BeautiFUL Poland - GRAND TOUR

Program 12 Days / 11 Nights

1 DAY KRAKOW

Arrival into KRAKOW, Transfer from Airport to your Hotel***.Welcome dinner and overnight at the hotel.

2 DAY KRAKOW

After breakfast, City tour of Krakow: The Old Town with one of the biggest and the oldest Market Square in Europe,The Cloth Hall called Sukiennice, St.Mary’s Basilica, walking throught the Royal Route with short visit in the oldest part of Jagiellonian University “Collegium Maius”,next Wawel Hill to see The Wawel Cathedral and Royal Castle. Lunch break during the tour. In the afternoon excursion to The Salt Mine in WIELICZKA, one of the oldest operational salt mine in Europe which has been working for over 700 years, which was entered on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1978. Dinner by the folklore music at the famous Restaurant locted in the Old Town. Overnight

4 DAY KRAKOW

Breakfast, departure to Auchwitz.Visiting of the Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau – the largest Nazi concentration camp formed during World War II . Lunch at the Restaurant “Art Deco” in Auschwitz. Return to Krakow – free afternoon. Dinner by concert of Jewish music

at the Restaurant KLEZMER HOIS. Overnight at the Hotel.

5 DAY CZESTOCHOWA - ZELAZOWA WOLA - WARSAW

Breakfast, departure to Czestochowa,the religious capital of Poland -famous place of catholic pilgrimages. Arrival to Czestochowa, visiting of Jasna Gora Monastery with the worldwide known miraculous Black Madonna Shrine. En route a short visit in Zelazowa Wola (the birth place of Frederic Chopin). Arrival to Warsaw, dinner & overnight at the Hotel.

6 DAY WARSAW

Breakfast, departure for a half day Sightseeing tour of Warsaw with The Royal Castle, St. John’s Cathedral,and the pictureresque The Old Town with Barbican. Lunch break at the famous Restaurant Bazyliszek located in the Old Town. In afternoon - visiting of Lazienkowki Park & Palatial Complex with the monument of F.Chopin and The Palace on the Water. Dinner & overnight at the Hotel.

7 DAY WARSAW – MALBORK - GDANSK

Breakfast, drive to Gdansk via Malbork, we visit Malbork – the biggest brickcastle, one of the largest Mediaeval fortresses in Europe. It is the former seat of the Grand Master of Teutonic Order, registered on Unesco World Heritage List. Visiting of the museum including an exhibition of the castle’s history as well as an interesting exhibition of amber.
Afterwards we drive to Gdansk. Arrival in Gdansk, dinner & overnight at the Hotel.

8 DAY GDANSK

After breakfast, sightseeing tour of Gdansk, the Polish maritime capital and also city of the first Independent Trade Union “Solidarity”. The trade of amber processing is also far from minor in importance. Gdańsk cultivates its centuries-long tradition in the field, and its nickname of the world capital of amber is well earned. Our tour beginns with the Royal Way, including the Long Street and Long Market, next is the Gothic Town Hall, the magnificent Artus Court, charming Mariacka Street boasts with numerous gift shops and galleries, the Gothic St.Mary’s Church, the biggest port crane in Medieval Europe, Neptune Fountain – a symbol of Gdansk, the Golden Gate and the Oliwa Cathedral famous of its XVIII c. Organ. Lunch break during the tour. Free amber shopping time in afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

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9 DAY TORUN – WROCLAW

Breakfast, departure for Wroclaw. We stop at Torun, a birth place of Nicolaus Copernicus, the originator of an astronomical revolution based on the heliocentric theory.Torun is also famous of

the greatest number of retained, authentic Gothic monuments.Its medieval centre with originl urban layout was entrerd on Unesco’s World Cultural Heritage List.

Will have a short break for gingerbread tasting- the most famous product of Toruń that has been made for centuries and one of the most popular Polish food products.

Departure to Warsaw, dinner at the traditional Polish Restaurant and overnight at the Hotel.

10 DAY WROCLAW

Breakfast, Sightseeing tour of Wroclaw with The Old Town,Cathedral of St.John The Baptist,the Baroque building of University with charming Aula Leopoldinum, Town Hall, Old Market Place, Ostrow Tumski Island– the oldest part of the city. Lunch break in The Old Town. Free afternoon for shopping. Dinner & overnight at the Hotel . Optionally tickets for the opera/philharmonic hall.

11 DAY KRAKOW

After breakfast check-out and departure for Krakow. Arrival to the Hotel in Krakow & check-in. Free afternoon. Farewell dinner & overnight at the Hotel.

12 DAY KRAKOW

Breakfast, check-out time.Departure transfer to the Airport.