Sandomierz and the Kielce region: Raj Cave, the Krzemionki flint mines and Baranów Castle (9 days)

Day 1: Journey into Germany

• Morning departure from the place of your choice.
• Regular breaks along the way: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Drive to Saxony via Cologne and Erfurt, arriving in the Dresden area in the late afternoon.
• Overnight stop along the way, with dinner at the hotel.

Day 2: Journey to Kielce

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Regular breaks along the way: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Drive into Poland via Wrocław and Częstochowa, with a lunch break along the way.
• Arrival in Kielce in the late afternoon and check-in at the hotel for 2 nights.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Kielce, Tokarnia and Raj Cave

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided tour of the Palace of the Bishops of Kraków in Kielce (on request).
• Drive to Tokarnia (about 30 minutes) and visit to the village museum, with its farms, church and manor house.
• Lunch booked at a restaurant (on request).
• Guided tour of Raj Cave, near Chęciny, in small groups, then a view of Chęciny royal castle.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Krzemionki, Krzyżtopór and Sandomierz

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Krzemionki (about 1 hour 15 minutes) and visit to the museum and the prehistoric striped flint mine, a UNESCO site.
• Lunch booked at a restaurant (on request).
• Stop at the ruins of Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd, one of the largest castles in Europe before its destruction.
• Arrival in Sandomierz in the late afternoon and check-in at the hotel for 3 nights.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Sandomierz above the Vistula

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided tour of the old town: Opatów Gate, Market Square, town hall and cathedral (on request).
• Lunch booked at a restaurant (on request).
• Visit to the Underground Route, a network of merchants’ cellars beneath the old town.
• Free late afternoon on the Market Square.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Free day in Sandomierz

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Free day on foot in Sandomierz (driver’s rest day): stroll along the Vistula and Queen Jadwiga’s loess ravine.
• Boat cruise on the Vistula (on request).
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Baranów Castle and on to Opole

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Baranów Sandomierski (about 45 minutes) and visit to its arcaded Renaissance castle.
• Lunch booked at a restaurant (on request).
• Regular breaks along the way: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Drive west via Kraków and overnight stop in the Opole area, with dinner at the hotel.

Day 8: Journey to Saxony

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Regular breaks along the way: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Drive into Germany via Wrocław, with a lunch break along the way.
• Overnight stop in the Dresden area, with dinner at the hotel.

Day 9: Return to Belgium

• Breakfast, then the last leg of the journey to Belgium.
• Regular breaks along the way: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.