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Poland
Escorted Tour
THE SCENIC POLAND
2012
7 days/ 6 nights |
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GUARANTEED DEPARTURES
in 2012 on the following dates:
May 19-25, Jul 07-13, Jul 21-27, Aug 04-10,
Aug 25-31, Sep 08-14, Sep 22-28, Oct
06-12, 2012
TOUR ITINERARY - 2012
Day 1. Saturday ● WARSAW. (Welcome Dinner)
After arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel in
the heart of the city. The afternoon is free. At 6:00PM, meet
your guide and the rest of the group in the hotel lobby. Drive
along the beautifully renovated Royal Route with its
historical monuments and residences. Stop at Castle Square for a
short walk through Old Town, and then join us for
welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Your meal will include
typical Polish dishes and famous Polish vodka, “Zubrowka”.
DAY 2
Sunday ● WARSAW. (Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast city tour of Warsaw. A
half-day sightseeing tour includes Old Town, beautifully
rebuilt after World War II, with the impressive Royal Castle,
seat of the kings of Poland. Here the Constitution of May 3rd
was proclaimed in 1791, the second oldest constitution, after
the US Constitution, in the world. You will admire some of
its 300 rooms and see the Canaletto Room with 23 of his
paintings, the Throne Room, the magnificent Knight’s Hall with
six large paintings by Marcello Bacciarelli, the Marble room
with its 22 portraits of Polish kings and the largest and most
impressive of all the castle’s chambers, the Ballroom. After
lunch served at a local restaurant in Old Town, we continue
our tour with a drive to the area of the former Warsaw Ghetto.
En route, you will see the building of the National Opera
House and Town Hall. During your tour of Warsaw we invite you to
the famous Warsaw café, “U Bliklego”, to taste a
typical Warsaw pastry called “paczek”. This evening you will
have a chance to listen to a piano recital of the works of
Chopin, Polands' greatest composer, with a glass of
sparkling wine served during intermission.
DAY 3. Monday ● WARSAW – CZESTOCHOWA
– ZAKOPANE (Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast, we depart for Zakopane – one of the most
popular vacation resorts in the Tatra Mountains. En route, we
stop in Czestochowa to visit the Jasna Gora Monastery and the
Black Madonna Shrine with its miraculous icon. Lunch will be
served a local restaurant in Czestochowa. In the evening we arrive in Zakopane
beautifully situated at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, in the
valley between Gubalowka and Giewont. It is the most
popular resort in Poland and one of the most beautiful places in
all of Poland, owing to its picturesque location. Once, a
small mountain village, Zakopane became a fashionable artist’s
retreat at the beginning of the 20th century.
DAY 4 Tuesday ● ZAKOPANE – KRAKOW (Breakfast, Dinner)
In the morning, you will have a sightseeing tour of Zakopane,
whose wooden architecture blends with the natural
landscapes and it is copied in other parts of Poland and is
known as Zakopianski Style. You will visit the Jaszczurowka
Chapel, a great example of the wooden architecture in Zakopane,
and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima at Krzeptowki,
which was built by the people of Zakopane to thank the Lady of
Fatima for saving the Pope after an attempt on his life.
Admire the breathtaking views of the Tatras from the top of
Gubalowka Mountain and shop for souvenirs of arts and crafts
of the Highlanders (Gorale) in the local shops. After lunch on
your own you will have a free time. Before we continue on
to Krakow, take a spectacular rafting trip on the Dunajec River
in Pieniny National Park. Tonight’s dinner will be served at
a local restaurant in Krakow’s Old Town Market Square.
DAY 5 Wednesday ● KRAKOW – AUSCHWITZ – KRAKOW
(Breakfast, Lunch)
The morning sightseeing tour will feature Wawel, the Royal
Castle, home to three dynasties of Poland’s monarchs. Its
stately halls and exquisite chambers are filled with priceless
art, valuable period furniture and rare ancient objects. The
collection of monumental 16th century tapestries is matchless.
You will also visit the Wawel Cathedral, the place of the cult
of St. Stanislaw and St. Jadwiga, Queen of Poland. Its 18
chapels are true architectural masterpieces. The giant bell,
Zygmunt from 1520 ranks with the world’s largest. This is the
place where Polish kings were crowned and buried.
Following a short break for coffee and cake at the famous Krakow
café, “Jama Michalika”, a place designed by local artists
with beautiful glass-painted windows and interesting drawings,
we drive to Old Town with its restored Main Square of
magnificent houses and palaces. There, you stop at St. Mary’s
Basilica where to see the magnificent wooden altar by Wit
Stwosz. In the middle of the square is Cloth Hall built before
1349, but renovated in the 16th century with many shopping
stalls inside. After lunch we derive to Auschwitz to visit the
Martyrdom Museum of the former Nazi concentration camp, the
infamous factory of death.
DAY 6 Thursday ● KRAKOW – WIELICZKA – KRAKOW (Breakfast,
Dinner)
In the morning time on your own. Afternoon drive to the
Wieliczka Salt Mine, an unforgettable tourist attraction with
underground chambers, grottoes, and chapels carved from salt.
Dinner with a folkloric show will be served at a local
restaurant in Wieliczka, before we drive back to Krakow.
DAY 7 Friday ● KRAKOW (Breakfast)
After breakfast this morning, we transfer you to the airport for
the return flight home.
Rates in Euros: € 891 per person in twin/double room (or the
equivalent in dollars)
Single supplement: € 242 per single supplement
*Children
less than 7 years old- we offer 25% discount from the rate per
person in dbl/twin room.
* Hotels do not
have standard triple rooms. For families, we may provide
twin bedded room with extra bed (usually it is a roller bed or
sofa that is okay for a child less than 7 years old.
Tour Includes:
• Airport transfers
• Selected class hotels, rooms with private facilities
• English-speaking tour escort assistance
• Service of local guides
• Private air-conditioned motor coach/minibus/car (depending on
the group size)
• Meals as per itinerary: breakfast daily, 3 x lunch at local
restaurant 3 x dinner (including one
dinner with folkloric show in Wieliczka)
• Cake – coffee/tea at famous Warsaw cafeteria
• Cake & coffee/tea at famous Krakow cafeteria
• Sightseeing tours as per itinerary
• Entrance fees:
Warsaw – Royal Castle
Czestochowa – Jasna Gora Monastery and the Black Madonna Shrine
Oswiecim/Auschwitz
Krakow – Royal Castle and Cathedral on the Wawel Hill, St.
Mary’s Church
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Zakopane – cable car to Gubalowka Hill and a rafting trip on the
Dunajec River
• Chopin concert with a glass of sparkling wine
• Luggage handling at hotels (one piece per person)
• Hotel charges and taxes
Hotels Used on the Tour:
2 nights at 4-star hotel in Warsaw / Novotel Centrum or similar
1 nights at 3-star hotel in Zakopane / Mercure Kasprowy or similar
3 nights at 4-star hotel in Krakow / Novotel Bronowice or
similar
Pre & Post tour transportation:
Private car (max 2
persons) private transfer airport-hotel or vice versa 38 EUROS
per car
Private minibus
(max. 6 persons) private transfer airport-hotel or vice versa
100 EUROS per car
Pre nights at
Novotel Centrum hotel or similar in Warsaw 4*:
58 Euros per person
per night based on double/twin occupancy.
108 Euros per person
per night based on single occupancy
Post nights at
Novotel Bronowice hotel or similar in Krakow 4*:
51 Euros per person
per night based on double/twin occupancy:
95 Euros per person
per night based on single occupancy.
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