BEST OF POLAND

• Connect with Warsaw’s steadfast spirit – a city rebuilt from the ashes of World War II.
• After checking in this afternoon, relax and unwind or take a stroll through the city.
• This afternoon meet your fellow travelers and Travel Director at the hotel.

Arrival transfer: Depart the airport at 10:30, 12:30, 15:30

Welcome Meet your Travel Director at 17:00

• This morning, embark on an in-depth guided sightseeing tour with a Local Specialist.
• See the iconic and unexpected highlights of what has been the capital of Poland since the late 16th century.
• Gain a deeper understanding of how the city was rebuilt after the devastation of the Second World War.
• In your free time, you may consider an Optional Experience to Wilanów Palace.

Included Experience: Warsaw City Tour

Optional Experience: Wilanow Palace / Warsaw Five Senses Tour

• Journey to Gdańsk, the amber capital of the world and one of the oldest cities in Poland, stop at a local farm and enjoy a Be My Guest lunch, filled with local and home grown produce.

Included Experience: Lunch in Gdansk and Gdansk City Tour

Optional Experience: Harbor Cruise and Westerplatte

• Start the day with sightseeing of the old town with your Local Specialist.
• Dive Into Culture during a visit to the European Solidarity Center which reveals the history of Solidarity, the Polish trade union and civil resistance movement.
• The rest of your day is free to explore Gdansk on your terms.
• Admire the architecture in the historic Long Market and wander down Long Lane to Golden Gate, or consider joining an Optional Experience to visit Malbork Castle, founded by the Teutonic Order of Knights in 1274.
• Tonight, dinner is served at your hotel.

Included Experience: Visit the European Solidarity Center in Gdańsk and gain incredible insights into Poland’s history

Optional Experience: Malbork Castle

• You’ll join your Local Specialist for a sightseeing tour that will reveal the city’s Leaning Tower, the house of famed astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and among other key attractions.
• Continue to Wrocław, a former European ‘Capital of Culture’.
• Tonight, enjoy dinner at your hotel.

Included Experience: Torun City Tour

Optional Experience: Discover Old Wroclaw

• This morning, join your Local Specialist on a guided tour of the city.
• Discover its complex history and see some of its most important sites, including Wrocław Cathedral, the Main Market Square, Old Town Hall and Salt Square, a former medieval marketplace and today, a flower market.
• Dive Into Culture and visit the Baroque ceremonial hall of Aula Leopoldina at Wrocław University.
• Visit the oldest confectionery in Wrocław on a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience where tradition is cherished.
• This small and ancient bakery is home to a mouth-watering treat.
• In the afternoon, consider joining an Optional Experience to Książ Castle and UNESCO-listed Świdnica Church of Peace.

Included Experience: Explore the Aula Leopoldina at Wroclaw University, Wroclaw City Tour and Taste Traditional Doughnuts in a Local Bakery.

Optional Experience: Ksiaz Castle and Church of Peace

• Your journey today takes you towards the foot of the Tatra Mountains, the highest mountain range of the Carpathians, which stretch across Central Europe.
• Spend some free time enjoying the town or consider taking an Optional Experience through lush countryside to explore the mountains and valleys for which this region is so famous.
• Tonight, you’ll warm up at your Stays With Stories accommodation, the Hotel Nosalowy Dwór, nestled right next to the stunning high peaks of the Tatra Mountains.
• You’ll soon discover why the resort is said to be the perfect place to rest and recharge as you soak up the breath-taking mountain views and a direct neighbor to the Tatra National Park.

Included Experience: Stays with Stories

Optional Experience: Zakopane Treasures & Adventure / Magical Evening Around the Bonfire

• Travel to Kraków where you will enjoy views of the Royal Castle and Cathedral on Wawel Hill during your tour with a Local Specialist.
• Your walking tour through the Old Town includes a visit to the Cloth Hall and St. Mary’s Church.
• This evening, perhaps sample some lively Polish entertainment with dinner.

Included Experience: Krakow City Tour

Optional Experience: Farmhouse Dinner and Polka Party

• Consider joining an Optional Experience to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, renowned as the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland and home to an entire chapel carved from rock salt, as well as dozens of sculptures.
• The rest of the day is yours to explore the sights on your own. Enjoy a slice of Polish Sernik Babci on the Old Town Square, or perhaps visit a traditional Communist era milk bar?

Optional Experience: From Iron Curtains to Gheto Walls / Wieliczka Salt Mine Exploration

• Our journey this morning takes us to the former concentration camp at Auschwitz, a poignant reminder of the horrors perpetrated during the Holocaust.
• Traveling to Jasna Góra Monastery, we rub shoulders with Catholic pilgrims, who have journeyed to the famous shrine for centuries.
• We’ll Dive Into Culture and see the iconic Black Madonna of Częstochowa.
• This evening, we arrive in Warsaw, where we enjoy a Farewell Dinner with newfound friends.

Included Experience: Discover the Black Madonna at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Czestochowa and Auschwitz Visit

Optional Experience: Chopin’s Warsaw

• Say farewell to your travel companions and Travel Director at the end of a wonderful holiday.

Departure Transfer: Arrive at the airport at 07:30, 10:00