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Goway Travel
OFFER ID 1722630
Iconic Landmarks Explore Poland's history on a captivating journey from Warsaw to Krakow. Experience stunning architecture and rich culture through private city tours that merge past with present.
Trip Overview:
This 5-day Polish vacation introduces you to the cities of Warsaw and Krakow. It features first-class accommodations and private tours.
Your journey begins in Warsaw, the Polish capital and a city rebuilt from the ashes of World War II. Spend the day in Warsaw learning about its architectural history and diverse cultural influences on a private city tour. Start at the Palace of Culture and Science, a brutalist building leftover from the days of Soviet control, and continue into the Old Town, which was painstakingly rebuilt to capture the glories of Poland’s medieval past. End your tour at the Royal Castle, where you’ll tour the former rooms of the King of Poland and learn about the Polish Constitution.
From Warsaw, ride the train south to Krakow, Poland’s most popular tourist centre and a beautiful medieval city. That afternoon, head on a private tour of the old town to learn about its history and celebrated culture. Start in Market Square, one of the largest medieval squares in Europe, where you’ll see the Cloth Hall and St. Mary’s Cathedral. Continue up Wawel Hill to explore Wawel Castle, which unites the city from a cliff overlooking the river below. The next day, head 25 minutes out of town to tour Wieliczka Salt Mine, which dates back to the 13th century and was the oldest operating salt mine in the world when it ceased production in 1996. Today, the salt mine is a massive subterranean tourist attraction, with cavernous hallways to explore. Admire the giant wooden pillars that hold up the mine and tour some of its most unique corridors, including an entire church sanctuary carved from the salt.
At the end of your time in Krakow, head to the airport and connect to your next destination.
4 nights from $2,013 per person
Day 1: Arrive in Warsaw
Transfer: Warsaw Airportto Warsaw
Hotel: Polonia Palace Hotel (4 Star Rating)
Polonia Palace Hotel has been the hotel-of-choice for ambassadors and diplomats throughout the decades. Experience a delightful mix of tradition and modernity, beauty and comfort, excellence and genuine warmth in our elegant Warsaw hotel. Combining modern conveniences and conference facilities with a cozy restaurant and a cool bar, it celebrates the best of its past whilst actively playing a part in Warsaw's future.
Let us take you for the Warsaw City Tour during which you will see highlight spots of the biggest city in Poland. The tour includes entrance to the Royal Castle and take you through the regal apartments of Poland’s last monarch, King Stanislaw August Poniatowski. You will explore The Council Chamber, The Great Assembly Hall, The Marble Room, The Knights’ Hall & Canaletto Room, where the famed cityscape of Warsaw by the Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto, called Canaletto hang. These paintings and others not on display, were of extreme value in rebuilding the Warsaw’s Old Town from scratch after the World War II.
Transfer: Warsaw to Warszawa Centralna railway station
Transfer: Krakow Glowny to Krakow - City Centre
Hotel: Queen Boutique Hotel (4 Star Rating)
The Queen Boutique Hotel is a unique place where tradition meets modern, in the heart of Krakow. The hotel has stylish, yet comfortable interiors for guests. The hotel offers 30 elegant and spacious rooms that have been designed for comfort, rest and relaxation.
Krakow can brag with its beauty thanks to the fact that it was not damaged during World War II. Most of the buildings surrounding the Market stand here for hundred years and were only renovated. In this historical period, a significant amount of polish cities under German occupation were destroyed and needed to be rebuild from the start.
This tour includes all the highlights of the Old Town for which the city is famous for. It follows the Royal Route that goes along the most known streets in Krakow, the Slowacki Theater, one of the oldest universities in Europe- the Jagiellonian University and the mentioned impressing Main Market Square which size is compared to the Piazza San Marco in Venice. You will also see St. Mary’s Basilica (entrance) and, of course, the magnificent Wawel Castle (entrance) on the Wawel Hill with the Cathedral.
During this tour you will stroll down the charming streets full of history with the possibility to have a short coffee break or small treat (not incl.). If you happen to be at the Main Market Square at a full hour, you will hear the legendary bugle call from St. Mary Basilica. It is a sonic symbol of Krakow that resounds until this day.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine (entrance) is one of the oldest mines in the world. It has been working constantly since the 13th century. Since 1978 it is a part of the UNESCO World Culture and National Heritage list. The tourist route that is open for visitors reaches 135 meters below the surface and connects three levels. Apart from the Tourist Route, the underground passages and chambers house the Krakow Salt-Works Museum, which is one of the largest mining-related museums in Europe. Visitors can admire the museum’s collection both underground at the level three of the salt mine and in the Salt-Works Castle.
Transfer: Krakow - City Centre to Krakow Airport
All fares are quoted in US Dollars.
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