7 days · 6 nights
Germany, Poland

Berlin, Wrocław and Kraków

Seven days of European history: Berlin and its Wall, Wrocław, Kraków and Wawel Hill, the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial, the Wieliczka Salt Mine, Görlitz and Dresden.

Duration

7 days · 6 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

Countries visited

Germany, Poland

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Berlin — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Westphalia and Lower Saxony, Brandenburg Gate and Unter den Linden, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin-style dinner, night in Berlin
2. Day 2Berlin — Reichstag and its glass dome, Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße, East Side Gallery, night in Berlin
3. Day 3Wrocław — drive to Silesia, Market Square and Gothic Town Hall, bronze dwarfs hidden around the city, Cathedral Island lit by gas lamps, night in Wrocław
4. Day 4Kraków — Wawel Hill, Royal Castle and cathedral, Main Market Square and Cloth Hall, St Mary’s Basilica and its trumpet call, night in Kraków
5. Day 5Auschwitz-Birkenau — guided visit of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, Jewish quarter of Kazimierz and its synagogues, dinner in a traditional restaurant, night in Kraków
6. Day 6Wieliczka and Görlitz — Wieliczka Salt Mine and its underground chapel, drive west, old town of Görlitz on the Neisse, night in Dresden
7. Day 7Dresden — rebuilt Frauenkirche, Zwinger Palace, Brühl’s Terrace on the Elbe, 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
• 6 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.