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Warsaw & Krakow – The Essence of Poland - Private tour
(6 days / 5 nights)
($1299 CAD)
Per person in dbl room land only
Warsaw - Krakow
Land only: Midrange hotels from $ 1099 USD ($ 1299 CAD)
Per person in dbl room land only. Single room from $ 1299 USD ($ 1499 CAD)
Land only: Upscale hotels from $ from 1299 USD ($ 1499 CAD)
Per person in dbl room land only. Single room from $ 1499 USD ($ 1699 CAD)
If only 1 guests min. cost is $ 1959 USD ($ 2299 CAD) for 1 single on this private tour.
Starting in Warsaw: every Friday all year (Individual private tour with a mimimum two passengers)
See the most important and interesting places in Poland. An absolute must if you want a flexible introduction to the history, culture and the unparalleled spirit of the Polish people.
INCLUDED SERVICES:
- All airport/train station transfers in Warsaw and Krakow
- Accommodation and breakfasts: 2 nights in Warsaw and 3 nights in Krakow
MIDRANGE: *** MDM hotel in Warsaw, *** Polonia hotel in Krakow (or similar)
UPSCALE: ***** Rialto hotel in Warsaw, **** Unicus hotel in Krakow (or similar)
- Private guided tours in Warsaw (including limousine transfers) and in Krakow
- Chopin concert in Krakow
- Private full-day tour to Auschwitz and Wieliczka
- Private full-day tour either to Zakopane or to Czestochowa (please select one tour)
- Entrance tickets: St. Mary’s Church presbytery, Wawel Cathedral, Mt. Gubalowka funicular
- Train tickets from Warsaw to Krakow
- All taxes included
Day 1 - WARSAW
Arrive Warsaw where you will be greeted at the airport or the train station by our driver who will take you to the selected centrally located hotel in Warsaw. Rest of the day free for leisure. Overnight in Warsaw. Recommended activities: viewing terrace on the 31st Floor of the Palace of Culture and Science or visit one of the following museums: Warsaw Uprising, Fryderyk Chopin or the Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Day 2 - WARSAW TOUR (B)
Morning: After breakfast, enjoy a three-hour introductory tour of Warsaw. It will include limousine transfers and the very best of the city: the charming Old Town painstakingly rebuilt from scratch after WW II, the area of the former Jewish Ghetto, the busy downtown, the elegant Royal Route and Łazienki Royal Gardens. Afternoon and evening: free time. Overnight in Warsaw.
Day 3 - WARSAW - KRAKOW: ROYAL CAPITAL (B)
Morning: We’ll arrange transfer to the railway station, where you will board the express train to Krakow. The journey will take approximately 3,5 hours. In Krakow our local driver will welcome you at the arrival platform and transfer you to the hotel. In the afternoon meet one of the best local guide’s to explore the historic city, in particular the largest medieval square in Europe with the 16th-century Cloth Hall in its centre and the world’s largest Gothic altar in the splendid St. Mary’s Basilica. Also take some time to walk the cobblestone streets of the Old Town up the ceremonial route to Wawel Hill and the castle of the Polish monarchs. This comprehensive tour will take 4 hours.
Evening: To conclude the day, we shall invite you to the Chopin Piano Concert taking place in the historical chambers of Bonerowski Palace in Kraków. Overnight in Krakow.
Day 4 - KRAKOW - AUSCHWITZ – WIELICZKA – KRAKOW (B)
A full day private tour with your personal, English speaking driver who will take care of all the arrangements.
In the morning explore Auschwitz which has unfortunately become a grim symbol of our civilization. Our tour will include the Holocaust Museum in Auschwitz I, as well as the less frequently visited Auschwitz II - Birkenau, the extermination camp itself. After visiting Auschwitz, you will travel to the Wieliczka Salt Mines, a fascinating monument of engineering which dates back to the 13th century. The subterranean universe comprises over 300 km of galleries hewn into the rock and salt deposits. Return to Krakow. Ecvening at leisure. Overnight in Krakow.
Day 5 - EXCURSION TO ZAKOPANE OR CZESTOCHOWA (B)
Decide how you would like to spend this day. You can choose between one of two equally interesting, but different complimentary tour options. Both are private, so you’ll travel with in comfort by car with a professional and personal English -speaking driver/guide:
1st Option: ZAKOPANE: the main Polish mountain resort at the foot of the majestic Tatra mountain range (over 2,000 metres above sea level). A car tour around Zakopane, admiring the exquisite and very characteristic local wooden architecture and making a funicular railway trip up to one of the most beautiful places in the Tatras: Mt. Gubalówka, facing the astonishing beauty of Zakopane. During the day, you will also have enough time to walk down Krupówki Street for souvenir-hunting.
2nd Option: CZESTOCHOWA: We set out on a journey to visit Częstochowa, the spiritual heart of Poland. The monastery is famous for the miraculous painting of the Black Madonna and you will be taken on a guided tour of the grounds by a Pauline monk.
Return to Krakow for overnight.
Day 6 - KRAKOW - END OF TOUR (B)
Depending on your flight/ train schedule, our driver will take you either to the airport in Kraków or to the railway station. If you plan to continue to Warsaw or to other destinations in Poland or Central Europe to extend your tour, we will be glad to assist with further arrangements.
This program can be further customized or extended, please let us know your preferences.
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
Contact Us:
1-800-533-0369
416-537-9202
info@chopintours.com
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