Pearls of Poland

1. Warsaw City Tour
You arrive in Warsaw and are welcomed by our local guide. Transfer to our hotel in a private bus. In the afternoon you will start the city tour of Warsaw. The capital of Poland was totally destroyed in WW II and then rebuilt. You will visit the Old Town, Lazienki Park, with its Frederic Chopin monument and the Palace on the Water, the Warsaw Uprising Monument and the Royal Castle. In the evening a welcome dinner in our hotel.

2. Drive to Białowieża
After breakfast departure from Warsaw to Białowieza (with a possible stop in Treblinka - the German Nazi Concetration camp from II WW), later this afternoon you will come to Białowieza for accommodation. Short walk and visit to the National Park Museum. Dinner and an overnight.

3. Białowieża Highlights
Breakfast and your visit to the European Bison reserve and natural forest reserve. Afternoon departure to Warsaw. Dinner and an overnight stay near Warsaw on your way to Malbork.

4. Driving to Malbork and Gdańsk
After an early morning breakfast we start our tour to Gdansk, the capital of Poland's seaside. On our way we will stop in Malbork to see the medieval fortress of Teutonic Knights – the greatest castle in Poland. The Malbork Castle, a 15th c. powerful stronghold of the Teutonic Knights, is one of the best examples of medieval fortification in Europe. Continue the drive to Gdansk. Check-in at a local hotel in the evening.

5. Gdansk City Tour
After breakfast we’ll begin the sightseeing tour of the maritime center of Poland, the historical port town of Gdansk and birthplace and home of Solidarity; the Cathedral, Neptun Monument, Zuraw Gdanski, the harbor, and avisit to the monument at Westerplatte. Then see Sopot, the health resort with the longest pier in Europe. In the Gothic Cathedral in Oliwa you can listen to a concert on a magnificent baroque pipe organ. Dinner and overnight in the hotel in Gdansk.

6. Drive: Gdansk-Torun
After breakfast, we drive to Torun – one of the most beautiful cities of Poland, picturesquely located on the both banks of the Vistula River. After check-in at a local hotel, visit the beautiful Old Town and Museum of the famous Polish astronomer – Nicolas Copernicus. Free evening. Overnight in Torun.

7. Drive: Torun-Poznan
After breakfast, drive to Poznan and a visit to Gniezno – the historic capital of Poland. There will be time for experiencing the city on your own.

8. Poznan – City Tour and drive to Czestochowa
A morning tour around the city of Poznan. Among the many famous places we are going to see will be the impressive Town Hall and the country’s oldest cathedral with the tombs of the first Polish rulers. In the afternoon we will start our trip to Czestochowa. We will celebrate an evening mass at Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa. Overnight in a hotel in the city.

9. Visiting Jasna Gora in Czestochowa and drive to Zakopane
A morning visit to the famous Black Lady – Queen of Poland Sanctuary. The Pauline Fathers will introduce you to the Jasna Góra Monastery, its history, which begins in 1292, its treasures and the miraculous icon of Black Madonna, the Queen of Poland. In 1930 Karol Wojtyla came here for the first time with his father and prayed to Black Madonna. He visited Jasna Gora seven times as a Pope. We will leave Czestochowa before noon to start our drive to Zakopane. On our way, we will stop in Wadowice – John Paul II’s hometown. Arriving in Zakopane in the evening. Accommodation in our hotel.

10. Zakopane City Tour
A morning city tour of Poland’s “winter capital” including Chocholow Village. Then a cable car ride up to Mount Gubalowki, where we will see a panoramic view of the area. An excursion to Koscieliska Valley will complete our tour. Dinner in a regional restaurant. Overnight in Zakopane.

11. Dunajec Rafting and Krupowki in Zakopane
After breakfast, we will drive to the Pieniny National Park for Dunajec River rafting with Uplander's log-rafts. Enjoy a view of the two beautiful castles of Niedzica and Czorsztyn, before you enter the deep gorge surrounded by white limestone peaks. In the evening there is free time to visit Krupowki and enjoy the beauty of the town. Overnight in Zakopane.

12. Drive: Zakopane-Wieliczka-Krakow
We will leave Zakopane in the morning to visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine. This 800 year old salt mine is the oldest in Europe. Walk through the underground salt stone world: the splendid St.Kinga’s Chapel with salt sculptures and relicts, corridors housing the original constructions and post excavation chambers as well as the subterranean salt lakes. After the tour we will continue our drive to Krakow, with a stopover in Lagiewniki, where we will visit the Lagiewniki Cathedral - Sister Faustyna’s Sanctuary of Divine Mercy. Arriving in Krakow in the evening and overnight in the city.

13. Krakow City Tour
After breakfast we will begin our tour of Krakow. Because it was not destroyed during the World War II, Krakow is a treasure house of architecture and art, having been collected since the 10th century. Our walking tour will start with the Wawel Hill. We will visit the Royal Castle and the Coronation Cathedral, the burial place of kings and famous Poles. In the royal chambers you can discover the priceless collection of Flemish tapestries. Today’s walking tour also includes the Old Town surrounded by defense walls, the Barbican, the Market Square dominated by St. Mary’s Church with the famous XV c. linden wood altar, then the Cloth Hall housing a multitude of souvenir shops. Then a special tour of Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest in Europe. Dinner and night in our hotel in Krakow.

14. Krakow - Auschwitz
After breakfast we depart for a trip to Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp and now a martyrdom museum. After this experience, we go back to Krakow to spend the free afternoon in this beautiful old city. In the evening, we will have farewell dinner in our hotel.

15. Return flight from Krakow
We leave our hotel after breakfast to drive to the airport. Departing Krakow or return drive to Warsaw.


Date: any on your group request: info@excitingpoland.com

Price:  1780 USD / person
(sample price for group of 30 persons)

Price includes: transfer by luxury bus  according to the tour program, service of professional English speaking tour director, accommodation (14) in selected 3*/4* hotels in double or twin rooms, breakfasts (14) and dinners (14), service of English speaking local guides in visited cities and places where it’s obligatory, taxes and entrance tickets according to the tour program.

Additional info and fees: additional services for pre- and post-tour stay on request, personal orders and possible tips for driver and tour director not included.