ARRIVE AT WARSAW, EVENING CITY TOUR

On arrival at Warsaw International airport, meet our representative and get transferred to your hotel. Check-in to hotel and relax to explore Warsaw in evening.

At 6pm you will start discovering Warsaw – your guide and the rest of the group will be waiting in the hotel’s hallway. The Royal Route and its buildings with historical value will be the first thing to explore. With paying attention to details, it was amazingly renovated. You will get to the Castle Square where you will have a walk around the Old Town. Then, a welcome dinner consisting of traditional Polish meals and the Polish vodka “Zubrowka” will be served for you. Dinner at restaurant. An overnight stay at hotel.

WARSAW SIGHTSEEING

Breakfast at hotel. In the morning you will admire more of Warsaw. During a half-day tour we will show you the Old Town, which, completely destroyed in the World War II, was wonderfully reconstructed. The magnificent Royal Castle, Polish kings’ seat, and the place of proclamation of the second constitution in the world – the Constitution of May 3rd will undoubtedly impress you. You will see 300 rooms including the Canaletto Room where there are 23 of his paintings, the Throne Room, 6 paintings of Marcello Bacciarelli in the King’s Hall, 22 portraits of kings of Poland in the Marble room and splendid Ballroom. Then you will have lunch in a regional restaurant in the Old Town and the tour will be continued starting from the place where the former Warsaw Ghetto was located. On your way there you will see The National Opera House and the Town Hall.

“Wedel Old Fashioned Shop” is your next stop. There you will enjoy their amazing hot chocolate.

In the evening we will invite you to a piano recital. The music of Frederic Chopin – the greatest of our composers will absolutely charm you and during intermission you will taste a delicious sparkling wine. Dinner at restaurant. An overnight stay at hotel.

WARSAW – CZESTOCHOWA – ZAKOPANE

Breakfast at hotel. In the morning you will have breakfast after which you head to Zakopane – a beautifully located holiday resort just at the Tatra Mountains. On your way you will have a stop in Czestochowa where you will admire miraculous Black Madonna Shrine in the Jasna Gora Monastery. A regional restaurant in Czestochowa will be a place where you will have lunch. You will spend the evening in a city between Gubalowka and Giewont – Zakopane. Its charming location is a guarantee for unforgettable views. Earlier a little village hidden in the mountains, at the beginning of the 20th century – a trendy artist’s shelter. Dinner at restaurant. An overnight stay at hotel.

ZAKOPANE SIGHTSEEING

Breakfast at hotel. The Zakopane tour will be your morning activity. Wooden architecture and breathtaking landscapes are the perfect combination which copied in other parts of Poland is named Zakopianski Style. The Jaszczurowka Chapel is an example of Zakopane’s wooden architecture which you will see with your own eyes together with the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima at Krzeptówki – constructed by locals after the attempt on the Pope’s life. Let the amazing views from the Gubalowka Mountain entrance you. Discover local shops with souvenirs of arts and craft of Highlanders (Gorale). Then you will have time to arrange lunch by yourself and also some time at your disposal.  A typical Highlander’s inn is the place where you will have dinner together with a folkloric show. Dinner at restaurant. An overnight stay at hotel.

Important note: Funicular to Gubalowka Mountain (subject to confirmation on spot; service depends on the weather and funicular technical conditions)

ZAKOPANE – KRAKOW

Breakfast at hotel. The Zakopane tour will be your morning activity. Wooden architecture and breathtaking landscapes are the perfect combination which copied in other parts of Poland is named Zakopianski Style. The Jaszczurowka Chapel is an example of Zakopane’s wooden architecture which you will see with your own eyes together with the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima at Krzeptówki – constructed by locals after the attempt on the Pope’s life. Let the amazing views from the Gubalowka Mountain* entrance you. Discover local shops with souvenirs of arts and crafts of Highlanders (Gorale). Then you will have time to arrange lunch by yourself and also some time at your disposal. The Dunajec River** is the place where you will participate in an exciting rafting trip. After you will be back in the Old Town in Krakow and have dinner at a regional restaurant. An overnight stay at hotel.

* Funicular to Gubalowka Mountain (subject to confirmation on spot; service depends on the weather and funicular technical conditions)

** Dunajec Raft Trip (subject to confirmation on spot; service depends on the weather and level of the river)

KRAKOW’S HISTORIC CENTRE TOUR

Breakfast at hotel. The tour in the morning will include Wawel, the Royal Castle, seat of three Polish monarch dynasties. There you will have a chance to see valuable art, treasured furniture from the past and unique objects. Monumental tapestries from 16th century are incomparable. Then you will see the place of the cult of the Queen of Poland – St. Jadwiga and St. Stanislaw. There you will admire 18 chapels which are a true perfection. Zygmunt – a giant bell is ranked as one of the biggest in the world! Also, Polish monarchs were crowned and buried there. In the famous cafeteria of Krakow you will take a break for coffee and cake. The renovated Main Square in the Old Town is your next stop. The wooden altar – a masterpiece made by Wit Stwosz located in the St. Mary’s Basilica will truly impress you. The central part of the square is taken by the Cloth Hall which was built before 1349 and renovated in the 16th century. In the afternoon you will have free time. A place for dinner is located at the Old Town. Dinner at restaurant. An overnight stay at hotel.

KRAKOW – AUSCHWITZ – WADOWICE – KRAKOW

You will go to Auschwitz after breakfast. It is a place of the former Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau where millions of people died in the crematoria.  In the afternoon you will stop in Wadowice – the city where Pope John Paul II was born. You will have lunch at a regional restaurant and then you will have a chance to see his family house. From his bedroom window he used to see the clock on which there was a sign “Time flies, eternity awaits”. Then you will enter the Basilica of Wadowice where you will see the plaque commemorating his baptism in that church and also a stone font where he prayed when he visited Poland in 1979 for the first time as the Pope. Then you will be back in Krakow where you will have free time. Dinner at restaurant. An overnight stay at hotel.

KRAKOW – WEILICZKA – LOWICZ – WARSAW

In the morning after breakfast, you will visit Wieliczka – Europe’s oldest salt mine. You will be charmed by salt chambers, monuments – all carved in salt! Many generations of Polish miners created this amazing place. The exceptional St. Kinga Chapel will truly fascinate you. Its amazing chandeliers are masterpieces. You will have lunch on your own and then you will take direction to Warsaw. You will have a stop in a Mazovian town called Lowicz known for folkart: multicoloured clothes and exceptional cut-outs made of paper. There, a local family will host you for a lunch. The location of their beautiful cottage will charm you! It is located just at the foot of the former Lowicz Castle. You will experience Polish hospitality by being welcomed with bread & salt. During the meal you will have a chance to talk to them about their everyday life. A dessert will be served in their charming garden. After this, you will come back to Warsaw. Dinner at restaurant. An overnight stay at hotel.

DEPARTURE FROM WARSAW

After breakfast, our representative will drop you at Warsaw International Airport for your futher journeys.

“Leave EUROPE with Sweet Memories”