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Central Europe Pearls - Krakow

                                                          Magnificent Krakow and not only…


Day 1st
Your arrival in Cracow by air or train, where you are welcomed by our driver. Transfer to a hotel located in Krakow centre. Time to relax or private walks and arrangements. An overnight stay at a hotel.


Day 2nd
Breakfast, guided tour of Cracow: the Main Market Square with famous St. Mary’s Basilica and historical trade pavilions of the Cloth Hall, the Royal Route, Wawel Hill with its impressive, renaissance Royal Castle and Cathedral. Moreover a walk round the Old Jewish Quarter - Kazimierz, where Steven Spilberg came to shoot "Schindler’s List". Afternoon time for a gift shopping. Dinner with live music at a regional restaurant in centre of Cracow. Next, an overnight stay at a hotel. (B,D)


Day 3rd
Breakfast and a tour of the day (chose from the list below):
a) Wieliczka Salt Mine - a visit to the famous Royal Salt Mine with a numerous underground chambers, chapels and salt sculptures; (half-day tour)
or
b) Auschwitz – Birkenau - the biggest German Nazi concentration camp from the II World War; (half-day tour)
or
c) Częstochowa – Jasna Góra – the Black Madonna monastery – Poland’s spiritual heart and one of the most important pilgrimage centre in Europe; (whole day tour – extra charge 35 USD/person)
or
d) Zakopane – “the winter capital of Poland” and the Tatra mountains with breathtaking views, unique folk culture and dishes, which you may taste during a lunch in regional restaurant; (whole day tour – extra charge of 35 USD/person) An overnight stay at a hotel. (B)


Day 4th
Breakfast and transfer to the Krakow railway station. Departure by express train to Prague or Budapest or Vienna, where you come later that day and where your next three-day visit starts in one of the famous Central Europe capital. (B)


Tour start dates: any within 2011 - on your request.


Tour price: 450 USD / person

Discounts for over 2 person group applying together !

Price includes:
- all transfers by car/van with an English speaking guide,
- accommodation at a first class, centrally located hotel in Krakow, at twin or double bed room,
- buffet breakfasts at a hotel restaurant (B),
- regional diner with live music in a Krakow restaurant (D),
- city tour of Krakow with transfers and entries in English,
- local tour on 3rd day with transfers, entries guided in English (half-day or whole day tour as the options).