Krakow – what to see in Krakow

Cracow is believed to be the most beautiful city in Poland and one of the oldest. It has many places worth visiting, Krakow Sukienniceincluding the Old Town, Market Square, the Cloth Hall and Wawel Castle. The symbol of Cracow is the Wawel Dragon and his statue stands at the foot of Wawel Hill. It is the most popular monument among tourists visiting Cracow.

Warsaw – what to see in Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital of Poland, and also the largest city in this country. It is the center of Polish culture and it has many interesting architectural attractions, like for example the Royal Castle, King Sigismund’s Column, the Barbican or the Łazienki Park. The most important symbol of the city is the monument of the Mermaid of Warsaw, legendary creature who is believed to be protecting Warsaw from bad luck. Wilanow Palace and Park in Warsaw - trip to Poland

On the Historic Hotels & Palaces Trail

– Central and Northern Poland –


Day 1st

Your arrival to the Warsaw airport, where you are welcomed by our guide. Transfer to centrally located Polonia Palace hotel****. Time to check-in and relaxation. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Day 2nd
Breakfast and then a whole day dedicated to the Warsaw highlights. Your guided tour will start at the city centre, where you will take also a ride up to the XXX floor of the Palace of Culture and Science to see the Warsaw panorama. Then, your visit to the Lazienki Garden, famous for the Frederic Chopin monument, and the Palace on the Water. Next, a tour of the Warsaw Old Town, with a visit to the Royal Castle, St. John Cathedral, and a walk along the Old Town streets. After your tour our guide will invite you for a special dinner at one of the best local restaurants at the Old Town.

Day 3rd
Breakfast, and check-out from your room at Polonia Palace hotel. Then a ride to the North – Eastern part of Poland. Your visit to Tykocin, famous for a Museum, located at the Old Synagogue, and a completely restored Royal Castle, built initially in XVI century. Guided tour with Castle in Warszawaa local, castle guide. Time for a lunch at the castle restaurant. Next, a short ride to nearby Kiermusy village for check-in at the Manor above Meadows, called the “Mainstay of bison and Noble tradition”. Dinner at the Manor restaurant, famous for an old and traditional Polish dishes.

Day 4th
After your breakfast a whole day tour to meet and see a natural beauty of that region. Your tour includes a visit to the Zoo with a special Bison Refuge, set by the Manor owners. The Bisons have been transferred from Bialowieza National Park, located not far away and close to the Polish – Belarusian border. Next, you will be invited for the cruise by a tourist boat, along the Narew river. After your cruise a time for a lunch. Afternoon for relaxation or an extra visit to Bialystok – a largest city of the Podlasie region, and an optional visit to the Icons Museum, in the nearby Suprasl. Dinner and overnight at the Manor above Meadows.

Day 5th
Breakfast and check-out from your room. Your next destination is a Masuria region, located in the Northern part of Poland. On your way there our guide will arrange some stops at the most interesting places like the Biebrzanski National Park, famous for a wild nature and endless swamp. You will pass also Sniardwy Lake – the largest in Poland and may have a lunch in Mikolajki – called “the Masuria region capital”. Next, a check-in at hotel**** located at the Ryn castle. Time to relax, also at the swimming pool and spa, located at the castle underground. Dinner at the Refectory restaurant.

Day 6th
After breakfast our guide will take you for a whole day tour of the Masuria region to see and visit most known attractions. First one is a the mazury lake - trip to Poland“Wolfs Lair” famous as one of the Hitler’s residence, where in 1944 has been made a failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler. Guided tour with a local specialist. Then you will go to Swieta Lipka village to visit the famous St. Mary sanctuary, and to listen to a special concert on the Baroque pipe organs. Time for your lunch, and your return ride to the castle in Ryn, for a relaxation at the hotel spa or, on your request, an extra visit to Mikolajki and an optional tourist cruise on the Sniardwy Lake. Diner at the Tavern Rynski Mill at the Ryn Castle.

Day 7th
Breakfast and check-out from your room at the Ryn castle. Departure, with our guide, to Gdansk – an old Hanza Town. On your way a stop in Olsztyn, famous for the Old Town and castle. Break for a walk along the old Town streets and a lunch. Next, a visit to the open-air museum in Olsztynek, presenting the old, wooden architecture of the Masuria region or a ride to Ostroda, where you will start an unique cruise along the Elblag Canal. The Canal, called one of the Seven Poland’s Wonders, is an XIX century technology marvel. Later on that afternoon a ride to Gdansk to check-in at a Dom Muzyka hotel***, located at a XIX century palace in Gdansk centre. Dinner at the palace restaurant.

Day 8th
After breakfast meet our local guide for your whole day tour of Gdansk area. The tour includes a visit to the Old Town main tourist sites like St. Mary Basilica, the Artus Court, Royal Route. Moreover, for those interested in recent history of Poland, a special visit to the European Solidarity Centre to see The Roads to Freedom exhibition. Next, in the Gdansk – Oliwa cathedral you will take a chance to listen the famous Tenement houses in Gdansk - tour to Polandorgan concert. Afternoon time is dedicated for a visit in Sopot – a seaside spa, famous for a longest in Europe wooden pier, considered as a perfect place for a relaxation. Just take your time for a lazy walks, sunbathing or visit to one of the pleasant cafes at the Baltic seaside. Return to Gdansk with our guide, for today’s dinner you will be invited to a local restaurant serving a regional dishes.

Day 9th
Breakfast, and check-out from your hotel in Gdansk. Departure with our guide to nearby Malbork, a medieval city famous for the largest, brick castle in Europe. The 15th c. powerful stronghold of the Teutonic Knights, is also one of the best examples of medieval fortification in Europe. Your tour with a local, museum guide. Next, a time for a lunch at the “castle” restaurant, and continuation of your ride to your hotel in Gniew, with a stopover in Pelplin. The small city is famous for the Gothic cathedral and the Museum, with an original XV century Bible, printed by Gutenberg’s printing house. Later on that day check-in at a hotel**** – castle in Gniew. Time for relaxation at the castle spa, and dinner at the castle inn.

Day 10th
After breakfast check-out from your rooms and ride to Torun, where you come after two hour drive. Then, meet our local guide, who shows you the Nicolas Copernicus town secrets. Within a half day tour you will see the famous Crooked Tower, St. John Cathedral and the Nicolaus Copernicus in TorunCopernicus Museum. Moreover ,you will be able to visit the Torun Gingerbread Museum, and taste that very popular Polish candy. Time for your lunch, and later on that afternoon departure to nearby Ciechocinek – a popular Polish spa town. Check-in at a Łazienki II Palace – hotel***. Dinner at the palace restaurant.

Day 11th
Breakfast and check-out from your room. Next a short walk to the Ciechocinek centre, where you see a three unique graduation towers – the Europe’s largest wooden structure to evaporate water from the brine, built in XIX century. Nowadays it is a central point of the spa town due to the rich in iodine microclimate, a good way of the therapeutic inhalation. Next, a ride to Zelazowa Wola – a birthplace of Frederick Chopin. Visit to his family house, a State Museum now. Time for a visit and lunch. Later on that afternoon a direct ride to Warsaw. Check-in at a Polonia Palace hotel****, and a farewell dinner at a selected restaurant in the Warsaw centre.

Day 12th
Breakfast at the Polonia Palace restaurant and check-out from the hotel. Transfer to the Warsaw airport, secured by our guide. Your tour ends.


Tour dates:
any date, within March – October 2025, on your request.

Tour prices:
USD 3390 pp  (group of 4-6 persons)
USD 4350 pp (group of 2-3 persons)
larger group’s price on request.

Services included:
– accommodation at a selected hotels (located at palaces, castle, manor houses), at a double or twin bedded room,
– everyday breakfasts at the hotel restaurant,
– three course dinners at the hotel or local, selected restaurants,
– all transfers by our company comfortable car / van,
– services and assistance of our professional, private English speaking guide,
– entries and local guides service during the local tours,
– tax and local taxes.

Excluded:
– tips for our guide – driver, tips at restaurants during your dinners,
– single bed room supplementary fee,
– lunches.

If you would stay longer at one of the Polish palaces, hotels and manor houses check our offer here – https://www.greetingsfrompoland.com/stay-relax-palace/

On the Trail of Polish manors, palaces and castles

                                                     – Central and Southern Poland –

Day 1st
Your arrival to the Warsaw airport, where you are welcomed by our driver. Transfer to the centrally located Polonia Palace hotel****. Check-in and time to relax. Dinner at the hotel restaurant. (D)

Day 2nd
Breakfast and a whole day dedicated to the Warsaw’s highlights. Your guided tour will start at the city centre, where you will take a ride up to the XXX floor of the Palace of Culture and Science to see the Warsaw panorama. Then, your visit to the Lazienki Garden, famous for the Frederic Chopin’s monument, and the Palace on the Water. Next, a tour of the Warsaw Old Town, with a visit to the Royal Castle, St. John Cathedral, and a walk along the Old Town colorful streets. After your tour our guide will invite you for a special dinner at one of the best local restaurants at the Old Town. (B,D)

Day 3rd
Breakfast, and an extra time for exploring one of the most famous Warsaw Museums, like Warsaw Uprising Museum or Museum of The Lazienki Garden and palaceHistory of Polish Jews, or any of the Warsaw galleries. Next, a ride to Chotynia, located around 70 km South from Warsaw, with a break for lunch. Check-in at the Chotynia Manor House***. Then time for a relaxation at the Manor Spa (massage, paid extra), visit to the Manor Wine Museum or a culinary workshop, with a restaurant chief (on request, paid extra). Your dinner at the Manor house restaurant. (B,D)

Day 4th
After your breakfast check-out from rooms, and departure to nearby Kazimierz Dolny. There, a short guided walk along the Old Town streets of the city called the “City of Artists” due to an unique atmosphere and beautifully landscapes. Time for your lunch, and continuation of your ride to Southern Poland, with a break in Sandomierz. The city is a fine example of the Renaissance architecture. Your guided tour includes a walk through the streets of the Old Town, a visit to the castle and at St. Jacob’s Church. Moreover, you may take a half hour tour along the Underground Tourist Route, with a local guide. Then, a ride to nearby Baranow Sandomierski, to check-in at the castle, called a “Little Wawel” (Wawel is a name of a castle in Krakow, you will visit on a next days). Dinner at the castle restaurant.(B,D)

Day 5th
Breakfast, and departure to Krakow. On your way to the city called a “cultural capital of Poland” you will visit another top Poland’s attraction – the Royal Wieliczka Salt Mine. The Mine has been listed at the UNESCO World Heritage List, as a first place in Poland. Your guided walk along the underground, salt chambers, chapels and salt sculptures, will be an unique and memorable experience. Next, a Krakow Sukiennicecheck-in at the Ostoya Palace hotel**** in the Krakow centre. Dinner at hotel. (B,D)

Day 6th
Breakfast. That day is dedicated to Krakow only, and a whole day tour with our local guide. Your tour includes a visit to the Wawel Hill, with its Royal Castle and the Cathedral, famous also for many Polish Kings, Queens , Poets and Heroes tombs. Time for lunch, and next, our guide will take you for a walk along the Royal Route to the Old Town Market Square, the largest one in Europe. You will visit, among others, the St. Mary Basilica, the Cloth Hall, Jagiellonian University (second oldest in Europe). Afternoon time for private walks, relaxation, visit to Museums and a gift shopping. This evening we can invite you for a dinner with a Chopin’s music concert or a live show with Polish dances and songs. (B,D)

Day 7th
Breakfast. That day is dedicated to Krakow’s region, and its most important highlights. You may select one of the following whole day tours:
– “Polish Saints and Martyrdom” – visit to the Nazi German Concetration Camp in Auschwitz – Birkenau, followed by visit to Wadowice (John Paul II Pope’s hometown and Museum), and a visit to the Łagiewniki Divine Mercy Sanctuary;
or
“Tatra Mountains and Zakopane” – a sightseeing tour of the Zakopane region, famous for the Highlanders culture, dishes and traditions, enriched by a marvelous Tatra mountains landscapes;
or
“ The Castles, Cruise, and Spa Town of Pieniny mountains” – on that tour you will see two Medieval castles, located beautifully over the Czorsztynie Lake, then take a part in a safe, relaxing raft trip along the Dunajec river. At the end, you will visit Szczawnica-Zdroj, Castle in Poland - travel to Polanda popular spa-town, where you can taste a special, healthy mineral water, and spend some time for relaxation. Dinner at the end of selected tour, on your way or at a regional restaurant in Krakow. (B,D)

Day 8th
Breakfast, and check-out from your hotel. Our guide will show you today the famous Poland’s “Eagles’ Nests Trail”, with a large number of castles, fortress and palaces. Driving North, you see, among the others, the castle in Ojcow, and known as the “most beautiful castle ruins in Poland”, Ogrodzieniec castle, where you have a tour with the castle guide. Time for your lunch, and continuation of your ride along the Krakow-Czestochowa Upland to Czarny Las Palace**** in Wozniki. Check-in at hotel, and dinner at the palace restaurant. Later on that day possible visit to the palace winery for wine testing. (B,D)

Day 9th
After breakfast check out from your hotel. Then, a ride to nearby Czestochowa and its Black Madonna Sanctuary, most known one in Poland , and one of the most visited pilgrimage centers in Europe. During your tour, guided by a monk, you will see the most important places in the monastery like Treasury, Museum and the Holy Icon of St. Mary. Time for you lunch, and departure to Warsaw. On your way, break at one of the most visited tourist attractions – Zelazowa Wola – a birthplace of Frederick Chopin. Visit to the manor house, a place, Birthplace of Chopinwhere Chopin’s family lived for years. Just after your tour of the Museum, direct ride with our guide to Warsaw. Check-in at a Polonia Palace hotel****. Next, a farewell dinner at selected, best restaurant in Warsaw. (B,D)

Day 10th
Breakfast, and transfer by our guide to the Warsaw airport for your return flight. The tour ends. (B)

Tour dates: any date, within March – October 2025, on your request.

Tour prices:
USD 2990 pp (group of 4-6 persons)
USD 3760 pp (group of 2-3 persons)
larger group’s price on request.

Services included:
– accommodation at a selected hotels (located at palaces, castle, manor houses), at a double or twin bedded room,
– everyday breakfasts (B) at the hotel restaurant,
– three course dinners (D) at the hotel or local, selected restaurants,
– all transfers by our company comfortable car / van,
– services and assistance of our professional, private English speaking guide,
– entries and local guides service during the local tours,
– tax and local taxes.

Excluded:
– tips for our guide – driver, tips at restaurants during your dinners,
– single bed room supplementary fee,
– lunches.

If you would stay longer at one of the Polish palaces, hotels and manor houses check our offer here –
https://www.greetingsfrompoland.com/stay-relax-palace/

Sierakow Manor House in Krakow region

                                    discover all the Krakow region attractions…


Day 1st

Your arrival to the Krakow airport. Our driver welcomes you and transfer to the Palace Sierakow****, located near Krakow. Time to check-in and relaxation after your flight. Welcome dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Day 2nd
Breakfast at the Palace restaurant, and some time to relax this morning. Later that day departure with our driver for a guided tour of Krakow Old Town. Our local guide will show you all the most important to see places in Krakow, like the Main Market Square, with famous St. Mary’s Basilica, and historical trade pavilions of the Cloth Hall, the Royal Route leading to the Wawel Hill, with its impressive, renaissance Royal  sesj.2Castle and Cathedral. Later that day return with our driver to The Palace****. Dinner.

Day 3rd
Breakfast at the Palace restaurant, and a whole day dedicated to local attractions. You may choose at least one of following:
– Visit to the Wine SPA at the Palace. You may select any treatment and procedures, according to your decision. Prices according to the Wine SPA price list (to order and pay at spot);
or
– Visit and play at the Golf Course located 20 minutes ride from the Palace. More information at the Course website http://www.krakowgolf.pl/en/index.php (We will secure return  transfers for you with a price of $20 per one way ride).

Afternoon a possible, optional tour to Wieliczka Salt Mine the oldest one in Europe, listed at the UNESCO World Heritage List. Your guided walk through the underground salt stone world includes a visit to the splendid St. Kinga’s Chapel, with salt sculptures and relicts, corridors housing the original constructions, as well as the subterranean salt lakes (cost USD 90/person). Dinner at the palace restaurant.

Day 4th
Breakfast at the Palace restaurant, and a whole day tour to Zakopane resort , located in Polish Tatra Mountains.  Our local, English speaking guide-driver will show you the most beautiful landscapes of that region, including a panorama of the Tatra mountains from Gubalowka top, the  “Chocholow – wooden village”, famous for traditional, built in Highlanders style houses, churches and wooden handicraft. Our guide will invite you also for a lunch in a regional inn to taste local best dishes. Next, a time for walks at the Zakopane centre, and your visit to the local trade-market , where you will be able to purchase some hand made products. Later that day return to the Palace****. Dinner.

Day 5th
Breakfast, and another time to relax in the Palace, with following attractions to select:
Bike trip – just use our bikes, and take a short or longer tour of the Palace surroundings, following our directions and a map. Bikes and map for free;
or
Visit at the hotel SPA – You may select any treatment and procedures, according to your decision. Prices according to the SPA price list (to order and pay at spot). Aternon time for your relaxation. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Day 6th
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant. On that day you may also select an extra tour, with our professional guide/driver services. Most popular tours, booked by our clients are:
Kazimierz  – Jewish district in Krakow tour. Half-day tour, with transfers and local guide,
(available for min. 2 person group, with a price of $80 per person);
or

In the Footsteps of John Paul II tour – visit to the most important places in Krakow region, where lived and visited Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla). Your tour includes a visit to Wadowice, his hometown, Krakow-Lagiewniki Sanctuary, and John Paul II Museum in Krakow. Half-day tour with guide-driver services. (available for min. 2 person group, with a price of $ 95 per person);
Dinner with the Polish Sierakow Vodka or Polish wine tasting at the palace restaurant.

Day 7th
Breakfast, and a whole day tour of Pieniny Mountains, with our guide/driver. Your visit to the Pieniny region will start with a stop in Dębno village to see one of the oldest wooden churches in Poland, built in XV-th century, used by local parish also nowadays. Then a short visit to Niedzica castle, located highly over Czorsztyn Lake, with magnificent views of the region. Next, you will take a part in the most booked Pieniny mountains attraction – a tourist cruise along Dunajec river gorge. The Dunajec river gorge was nominated as a 3rd, most beautiful river gorge on the world! Take an unique chance to see it personally with us. The 3 h cruise will end in Kroscienko, a small city in Pieniny mountains heart, where you have time for lunch, and relaxation. Return ride to the Palace****, with our guide/driver. Dinner.

Day 8th
Breakfast, check out from your room at the Palace****. Transfer by our driver to the Krakow airport. Your stay ends.

Stay dates:  any 7 night stay, send  your request by e-mail at office@greetingsfrompoland.com


Stay price:
USD 990 / person 
(min. 2 person group)

Stay price includes:
– two private, airport transfers (on your arrival and departure day),
– seven night stay at a double bed standard room, with private bathroom, TV-set, free internet, phone, at the Palace****, (available upgrade of your room standard to Deluxe, Superior and Junior Suite, with an extra charge)
– seven breakfasts at the hotel restaurant,
– seven dinners at the hotel restaurant, Dunajec castle
– tour to Krakow, with private transfer, English speaking guide/driver, and all entries,
– whole day tour to Zakopane and Tatra Mountains, with private transfers, English speaking guide/driver, lunch and all entries,
– whole day tour to Pieniny Mountains region, with private transfers, English speaking guide/driver and all entries,
– VAT and local taxes.

Services available with extra charges:
– all tours and events in the stay program, if listed with an extra cost to pay,
– lucnhes available to order in the Palace restaurant,
– possible tips for our drivers and guide.   

More informationa about this hotel – manor house you may find at website here https://www.dworsierakow.pl/en/hotel.html

Win a Free Tour in 2014 for You !

Special offer for all our clients !!!

Win free of charge place on a tour  !!!

 

Look  at our new competition rules below:

1. Book any of our tours listed at “2014 season Tours to Poland” section, for you and your travel companion (min 2 persons travelling together required). One person may apply only once for the free of charge place, during our competition time.

2. Select one tour, and one tour date for you. Then let us know your decision, with your names, tour name, and selected date.Lazienki_Garden and palace

3. Send us all information, by e-mail to office@greetingsfrompoland.com, between 10th February and 10th March 2014.

4. Wait then for our reconfirmation by e-mail, with your private code. Then pay a 15 % deposit for your tour, by credit card or wire transfer, according to our directions, sent by e-mail.

5. We will inform, by e-mail, all our competition participants on March 11th 2014, who has win his/her free of charge tour with us in 2014. Then, a tour deposit will be refunded to a winner within 3 days. All other your tour participants will have to pay their remaining part, according to the regular booking conditions.

6. GFP Travel requires minimum 5 persons taking a part in our competition. Each person, in any group of persons travelling together, may to apply separately.

All extra questions send to: office@greetingsfrompoland.com

Good luck !!!

GFP Travel Team

Central Europe Capitals tour

– discovering European Capitals –

Day 1st
Your  arrival to Krakow airport, transfer to the hotel. Time to relax and possible an evening city walk along the Old Town streets with our local guide. Welcome dinner in nice restaurant, and an overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 2nd
Breakfast, then a guided tour of Krakow, with our local guide, including the Old Market Square, St. Mary’s Basilica and historical trade pavilions of the Cloth Hall. Next, a walk along the Royal Route to the Wawel Hill, famous for its renaissance Royal Castle and Cathedral. Afternoon guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine – the oldest salt mine in Europe, full of salt chambers, corridors, salt sculptures. That place is listed at the UNESCO World Heritage List. Dinner in a regional restaurant in Krakow centre, with a live folk music, an overnight stay warsaw-1at a hotel.

Day 3rd
Breakfast. Morning departure to Bratislava – the capital of Slovakia. On a way you will pass the Tatra mountains range, famous for marvelous landscapes. Just after your arrival to Bratislava a guided tour of the Old Town. Your tour start near the Castle, located on 85- meter high hill with beautiful view of the city and Danube. Guided walk along the Old Town streets will end at the Old Town market, with a time to relax or lunch. Later this afternoon your depart to Budapest, Hungary. Dinner and an overnight stay at a hotel in Budapest centre.

Day 4th
Breakfast, then a half-day guided tour of Pest with our local guide. Walk along the Heroes’ Square with the Millenium Memorial to the Varosliget Park and Vajdahunyad Castle. Next visit to the St. Stephen Basilica, famous for St. Stephen’s relics. An afternoon leisure time at the Vaci street famous, for colorful, traditional shops and restaurants. Possible visit to one of the famous Budapest baths – at the Gellert Hotel or at the Szechenyi Bath. Dinner in regional restaurant with a live gipsy music, and regional Hungarian dishes. An overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 5th 
Breakfast, and a next day of guided tours in Budapest. Today  your  tour of Buda Hill, with its Buda Castle, Matthias Church and the Fishermen’s Bastion. Then a visit to the Gellert’s Hill famous for magnificent view of the city. At afternoon time visit to Szentendre a small, beautiful village located 15 km from Budapest. Lazy IMG_2874walks along the Old Town streets, visits to the local galleries, small shops and Marzipan Museum. Return ride to Budapest. Dinner at a tourist ship during your cruise along Danube river. An overnight stay at a hotel in Budapest.

Day 6th
Breakfast, and a morning departure to Vienna, where you come at early afternoon time. Sightseeing tour of the city with a local guide. Your tour includes following places: Ringstrasse, Parliament, Town Hall, St Stephen’s Cathedral. Dinner, with live music, in one of the famous Grinzing wine cellars. Your overnight stay at a hotel in Vienna.

Day 7th 
Breakfast, then your next guided tour of Vienna entitled “Along the most beautiful palaces and parks”. Your visit to Hofburg and Schoenbrunn palace and parks. Later this afternoon departure to Czech Republic. Dinner and an overnight stay at a hotel in Prague.

Day 8th 
Breakfast, and  your guided tour of Prague, including Hradcany, with the Prague Castle, St. Vitus  Cathedral, and Golden Lane. Then an afternoon guided walk along the Old Jewish Quarter with impressive streets, synagogues, and legends. Evening visit to the Krizik Singing Fountain later this day. Dinner and an overnight stay at a hotel in Prague.

Day 9th
Breakfast, then a morning guided tour of the Old Town in Prague. First a stroll along the Baroque Charles Bridge 3folklorover the Vltava River to the Old Town and Main Market. A visit to the Old Town Hall and its Clock tower, famous for a beautiful view of Prague. This afternoon time for your farewell walks, visit to  Prague museums, gift shopping. Dinner at a regional restaurant, located at the Prague Old Town. Night at hotel in Prague.

Day 10th
Breakfast and transfer to the Prague airport for your return flight. Possible return to Krakow on your request. The Central Europe capitals tour ends.

Tour dates: any tour date in 2025 on your request.

Tour prices:
USD 3560 pp (for 3-5 person groups)
USD 3090 pp (for 6-8 person groups)
larger groups price on your request.

Services included:
– transfers by a luxury van or coach,
– accommodation at selected first class hotels (upper 3* and 4*), at a double bed rooms,
– everyday breakfasts at hotels restaurants,  
– everyday dinners (3 course), as indicated in tour program,
– our professional, English speaking, tour guide everyday assistance,
– local guides services in English, in cities and places where it is obligatory,
– all entry tickets, with  necessary reservations, according to the tour program,
– VAT and local taxes.

Info and services  available with extra charge:
– everyday lunches (USD 40 / lunch / person),
– single room at hotels – price on request,
– tips for tour guide, driver and during your dinner at restaurants not included into the tour price.

Similar budget tour, by train:  Berlin – Krakow – Prague

Free Genealogy researches in Poland


Free Genealogy researches in Poland conditions:

1) Book any of our Private Tours to Poland with us for 2018, for minimum 2 person group. Booking must be done by December 31st 2017.

      2) Let us know your Polish ancestry details (at least one full name, with a city name in Poland, and D.O.B.  or death date).CIMG7446

3)
Send us any extra information, scanned copy of document, issued for your ancestry in Poland.

We will start our researches at local and government Archives  at a time of your booking.

        All available to get information will be sent to you within 1-3 months by e-mail or you get them at your stay time in Poland  (it is average researches time, basing on previous experiences). We will check at least three generations back or more, if only available.

        For more information contact us by e-mail: office@greetingsfrompoland.com


GFP Travel Team

The Seven Wonders of Poland tour

                                                     – top Poland’s attractions in one tour –

Day 1st

Your arrival to the Warsaw airport, where you are welcomed by our guide. Transfer to the centrally located hotel. Later this afternoon a guided tour of the Warsaw Old Town, famous for the Royal Castle, Old Town Square and charming streets. Dinner at a local restaurant, return to your hotel.

Day 2nd
After breakfast departure to Torun, a first destination listed at the seven wonders of Poland list. Check-in at hotel and afternoon private tour with local guide. The tour includes a visit to the Nicolas Copernicus’s Museum (or famous “Gingerbread Museum”), the St. Mary church and the Crooked Nicolau_Copernicus in TournTower. After you tour a dinner at a restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Torun.

Day 3rd
Breakfast and departure to Malbork. Guided tour of the castle, your next property listed as a Poland’s wonder.   The castle was built by the Teutonic Knights, a German Roman Catholic religious order. It is a largest brick castle in Poland, visited every year by a hundred thousand of tourist. After your tour ride to Gdansk, a beautiful city located at the Baltic seaside. Check-in at hotel, and later this afternoon a short guided tour of the Old Town. Dinner at famous “Fishermen’s restaurant”. Overnight at your hotel in Gdansk.

Day 4th
After breakfast you leave Gdansk for your cruise along the Elblag canal (listed both at the UNESCO World Heritage, and the 7 wonders of Poland lists). The canal long for 80 km built in mid of XIX century is one popular attractions of the Pomerania region, as a level difference between lowest and highest point is 99,5 m. That difference in water levels is overcome by using locks and an ingenious system of inclined planes.  Next, ride to Warsaw for a transit overnight with dinner. On your way to the Poland’s capital possible visits to an open-air museum (skansen) in Olsztynek or to Grunwald – a place and museum of the largest medieval battle in Europe date on 1410. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Warsaw.

Day 5th
Breakfast and departure to the South-Eastern part of Poland to visit Zamosc, named and listed as a “Pearl of Renaissance architecture”. On your way to Zamosc a possible break to visit Lublin or Majdanek – a German Nazi Concentration Camp. Afternoon check-in at a hotel and private guided tour of the Zamosc Old Town, renovated in last years. Dinner at a regional restaurant and night at your wieliczka-1hotel.

Day 6th
Breakfast and departure to Krakow – called also the Cultural Poland’s Capital. On your way a few stops to visit the Roztocze National Park and Lancut palace, one of the most aristocratic residence, and also an unique Museum of Horese Drawn Carriages. Possible private ride by a carriage to the nearby palace garden. Later this day departure to Krakow, where you come by evening time for check-in and dinner.

Day 7th
After breakfast your tour of the Krakow Old Town and Market Square. Your tour includes visit to the St Mary Basilica, the Underground Museum (located under the Market Square) and a historic Cloth Halls. Next, our guide will take you to the Wawel Hill, famous for its Castle and Cathedral. Guided tour of the former seat of Poland’s monarchs with visit to the Royal Chambers. Your visit to the Wawel Cracow Cloth HallCathedral includes a walk up to the Cathedral tower to touch a largest Polish bell – “Sigismund”, and see beautiful panorama of Krakow.  Later this afternoon your visit to the last property on the Wonders list – Wieliczka Salt Mine. The salt mine set in XIII century was one of the world’s oldest operating salt mines till 2007, when an official output was closed. Now, the Museum attracts over 1 million tourists every year, and is also listed at the UNESCO World Heritage List. Farewell dinner at a restaurant at the Old Town Square, night at hotel.

Day 8th
Breakfast and transfer to the Krakow airport for your return flight (direct or via Warsaw). Your Poland tour ends.


Tour dates: any date, between April and October  2025 on your request.

Tour prices:
USD 2920 pp  (2-3 person group)
USD 2240 pp (4-5 person group)
larger group’s price available on request

Prices include:
– all private transfers by a comfortable van or bus (depends on your group size),
– services of professional, English speaking guide / driver for your tour,
– accommodation at selected 3* and 4* hotels (Polonia Palace in Warsaw, Copernicus in Torun, Dom Muzyka in Gdansk, Mercure in Zamosc, Polski Pod Bialym Orlem in Krakow), at a double bed  room,
– everyday breakfast and dinners,
– services of local guides in each destination, museum where it is obligatory,
– entry tickets,
– VAT and local taxes.

Not included into our price:
– a single bed room extra charge – available on request,
– tips for our driver / guides, tips at restaurants during your dinners.

Look at similar, budget tour here: North – South Across Poland tour 

Not decided yet ? Read our previous clients’ opinions

From the Tatra Mountains to the Baltic Seaside…

                                                   – from Krakow via Warsaw to Gdansk –

Day 1st
Your arrival in Krakow airport, where you are welcomed by our driver. Transfer to your hotel in Krakow center.  An evening stroll through the Old Town, welcome dinner in a restaurant, overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 2nd
Breakfast, guided tour of Krakow: the Main Market Square, St. Mary’ s Basilica and historical trade pavilions of the Cloth Hall, the Royal Route, Collegium Maius, Wawel hill with its renaissance Royal Castle and cathedral; a walk round the old Jewish Quarter – Kazimierz. Kazimierz is a place especially cherished by lovers of antiques. Dinner in a regional restaurant with live folk music, overnight stay at a Krakow_Old Town Market and Cloth Hallhotel.

Day 3rd
Breakfasts and a whole day tour to Zakopane city, located beautifully in Tatra Mountains. The tour includes a ride up to Gubalowka hill by a cable car to see marvelous panorama of the mountains, sightseeing tour of the region and a lunch at local restaurant with a regional dishes.
Alternative tour to Czestochowa to visit the Black Madonna Monastery, famous for the Holly Icon, what may be combined with a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau German Nazi Camp– Museum.

Day 4th
Breakfast and departure to Warsaw. On your way a stop in Kazimierz Dolny, a picturesque old town on the River Vistula. Panoramic tour of the town with visit to the ruins of a castle, and the old churches and monastery. Continuation of your ride to Warsaw, where you come at later afternoon. Dinner and Kazimierz Dolny Old Town Marketovernight stay at a hotel.

Day 5th
Breakfast. Next, half-day guided tour of Warsaw, including all of the most important places in Polish capital: the Old Town with the Royal Castle, The Royal Route and “Łazienki” – the Royal Park. You will see also places like the former Jewish ghetto, the Monument to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Later that afternoon time to relax, private walks or gift shopping. Dinner and an overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 6th
Breakfast, departure with our guide-driver to Torun. Later on that day the city tour, with visit to the house of Nicolas Copernicus, the Town Hall, St. Mary’s and St. John’s Church and the ruins of the Castle of the Teutonic Knights. Afternoon check-in at a hotel. Dinner in a local restaurant and an overnight stay in a hotel.

Day 7th
Breakfast, transfer to Malbork – the city is on the UNESCO list for having one of the world’s most unique monuments: Malbork Castle – the former residence of the Grand Master of Teutonic Knights – it also contains Poland’ s largest collection of amber. Castle tour with local guide. Next, transfer to Gdansk,Gdansk dinner and an overnight in a hotel.

Day 8th
Breakfast, guided tour of Gdansk – Old Town: Golden Gateway, Neptune’s Fountain, the Artus Court, the Uphagen House and Dluga Street, Mariacka Street, the wooden Crane on the River Motlava and a stroll around the yacht harbor. Next visit to the Solidarity Monument at Gdansk Shipyard, the birthplace of the solidarity movement and continuation of the trip with a transfer to Oliva, where you will enjoy a recital of organ music in the Oliva Cathedral with its famous organ. Return to Gdansk, dinner and overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 9th
Breakfast. “Lazy day” for a visit to Sopot – a lively seaside resort popular for relaxation, time for relaxation at Baltic seaside. Possible visit to the Gdynia Aquarium, and a maritime museum based in a historic ship, afternoon return to Gdansk. Free time in the city center for gift shopping, dinner in a “fisherman’s restaurant”, overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 10th
Breakfast and one of the whole day tours to select from our proposals:
-a cruise from Gdansk to Hel Peninsula. Your touristic cruise across Gdansk Bay to the small, fisherman village (Hel) famous for a lighthouse, Maritime Museum and restaurants serving tasty fish; Sopot wooden pier
or
– a tour along the famous Elblag canal – built in XIX-th century, considered as a one of the “Seven wonder of Poland”. Your cruise is taken both along the canal and… railway tracks on inclined planes to cover the levels difference.  You come back to Gdansk later this afternoon. Farewell dinner at a restaurant at the Old Town of Gdansk.

Day 11th
Breakfast, and a transfer to Gdansk airport or return ride to Warsaw, where you come at evening time.
(extra night at hotel may be necessary in Warsaw before your return flight on a next day).

Tour dates: any date within March – October  2025 on your request.

Tour prices:
USD 4050 pp (2-3 person group tour)
USD 3230 pp (4-6 person group tour)
largest group’s price on request.

Price includes:
– services of English speaking licensed guide / driver,
– all transfers by luxury van or bus (depends on a group size),
– accommodation at 3* – 4* hotels in a double or twin beds rooms,
– breakfasts and dinners as mentioned in the tour program,
– local guides service in English,
– entrance tickets according to the program.
– VAT and local taxes.

Additional information:
– single person room supplementary fee – USD 550,
– tips for guide and driver not included, tips at restaurants during your dinners not included.

Looking for similar, budget tour ? Look here: “North – South Across Poland tour”

Our clients opinions at Tripadvisor