About me
Welcome to my website
My name is Bożena Adamska
I’ve been guiding in and around Krakow for the last 25 years
Cracovian, born and bred, I have lived here all my life and I think it’s the most beautiful city in Poland! For me, Krakow always seemed to be a perfect place to live: a bohemian, historical town with an atmosphere impossible to find anywhere else in the world. I’ve studied and graduated in Art History at the Jagiellonian University, the oldest polish University. I always travelled a lot. It was the best part of study of Art: study tours around polish historical sites, but not only. These trips and meetings with interesting people and stories told by them made me want to be a guide too. I believe that the best part of this job is lack of monotony and opportunity to meet many interesting people. I love preparing new tours, so becoming a guide felt quite natural.
I’m a licensed tour guide in Krakow in English, Russian and of course in my mother tongue Polish. I’ve been telling the stories about my city to thousands of tourists from all around the world for over twenty five years working as a freelancer on commission for various culture institutions and tourist agencies in Polish, English and Russian.
I specialise in working with big and small private groups of individuals (also those who come to visit their forefathers homeland), couples, families or friends and my tours can be tailored to meet specific interests, so don’t be afraid to let me know what it is you are looking for.
Within all my work experience, I have always valued the possibility of interacting with other people the most. As a city guide in Krakow, I am exposed to a wide range of people and personalities. As a result, I have developed the capability to deliver superior customer service in a wide range of circumstances. I am an open-minded, sociable and cheerful person that, at the same time, is fully dedicated to the task at hand. Respect, hard work and honesty are my key values. I am easy going person, talkative and full of interesting stories professional guide.
I am very happy that my job is my hobby and my hobby is my job.
As well as being an experienced Tour Guide I am a member of The Federation of Tourist Guide Associations what allows me to guide in areas that many guides are not able to: I can guide you inside such places as Wawel Royal Castle, Oscar Schindler’s Factory-Museum, Underground Museum and National Museum Guide, so wherever we go you’ll be in good hands. Only certificated guides (with badge) are permitted to guide in certain locations. My aim is to provide you with enthusiastic informative private tours which ensure that your Krakow experience will be the best.
If you are interested in the backstreets, the areas off the main beaten track, I can show you some of the ‘neighbourhoods’ of Old Town such as Nowa Huta, with its socialist history, abbey in Tyniec, Krakow’s mounds.
Or you might like to escape the bustle of Krakow for a day and take a trip out to picturesque Ojców National Park, castle in Pieskowa Skała and Prądnik Valley where you my try smoked trouts from natural farm.
I have a real passion for what I do and I work hard to ensure my tours are personal to each of my clients.