15 days · 14 nights
Germany, Poland, Czechia

Poland in Depth: Gdańsk, Warsaw, Kraków and Wrocław

Fifteen days in the heart of Poland: Berlin, Poznań, Toruń, Gdańsk, Malbork, Warsaw, Częstochowa, Kraków, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wieliczka, Zakopane, Wrocław, Prague and Erfurt.

Duration

15 days · 14 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

Countries visited

Germany, Poland, Czechia

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Berlin — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Westphalia and Lower Saxony, arrival in Berlin, Brandenburg Gate by night, night in Berlin
2. Day 2Berlin and Poznań — tour of Berlin, Reichstag, remains of the Wall, drive into Poland, Old Market Square and Renaissance town hall of Poznań, night in Poznań
3. Day 3Toruń — Gothic old town of Toruń, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Copernicus House, gingerbread, arrival on the Baltic, night in Gdańsk
4. Day 4Gdańsk — Royal Route, Long Market, Neptune’s Fountain, medieval crane, St Mary’s Basilica, European Solidarity Centre, Westerplatte, night in Gdańsk
5. Day 5Malbork — Teutonic castle of Malbork, the world’s largest brick fortress, drive through Masovia, night in Warsaw
6. Day 6Warsaw — rebuilt Old Town, Royal Castle, Royal Route, Łazienki Park, Warsaw Rising Museum, night in Warsaw
7. Day 7Częstochowa — Jasna Góra shrine and the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, arrival in Lesser Poland, night in Kraków
8. Day 8Kraków — Main Market Square, Cloth Hall, St Mary’s Basilica, Wawel Hill, Kazimierz Jewish quarter, night in Kraków
9. Day 9Auschwitz-Birkenau — guided visit of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, free afternoon in Kraków, night in Kraków
10. Day 10Wieliczka and Zakopane — Wieliczka Salt Mine and St Kinga’s Chapel, drive to the Tatras, Krupówki Street, night in Zakopane
11. Day 11Tatras — Gubałówka funicular and Tatra panorama, drive through Silesia, arrival in Lower Silesia, night in Wrocław
12. Day 12Wrocław — Market Square and Gothic town hall, Cathedral Island, Racławice Panorama, hunt for the bronze dwarfs, free time, night in Wrocław
13. Day 13Prague — drive through the Giant Mountains, arrival in Bohemia, Charles Bridge and Lesser Town, night in Prague
14. Day 14Prague and Erfurt — Prague Castle, Old Town Square and Astronomical Clock, drive via Karlovy Vary and Saxony, night in Erfurt
15. Day 15Erfurt — Erfurt Cathedral and Merchants’ Bridge, drive through Hesse, 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
• 14 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.