Christmas market tour of Poland: Berlin, Wrocław and Kraków (10 days)

Day 1 : Journey to Berlin

• Morning departure from the location of your choice.
• Drive to Berlin, with regular stops along the way.
• Arrival at the end of the day and check-in at the hotel for two nights.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 2 : The Christmas markets of Berlin

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided panoramic coach tour: the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, Unter den Linden, Museum Island and remains of the Wall (on request).
• Free time at the Christmas market in front of Charlottenburg Palace, in the Baroque setting of the former royal residence.
• In the late afternoon, free time at the Gendarmenmarkt market, between the Konzerthaus and the two cathedrals, then on Alexanderplatz and in front of the Red Town Hall.
• Group dinner in a Berlin restaurant (on request).

Day 3 : Journey to Wrocław

• Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Poland, with regular stops.
• Arrival in Wrocław in the early afternoon and check-in at the hotel for two nights.
• First free evening at the Christmas market on the market square (Rynek), at the foot of the Gothic town hall, and on Salt Square (plac Solny).

Day 4 : Wrocław, city of bronze dwarfs

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided tour of Wrocław: the market square and town hall, Cathedral Island (Ostrów Tumski) and the little bronze dwarfs hidden around the city (on request).
• Free time at the Christmas market, one of the most beautiful in Poland: wooden chalets, grzaniec, gingerbread and local crafts.
• In the late afternoon, return to Cathedral Island, where a lamplighter lights the gas lanterns by hand.
• Group dinner in a restaurant in the old town (on request).

Day 5 : Journey to Kraków

• Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Kraków.
• Arrival in the early afternoon and check-in at the hotel for four nights.
• First discovery of the Main Market Square (Rynek Główny), one of the largest medieval squares in Europe, and its Christmas market.
• Free evening among the illuminated chalets, with a view of the Cloth Hall and St Mary's Basilica.

Day 6 : Kraków, the old town and Wawel

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided tour of the old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the Main Market Square, the Cloth Hall, St Mary's Basilica with its Veit Stoss altarpiece, and the Royal Route (on request).
• In the afternoon, climb up Wawel Hill: the cathedral and the courtyards of the Royal Castle.
• Discovery of the Kraków nativity scenes (szopki), a tradition inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
• Free evening at the Christmas market on the Main Market Square.

Day 7 : Kazimierz and the Wieliczka Salt Mine

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Morning in Kazimierz, the former Jewish quarter, its synagogues and its squares.
• In the afternoon, guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Chapel of St Kinga carved out of salt (on request).
• Without this option, free afternoon at the Christmas market on the Main Market Square.
• Group dinner in a restaurant serving Polish specialities (on request).

Day 8 : Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial or free day in Kraków

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Oświęcim and guided tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, a former Nazi concentration and extermination camp: Auschwitz I, then Birkenau, with a Memorial guide (on request).
• Return to Kraków in the late afternoon and free evening.
• Without this option, free day in Kraków to stroll around the old town and the Christmas market.

Day 9 : Journey to Germany

• Breakfast at the hotel and drive west, with regular stops.
• Arrival in the Dresden or Leipzig area at the end of the day, overnight stop.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 10 : Return

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Return journey from the morning, with regular stops.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.