Poland and our Southern neighbours

  Best. Vacation. Ever. My 76 year old dad and I just returned from this beautiful country. I can say, hands down, the trip far exceeded our expectations. ... read more Grzegorz, Witek and Robert planned everything perfectly. We saw so much yet didn't feel rushed. Was a good balance between tours and free time. I would recommend this tour to anyone interested in Poland. The history there is incredible and we are already talking of another trip with the rest of our family in 2020. Thank you for the trip of a lifetime. It was so special for me and my father! I'm now enjoying putting a scrapbook together of all the fabulous places we visited!!

  - 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.

  We were delighted that Grzegorz Bartecki was able to put together an exceptional two day tour to find and visit my husband's grandfathers birthplace in Lutotow. The two day tour... read more included informative visits to Lodz and Krakow as well as finding and exploring our native homeland. It was so much better than we ever expected and something we could NEVER have done on our own. Our excellent driver and guide helped us find the old synagogue that still remained in the town, and we talked to local residents who pointed out original houses on the intact market square. I think everyone who has family from Poland, especially those of us with Jewish heritage would benefit from Grzegor's care.