b'SECOND WORLD WARTHE HOLOCAUST Scan here for the full POLAND AND THE NAZI DEATH CAMPS itinerary29 September 2025 Historical BackgroundExpert Historian: Professor Tim Cole Under Communism, in Poland it was traditional to refer to six million Poles 512 October 2025 murdered during World War II, a figure that referred to 3 million non-Expert Historian: Martin Winstone Jewish Poles and 3 million Polish Jews. Those Polish Jews were murdered 1522 April 2026 in ghettos, forests in the east of the country, or purpose-built death camps set up after the German occupation of Poland. By far the largest of Expert Historian: Dr Isabel Wollaston these was Auschwitz II-Birkenau, which was the site of over one million 2027 May 2026 deaths, mainly Jews brought here from all over Europe. The smaller, Expert Historian: purpose-built killing camp of Treblinka, where Warsaws Jews were taken, was said by its commandant SS-Obersturmfhrer Franz Stangl to be Dr Alasdair Richardson able to murder over 1000 people per hour at its peak. With the positioning 29 September 2026 of the Majdanek camp on the outskirts of Lublin, the Germans made no Expert Historian: Dr Waitman Beorn effort to disguise the killings, its slave labour, brutality, shootings and crematorium being plainly visible to passers-by. The overarching narrative 714 October 2026 of the tour is about the shift from Polish Jews to European Jews and the Expert Historian: Dr Isabel Wollaston evolution of policy from concentration camps to death camps.8 daysActivity Level: 2In this 8-day tour to Poland, we visit the sites of the former ghettos in Warsaw, Lublin and Krakow alongside two purpose-built death camps (Treblinka, Belzec), and two multifunctional camps that were both concentration camps and death camps (Majdanek, Auschwitz). We look at the struggle of both the Jews and non-Jewish Poles against their oppressors, visiting the scenes of Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the memorial to the Warsaw Rising in 1944. You will see the shift from complete physical destruction of ghetto and camp to the actual remnants due to the rapid advance of the Soviets. However, the tour is not limited to the serious and emotive history of the Holocaust, with its clear message for future generations. We also enjoy expert guided tours of the historic cities of Warsaw and Krakow. We sample much of the local culture and visit the world famous salt mine at Wieliczka. Each evening we will dine in a different local restaurant to enjoy a wealth of diverse local cuisine. The topography of the sites we visitDay 1Fly from London to Warsaw or make your own arrangements toinvolves a fair amount of walking: at Auschwitz/ join the tour at the hotel (two nights) (D)Birkenau you will cover almost 8 miles overDay 2 Warsaw: ghetto walls, POLIN Museum, the Umschlagplatz,the course of the day, but that is necessary toWarsaw Jewish cemetery (B,D)achieve a full appreciation of the subject. Day 3 Treblinka, Lublin Hotel in Lublin (1 night) (B,D)Day 4 Belzec, Majdanek, Rzeszw Hotel in Rzeszw (1 night) (B,D)Day 5 Krakow: guided walk of Krakows Old Town Hotel in Krakow(3 nights) (B,D)ESSENTIALS Day 6Auschwitz, Birkenau (B)4-star hotels, meals as indicated, drinksDay 7Krakow: Kazimierz, Old Synagogue Museum Wieliczka saltwith dinner, all entrance fees, tourmines (B,D)manager and expert historian throughout,Day 8Flight to London or perhaps extend your stay in Poland (B)all internal travel, optional travel from UK.www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 535926 TCE BROCHURE 2025-26_Aug25.indd 53 22/08/2025 13:35'