Poland for couples

Services included in price

Overnights:

-in Warsaw: Ibis Stare Miasto 3*  (2 nights) or similar

-Cracow: Polonia 3* (4 nights in total) or similar

-Zakopane: Mercure Kasprowy 3* (1 night) or similar

overnights in twin/double room, with breakfasts.

Guided tours:

One 3-4 hrs. walking guided tour in Warsaw (in English)One 4 hrs walking tour in Cracow (in English)Escorts/pick-ups: on arrival at airport and to and from railway station. English speaking guide in Wieliczka Salt Mine. 

Meals:

Breakfasts in hotels. Vegetarian and Vegan food options on request. 

Transport:

Private airport/railway station taxi transfers,Private car transfer for Zakopane tour (day 6 – full day, day 7 – Zakopane – hotel in Cracow route)2nd class, fast train tickets on Warsaw – Cracow routeBus transfer for optional tour to Wieliczka salt mine Bus transfer for Cracow – Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial – Cracow route  (optional tour).

Optional services:

1. Visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, with bus transfer from Cracow. Guided in English (in group of other people)

2.Dunajec rafting – on traditional wooden rafts, Sromowce – Szczawnica route (available from 1.04 to 31.10). In case of dangerous state of water in the river, tour can be cancelled and refunded. 

3. Kraków – Jewish history tour. Walking tour with private, English-speaking guide in Kazimierz and Podgórze district, with visit to Oscar Schindler’s factory.  

4. Zakopane city tour (3 hrs) guided in English by private guide. 

Tour itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Warsaw

Airport pick-up, meet & greet, transfer to hotel in Warsaw city center.  Check-in.  Overnight in Warsaw.

Day 2: Warsaw guided tour

After breakfast – our English-speaking guide will meet You in hotel lobby and guide You on 3 hrs walking tour in historical parts of Polish capital. Rest of the day is free. Overnight in Warsaw.

Day 3: Departure to Cracow, Cracow guided tour

After breakfast – check-out, taxi transfer to railway station and departure to Cracow by fast train. Pick-up by our escort on station in Cracow after around 2hrs50 min journey, private transfer to hotel. Early afternoon – guided city tour in Cracow Old Town (up to 3,5 hrs), including visit to Wawel Cathedral with graves of Polish kings.  Free time in the evening.   Overnight in Cracow 

Day 4: Cracow Jewish heritage (optional tour)

After breakfast – Wieliczka Salt Mine tour (with transfer there and back) in the morning. Optional guided tour in charming Kazimierz district in Cracow, in the past most important place for Jews of Central Europe. Most of Jewish population of Kazimierz persihed in the Holocaust, but the architecture (with numerous, very old synagogues) and spirit of the place survived.  Visit to Schindler’s factory at final stage of the guided tour.  Overnigh in Cracow

Day 5: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (optional tour)

After breakfast:  optional visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, main site and symbol of the Holocaust. Bus pick up from nearby of hotel. Guided visit in English, in Auschwitz and Birkenau parts, lasting up to 3,5 hrs (in a group of other visitors).  Come back to Cracow in the afternoon or late afternoon.   Overnight in Cracow

Day 6: Trip to Polish mountains

After breakfast – check-out.  Private transfer to Zakopane – most famous Polish mountain resort.  Optional guided city tour (private guide in English, up to 3 hrs) Cable cart drive to top of Gubałówka hill, to see panoramic view on Tatra mountains.  Free afternoon in Zakopane centre (can be spend also on walking without guide in picturesque valleys in the lowest parts of Polish mountains) Overnight in Zakopane. 

Day 7: Come back to Cracow

After breakfast – check out, private transfer to Cracow On the way: optional Dunajec river rafting on traditional rafts (rafting lasts 1 hrs 30 – 2 hrs).   Arrival to Cracow, check-in, free afternoon in Cracow Overnight in Cracow

Day 8: Departure from Cracow

Breakfast, check-out, end of the tour.