Rozena is the best tour guide. She is timely, friendly and very well educated. Her knowledge of Poland is second to none. She took us to a family owned restaurant that had excellent dumplings (pierogi). We would never have found this gem on our own. I would highly recommend her.

Our guide was Weronika. She was very knowledgeable about the museum and the history of the solidarity movement. She offered lots of information to give us a better understanding of what it must have been like to experience this historical event. She was able to answer pretty much any question we had. The tour does involve a lot of walking but nothing strenuous. She also offered suggestions for other places to visit and restaurants to try. It was a very enjoyable tour. We would highly recommend it.

I booked this trip so it would be the first thing I did when I arrived in Gdańsk. I am so glad that Michael was selected as my guide. I don’t know if it was intentional or just happenstance, but he had a great understanding of many of my research interests — even those related to elsewhere in Europe. Michael was patient with all of my questions as we wandered around the European Solidarity Centre, Sala BHP, and the shipyard area — old and new. After this tour, I felt like I had a great understanding of the old shipyard area and ended up returning to it multiple times over the course of my trip. Don’t misinterpret that as three hours not being enough. But, there are additional things to do near the old shipyard that I would definitely recommend (the sunset cruise and climbing Żuraw 3/the green crane, for example). I’m surprised that this tour isn’t regularly offered in a group format at a less expensive cost. I would love to see that added as an option in the future. But, regardless, I had an absolute blast taking this tour on my own. Thanks again, Michael!

We did the Everyday Bike Tour by Gdansk by Bike. Fabulous - great tour guide who knows her history and presented it in an entertaining manner. Easy tour and nice bikes - highly recommended 6 out of 5 stars ⭐️

Very interesting and fantastic with a fabulous Guide with tremedous Knowledge of the past and current history! We can absolutly recommend the Tour and would book any tour with the Guide!

Excellent guide! Very interesting tour about the history of Poland after the First World War. The guide being very knowledgably, and spoke very well English. The museum is amazing and the 3 hours go by very quickly.

very supportive and great communication from the office team. very well informed and engaging guide. Great bikes. Excellent all round. Steve

Great tour of the castle, informative guide. Westerplatte is interesting too. Door to door service. Great food and experience at Maly Holender restaurant - what a historically interesting spot (Polish Mennonite culture!)

Our day began with a little bit of stress because the tour operator was ~15 minutes late due to traffic (she tried texting me, but I have no int’l data). If this happens to you… Have faith — they are coming. The tour guide, Bozena, quickly recovered. She picked us up in her 8-person VW van, and took us on a lovely Baltic tour. I ask hard questions — obscure factoids on all sorts of things — Bozena had answers. True to its name, this was a tour of ‘Poland by Locals’. Does Gdansk have a native beer? Why yes, Jopenbier, which botanical archaeologists reconstructed recipes from a hidden stash of forgotten 15th century bottles. Why don’t I see more oak trees? I only see Linden and Locusts… she knew the history of trade deals that describe the Polish lumber market. Why was Westerplatte the opening salvo for WW2? Why Gdansk and not Danzig? … She knew. AND — she was kind and tolerant of the two-tweens with us. Also — the ‘lunch’ mentioned here is a pretty bland advertisement for the really neat, local spot they take you. I had no ideas that they had a Mennonite Enclave that has excellent pierogi as well as… Crawdads like the Mississippi Delta (!!) because, Gdansk (whose name is derived from lower wetlands!), is that kind of place, too. 100% Recommend.

This was a wonderful trip! Our tour guide was very thorough, patient and knowledgeable. Highly recommend!

Our guide Bastian showed us some hidden gems we would never have found on our own. We were at our own pace, so much more able to see the sites and learn from a local expert. Cycling is the way to go, much easier than walking for long distances, and lets you really see better than from a car or bus. The bikes are great and so much fun to ride on the great trails and lanes in the tri-city area. Gdansk is the most beautiful and interesting city, and Sopot is an inviting resort, so the bike tour and information from Bastian makes me want to return again for an even longer stay.

A friend and I contacted Poland by Locals through their website and arranged two tours. One day was spent on military and non-military highlights of Gdansk, Gdynia, and Sopot. We visited an amber artisan's workshop, two hills around Gdansk, the Shipyard for street food, a forest in Gdynia with old bunkers & an old artillery battery, a WWII destroyer (military ship), a microbrewery in Sopot, and the pier at Sopot. It was an awesome day. The second tour was even better. We visited the Museum of Military Technology Gryf and Hel Peninsula. At the museum, located on a former military base, we saw/touched much military equipment, rode in a military vehicle on an obstacle course, shot guns, and rode in an old Soviet-made tank! Super cool! Then we went to Hel where we saw its coastal defense system from WWII. An awesome, awesome day. Our guide was the very gifted Sebastian, who was friendly and knowledgable. I can't say enough good things about our Poland by Locals Experience.

I have always had a interest in Eastern European history from post war right through to the present day, and on a recent visit to Gdansk, I could not pass by the chance to visit the birth place of the Solidarity movement. I only knew the basics of the events that took place in the ship yards, and probably less on Lech Walesa (while I was doing my trip solo, my Ukrainian wife knew all about him and told me that I would love this tour as it will be right up my street) and had no issue booking it. I met my guide Bozena at the entrance to the European Solidarity Centre, and for the first hour we went around the museum getting a real in depth account of the events on 1980, and what had been leading up to it, with discussions on the 1970's strikes, what caused the 1980 strikes and the straw that broke the camels back, with the rise of Lech Walsea, the birth of the Solidarity movement, the knock on effects from that, not only in Poland (starting with Martial Law), but with the first free elections that followed and the domino effect it had across Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, with its effects still having ripples to this day. After this we went out in to the actual ship yards themselves, which as someone from a construction and metal work background, was something that really appealed to me. Tour ended at one of the converted warehouses in the shipyard which is now a Hipster Hangout with street food, coffee and craft beer (my type of place!!!!). All in all Bozena was a fantastic guide, and I got out of this tour exactly what I was looking for, and that was the whole in's and out's of the history of the events in Gdanks 40 years ago. Can fully recommend this tour for anyone.

Superb start to our holiday! Casper, our tour guide, had exceptional historical knowledge of the city and we appreciated his personable character. What a perfect way to see the city. We hired bikes the next day and cycled to Sopot which we loved. Thanks again to Casper and Sebastian x

Super biketour: nice guide, good bike, nice city and good whetter. Good price and start in the center. 🚲👍