Central Europe Pearls – Krakow & Prague

  - Overall organization: The tour was well organized, with a balance of churches, castles, palaces, museums, and outdoor sites such as a national park or archeological sites. It was a good... read more pace, but we were not rushed. We often walked 5-6 miles/day.
- Schedule/promptness: We never had to wait for our bus, guides, meals. Everything was on schedule. The schedule had appropriate breaks for bathrooms and snacks.
- Guides and driver: Our bus driver Robert drove very safely and comfortably; personally he was very courteous and always helpful, and amazing at navigating difficult parking spaces. Witek is a gem – so knowledgeable, patient, cheerful, good attention to detail and followup. We had complete trust and confidence that he was taking good care of us. For example, in Turon, when we heard about an evening light show at the Copernicus fountain, he walked with us to make sure we knew how to find it and how to get back to our hotel. Someone else might just point and say “over there, three blocks.”
- Hotels: seemed hard to distinguish between 3 and 4 stars; they were all spotlessly clean, very modern and luxurious, well equipped, good wi-fi, and fantastic breakfasts. All located within walking distance of the old town so when we had time on our own we were not stuck in a place where we couldn’t walk to anything. We had a triple room, and they were always adequate.
- Food: Wonderful. The breakfasts are like nothing I have ever seen (buffets with 60+ items) and the dinners were all good. My daughter is allergic is poultry and nuts and they made appropriate substitutions for her.
- Flexibility in accommodating requests: in Gdansk, we noticed a galleon boat ride around the port and our guide helped us with the tickets and adjusted the dinner start time so that we could all go on it.

  This was the best tour we’ve taken, our first with ExcitingPoland. We chose Pearls because it was highly reviewed on TripAdvisor and it didn’t disappoint. It was well planned and... read more organized. Witek our guide/ driver was knowledgeable, prompt, friendly and had a sense of humor. The local, licensed guides were,too. Of the 16 provinces in Poland we saw 8. Tours, sights and activities were varied - walking, rafting, organ concert, cable car ride to mention a few. The hotels were all well located and the breakfast buffets were great! Dinners were also excellent. Communication with Grzegorz, the tour manager was excellent pre- tour and we received the most detailed itinerary before the tour. The bonus was there were only 7 of us on the tour and we all had a great experience and have fond memories of Poland.

  Five of us spent 11 nights on a private tour, that we designed through Exciting Poland. I can just tell you that every step of the way was absolutely... read more perfect. There was not one site, hotel or dinner that wasn't just wonderful. Our guide/ driver Wintek Jablonski was a gem. Once he got to know us better he tweaked our program here and there to do exactly what we wanted and also found places to eat that we all loved. He was so cheerful and he knew all local guides. Grzegorz Bartecki, the tour manager knows the business.
Never once did we feel even remotely unsafe in Poland in fact just the opposite. Everywhere we went out of Ukrainian flag alongside the Polish flag. Poland knows what it is to loose freedom.
This is a honest and reputable company. We thought our tour was a bargain with quality.
We LOVED and it's people!!!!

  What an amazing adventure! Grzegorz, Witek and Robert did such an fabulous job arranging everything on our tour. From pick up and drop off at the Airports, to making sure... read more we comfortable on the bus, to bypassing the lines for the various attractions we went to see, everything was perfectly arranged for us. It is a great way to get to see all of Poland. I highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in seeing Poland. It was perfect!