Southern Poland is a treasury which will astonish every passionate traveller. In only one week you will visit all the most attractive places in the region. In the beginning of the trip we invite you to Magical Krakow in which you will find relax, entertainment, romantic spots and the best restaurants. Former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp will stir your feelings and provoke many emotions previously unknown to you. Brief trip to socialist quarter of Krakow will provide you with unforgettable moments as much as Dunajec rafting amidst breathtaking landscapes of pieniny national park. In Zakopane you will be given a warm welcome by polish highlanders. Original architecture of this town blended with beautiful nature of tatra mountains will amaze every tourist.
Day 1 KRAKOW
Arrival to Krakow. Transfer to the hotel. Welcome dinner in one of the regional restaurants in the Old Town. Overnight stay in Krakow.
Day 2 KRAKOW - OLD TOWN - KAZIMIERZ DISTRICT
After breakfast we will show you one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Experienced guide will take you around the magical Old Town (UNESCO) with it’s most important and spectacular monuments: Main Market Square, St. Mary’s Basilica, Cloth Hall, Wawel Hill with the magnificent Royal Castle. After sightseeing we will go back to the hotel to rest and refresh. In the evening horse-driven carts ride to the Kazimierz quarter - the center of Jewish culture and previously a separate town. You will have dinner in one of the restaurants in Kazimierz district. Overnight stay.
Day 3 AUSCHWITZ
After breakfast we depart for
Auschwitz-Birkenau(UNESCO) concentration camp, symbol of horror, inhumanity and the Holocaust. Break for lunch, return to the hotel. Free time. Dinner. Overnight stay.
Day 4 KRAKOW - NOWA HUTA DISTRICT - WIELICZKA
After breakfast we will see the district of Nowa Huta. A town founded in 1949 and built for socialist workers of Poland`s first integrated steelworks. Break for lunch. In the afternoon we will go to
Wieliczka Salt Mine (UNESCO) to see one of the oldest and biggest Salt Mines in Europe. Afterwards, we invite you for delicious meal and cold beer in the eighteenth century wooden cottage, located next to the Salt Mine entrance. After dinner return to the hotel. Overnight stay.
Day 5 RAFT TRIP ON DUNAJEC RIVER GORGE - ZAKOPANE
After breakfast check out of the hotel. We will go on a rafting trip to the
Pieniny Mountains. A Dunajec raft trip through the Pieniny Gorge which is one of the most popular Polish mountain attractions is an unforgettable experience. Rafting (2h) takes place on wooden punts. We also discover the highlights of Pieniny Mountains: Niedzica Castle, Czorsztyn Lake with the dam and country church in
Debno (UNESCO). Break for lunch. Afterwards we depart to
Zakopane. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight stay in Zakopane.
Day 6 ZAKOPANE TATRA MOUNTAIN
After breakfast we will enjoy a landscape tour of Zakopane - the Polish Capital of winter sports, mountain tourism and polish highland culture. During the excursion we will see local architecture and beautiful panorama over Tatra Mountains, admired from Gubalowka hill (1123m n.p.m) after taking funicular railway to it’s top. Break for lunch. After lunch, time for souvenirs – shopping on Krupowki Street. Goodbye dinner in one of the regional restaurants. Overnight stay in Zakopane.
Day 7 ZAKOPANE - AIRPORT
After breakfast check out of the hotel and departure for the airport. Have a nice flight!