9 days · 8 nights
Germany, Poland
Germany, Poland
Berlin, Krakow and Silesia
Nine days of history in Germany and Poland: Hanover, Potsdam, Berlin, Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wieliczka, Wrocław, Görlitz and Leipzig.
- Duration
- 9 days · 8 nights
- Departure and return
- Eindhoven
- Countries visited
- Germany, Poland
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Hanover — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Westphalia, baroque Herrenhausen Gardens, New Town Hall and old town, night in Hanover
- Day 2Potsdam — Sanssouci Palace and park, Dutch Quarter, Cecilienhof of the Potsdam Conference, night in Berlin
- Day 3Berlin — Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse, Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island, night in Berlin
- Day 4Krakow — drive to Poland through Lusatia and Silesia, arrival in Krakow, first stroll on the Main Market Square, night in Krakow
- Day 5Krakow — Wawel Hill, Royal Castle and Cathedral, Cloth Hall and St Mary’s Basilica, Jewish quarter of Kazimierz, night in Krakow
- Day 6Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka — guided visit of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, Wieliczka Salt Mine and its underground chapel, night in Krakow
- Day 7Wrocław — Market Square and Gothic Town Hall, Cathedral Island, hunt for the bronze dwarfs, night in Wrocław
- Day 8Görlitz — Renaissance old town of Görlitz on the Neisse, drive through Saxony, night in Leipzig
- Day 9Leipzig — St Thomas Church of Bach, St Nicholas Church of the 1989 Peaceful Revolution, return to Eindhoven, 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
- 8 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.