Escorted Tours
At 18:00pm, meet your guide and the rest of the group in the hotel lobby. Drive along the beautifully renovated Royal Route with its historical monuments and residences. Stop at Castle Square for a short walk through Old Town and then enjoy a Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant. Your meal will include typical Polish dishes and a famous Polish Vodka, 'Zubrowka'. Meals: Welcome Dinner
This morning, we introduce you to the highlights of Warsaw. A half day sightseeing tour includes the Old Town, which was beautifully rebuilt after World War II, with the impressive Royal Castle, seat of the Kings of Poland. Here the Constitution of May 3rd was proclaimed in 1791, which is the second oldest constitution after the US Constitution, in the world. Enjoy a walk through the Market Square, which is full of the finest restaurants, gift shops and galleries and pass the late Gothic Structure, The Barbican, by John Baptist of Venice. At the Krasinski Square we will stop by the Monument of Warsaw's Uprising before driving to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the building of Warsaw's Grand Opera and National Theatre House, which was erected by Antonio Corazzi and the Ghetto Memorial. Lunch will be served at the local restaurant. Later this afternoon, enjoy an unforgettable musical journey through the world famous compositions of Poland's greatest composer, Frederic Chopin, at a two part piano recital. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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The road to Kraków, Poland's unique, medieval, Open Air Museum, leads us past Częstochowa, the site of Jasna Gora and the Black Madonna, venerated as Poland's holiest icon. Lunch will be served a local restaurant. En route to Kraków, we will stop at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the site of the Concentration Camp, where millions lost their lives in the crematoria during the Holocaust. Overnight in Kraków. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
The morning sightseeing tour will feature Wawel Hill with its impressive Royal Castle and Wawel Royal Cathedral, the place of the cult of St. Stanislaw and St. Jadwiga, Queen of Poland. Its 18 Chapels are true architectural masterpieces and the giant bell, the Zygmunt from 1520, ranks with the world’s largest. This is the place, where Polish Kings were crowned and buried. Continue the tour with the walk to the Old Town with its restored Main Square of magnificent houses and Palaces. There, you stop at St. Mary's Basilica, where you see the magnificent wooden altar by Wit Stwosz. In the middle of the square is the Cloth Hall built before 1349, but renovated in the 16th Century with many shopping stalls inside. Following lunch on own we continue to Wieliczka to visit the Salt Mine, an impressive and unique underground world full of saline lakes, majestic timber constructions, great chambers, galleries and unique Salt Works created by many generations of Polish miners and operated since 13th Century. The tour leads through almost 3 kilometres of meandering corridors, at the depth of 135 metres, the part, which has been worked from 17th to 19th Century. Drive back to Kraków for your overnight stay. PLEASE NOTE: The lift going down to the Salt Mine is subject to confirmation on spot and service depends on the lifts technical conditions. Meals: Breakfast
This morning, we visit Kazimierz, the Jewish Quarter of Kraków, which was established in 1335 by the Polish King Casimir the Greatest, who appreciated Jewish talents and usefulness for developing the country. Surrounded by defensive walls with its own Town Hall, the district soon became one of the European centres of Jewish Religion, learning and culture. Today, the world of narrow streets and lines, small architectural buildings and sacral places show us an extraordinary trace of coexistence of Jewish and Polish communities. Following lunch on own, we drive to Zakopane, which is beautifully situated at the foot of the Tatra Mountains in the valley between Gubalowka and Giewont. It is Poland's most popular resort and one of the most beautiful places owing to its picturesque location. Once, a small mountain village, Zakopane has become a fashionable winter resort for artists since the beginning of the 20th Century. Meals: Breakfast
In the morning, enjoy a sightseeing tour of Zakopane, whose wooden architecture blends with the natural landscapes, which is copied in other parts of Poland, known as the Zakopianski Style. You will visit the Jaszczurowka Chapel, a great example of 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 view from the top of Gubalowka before enjoying some time to shop for souvenirs of arts and crafts of the Highlanders (Gorale) in the local shops. After lunch on your own, you will have some free time. PLEASE NOTE: Funicular to Gubalowka Mountain is subject to confirmation on the spot. Service is dependent on the weather and funicular technical conditions. Meals: Breakfast
Today, we depart for Western Poland and the historic City of Wroclaw, which is also known as 'Venice of the North'. Wrocław is one of the oldest cities in Poland, Capital of Lower Silesia, with a beautiful location along the Odra River. En route, we stop in Wadowice, the birthplace of John Paul II where we will see the house where he was born and grew up. From the window of his bedroom he used to see a clock with the sign 'Time flies, Eternity awaits'. In the Basilica of Wadowice, where Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, was baptised you can still see the special plaque that commemorates this fact as well as a stone font where the Pope prayed during his first pilgrimage to Poland in 1979. After lunch at a local restaurant in Wadowice we continue our drive to Wrocław. Today, with its beautiful historical buildings like Town Hall in Market Square, Wroclaw is recognised as a gem of urban Gothic-Renaissance urban architecture in Poland. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, enjoy a city tour of Wrocław including the Old Town, which is dominated by the Gothic Town Hall dated between the 14th and 15th Centuries. The south west of the square is bounded with the Salt Market Square lined with Renaissance Burgher houses and the nearby Wrocław University, which dates back to the 18th Century. We also visit Ostrów Tumski, which was the residence of Bishops and Princes in the early Middle Ages. Its main point is the enormous Gothic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist dating back to 13th and 14th Centuries. From here, we drive to Poznań where dinner is served at the hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, enjoy a brief sightseeing tour in the historic city of Poznań. The first settlement here can be traced back to the early 9th Century. The first ruler of Poland, Mieszko I, who baptised the country, founded his Church right here. The Church was rebuilt after the war and in the 15th Century it took on a Gothic shape. The most interesting part of the city is Old Town with its famous Renaissance Town Hall. In the middle of the attic, above the clock, you can see two metal goats butting their horns 12 times every day at noon. After lunch at a local restaurant, we continue to Toruń. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
In the morning, we take a tour of Toruń, the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus and one of the most magnificent historic cities of Poland. Its Old Town has been included in the UNESCO's List for its impressive 13th Century Town Hall, superb Churches and streets that recall Toruń's past glory. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Toruń In the afternoon, we drive to Gdańsk where we will get acquainted with the city on a brief walk through its Old Town. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, we tour Gdańsk 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 façades. 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 Churches in Gdańsk. On our way back we pass by Mariacka Street with its gabled terraced houses and elegant boutiques. Following lunch on your own, we will drive to Gdynia the youngest of the Tri-City complex and Oliwa, where we will visit Oliwa Cathedral famous for its one-of-a-kind pipe organs. Finally, we will continue to Sopot, the famous and fashionable seaside resort. Here you can still see the oldest and longest wooden pier in Europe. Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, we have time at leisure for shopping Baltic arts and crafts including unique amber jewellery and trinkets. Following lunch on your own, we will continue our travels on to Olsztyn with a stop en route in Gietrzwałd to take part in an open-air picnic with folkloric entertainment. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, enjoy a short tour of Olsztyn before we travel to Olsztynek to visit the Ethnographic Park, which is the site of the Museum of Folk Architecture, one of the oldest open-air museums in Europe. It contains many interesting examples of folk architecture including houses, barns, windmills and other traditional buildings. A particular attraction of the Ethnographical Park is the interiors of old houses, the Evangelical Church, a smithy, a pottery stand, a Dutch windmill, as well as various temporary displays representing items of traditional craftsmanship and modern folk art and handicraft from the region. The main objective of the Museum is to preserve the legacy of the past for future generations and to encourage the study of the rich cultural and spiritual values of days gone by. In the afternoon, we continue our drive to Warsaw stopping in Łowicz, a typical Mazovian Town famous for folk art, especially noteworthy are the colourful costumes and beautiful paper cut outs. Enjoy an invite to a home-hosted dinner by a local family, whose charming cottage is located at the foot of the former Łowicz Castle. You will be welcomed in a typical Polish way, with bread and salt before enjoying 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 enjoy your dessert in a beautiful garden. After dinner, we continue our drive to Warsaw for our overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast this morning, our tour ends. You will transfer on your own to the Warsaw Airport for your onward journey or return flight home. Meals: Breakfast
Tour Prices are per person twin share in Australian Dollars. Conditions apply and group tours are subject to change and availability. Prices are subject to currency fluctuations. (mz)
