How the visits differ
Guided tour, Old Town
2 hoursBike and helmet included. It starts and ends at the same point in the centre and takes in Kanonicza Street, Wawel and the Barbican. According to the booking page it departs at 10, 2 pm and 6 pm.
Guided tour, Jewish Quarter
2 hoursSame format, starting from the Old Synagogue, with Nowy Square, Corpus Christi church and Skałka. According to the booking page it departs at noon and 4 pm.
Free tour along the Vistula
2 hoursYou leave the centre following the river, as far as Tyniec Abbey. The bike is rented or brought at your own expense; the guide works for tips.
The guided tour of the Old Town
With bike and helmet provided, you ride from Kanonicza Street to Wawel and the Dragon monument, then towards Franciszkańska and Szczepańska squares, St Francis Basilica, the Jagiellonian University and the Barbican, before returning to the starting point. The guide covers the main moments in the city's history.
The minimum age given is 5. The booking page recommends comfortable shoes and arriving ten minutes early.
The ride through the Jewish Quarter
After the Old Synagogue you reach Nowy Square, Corpus Christi church and Skałka. Crossing the Bernatek footbridge, you arrive at Wolnica Square, where the guide talks about coexistence between the Jewish and Polish communities. The ride ends where it began.
If you want to explore Jewish history on foot, there is the free tour of the quarter and the guide to Kazimierz and Schindler's Factory.
The free tour along the Vistula
The meeting point is the Blindfolded Eros sculpture, next to the clock tower in Main Square. You pass beneath Wawel and follow the Vistula west, with stops at Skałka, the family home of John Paul II and the Camaldolese monastery on Silver Hill. The ride ends at Tyniec Abbey, with the Romanesque frescoes of the Benedictine church, and you return to the starting point after about two hours.
To take part you need your own bike or a rental: the booking page gives the separate cost, which differs for standard bikes, electric bikes and children's bikes. The minimum age is 13. The group has a maximum of ten people and the guide speaks English.
