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North - South Poland Express tour

                                                                         - 2012 tour edition -

► Warsaw city tour and Chopin's music concert !
► Gdansk Old Town tour and the Solidarity Birthplace !
► Cracow city tour and visit to Kazimierz - Jewish district !
► Wieliczka Salt Mine and Dunajec River raft cruise !



The tour program


Day 1st
Your arrival in Warsaw airport or train station, where you are welcomed by our driver. Transfer to a centrally located hotel. Time to relax. An overnight stay at your hotel.

Day 2nd
Breakfast. Next, half-day guided tour of Warsaw including all of the most important places in the  capital of Poland: the Old Town with the Royal Castle, The Royal Route and “Łazienki” – the Royal Park. You will see also places like the former Jewish ghetto, the Monument to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Later that afternoon time to relax, private walks or gift shopping. Optional Chopin music concert at evening time on request*. An overnight stay at a hotel.


Day 3rd
Departure from Warsaw, by a morning, express train to Gdansk, where you come at early afternoon time. Our guide pick – you up at the train station. Transfer to a hotel to check-in. Next, a half-day tour of Gdansk Old Town. Free evening for you or an optional dinner at a “Fisherman’s type” restaurant with local menu. An overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 4th
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure with our guide to Malbork to visit the Malbork castle former residence of the Grand Master of Teutonic Knights - it also contains the Poland’s largest collection of amber. Your castle tour with a local guide. Next, a transfer to the Malbork station, and departure by an express train to Cracow, where you come at an evening. Our driver will transfer you to a hotel.

Day 5th
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. You will visit also the Old Jewish Quarter - Kazimierz, where Steven Spilberg came to shoot "Schindler’s List". Afternoon time for a gift shopping and private walks. Optional dinner with live music at a regional restaurant in centre of Cracow. Next, an overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 6th
Breakfast and one of the half-day tours, according to your choice:
- Wieliczka Royal Salt Mine - a visit to the famous salt mine,
with a numerous underground
chambers, chapels and salt sculptures. That place is inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage List, as well as Auschwitz – Birkenau Museum,
or
- Auschwitz – Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim - the biggest German Nazi concentration camp from the II World War. Next, return drive to Cracow and an overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 7th
Breakfast, and one of the whole day tours according to your choice:
-       Częstochowa – the Black Madonna monastery       – Poland’s spiritual heart and one of the most important pilgrimage centre in Europe, famous for the Black Madonna Icon,

or
- Zakopane – “the winter capital of Poland” and the Tatra mountains with breathtaking views, unique folk culture and dishes. You will visit also a local trade market, famous for natural and hand-made products.
or
- Raft trip on Dunajec river - a unique experience in Europe: a safe rafting trip down on the wooden raft, through the breathtaking   Dunajec River Gorge   in the Pieniny Mountains. Moreover visit to castle ruins at Niedzica, with beautiful landscapes around. On your way a short stop to visit the wooden church in Dębno (dated 15th c.) on UNESCO heritage list. Return drive to Cracow at evening time for an overnight stay at your hotel.

Day 8th
Breakfast. Transfer by our driver to the Cracow airport for your return flight.

An optional return ride by train to Warsaw at morning time, with transfers and your departure by any afternoon or evening flight from Warsaw airport (with an extra fee of USD 90 / person).


GUARANTED TOUR DATES IN 2012:

April 13th - 20th - BOOK !
April 20th - 27th - BOOK !


May 07th - 13th - BOOK !
May 21st - 28th - BOOK !

July 13th - 20th - BOOK !
July 20th - 27th - BOOK !

August 10th - 17th - BOOK !
August 17th - 24th - BOOK !

September 07th - 14th - BOOK !
September 21st - 28th - BOOK !

October 05th - 12th - BOOK !
October 19th - 26th - BOOK !


REGULAR TOUR PRICE IN 2012: USD 1420 / person / dbl occ.

Price includes:
- all transfers upon arrival and departure in each city,
- accommodation at first class, centrally located hotels in Warsaw, - Polonia Palace**** Gdansk - Bonum***, and Cracow - RT Monopol***+ (or similar),
- buffet breakfasts at the hotels,
- all guided in English tours, as in the tour program above, with transfers and entry tickets,
- all train tickets for Warsaw – Gdansk – Cracow rides, at 1st
class train carriage,
- VAT (tax) and local taxes.


Excluded:
- single room on request,
- Chopin music concert –  USD 50 / person,
- dinner in a “fisherman’s restaurant” in Gdansk –  USD 35 / person
- dinner with music in Cracow – USD 45 / person,
- option of Wieliczka Royal Salt Mine and Auschwitz – Birkenau tours on the same day, USD 70 / person extra fee,
- any tour extension and return train journey to Warsaw available on request.


Notice:
The tour is also available on any date within March-October 2012, on your private request, with price of USD 1510 / person, (min. 2 person group, dbl occ.). Poland hosts the European Football Championship Tournament in June, and prices may vary in that month. Send your private tour request here.



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