Day 1 (Saturday):  Arrival in Warsaw

Arrival in Warsaw, transfer to the hotel. The afternoon is free. Meeting with your tour escort starts at your hotel at 18:00. Drive along the beautifully renovated Royal Route with its historical monuments and residences. Stop at the Castle square for a short walk through Old Town, and enjoy welcome dinner at the local restaurant. Your meal will include typical Polish dishes and famous Polish vodka “Zubrowka”.

Day 2 (Sunday):  Warsaw

This morning, we introduce you to the highlights of Warsaw. A half-day sightseeing tour includes Old Town, beautifully rebuilt after World War II, with the impressive Royal Castle, seat of the kings of Poland. Here the Constitution of May 3rd was proclaimed in 1791, the second oldest constitusion after the US constitution. You will admire some of its 300 rooms and see the Canaletto Room with 23 of his paintings, the Throne Room, the magnificent Knight’s Hall with six large paintings by Marcello Bacciarelli, the Marble Room with its 22 portraits of Polish kings and the largest and most impressive of all the castle chambers, the Ballroom. After lunch served at the local restaurant in Old Town, we continue our tour with a drive to the area of the former Warsaw Ghetto. En route, you will see the building of the National Opera House and Town Hall. During your tour of Warsaw we invite you to the famous Warsaw chocolate factory “Wedel” to taste the delicious hot chocolate at the “Wedel Old Fashioned Shop”. This evening you will take an unforgettable musical journey through the world famous compositions of our greatest composer, Frederic Chopin, at a piano recital. A glass of sparkling wine will be served during intermission.

Day 3 (Monday):  Warsaw – Czestochowa – Zakopane

After breakfast we depart for Zakopane – one of the most popular vacation resorts in the Tatra Mountains. En route, we stop in Czestochowa to visit the Jasna Gora Monastery and the Black Madonna Shrine with its miraculous icon. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Czestochowna. In the evening we arrive in Zakopane beautifully situated at the foot of Tatra Mountains, in the valley between Gubalowka and Giewont. It is the most popular resort in Poland and one of the most beautiful locations in Poland. Once a small mountain village, Zakopane became a fashionable artist’s retreat at the beginning of the 20th century.

Day 4 (Tuesday):  Zakopane – Krakow

In the morning, you will have a sightseeing tour of Zakopane, whose wooden architecture blends with the natural landscapes. You will visit the Jaszczurowka Chapel, a great example of the wooden architecture in Zakopane, and the Sanctuary of Lady Fatima of Krzeptowki, which was built by the people of Zakopane to thank the Lady Fatima for saving the Pope after an assasin attempt on His life. Admire the breathtaking views of the Tatras from the top of Gubalowka Mountain and shop for souvenirs of arts and crafts of the Highlanders (Gorale) in the local shops. After lunch you have a free afternoon. Before we continue on to Krakow, take a spectacular rafting trip on the Dunajec River in Pieniny National Park. Tonight’s dinner will be served at the local restaurant in Krakow’s Old Town Market Square.

Day 5 (Wednesday):  Krakow – Auschwitz – Krakow

The morning sightseeing tour will feature Wawel, the Royal Castle, home to three dynasties of Poland’s monarchs. Its stately halls and exquisite chambers are filled with priceless art, valuable period furniture and rare ancient objects. The collection of monumental 16th century tapestries is matchless. You will also visit the Wawel Cathedral, the place of the cult of St. Stanislaw and St. Jadwiga, Queen of Poland. Its 18 chapels are true architectural masterpieces. The giant bell, Zygmunt from 1520 ranks with the world’s largest. This is the place where Polish kings were crowned and buried. Following a drive to Old Town with its restored Main Square of magnificent houses and palaces. There, you stop at St. Mary’s Basilica to see the magnificent wooden altar by Wit Stwosz. In the middle of the square is Cloth Hall built before 1349, but renovated in the 16th century with many shopping stalls inside. After lunch we drive to Auschwitz to visit the Martyrdom Museum of the former Nazi concentration camp, the infamous factory of death.

Day 6 (Thursday):  Krakow – Wieliczka – Krakow

In the morning time on your own. Coffee and cake at the famous Krakow cafeteria following an afternoon drive to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, an unforgettable tourist attraction with underground chambers, grottoes, and chapels carved from salt. Dinner with a folkloric show will be served at a local restaurant in Wieliczka, before we drive back to Krakow.

Day 7 (Friday):  Krakow

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport.