Hi. I am arriving in Gdansk a few days before the start of the tour to get acclimated and spend a little extra time in the Gdansk area. Does anyone have recommendations for a good local guide?
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I highly recommend Sebastian at Poland by Locals. He can do standard Gdansk tours, but he can also do more tailored tours. Here is what a buddy and I did with him as documented in a prior trip report about Poland and Bosnia:
(Gdansk) Highlight #1: A private tour with Sebastian, an exceptional and gifted guide from Poland by Locals. This day we focused on military and non-military aspects of Gdansk, Gdynia, and Sopot. Among other things, the tour included (1) visiting the workshop of an amber artisan who entered the business in the 1980’s after being fired from the Gdansk Shipyard for union activities and (2) hiking at Kepa Redłowska, a forest along the coast of Gdynia, where we explored WWII bunkers, a defunct artillery battery used for coastal defense, and the Baltic Sea.
(Gdansk) Highlight #2: Another private tour with Sebastian that included a visit to the Museum of Military Technology Gryf and to Hel. The former is an experiential museum on an old military base about an hour outside Gdansk where we saw and touched all sorts of military equipment, rode in a military off-road vehicle on an obstacle course, shot guns (including an old WWII Sten), and rode in a restored 1950’s-era Soviet-built tank for 20-30 minutes. The young adult loved it. Next up was the coastal defense systems at Hel. The young adult now loves to tell people that he went to Hel, the people were nice, the temperature was comfortable, and the food was great.