Private Tour: Warsaw's Communist History by Retro Fiat
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Private Tour: Warsaw's Communist History by Retro Fiat

By WPT1313 - Warsaw Private Tours
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Duration: 4h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights

  • Private tour
  • Transport by private vehicle: Fiat 125p
  • Professional local driver-guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
What's not included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Entry/Admission - Palace of Culture and Science


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Dworzec Centralny 12, 00-901 Warsaw, Poland
    We meet at the parking in fornt of the tourist information in the Palace of Culture and Science.
Pickup details
  • The guide will pick up the customers from their hotel lobby or meet them in front of the building. If the hotel is not in our pick up area, please contact us and we will find the best solution.
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Near public transportation
      • Infants must sit on laps
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6875P3

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Most travelers can participate
      • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

      • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

      If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6875P3

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      • WPT1313 - Warsaw Private Tours
        4.9 of 5 bubbles1,893
        Warsaw, Poland
        Joined in April 2014
      • Francesco F
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Superb
        The guide Konrad was a very kind person and he guided me and others friends through various interesting spots of Warsaw explaining very well the history behind them. Very nice experience.
        Written March 14, 2025
      • aleb786
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Best self drive your ever.
        The best tour i ever had in a foreign capital town. KONRAD was really polite and professional, he showed us many fascinating places in Warsaw and told us a lot about the socio-political reality of Warsaw in the communist times. Really the best tour guide I ever met. I already had a tour with him last year and this year I asked to have him as a guide again, but we explored a different part of town. There's always more to discover.
        Written March 14, 2025
      • Global559248
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Warsaw tour
        MAKS! The best tour guide ever. Fantastic experience. Lovely person, very smart. We learned so much. Maks represents Warsaw and Poland very well. Thank you Maks! Krista and Sophie
        Written March 12, 2025
      • B3427QWlisak
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Excellent tour
        Ou guide MAKS was incredible! So knowledgeable! This tour was worth while and allowed us to see things we couldn’t have on our own. Thank you!
        Written March 9, 2025
      • RogerGCarrillo
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nice adventure with Max
        The reto Fiat was a great adventurer. It felt like traveling back on time. However the best part of the adventure was our guide Max Jonski our guide. He took every detailed to make sure we had a great experience . Thank you Max
        Written March 5, 2025
      • kigel
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jewish Ghetto during WWII
        Thanks to Marcin deep knowledge of the city and history the tour helped put the plight of Jews in perspective. The time on this tour made the events quite real. Must say that the driving experience on the relic car made it so much more immersive (kudos to the maintenance expert)
        Written February 27, 2025
      • M Y
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great overview of city
        We had a day transfer in Warsaw with kids - Konrad showed us history politics and food - like a family friend took us around
        Written February 25, 2025
      • Wander12066547630
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Fiat tour with Maks
        Maks was a wonderful tourguide that took us around in the charming retro fiat. He gave a lot of information and made us dive into the history of Warsaw!
        Written February 21, 2025
      • 872lillik
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great tour to get to know Warsaws History
        we had an amazing tour with Maks in a yellow vintage fiat! it was very informative and maks took time to answer all of our questions.
        Written February 21, 2025
      • laurasW8686OH
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Retro-Fiat
        A retro Fiat tour with guide Maks was an incredibly informative and professional experience that I can highly recommend to anyone. Maks was attentive to all questions and needs, providing a great overview of both the older and more recent history of Warsaw, all with a personal touch! Thank you, Maks!
        Written February 21, 2025
      • Companion46510154626
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Perfect tour, Exceeded all expectations!
        Our tour with Warsaw Private tours well exceeded our expectations. Our guide, Konrad was the best, he spoke perfect English and was fun to be with. His depth of knowledge about Warsaw’s history was amazing, it was like touring with a history professor. I learned so much about Polish history and Warsaw! I’ve been on a lot of tours, and I have to say, this was one of the best. It’s only 3 hours long, but we saw so much we felt like it was a lot longer. I would give this tour my highest recommendation! .
        Written February 20, 2025
      • 180angusj
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Fantastic tour
        Max was brilliant! Very engaging explainations about Polish history and culture. Great way to see Warsaw for the first time. Would highly recommend.
        Written February 18, 2025
      • MillySpackman
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Excellent tour with very knowledgeable guide
        The tour was amazing, so informative and good value. Included is entrance to the museum, viewing two monuments, lunch with drink and transport to and from hotel. Martin was exceptional, so knowledgeable about the camp and generally the history and politics of Poland. Highly reccommend - very impactful
        Written February 17, 2025
      • susanmX5867CT
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Definitely don’t miss this tour!! Amazing way to explore the beautiful city of Warsaw.
        This was such an amazing way to see Warsaw. Our guide, Maks, was full of information and answered all of our questions. He seemed perfectly in-tune with us, and we had a great time exploring the beautiful city of Warsaw.
        Written February 13, 2025
      • 954lachlanw
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great experience and knowledge!
        Martin was highly knowledgeable, spoke great English, and was super accommodating throughout the trip. Highly recommend going with this group for seeing Warsaw.
        Written February 10, 2025
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      ilia w
      1 contribution
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Feb 2024 • Friends
      I had a great tour of the city in a historic vehicle that was very small and very funny. The guide was very friendly, competent and entertaining. He told us lots of interesting facts and stories about the city that I would never have known otherwise. The tour was a real highlight of my visit and I can recommend it to anyone who wants to experience the city from a different perspective. It was a great ride!
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      Written February 20, 2024
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      GypsyFlyGirl
      27 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Oct 2022
      Who says history has to be stale? I had a blast tooling around Warsaw in a vintage Fiat from the 1980's with Konrad.

      Looking at some of those poorly designed Communist buildings while driving in a car from the era with a similar reputation (FIAT = Fix It Again, Tony) is more than a gimmick. It reminds you how things were not that long ago.

      Konrad was perfect for this role. He is knowledgeable, he is a good driver and he is adventurous. When we were in the plaza of the former Communist Party building (the "Party House"), a throng of extras working on a film nearby filed into a queue to get a free lunch inside. We wanted to see the inside so we lined up and got a chance to see the interior of a building that would normally be closed on a Sunday. Then we hopped back into the Fiat for more adventures.

      I had just arrived in Poland from the U.S. and I had a suitcase of warm clothes to donate to Ukrainian refugees. We dropped it off at the volunteer station at the train station, which was right by the Palace of Culture, the first stop on our tour. Konrad also got the address for an evening activity on my schedule that I could not locate.

      Jenky, comrades!
      Written October 18, 2022
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      Troy G
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States6 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The private tour with Karol who has a history degree and is pursuing a PhD was incredibly insightful. I thoroughly appreciated his professionalism and extensive knowledge that he used to draw connections to how the architecture and propaganda were used by Communists to manipulate the public was invaluable. Also, the ability to ride in a car built during Communist times (1977) during the tour also added to the experience.
      Written April 19, 2024
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      Natacha S
      33 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Oct 2021 • Family
      My 18 year old son and I had an excellent and fascinating tour with Pavel, our guide. He was passionate and went out of his way to show us all the sites he knew we would particularly enjoy. He was skilled and experienced and his knowledge was endless. He took us to an original “milk bar” introduced us to Polish cuisine and skilfully sped us round the sights and neighbourhoods of Warsaw whilst commenting and adding interesting anecdotes. It was a fun and different way to see the city in the vintage Fiat and the vodka tipple at the end was the icing on the cake.
      Written October 10, 2021
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      Kristina Wilson
      23 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jan 2020 • Family
      We really enjoyed our Private Communist History Tour of Warsaw. Our guide Olga was brilliant. Very knowledgeable and very patient in answering all our questions. Not only did we receive a lot of information about what life was like in Communist Warsaw but we also received a great tour of the city. We also mentioned the boys wanted to buy football jerseys and Olga even drove us to Legia Warsawa’s stadium. The little treat at the end of the tour was also very welcome. I strongly recommend doing this tour if you want to learn about this fantastic city as it existed under the Communists.
      Written January 3, 2020
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      Bettina
      2 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Apr 2022 • Friends
      I did a special father-daughter trip to Poland from the USA and we had the best guide ever named Marcin Hilgier. Extremely informative, knowledgeable, friendly and upbeat. He provided such useful and insightful information, especially with this terrible war going on now it was really interesting to get the perspective on this. My dad is an experienced international traveler unlike me and he said Marcin was one of the best tour guides he has ever spent time with. We highly recommend him!
      Written April 14, 2022
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      Palmer1995
      London, UK27 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Feb 2024 • Couples
      We had Marcin (or Martin as he was known on the trip). We had a fascinating trip around Warsaw with lots of history and personal anecdotes from the communist era. The car was amazing with lots of people taking photo's. You can see why this tour gets five stars and our guide was superb!
      Written February 8, 2024
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      Jessica P
      Burbank, CA2 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Sep 2022 • Couples
      This was an amazing experience! Our guide Konrad was the best ever, love the humor and passion he put into this tour, we had a great time. His knowledge and anecdotes made it a very pleasurable trip around Warsaw, the fiat was awesome too, such a great way to see the city. Thank you again, Konrad!! You rock
      Written September 20, 2022
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      mark h
      28 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      May 2023
      As we drove around Warsaw, the smiles on the locals faces as they saw the FIAT was something. I enjoyed the tour and how the Soviet occupation following the impacted the tour guide's life. The shot of Vodka which ended the tour was a treat. Not the regular Vodka. I was not disappointed.
      Written May 20, 2023
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      Francis S
      1 contribution
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jul 2024 • Solo
      What an experience to get a real sense for the beautiful city of Warsaw and her history. Karol was great! Very knowledgeable and pointed out all of the best spots to see the monuments of the Soviet era (along with some other important locations). He even personalized the tour a little bit to better suite my interests. I would highly recommend!
      Written July 2, 2024
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