10 days · 9 nights
Germany, Poland

Kraków, Warsaw and Gdańsk

Ten days of remembrance and heritage: Dresden, Wrocław, Kraków, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wieliczka, Warsaw, Malbork, Gdańsk, Westerplatte, Sopot, Szczecin and Berlin.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

Countries visited

Germany, Poland

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Dresden — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Hesse and Thuringia, rebuilt Frauenkirche, Zwinger and Brühl’s Terrace on the Elbe, night in Dresden
2. Day 2Wrocław — drive through Lusatia, Market Square and Gothic town hall, Cathedral Island, hunt for the bronze dwarfs, night in Wrocław
3. Day 3Kraków — drive through Silesia, Wawel Hill, Royal Castle and Cathedral, Cloth Hall and St Mary’s Basilica, night in Kraków
4. Day 4Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka — guided visit of the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum, Wieliczka Salt Mine and its underground chapel, Kazimierz Jewish quarter in the evening, night in Kraków
5. Day 5Warsaw — drive through Lesser Poland, rebuilt Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Castle, Royal Route, night in Warsaw
6. Day 6Warsaw — Warsaw Rising Museum, Ghetto Heroes Monument and POLIN Museum, Łazienki Park and Palace on the Isle, Chopin concert, night in Warsaw
7. Day 7Malbork and Gdańsk — Malbork Castle, the world’s largest brick fortress, arrival in Gdańsk, night in Gdańsk
8. Day 8Gdańsk — Royal Route and Long Market, Neptune’s Fountain, medieval crane, Westerplatte, European Solidarity Centre, Sopot pier, night in Gdańsk
9. Day 9Szczecin and Berlin — drive through Pomerania, Chrobry Embankment in Szczecin, arrival in Berlin, illuminated Brandenburg Gate, night in Berlin
10. Day 10Berlin — Reichstag and Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, drive through Lower Saxony and Westphalia, return to Cologne, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 9 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.