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We booked a local tour to Aushwitz from Krakow, and although it was a 'full' day it didn't give enough time to see the whole site. We wanted to wander to the ruined (destroyed) areas furthest from the main gate, but had to return to the bus. To be honest, what happened there was so overwhelming that it was hard to comprehend the scale of the tragedy.
Terezin, in the Czech Republic, (formerly Theresienstadt) is also well worth a visit. A lot of it is brick built, so in a better state of repair, and apart from a museum section most of it seems to be in the same state as when it was at the end of the war. I don't know if there are tours; we stopped off while driving back (north) from Prague. It wasn't a 'death' camp as such, but most of the occupants met their ends at other camps such as Auschwitz.
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