POLISH ESCORTED TOUR
Splendours
of Poland - 12
days
This comprehensive escorted tour includes:
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Round trip airline tickets from one of the listed US cities to Warsaw |
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Double room accommodations in three-star hotels, as listed |
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Airport-Hotel round trip transfers |
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Meals (B-breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner) as indicated by the itinerary |
| Folklore shows with dinners in Warsaw and Krakow |
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Chopin recital |
| Short organ concert at Oliwa Cathedral |
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Picnic in Olsztyn |
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Transportation in Poland by a deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach |
| Services of an English speaking tour guide throughout the tour |
| Local English speaking city/attraction guides as required by the itinerary |
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Comprehensive sightseeing program and all entrance fees to tourist attractions
listed on the itinerary |
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Taxes and service charges |
Day 1,
Fri: USA - Warsaw
Overnight departure to Warsaw. Enjoy your in-flight meals and entertainment.
Day 2 (D) Sat: Warsaw
Arrival, transfer to your hotel: Intercontinental
Warsaw. Meeting with your guide in the hotel lobby at 6:00 PM, dinner with
folklore show.
Day 3 (B/L) Sun: Warsaw
Highlights of your half-day tour include the Old Town, rebuilt with
great reverence after World War II, the beautiful Old Market Square, The
Barbican and medieval defense walls. Continue to the Jewish Ghetto Memorial
dedicated to the victims of Nazi brutality. Visit the Monument of the 1944
Warsaw Uprising. Then drive along the Royal Route, important for its place in
Polish history. Next, the Royal Castle - former residence of Polish kings.
Afternoon
visit to Wilanow Palace, often hailed as the Polish Versailles, set among
stately English and French gardens. The building's interiors are ornately
decorated with treasures of the Italian, French, and Polish Baroque.
Lunch. Afternoon Chopin recital.
Day 4 (B/L) Mon: Warsaw - Czestochowa
- Auschwitz - Zakopane
Morning departure to Zakopane via Czestochowa. En-route visit to the Jasna Gora Monastery
and shrine, where the sacred painting of the Black Madonna is venerated. Lunch
in Czestochowa. Visit to Auschwitz - the former Nazi concentration
camp. Afternoon, continuing on to Zakopane.
Accommodations at the Mercure
Kasprowy
Hotel.
Day 5 (B/D) Tue: Zakopane - Krakow
After breakfast, sightseeing of Zakopane and its charming wooden
architecture. Breathtaking views of the Tatra Mountains are yours after taking a cable car
to the top of Mt. Gubalowka. Afternoon raft trip down the Dunajec River Gorge. Drive
to Krakow. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Accommodations at the Novotel
Bronowice or similar.
Day 6 (B/D) Wed: Krakow - Wieliczka - Krakow
After breakfast, morning sightseeing of this beautiful city includes: Wawel
Castle, Market Square, Cloth Hall, and St. Mary's Church, home to Wit Stwosz
masterpiece altar. Afternoon excursion to 700 year old Wieliczka
Salt Mine, famous for its crystalline caves and underground chapels adorned with
statues sculptured from salt. Dinner with folklore show at a local restaurant.
Day 7 (B/L) Thu: Krakow - Warsaw - Torun
Morning departure, through Warsaw, for Torun, a historic town on the banks
of the Vistula River. Lunch enroute. Accommodations at the Mercure
Helios Hotel or similar.
Day 8 (B/L) Fri: Torun - Gdynia
Your city tour includes the birthplace of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus on
St. Anne's Street, Old Town Square, the 14th century Town Hall, the nearby 15th
century "Pod Gwiazda" mansion, and much more. Lunch. Afternoon drive to
Gdynia.
Accommodations at the Gdynia
Hotel.
Day 9 (B/L) Sat: Gdynia/Gdansk/Sopot
Morning orientation tour of the tri-city complex of Gdansk, Gdynia, and
Sopot. The Old Town area of Gdansk is a masterpiece of reconstruction with its
lovely burgher's houses, Town Hall, Artus' Court, Gothic Church of Our Lady, and
Neptune Fountain. Continue to Oliwa Cathedral for a concert on the famous pipe
organ. Lunch. Free time in the afternoon.
Day 10 (B/L) Sun: Gdynia - Malbork - Olsztyn
Today, we leave for the Mazurian Lake District, one of Poland's favorite
vacation areas. En route stop in Malbork, famous for the massive Teutonic Knights'
Castle - among the best-preserved medieval structures in Central Europe. Lunch. Continue on to
Olsztyn for a picnic.
Accommodations at the Novotel
Olsztyn.
Day 11 (B/D) Mon: Olsztyn - Olsztynek - Warsaw
After breakfast, drive to Warsaw. En-route visit to the Open-air Museum of
Folk Architecture in Olsztynek. Continue on to Warsaw for a farewell dinner at a
local restaurant.
Accommodations at the Novotel
Warsaw Centrum.
Day 12 (B) Tue: Warsaw - USA
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight back home. As an
option, you can extend your stay in Poland on individual basis.
Prices with airline tickets and transfers. Departure taxes, security & fuel surcharges are additional approx. $365.
| Departure | Return | NY |
Bos |
Phila del phia |
Wash. |
Atla nta |
Orla ndo |
Miami | Chica |
Detroit |
Dallas | Hou ston |
Den ver |
LA | Port land |
Sea ttle |
SF |
| 07/11/08 | 07/22/08 | $2,842 | $2,913 | $2,678 | $2,933 | $2,964 | $2,982 | $2,831 | $2,929 | $2,952 | $3,016 | $3,091 | $3,026 | $2,875 | $3,078 | $3,181 | $3,088 |
| 07/25/08 | 08/05/08 | $2,842 | $2,913 | $2,678 | $2,933 | $2,964 | $2,982 | $2,831 | $2,929 | $2,952 | $3,016 | $3,091 | $3,026 | $2,875 | $3,078 | $3,181 | $3,088 |
| 08/08/08 | 08/19/08 | $2,842 | $2,913 | $2,678 | $2,933 | $2,964 | $2,982 | $2,831 | $2,929 | $2,952 | $3,016 | $3,091 | $3,026 | $2,875 | $3,078 | $3,181 | $3,088 |
| 08/29/08 | 09/09/08 | $2,842 | $2,913 | $2,678 | $2,933 | $2,964 | $2,982 | $2,831 | $2,929 | $2,952 | $3,016 | $3,091 | $3,026 | $2,875 | $3,078 | $3,181 | $3,088 |
| 09/26/08 | 10/07/08 | $2,485 | $2,426 | $2,405 | $2,415 | $2,555 | $2,626 | $2,465 | $2,503 | $2,714 | $2,579 | $2,571 | $2,618 | $2,534 | $2,683 | $2,701 | $2,534 |
| 10/10/08 | 10/21/08 | $2,485 | $2,426 | $2,405 | $2,415 | $2,555 | $2,626 | $2,465 | $2,503 | $2,714 | $2,579 | $2,571 | $2,618 | $2,534 | $2,683 | $2,701 | $2,534 |
Land-only tour without transfers (tour starts on Day 2 at 6PM) - $1,699
Single supplement for land-only tour without transfers - $531
