Warsaw Self-Drive Communism Tour in a Retro Fiat

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Interested in communist Warsaw, comrade? Tired of standard tours? Don’t want to admire the sights just through a window? Sign up for our self-drive communism tour and discover the city in a retro Fiat 126p car!

Duration: 2.5 hours

Available in

English,
Spanish,
German,
Italian,
Russian,
French

Highlights

Cruise around Warsaw in a retro Fiat 126p car
See the city’s communist landmarks

Description

Discover communist Warsaw while driving an iconic car of the 70s, 80s and 90s – a Fiat 126p, also known as Toddler.

The tour begins with a quick driving lesson at the Palace of Culture and Science – the hulking symbol of communist Warsaw. After your lesson, you’ll find out how it was constructed and learn what Stalin had to do with it.

As you drive, your guide will share entertaining facts about life under communism, how things have changed and what it means to be Polish today.

You’ll see Stalin-era architecture at the Constitution Square, hear fascinating stories about the headquarters of the communist party and learn what it’s used for now.

Admire the architecture of the nearby communist ministry buildings, and get to know the communist ideas for the new, reconstructed Warsaw.

Gaze at the communist-era housing blocks of the Muranów and Mariensztat districts as you cruise around the streets, feeling the atmosphere of communist Warsaw.

Please note:
A valid driving license is required.
A security deposit of PLN 500/€125 in cash is required (refunded after the tour).

What’s included & not included

2.5-hour self-drive tour
Retro Fiat 126p car
20-minute driving lesson
Local guide
Souvenir photos
Loads of fun!

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Meeting point

Palace of Culture and Science, main entrance parking lot form the Marszałkowska street

Reviews from travellers (8)

4.9/5

Such a fun tour

Although it was super hot outside (and inside...) when we took the tour, we had a lot of fun! We even had to push the car at one point, which made it feel just like in the Soviet Union! I can recommend this tour to anyone who wants to have an exciting stay in Warsaw.

Reviewed by Caroline • July 25, 2018

Very fun, very interesting

A great way to explore the city. Would like to thank our tour guide Marcin, who was very informative and interesting and also made us both feel comfortable driving the car. The car is very easy and fun to drive. The tour teaches you about polish history and shows you historic monuments all over the city. Would definitely recommend, me and my girlfriend had lots of fun.

Reviewed by Tom • November 29, 2017

Really fun!

Really interesting learning about Warsaw, our guide Paulina was really really knowledgeable about every aspect of the architectural history. Would heavily recommend.

Reviewed by Michael • November 06, 2017

Unique and charming tour of Warsaw's past

Our tour with Konrad was incredible. While the tour is normally self driven, I had no idea how to drive stick, yet Konrad offered to teach me in the parking lot. This didnt pan out all that well, so Konrad just drove the fiat, which in all honesty was for the best in the pouring rain, in a country and city I did not know. Konrad was very funny and informative about communism and its affects on Warsaw, so if your into that, and driving vintage cars, this is the perfect tour for you!

Reviewed by Robert • July 13, 2017

Excellent way to experience Warsaw

We had a great time with Konrad, who took us on a tour of the communism era history of Poland and Warsaw. He was polite, interested and well prepared. It was a pleasure to talk with him. The little Fiat was amazing fun to drive, I'd forgotten how much effort steering an old car can be! Taking the tour in a symbol of the era adds real depth to the experience. Excellent!

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Reviewed by Robert • May 07, 2017

Perfect tour

We did a tour in a small Fiat that brings back memories to a lot of polish people. The nice thing of the tour is that you are allowed to drive yourself. Our guide Marcin sat in the back and gave directions. He guided us to nice places around the city where we stopped and took a walk. Nice touch was to see some orginal architecture from the jewish getto. Marcin was an enthousiastic guide that worked really hard to make us feel comfortable and provide us information about warsaw's history. Nice extra service was that he took pictures of us which he later sended by email. These make a nice memory to a PERFECT experience!

Reviewed by Bigfrishh / TripAdvisor • May 05, 2017

Amazing Tour

We took a 3 hour self drive tour with Konrad. My partner wasn't too keen on the idea of a tour around Warsaw with me driving but by the end of it we were saying it was the best part of the holiday. The car is hilarious and you don't need to worry too much about driving around the busy roads as it seemed like Konrad did his best to keep us away from the worst roads. We were asked which kind of tour we wanted as there was an option of a few, we said we wanted a mix and that's exactly what we got. You get photos taken as you go around and these are brilliant, we love our photos with the little car. If/when we return to Warsaw I could definitely see us doing this tour again but seeing different sites as it really was that fun (and we aren't your average tour goers). The tour was excellent, the car was hilarious and Konrad had excellent knowledge.

Reviewed by Steve E / TripAdvisor • May 05, 2017

Great way to explore the city!

We enjoyed this tour a lot. Driving around Warsaw in the old cars was a fun experiences. As we had already walked around the city center the previous day we chose the Communism Tour to see some other parts of Warsaw. Konrad our guide was both informative and entertaining. Definitely recommendable!

Reviewed by Aukje • August 02, 2016

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