SOPOT, WARSAW

Breakfast. In the morning free time in Sopot resort – at the famous pavement Monciak (Monte Cassino Heroes promenade), Crooked House, popular among tourists and the longest Polish pier, which is also the longest wooden pier in Europe.

Later on travel to Warsaw. Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner with Polish spirit tasting – finest Polish vodkas and liqueurs. Overnight stay.

Warsaw

WARSAW, CZESTOCHOWA, KRAKOW

Warsaw Old City

After breakfast, tour in Warsaw, which was razed by Germans to the ground during II World War: placed on a UNESCO World Heritage List Old Town, Royal Castle, Royal Baths Park (Łazienki) and the Polish Versailles – Wilanow Palace. Palace survived the Poland’s partitions and both World Wars, and is a reminder of the culture of the Polish state as it was before the misfortunes of the 18th century. The Museum, established in 19th century, is a repository of the country’s royal and artistic heritage.

In the afternoon departure to Krakow. On the way visit to Czestochowa – the monastery of Jasna Gora, which is the most famous and saint shrine in Poland. Arrival in Krakow, check in and dinner. Overnight stay.

Optional: a folklore evening – traditional Polish dinner combined with a folk group show.

Czestochowa

KRAKOW, WIELICZKA SALT MINE

After breakfast sightseeing in the Old Town (UNESCO List) – Market Square, St. Mary’s Church, the Jagiellonian University and Wawel Hill. Coffee break at the famous and one of the oldest Krakow cafes – Jama Michalika.

In the afternoon an excursion to a notable point outside the city – the Wieliczka Salt Mine, which is one of the most valuable monuments in Poland. Each year it is visited by more than one million tourists from all over the world. It is also a world class monument, featuring on the UNESCO’s World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. Today, Wieliczka Salt Mine combines many centuries of tradition and modernity, the history of several hundred years and an underground metropolis with extensive infrastructure.

On the way back a visit to Schindler Factory museum. Schindler was a German entrepreneur who came to Krakow to run a business, and ultimately saved approx. 1000 Jews who would have been killed in the labour camp in Plaszow. The museum was opened in June 2010 and won the prestigious Sibyl Award (Museum Event 2010) and has become a place, which you have to visit when you come to Krakow.

In the evening, walk through the Jewish Quarter of Kazimierz and a Jewish dinner accompanied by a concert of Klezmer music.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENU, WADOWICE, KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA

Breakfast. Trip to the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau (UNESCO World Heritage List).

On the way stop in Wadowice – the hometown of Pope John Paul II (visiting his home, which houses a museum, Basilica and the opportunity to taste the famous papal cream cakes) and nerby Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, in order to admire a Marian shrine and the Cross Way with 42 churches and chapels, called Polish Via Dolorosa, built in the seventeenth century by Zebrzydowski family (UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Return to Krakow. Overnight stay.

ZAKOPANE

After breakfast – full day excursion to Zakopane – the highest situated town in Poland. Drive through the remarkable village Chocholow – the greatest example of a wooden village (where most of the wood houses were built in the 19th century), visiting a local sculptor. Excursion by funicular railway to Gubalowka (a peak from which you can admire a beautiful panoramic view of the Tatra Mountains), Krupowki – the main pedestrian street of Zakopane, historic cemetery Peksowe Brzysko, wooden Jaszczurowka Chapel.

Optional:

• dinner in a regional inn with folk music
• rafting down Dunajec river
• visit to a thermal bath complex in Bukowina Tatrzanska

Return to Krakow, overnight.

KRAKOW

Breakfast. Free time, transfer to Krakow airport and departure.