This 11 day/10 night Escorted Tour is an exploration of the most important treasures of Poland. You will receive extensive sightseeing with professional tour guides throughout the tour, focusing on the most famous attractions that Poland has to offer. There will be a Tour Director escorting the group. This is a motor coach tour with a combination of first class and standard class hotel accommodations, meals and cultural programs as specified in the itinerary.
- 3 nights at 4-star hotel in Warsaw
- 1 night at 3-star hotel in Zakopane
- 3 nights at 4-star hotel in Krakow
- 1 night at 3-star hotel in Torun
- 2 nights at 4-star hotel in Gdansk
Warsaw - Novotel Warszawa Centrum or similar
Zakopane - Mercure Kasprowy or similar
Krakow - Novotel Krakow City West or similar
Torun - Mercure Torun Centrum or similar
Gdansk - Mercure Gdansk Old Town or similar
Meals: Meals as per itinerary: breakfast daily, 7 x lunch served at the local restaurants, 3 x dinner (including one dinner with folkloric show in Wieliczka)
- Cake & coffee/tea at famous Warsaw cafeteria
- Cake & coffee/tea at famous Krakow cafeteria
Tours: Guided city tour in each city. Chopin Concert
Entrance fees: Warsaw – Royal Castle , Czestochowa – Jasna Gora Monastery and the Black Madonna Shrine , Auschwitz-Birkenau
Krakow – Royal Castle and Cathedral on the Wawel Hill, St. Mary’s Church
Zakopane – cable car to Gubalowka Hill, Wroclaw – the Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice
Torun – Eskenow House - Torun Museum
Gdansk – organ concert in the Oliwa Cathedral, Malbork – Malbork Castle Chopin concert with a glass of sparkling wine
Transportation: Private air-conditioned motor coach/minibus/car (depending on the group size)
Transfer: No arrival or departure transfers included in this tour.
* Professional English speaking Tour Director
* Luggage Handling
* Tax and Service Charge
Guaranteed tour departures
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1
WARSAW
At 6:00pm, meet your guide and the rest of the group in the hotel lobby. Drive along the renovated Royal Route with its historical monuments and residences. Stop at Castle Square for a short walk through Old Town, and then join us for welcome dinner. (D)
Day 2
WARSAW
This morning, we introduce you to the highlights of Warsaw. After lunch, drive to the former Warsaw Ghetto. Later, you will hear a Chopin piano recital. (B,L)
Day 3
ZAKOPANE
After breakfast, we depart for Zakopane – one of the most popular vacation resorts in the Tatra Mountains. En route, we stop in Czestochowa to visit some sights. Lunch will be served a local restaurant. In the evening we arrive in Zakopane beautifully situated at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, in the valley between Gubalowka and Giewont. (B,L)
Day 4
ZAKOPANE – KRAKOW
In the morning, you will have a sightseeing tour of Zakopane, whose wooden architecture blends with the natural landscapes and it is copied in other parts of Poland and is known as Zakopianski Style. You will visit the Jaszczurowka Chapel, a great example of the wooden architecture in Zakopane, and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima at Krzeptowki, which was built by the people of Zakopane to thank the Lady of Fatima for saving the Pope after an attempt on His life. Admire the breathtaking views of the Tatras from the top of Gubalowka Mountain and shop for souvenirs of arts and crafts of the Highlanders (Gorale) in the local shops. After lunch on your own you will have a free time. Before we continue on to Krakow, take a spectacular rafting trip on the Dunajec River in Pieniny National Park. Tonight’s dinner will be served at a local restaurant in Krakow’s Old Town Market Square. (B,D)
DAY 5
KRAKOW – AUSCHWITZ – KRAKOW
The morning sightseeing tour will feature Wawel, the Royal Castle, home to three dynas ties of Poland’s monarchs. You will also visit the Wawel Cathedral. Following Wawel, we drive to Old Town with its restored Main Square. After lunch, we drive to Auschwitz to visit the Martyrdom Museum of the former Nazi concentration camp.(B,L)Day 6
KRAKOW
After breakfast, you have time to explore more of Krakow on your own. Afternoon we enjoy coffee and cake at the famous Krakow cafeteria followed by a visit to the Czartoryski Museum. After dinner with a folkloric show, we drive back to Krakow. (B,D)
Day 7
KRAKOW – LOWICZ – TORUN
After breakfast, we leave for Torun. On the way, we will stop in Lowicz, a typical Mazovian town famous for folk art: colorful costumes and beautiful paper cut-outs. You will be invited for a home-hosted lunch by a local family, whose charming cottage is located at the foot of the former Lowicz Castle. You will be welcomed in a typical Polish way, with bread & salt, and enjoy your meal served by the young married couple in their lovely house. You will have time to talk about their day to day life and have your dessert in a beautiful garden. We continue to Torun, where the balance of the day is at leisure. (B,L)
Day 8
TORUN – GDANSK
In the morning, we see the highlights of Torun. It is the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus and considered one of the most magnificent historic cities of Poland. Its Old Town has been included in UNESCO’s list for its impressive 13th century Town Hall, superb churches and historic streets preserving Torun’s past glory. A visit to Eskenow House - Torun Museum is included in your itinerary. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Torun. In the afternoon, we drive to Gdansk. Upon arrival, we take a brief walk through the town’s Old Town. (B,L)
Day 9
GDANSK – MALBORK – GDANSK
Today, we tour Gdansk in depth. We start from the Upland Gate - a fragment of the city's former fortifications and one of its main gates. Just behind it, we pass by a baked-brick construction consisting of the Prison Tower and the Torture House - relics of the 15th century Gothic defense walls. The Golden Gate, situated next to the Prison Tower, opens onto Long Market - a magnificent street, with grand mansions decorated with late Renaissance and Baroque facades. A real feast for the eyes!!! It is here that the richest burghers of Gdansk once lived. Next, we come upon the Main Town and the Artus Court - a building used for Hanseatic League meetings. It is renowned as the most beautiful court among all of Europe’s Hanseatic cities. Just behind it stands the tower of St. Mary's Basilica, a part of the most precious and largest red-brick Gothic church in Gdansk. On our way back we pass by Mariacka Street, with its gabled terraced houses and elegant boutiques. We continue to Malbork for lunch and visiting the Teutonic Knights Castle. It is the largest brick building in Europe and one of Poland’s greatest tourist attractions. After coming back Gdansk the balance of the day is free to give you time for shopping Baltic arts and crafts, including unique amber jewelry and trinkets. (B,L)
Day 10
GDANSK – GDYNIA – SOPOT – OLIWA – WARSAW
After breakfast we drive to Gdynia, youngest of the tri-city complex, which also includes Sopot the famous and fashionable seaside resort. Here you can still see the oldest and longest wooden pier in Europe. We will also visit Oliwa Cathedral famous for one-of-a-kind pipe organ, to enjoy a concert. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. In the afternoon we drive for Warsaw. A farewell dinner will be served at local restaurant in Warsaw this evening (B,L,D)
Day 11
WARSAW
After breakfast this morning, we transfer you to the airport for the return flight home. (B)
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