7 days / 6 nights - £830 per person

Warsaw - Krakow - Zakopane - Warsaw

The Scenic Poland Tour takes you on a journey across Poland, providing you with the opportunity to visit historical points of interest, taste local cuisine, and experience contemporary culture and art. This guided tour will introduce you to the home of Frederic Chopin, Krzysztof Penderecki, Lech Walesa and Holy Father John Paul II.

Package price is £830 per person based on availability and sharing a twin or double room. Single supplement is £175.

Package includes:

• Direct flights from London to Warsaw on British Airways (we can arrange connecting flights from other airports upon request).
• Airport transfers in Warsaw
• 2 nights at 5* Radisson SAS Centrum Warsaw
• 2 nights at 4* Best Western Premiere Krakow Hotel in Krakow
• 1 night at 3* Kasprowy Hotel in Zakopane
• 1 night at Best Western Mazurkas Hotel in Warsaw
• 2 dinners at a local restaurants
• 1 home-hosted dinner and 1 dinner at the hotel
• 2 lunches at a local restaurant
• folklore show in Zakopane
• Chopin concert with glass of champagne
• Sightseeing tours: Warsaw, Krakow & Zakopane including: Warsaw Royal Castle, Zelazowa Wola, Jasna Gora Monastery, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wawel Royal Castle and Cathedral, Krakow St. Mary’s Church and Wieliczka Salt Mine
• English speaking tour escort assistance throughout
• Local guides and entrance fees
• Air-conditioned motor coach services throughout
• Taxes and service charges

2008 Departure Dates:
 

Departs	Returns	Departs	Returns
May 24	May 30	Aug 09	Aug 15
Jun 14	Jun 20	Sep 06	Sep 12
Jul 12	Jul 18	Sep 27	Oct 03

Scenic Poland Tour Itinerary

Day 1 SATURDAY, WARSAW Meet your tour escort at your hotel at 6:oo p.m. Dinner at a local restaurant. Enjoy your evening Chopin concert. You will listen to the most famous works of Frederic Chopin performed in a two-part recital. Enjoy a glass of wine during the interval. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2 SUNDAY, WARSAW Half day sightseeing tour of Warsaw including the beautifully rebuilt Old Town and impressive Royal Castle, the seat of kings of Poland. Short break at the famous Warsaw coffee shop, "U Bliklego", for a typical Polish doughnut [paczek]. Late afternoon drive to Zelazowa Wola, the birthplace of Frederic Chopin. Visit the interiors of the manor house, now a museum devoted to the great composer. Afterwards, we invite you for a home-hosted dinner served by a young couple of artists who will welcome you in their charming wooden cottage at the base of the Lowicz castle ruins.

Day 3 MONDAY, WARSAW - CZESTOCHOWA - OSWIECIM -WADOWICE - KRAKOW A morning departure for Krakow. Drive to Czestochowa to visit the Jasna Gora Monastery, religious and spiritual centre of Poland, place of many pilgrimages coming from all over the world to see the world famous Black Madonna Picture. Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to Auschwitz to see the former Nazi concentration camp. Continue your drive to Krakow. Short stop in Wadowice, the birthplace of Pope John Paul II. See the Wadowice Basilica and the house of the Polish Pope, now a museum devoted to Karol Wojtyla. After arrival accommodation at the hotel.

Day 4 TUESDAY, KRAKOW A guided sightseeing tour of the ancient capital of Poland, a royal city on the Vistula lying at the foot of Wawel, a limestone hill on which lies a splendid royal palace and the cathedral church of St. Waclaw and bishop Stanislaus. We start with the Royal Castle and Cathedral on the Wawel Hill which were remodeled according to the new Renaissance taste in the beginning of the 16th century. It is the place where Polish kings were crowned and buried. Afterwards, we drive to the Old Town with the Main Market Square and its magnificent houses and palaces. In the middle of the square is the Cloth Hall built before 1349, but altered in the 16th century with many shopping stalls inside. Short break for cake and coffee at a well known Kracow coffee shop "Jama Michalika', a place designed by local artists with beautiful glass-painted windows and interesting drawings. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 WEDNESDAY, KRAKOW - ZAKOPANE Morning departure for Zakopane, Poland's popular resort town situated at the foot of the Tatra Mountains in the valley between Gubalówka and Giewont. Once a small mountain village, Zakopane became a fashionable winter resort for artists in the beginning of 20th century. You will see many beautiful wooden churches and chapels. Afternoon on your own - time for shopping on Krupowki street, full of folk art and craft. Dinner at a local restaurant with folklore dances. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6 THURSDAY, ZAKOPANE - WIELICZKA - WARSAW Morning departure for Warsaw. En route stop in Wieliczka to see the oldest Salt Mine in Europe. Visit the unique underground world of salt lakes, chambers and chapels created by many generations of Polish miners. We can see up to 20 excavated chambers on 3 levels, full of beautiful statues sculpted from salt as well as the Salt Works Museum. Light lunch will be served at a local inn. Continue your drive to Warsaw. After arrival check-in at the hotel.

Day 7 FRIDAY, WARSAW Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to airport for your departure flight.