at the entrance gate and famous administrative buildings of the former Lenin Steelworks. A guided visit to the original Cold War 'Head Command Post' bunker (the crisis management shelter). (Deluxe option only)
Stop to take a picture in front of the Soviet IS-2 tank from WW2.
When time allows and traffic is favourable, we take a moment for a photo in front of the renowned Lord's Ark Church in Nowa Huta.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Legendary Private Nowa Huta Communism Tour with Crazy Guides lasts about 2h 30min. The itinerary has 6 stops.
Prices start at $152 per person for this Krakow experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $269. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Just look for a parked communist car and a smiling guide outside the car. You can't miss us! :). Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, PL.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 4 travellers can book together.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 274 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Crazy Guides.
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We booked this direct with Crazy Guides and they were great with communication beforehand, both by email and whatsapp. We were picked up in an old school Lada and the guide was informative, helpful and friendly from the moment we got in. We enjoyed the tour of Nuwa Huta as well as the locations to and from it. If you like modern history, this is a great tour to see it in real life in what was the heart of communism.
This was a great introduction to Soviet era Poland, which is not addressed by the guides in old town Krakow. Our driver, Cordelia (of Rick Steves fame) was well informed, humorous and adaptable. She had an outline to follow, but was well versed in corollary topics - so when we wanted to talk about economics, she shifted gears easily. Our personal preference would have been to spend at least some of the time walking around the area rather than looking out car windows, but we also failed to voice that. At our request, our driver returned to the classic souvenir shop so we could purchase items for home, and she brought us to the botanical garden rather than our original pick up point, also at our request. We appreciated her flexibility. Highly recommend!
Truly different and unique experience. We all loved it and laughed throughout as Thomas made it such a memorable tour. Crazy guys excellent and a very interesting factual story the likes of which we’ve never seen before.
This tour is an absolute must do if you want to relive the communist era of Poland. Tomasz, our guide, was incredibly impressive in his humorous yet humble way of explaining his own childhood experiences in Nowa Huta. Riding in a fabulous ‘police car’ was such a bonus. This is a tour where you get first hand experience and knowledge. Thanks to Kornelia for showing us the steel works bunker. We have leaned an incredible amount about the history of Poland from this utterly fascinating tour!
Cornelia was a terrific smart and funny guide! My 80 year old active parents were thrilled with this private tour in a vintage car. And Cornelia made it amazing. Highly recommend.
We had Kornelia as our guide, absolutely fantastic and very knowledgeable, felt like we were friends already. A really informative tour, was definitely one of the best experiences of our trip
This tour is really interesting as well as being fun too. Our guide, Thomas, lived up to the crazy description plus being knowledgeable and funny at the same time. His Jamaican rap is something to behold🇯🇲. We were picked up from our hotel which was a bonus. All told a very good end to our visit to Krakow. If you don’t do anything else, do a crazy tour - it pays to be crazy🤪
I could not be more pleased with our experience. Our guide was so funny and engaging. I learned so much about Krakow and Poland’s history while having fun. Please do this tour and leave the old town - you won’t be disappointed!
We highly recommend this educational and entertaining tour. It was interesting getting out of the (admittedly beautiful) old town to see another part of Krakow and learn its history. Our guide Kornelia was fantastic. We can be a difficult couple who ask a lot of off-the-wall questions, and Kornelia didn’t bat an eye. The experience was more like a conversation with a friend than a canned tour. It was a great addition to our time in Krakow.
I always say, that our tour is more like spend time with a friiend, and not the typicall guided tour :) as we are the Crazy Guides ;)))) thanks!!!
Really one of the best things I have ever done. It’s a crazy fun tour that will shock and surprise you.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legendary Private Nowa Huta Communism Tour with Crazy Guides | 2h 30min | 4.9 (274) | $152 | |
 1.5h Crazy Guides' Communism Tour of Nowa Huta in Classic Car | 1h 40min | 5.0 (28) | $111 | View |
 Krakow: Nowa Huta Communist District Private Tour on Vintage Car | 2–5 hours | 4.9 (57) | $97 | View |
 Communist Kraków - Nowa Huta | 2h 30min | 4.9 (58) | $27 | View |
 Nowa Huta Steel Mill Administration Buildings and Shelters with local NGO | 1h 30min–2h | 5.0 (41) | $30 | View |
 Skip-the-line Nowa Huta Museum Krakow Communist Poland Tour | 2–5 hours | — | $106 | View |
 Nowa Huta Tour from Krakow: Communist City, Vodka & Zapiekanka | 4 hours | 4.9 (32) | $109 | View |