SUGGESTED ITINERARY

Day 1: WARSAW

Arrival transfer from airport to hotel. Accommodation. Overnight.
Meals: B

Day 2: WARSAW

Breakfast and walking guided tour of the enchanting Warsaw: the appealing Old Town (painstakingly rebuilt from scratch after WW II); the historical Jewish Ghetto area; the lively downtown and the ezcuisite Royal Route with the Palace on the Water in the Lazienki Gardens, one of Europe’s finest 18th century royal residences. The next stop is the Museum of the Warsaw Uprising, widely regarded as the best new museum in Poland, and dedicated to the uprising of 1944, the consequences of which scar and define the city to this day. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon free time to explore the cobbled lanes of the Old Town and spot the details of restoration on the facades of the historical houses. Dinner on your own. Back to your hotel and overnight.
Meals: B

Day 3: WARSAW - GDANSK

Breakfast and head northwards to the Baltic Sea. We will travel through the Warmia (Ermland) region, stopping in the Ilawa Lake District to visit a marvel of 19th-century German engineering: the Ostroda-Elblag Canal, a system of canals combined with a narrow-gauge railway. A boat cruise will let you take in the natural and technical wonders of this top Poland attraction. A tour of Malbork (Marienburg) Castle, a triumph of architecture and one of the biggest medieval castles in Europe. Between 1309-1459, it was the seat of the mighty Order of Teutonic Knights. Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with carefully restored interiors such as the great halls, grandiose high towers and even a central heating system. Dinner on your own. Back to your hotel and overnight.
Meals: B

Day 4: GDANSK - TORUN

Breakfast and start of your walking guided tour of Gdansk. Gdansk’s past as the richest Polish port city has made it one of the top tourist destinations in Poland. Its Old Town is full of maritime atmosphere and packed with exclusive Hanseatic-style architecture. Comparable to Amsterdam; tall and slim red-brick waterfront houses. During sightseeing you will see the Old Town, St. Mary’s (the largest Gothic church in Poland), the Neptune Fountain and the Artus Court. Lunch on your own. After transfer to Torun, another red brick pearl! Lunch break on your own followed by a tour of Torun Old Town (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). This delightful historical city is  prosperous of original Gothic structures that survived numerous wars and invasions, including a magnificent town hall, medieval fortification walls, the Polish “leaning tower of Pisa”, as well as the superb St. James’ church. The town has always been famous for its gingerbread – taste it in different shapes and sizes. Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel.
Meals: B

Day 5: TORUN - GNIEZNO - WROCLAW

Breakfast and departure to Gniezno, the first Polish capital. The town is crucial to understand the early history of Poland. The cathedral is a true jewel and it was the coronation site of five Polish kings. Visitors can see the tomb of Saint Wojciech (Adalbert) as the centerpiece of the cathedral. It is renowned also for its bronze Romanesque gate. Arrival at the medieval city of Wrocław in the Lower Silesia region. Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel.
Meals: B

Day 6: WROCLAW – SWIDNICA - WROCLAW

Breakfast and start of your guided city tour of Wroclaw. From the feedback of the last ten seasons, Wroclaw has always been warmly received by the visitors. We will visit the old town and see the astonishing university hall. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon we will go to Swidnica, a small town an hour’s drive away. Swidnica is home to the huge wooden Church of Peace, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was one of the three places in Silesia where Protestantism was permitted after the Thirty Years’ War and the church itself was built without using a single nail. Free time for individual visits. Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel.
Meals: B

Day 7: WROCLAW – AUSCHWITZ - BIRKENAU - ZAKOPANE

Breakfast and departure to Auschwitz. This day’s journey will be towards a totally different kind of experience. In eastern Silesia, at the edge of the town of Oswiecim there are two gruesome reminders of the former German death camps that now make up the Holocaust Memorial, kept so that humanity will never forget one of the worst periods in its history. Visit the older camp Auschwitz I (the museum) and II Birkenau, a concentration and extermination camp. After lunch, continue south to Zakopane, the principal Polish mountain resort located at the foot of the majestic Carpathian mountain range. Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel.
Meals: B

Day 8: ZAKOPANE - MT. GUBALOWKA - WIELICZKA - KRAKOW

Breakfast and start of your guided city tour of Zakopane and its exquisite local wooden architecture before taking the funicular railway to Mt. Gubalowka, one of the most beautiful peaks in the Tatras, to view the extraordinary panorama. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon continue to Wieliczka, where we will descent into the underground chambers of the Wieliczka Salt Mines for a unique and mysterious tour of the medieval galleries, chapels and halls carved out of rock and salt deposits. All you’ve read about this place is true. Afterwards, continue to Krakow. Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel.
Meals: B

Day 9: KRAKOW

After breakfast transfer to Krakow Airport.
Meals: B

* The itinerary is on request and rates are subject to the availability of the hotels at the time of booking.
   Prices are subject to change if travel occur during trade shows, bank holidays or special events and supplements may be applied.