Friday Departure
You will be met and transferred to your hotel. There’s time to relax before meeting your fellow travellers & Tour Director over a welcome drink.
Meal: No Meal
After breakfast, we take you to visit the Wieliczka salt mine is over 700 years old and is one of the largest and oldest working salt mines in Europe. It is on the UNESCO list of the 12 most priceless monuments in the world. An elevator will take you to the first level of the mine where you will be able to see the 180-foot chapel made from salt rock and lit with salt-crystal chandeliers. There are many other chambers carved out of a huge block of salt, underground museums, and even tennis and volleyball courts. Return to Krakow for some free time before we continue our exploration and visit the Jewish quarter of the city.
Meal: Breakfast
A morning sightseeing tour starts with a visit to Wawel Hill, a viewing of the Royal Castle and visiting the Royal Cathedral. Next, take a walking tour of the Old Town where you will see the Main Market Square and Renaissance Cloth Hall, and visit St. Mary’s Church. The afternoon is free to go for a stroll, browse through the shops, sample some “sernik” or “szarlotka”, or simply relax.
Meal: Breakfast
This morning join on a tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious concentration camp from World War II and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Late afternoon arrival to Warsaw, Poland’s capital. Dinner this evening.
Meal: Breakfast and Dinner
This 700-year-old capital is a symbol of Polish nationhood and the will to survive against great odds. Your sightseeing tour here includes a drive along the famous Royal Route from magnificent Castle Square to Lazienki Park and Palace, the summer residence of the last king of Poland. Pass by the Palace of Science and Culture (known as the “wedding cake”), the Saxon Gardens, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto, and Barbican. Continue with a walking tour of the Old Town, Old Market Square and St. John’s Cathedral. The rest of the day is free for shopping, a stroll through the city, relaxing in one of the many parks or gardens. Optional: late afternoon Chopin concert.
Meal: Breakfast
Check out from your hotel. Departure transfer to Warsaw airport.
Meal: Breakfast
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• First class hotels
• Airport arrival transfer Krakow airport to hotel on day 1
• Departure transfer hotel to Warsaw airport on day 6
• Breakfast daily and one dinner
• Welcome drink in Krakow
• Touring by modern air-conditioned motor coach
• Professional Tour Director throughout
• Luggage handling (1 pc per person)
• Whisper technology enhanced touring
• Service charges and hotel taxes
International / Domestic Airfare
Airport Tax
Passports / visas
Tips to your Tour Director, tour driver, and local city guides
Laundry, beverages, food not on the regular hotel menu (these extra items will be billed to you before leaving the hotel or restaurant).
Optional excursions
Other expenses of a personal nature.
Prices, including taxes and fees, are subject to increase without notice if such rates change prior to departure.
Hotels Used
• Krakow: Hotel Radisson Red
• Warsaw: Hotel Mercure Centrum
SIGHTSEEING TOURS INCLUDED:
• Krakow
• Warsaw
NOTES:
- Donna Phillips Travel reserves the right to substitute hotels of similar standards at our discretion, and if such change occurs, it is not grounds for the cancellation of the trip.
- Because of the narrow and cobbled streets, walking is the primary way of getting around. Please make sure you pack comfortable walking shoes.
Early Booking Discount (EBD) of $200 per person for bookings between July 11 – October 31, 2024.