RETRO BUS PARTY Activity Overview
A company party in the spirit of communist-era Poland. Get in line for your ticket and hop on the iconic “Cucumber” (Ogórek) bus for an unforgettable adventure back to the days when the official slogan promised that Poland was growing strong and people lived well.
During this 3-hour trip you will find out whether everyone was really equal, or whether some were “more equal than others”. We travel through four decades of communist Poland aboard a Warsaw Cucumber bus, from the drabness of the 1950s and 60s, through the 1970s and the propaganda of success, to the absurdities of the crumbling system in the 1980s. The tour is for everyone who wants to discover what the communist era was like in Warsaw and Poland, with anecdotes from big politics, ideas for rebuilding Warsaw after the war and the absurdities of everyday life for ordinary city residents.
It is a team-building event with a communist-era twist, and our lively guide will immerse you in the realities of Warsaw under communism. He will tell you, among other things, what was the favourite dish of Władysław Gomułka, the leader of communist Poland in the late 1950s and 60s, and whether there is an underground tunnel connecting the Party House with the Palace of Culture and Science, where people supposedly sneaked out for a quick drink. There is no shortage of humorous tidbits and anecdotes.
At the end of the tour, we recommend a lunch with traditional Polish dishes or a delivery of tasty snacks straight to the Ogórek – individual pricing. Let us know if you're up for it!
Our iconic 'Ogórek' will pick you up from any location and drop you off at a specified address (only within central Warsaw). Traveling outside the center involves an extra charge – priced individually depending on the distance.
Comrades! We always go above and beyond, so no matter how many people, the price stays the same. Our 'Ogórek' can fit even 45 people.
*Ogórek is a vintage vehicle, it doesn't have air conditioning or heating.
*Visiting the Museum of Life in the People's Republic of Poland is an additional +45 PLN net/person.