11 Day itinerary in Poland, Europe
Discover Poland with this 11 day route that will allow you to learn about Poland's rich history, get to know its cool cities and stunning scenery. The fairy-tale towns and cities, many rebuilt after the war, are bright and colorful, and there´s a surprisingly vibrant food scene. When visiting Pola... Read More
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Explore Krakow
Visit Wieliczka oldest salt mine
Rafting down the Dunajec River
Hiking
Explore Krakow
Visit Wieliczka oldest salt mine
Rafting down the Dunajec River
Hiking
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Arrival Day
Welcome to Poland! Arrival to Krakow, Balice Airport & transfer to your hotel and check-in! Rest of the day at leisure!
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Discover Krakow
Breakfast at your hotel. Krakow is the cultural capital of Poland with Old Town listed as UNESCO Heritage. During the tour you will see Barbican and defensive walls with Florian´s gate, the Main Market Square with Sukiennice Cloth Hall, St Mary´s Church and Town Hall Tower. We will proceed to the Jegiellonian University, pass by Archbishop Palace (where John Paul II used to live) as well. St. Andrew´s Church and St. Peter and Paul´s Church to reach the Wawel Hill. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon, free time to your leisure or you can visit bajgle living museum to prepare Krakow´s bajgel on your own or sign in for workshops in stained-glass museum. OPTIONAL: Culinary workshop of ¨pbwarzanek¨, the traditional bajgle of Krakow - perhaps ¨obwarzanek¨ will be the first thing you will try upon arrival to Krakow. In the ive Obwarzanek Museum you will attend a baking workshop in which you´ll bake your own Obrarzanek. These inconspicuous parboiled dough rings have been part of city´s history for over 600 years. Beloved by citizens, tourists and pigeons! OPTIONAL: Paint your own stained-glass! Visiting the Stained Glass Workshop and Museum is an excellent form of creative spending time. Participation in the workshops creates a unique opportunity to put yourself in the role of a craftsman. They take place in the historical interior of an authentic studio, which occupies a special place o the artistic map of the city. Workshop participants work together with experienced stained-glass artist.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast
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Krakow - Wieliczka - Szczawnica
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer from Krakow to Wieliczka the most beautiful and the oldest operating salt mine in the world (UNESCO Heritage). For over 700 years it was a source of Polish fortune and a physical fundament of culture. Today Wieliczka is the most willingly visited Polish tourist object with magnificent chapels, charming underground lakes and original tools and equipment. During this your you will see a number of excavated chambers on 3 levels adorned with beautiful sculptures made of salt as well as a salt museum. Continue to Szczawnica. The city is located in the picturesque Grajcarek Valley, the right bank tributary of the Dunajec River, between Male Pieniny and Radziejowa mountain range. Szczawnica is primarily a popular and appreciated spa, famous for its mineral waters. The favorable conditions here result from the city´s location on the border of two geological units: the rocky belt of Pieniny made of limestone and the flysch of Beskid made of shale and sandstone. Two-thirds of the city´s surface is covered with forests that provide a unique microclimate, shelter from the wind, and clean, healthy air. he town is surrounded by protected areas with numerous natural and scenic values. In the afternoon free time to your leisure.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast
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Szczawnica - Dunajec River
Breakfast at your hotel. Pieniny is the mountain range situated in southern Poland and northern Slovakia. Characterized by a variety of limestones builds picturesque, vertical white rocky walls along the Dunajec River with the highest peak of Three Crowns (982m). It is an ideal place for relaxation in every season of the year. The most beautiful part of the mountain range with a unique landscape and many natural features is protected by the Pieniny National Park. The main attraction of this region is the rafting down the Dunajec River, which is one of the most scenic river rafting routes in Europe. After arriving in Sromowce Wyzne, you will start your trip on traditional wooden rafts, the construction of which has remained unchanged for more then 200 years. Be inspired with. nature and experience, unforgettable moments listening to the stories and old legends from rafts men (flisaks). Afternoon free or you can choose one of our optional activities: OPTIONAL: Off road tour in buggies An ideal proposition for people looking for new experiences and strong impressions. The attraction is aimed at a wide range of customers. Everyone can participate in it—both a real rider and a person starting his adventure with off-road riding. The 4x4 ride starts from the Port Pienin marina, after a short briefing and learning the rules of driving, the participants of the expedition under the supervision of an instructor set off on a route with beautiful mountain views. More or less in the middle of the route, there will be a short break to rest and take some photos or videos. After the break, we move on to the rest of the route and reach the base of our rental. OPTIONAL: Rent a bike and explore our beautiful Pieniny Region The exploration of the Pieniny, Gorce and Beskidy Mountains on an electric bike is an adventure that will make you no longer want t overcome mountain trails other than on you e-bike.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast
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Szczawnica - Niedzica - Debno - Zakopane
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the Tatra National Park with stopover at Niedzica Caslte overlooking Czorsztyn Lake and Debno, stop by the church, part of the trail of wooden churches (UNESCO Heritage) in southern Malopolsk region; transfer to Zakopane. Niedzica Caslte - the most important fortified stronghold of the Pieniny Mountains, a former border post of the Polish Crown which offers one of the most iconic castle outlines in Poland, as seen from the opposite Czorsztyn Castle. Debno - The church of the Archangel Michael was built in the second half of the 15th century. It is one of the best preserved medieval churches in the region. The attraction of this remarkable church are the very old (thought to date back to the 5th century) bells located in the chancel. The village is 15km from the city of Nowy Targ, near lake Czorsztynskie. Afternoon free of you an choose relaxing time in our famous The Chocholow Thermal Bath. OPTIONAL: The Chocholow Thermal baths are one of he largest in Podhale and Poland. They use the resources o thermal waters. There are 30 pools in the thermal baths with 3000 square meters of water surface. There are outdoor recreational pools, a swimming pool equipped with a Poseidon system, a jacuzzi, indoor playgrounds for children with slides for the whle family and a steam bath, as well as an indoor pool with designated swimming lanes, pontoon slides and slides with a trapdoor.
Meals: Breakfast
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Zakopane
Breakfast at your hotel. Hiking route: Zakopane - Strazyska Valley - Tea House - Siklawica atfall - Droga Pod Reglami - Ski Jumping Area - Zakopane. You hav ccess o the best view to the north face of the Sleeping Knight and Siklawica - a picturesque waterfall. The tatra Mountain is a beautiful section of the Carpathian mountain range and the only one of Alpin character in central Europe. the whole Polish Tatras area constitutes the Tatra National Park (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) In the afternoon, free time for your leisure In the evening optional dinner at regional restaurant with folklore music show
Meals: Breakfast
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Zakopane - Lodz
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer from Zakopane to Lodz. Free time for lunch on route. Lodz is one of the biggest Polish cities, which is named on National Geographic´s Best of the World 2022 List! Lodz won appreciation in the Sustainable Development category. During our visit you will find traces of the four cultures: Polish, Jeqish, German and Russian that coexisted there and became one. Furthermore, you will admire modernist and industrial architecture. Thanks to its numerous factories, Lodz was also called the ¨Polish Manchester¨. During the route you will see the Old own and the industrial complex of Poznanski family, the famous Manufaktura. Next, you will visit the Scheibler fabric complex that is a great example of the revitalization of the city during the last years. In the en, you will discover Piotrkowska Street, the most popular walkway full of shops, pubs, restaurants and sculptures that commemorate famous inhabitants of Lodz.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast
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Lodz - Torun - Gdansk
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer from Łódź to Gdańsk with a stopover in Torun. Visit Torun - the best example of medieval gothic town (UNESCO Heritage) and birthplace of the great Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who made a crucial discovery that the Earth is not the center of the universe. During the walk along the Old Town we will visit the Copernicus House and the Cathedral with a bell tower offering a splendid view over the city. Time for a souvenir hunt and a chance to try gingerbread—a specialty the city is famous for, that is baked according to old recipes and methods dating back to the 16th century. OPTIONAL: Make it yourself—take part in a unique Gingerbread workshop! You can´t leave Torun without trying the local sweetness—the gingerbread. There are numerous shops offering various kind of gingerbread, but there is only one place, where you can bake in on your own—the Living Museum of Gingerbread! The museum magically takes you to the Medieval times. Here you can learn about every ritual connected with baking gingerbread. It all takes place under the watchful eyes of Gingerbread Master and charming Gingerbread Witch! The visitors prepare dough by themselves and then bake the specialities of Torun in traditional wooden molds. Smacznego! Continue to Gdansk
Meals: Breakfast
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Gdansk
Breakfast at your hotel. The charm of Old Town Gdansk attracts millions of tourists each year. We will start by taking a walk down Dluga Street, which is one of the most beautiful European markets that is nested around aa dazzling selection of renaissance buildings. It leaves from the Golden Gate and passes by the Ton Hall, Neptune fountain, Arthur´s Court and finishes by the Green Gate overlooking the Motlawa River. On a way you may visit the Museum of Arthur´s Court and the Amber Chamber at which point, you will see an amber polishing demonstration with a short lecture on amber. The tour continues to the Old Crane, which happens to be one of the most popular symbols of the city. After that, the tour finishes at the church of St. Mary, Europe´s biggest gothic brick church. In the afternoon, free time to your leisure. As an optional activity, we offer Sopot catamaran trip. OPTIONAL: Catamaran trip—Go onboard a 12-meter yacht and enjoy a 1.5 hour yachting experience during sunset. Relax wile taking in the beautiful scenery. Available from May to October.
Meals: Breakfast
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Gdansk
Breakfast at your hotel. Enjoy a free day at the Polish seaside. You can relax on the beach or choose one of our optional excursions. OPTIONAL: full day excursion to Slowinski National Park which can boast of seaside coastline including lake system, peat bogs, meadows and woods and the most exceptional in Europe belt of moving dunes. As they move along the Mierzeja Lebska, they uncover ancient tree stumps and the fossilized remains of forest once growing there. Th area is famous for unique plants from dune grasses and coastal pinewoods to marsh plants. The park´s entrance gate is located 8km from the shifting dunes, so you will be transported by melex. OPTIONAL: full day excursion to Kashubian Switzerland which is located nearby Gdansk. The magic of this region lies in the beauty of exceptional landscapes, the secrets f the land and is peculiarities. Culture, own language, rich tradition and passionate love of nature have allowed to preserve values which in combination which the contemporary world create the specificity of this region. Kashubians as open and hospitable as they are, invite you to the land that surprises with the unlimited options of relaxation.
Meals: Breakfast
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Gdansk
Breakfast in the hotel & check out. Transfer to the airport in Gdansk.
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