What is the Warsaw self-guided walking tour?
The Warsaw self-guided walking tour is a walk you make at your own speed, with audio narration on your phone where a guide would normally be. Count on about 3 hours: 51 minutes of that goes on walking, the route measures 4 km, and at 10 stops you stand still and listen. Nothing is scheduled, and no group sets the pace.
At the Church of the Visitation the narration begins in 1409, with the brick walls and the free-standing bell tower above the Vistula escarpment, and with the rebuilding that followed 1944. A few steps on it names the house on Freta Street where Marie Curie was born. At the Royal Castle you hear how the Constitution of 3 May 1791 was adopted inside, and how Poles paid for the rebuilding carried out between 1971 and 1984. Under the surviving arcades of the Saxon Palace comes the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, made in 1925 for a soldier who fell in the defence of Lwów.
- Durationabout 3 hours
- Walkingabout 51 min · 4 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish
What the walk consists of
Listen
Each stop brings the history of the place, the legends around it and the detail most people walk past. The same text waits on the screen if you would rather read.
Walk on
The next stop opens in Google Maps once the last one is done: 51 minutes on foot and 4 km in all, at a pace you set yourself.
Break off
Take a coffee or a plate of pierogi, give an hour to a museum, then pick the walk up later or on another day.
Eat and browse
Tips for food and shops near the route arrive with the stops. The first stop and the order of the rest are yours to change in the app.
See the route and attractions →
How it works
- Book online Choose the number of people. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Walk when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
Who the walk is for
A first visit to Warsaw
One walk lines up the New Town, the rebuilt Old Town and the royal route and explains what you are looking at.
Anyone who avoids groups
Nobody to follow and no roll call: you stay as long as something holds you and move on when you decide to.
Half a day on foot
3 hours covers the historic centre, so a museum or the Vistula boulevards still fit into the rest of the day.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
- Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
- Groups of up to 5 work best; larger groups split up, one ticket per person.
- Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.
Lori– United States –
Collected on GetYourGuide
I could complete at my own pace
Sonja– Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Easy to follow sometimes the synching was off but once you go back and play again it works. I prefer an guided tour and would recommend going on the free/ donation based walking tours.