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ITINERARY
Day
1 - Saturday: Warsaw (D)
A
meeting with your tour escort at your hotel at 6:oo p.m. Dinner at the
local restaurant. Enjoy your evening Chopin concert. You will listen to
the most famous works of Frederic Chopin performed by the best pianist
in a two-part recital with a glass of wine that will be served during
the interval. Overnight at the hotel.
Day
2 - Sunday: Warsaw (B, D)
A
half day sightseeing tour of Warsaw including the city highlights, such
as: the Old Town beautifully rebuilt after the WW II with the impressive
Royal Castle, the seat of kings of Poland. It was where the 3rd Of May
Constitution was promulgated in 1791, the second constitution, next to
the US Constitution, ever in the world. You will admire some of its 300
rooms. All interiors where carefully restored and look like it was
centuries ago. You can see there Canaletto Room with 23 paintings of
his, Throne Room, magnificent Knight’s Hall with six large paintings
by Marcello Bacciarelli, the Marble room with 22 portraits of Polish
kings and the largest and most impressive of all the castle’s
chambers, the Ballroom.
Short
break for typical Polish doughnut [paczek] at the famous Warsaw's coffee
shop "U Bliklego".
Late
afternoon drive to Żelazowa Wola, a birthplace of Frederic Chopin.
Visit the interiors of the manor house, now a museum devoted to our
great composer, where you will see memorabilia
of Chopin and his family.
Afterwards, we invite you for a home-hosted dinner served by the young
couple of artists who will welcome you in their charming wooden cottage
based of Lowicz castle ruins. Meet with their family and enjoy the
typical Polish hospitality.
Day
3 - Monday: Warsaw - Czestochowa - Oswiecim - Krakow (B, L)
A
morning departure for Krakow. Drive to Czestochowa to visit the Jasna
Gora Monastery, religious and spiritual center of Poland, place of many
pilgrimages coming from all over the world to see the world famous Black
Madonna Picture. You will also visit the Treasury Room with nice
collection of many precious gifts given to the monastery. Lunch at a
local restaurant.
Continue to Auschwitz to see the former Nazi concentration camp - the
biggest factory of death in the history of humanity and a silent witness
to human tragedy. Continue your
drive to Krakow.
Short
stop in Wadowice, the birthplace of Pope John Paul II. See the Wadowice
Basilica and the house of our great Pole, now a museum devoted to Karol
Wojtyla.
After
arrival accommodation at the hotel.
Day
4 - Tuesday: Cracow (B)
A
guided sightseeing tour of the ancient
capital of Poland, a royal city on the Vistula lying at the foot of
Wawel - a limestone hill on whose peak rise a splendid royal palace and
the cathedral church of St. Waclaw and bishop Stanislaus. You will start
with the Royal Castle and Cathedral on the Wawel Hill which were
remodeled according to the new Renaissance taste in the beginning of the
16th century. It is the place where Polish kings were crowned and buried
here.
Afterwards,
drive to the Old Town with the Main Market Square with magnificent
houses and palaces. In the middle of the square is the Cloth Hall built
before 1349, but altered in 16th century with many shopping stalls
inside. Short break for a
cake and coffee at the famous Cracow
coffee shop "Jama Michalika', a place designed by local artists
with beautiful glass-painted windows and interesting drawings.
Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.
Day
5 - Wednesday: Cracow - Zakopane (B, D)
A
morning departure for Zakopane. A
half day tour of Zakopane beautifully sited at the foot of the Tatra
Mountains in the valley between Gubałówka and Giewont. It is the
most popular resort in Poland and one of the most beautiful places owing
to its picturesque location and find a spa architecture which blends in
with the natural landscape and involves characteristic elements of the
local building. Once a small mountain village Zakopane became
fashionable winter resort for artists at the beginning of 20th
century. You will see many beautiful wooden churches and chapels.
Afternoon on your own - time for shopping in the famous Krupowki street
full of folk art and craft. Dinner
at a local restaurant with folklore dances. Overnight at the hotel.
Day
6 - Thursday: Zakopane - Wieliczka - Warsaw (B, L, D)
A
morning departure for Warsaw. En
route stop in
Wieliczka to see the oldest Salt Mine in Europe. Visit the unique
underground world of salt lakes, chambers and chapels created by many
generations of Polish miners. We
can see up to 20 excavated chambers on 3 levels, full of beautiful
statues sculpted from salt as well as sthe Salt Works Museum.
Light lunch will be served at a local inn and continue your drive to
Warsaw. After arrival check-in at the hotel.
Day
7 - Friday: Warsaw (B)
Breakfast
at the hotel.
Rate Per person in double
occupancy : 799 Euro or
US$* (based on the exchange rate) Single Supplement: Euro or
US$* 232
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TOUR
INCLUDES:
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2 nights at Hilton Hotel & Convention Center
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2
nights at Crown Piast hotel in Krakow
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1
night at Kasprowy Hotel in Zakopane
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1
night at Best Western Mazurkas Hotel in Warsaw
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2
dinners at a local restaurants,
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1
home-hosted dinner and 1 dinner at the hotel
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2 lunches at a local restaurant
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folklore show in Zakopane
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Chopin concert with glass of champagne
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Sightseeing tours: Warsaw, Cracow & Zakopane including:
Warsaw Royal Castle, Zelazowa Wola, Jasna Gora Monastery,
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wawel Royal Castle and Cathedral, Cracow St.
Mary’s Church and Wieliczka Salt Mine
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English speaking tour escort assistance throughout
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Local guides and entrance fees
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Air-conditioned motor coach services throughout
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Taxes and service charges
TOUR
does not INCLUDE:
Arrival
and departure transfers
Optional
services:
Transfer
services:
1-2
pax -> euro 30 per transfer one-way
3-6 pax -> euro 80 per transfer one way
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