Based on our experience in organizing heritage tours for over 15 years, we offer you an unforgettable tour around Poland, that includes:
- 11 nights in the most beautiful cities in Poland:
Warsaw (3 nights), Toruń (1 night), Gdańsk (2 nights), Poznań (1 night), Wrocław (2 nights), Cracow (2 nights)
Duration: 12 days
Spring Edition: May 8th – May 19th, 2025
Fall Edition: Sept. 4th – Sept. 15th, 2025
Price: 3.490 USD
Total Distance: 1,009 miles
Arrival: Warsaw
Departure: Warsaw
DAY 1 – 8 MAY 2025 / 4 SEPT, 2025
After checking into a hotel and resting a bit, we invite you for a walk around the beutifuly rebuilt Old Town of Warsaw which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
We walk along the elegant street of Krakowskie Przedmieście admiring the Presidential Palace, see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Saski park. In the evening, we invite you for a traditional Polish welcome dinner.
Overnight: Warsaw, 3* or 4* Hotel in a central location
DAY 2 – 9 MAY 2025/ 5 SEPT, 2025
We continue exploring Warsaw and start with the Royal Castle which was first built there in the 14th century.
For lunch we visit the traditional pierogi place and afterwards the Chopin Musuem.
Later, we visit the largest park in Warsaw. Developed by Poland’s last king, Stanisław August, it’s home not only to striking landscapes but also a number of architectural treasures.
Overnight: Warsaw, 3* or 4* Hotel in a central location
DAY 3 – 10 MAY 2025 / 6 SEPT, 2025
Today, we visit The Warsaw Rising Museum – a tribute to those who fought and died for the freedom of Poland in 1944. Driving through the current business district, that used to be a Jewish Ghetto during World War 2, we slowly leave Warsaw.
For lunch, we invite you to Łódź – the third most populous Polish city which experienced extremely rapid industrial growth in the 19th century.
Afterwards, we drive to Toruń for overnight.
Overnight: Toruń, centrally located 3-star Hotel
DAY 4 – 11 MAY 2025/ 7 SEPT, 2025
We spend most of the day in Toruń known mostly as the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus and the best-preserved Polish medieval town which impresses with its buildings from the 14th and 15th centuries. It is also one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Poland. If you have a sweet tooth you have to taste Toruń famous gingerbread.
After lunch, we drive north to Gdańsk and take a walk around the Main Town.
Overnight: Gdańsk, 3-star hotel in the center.
DAY 5 – 12 MAY 2025 / 8 SEPT, 2025
In the morning, we visit the European Solidarity Centre – the museum which commemorates the Solidarity movement and the fall of communism in Europe.
Later, we drive to the Westerplatte peninsula where the first clash between Polish and German forces during the Invasion of Poland in 1939 happened.
In the afternoon, we continue discovering the most surprising city by the Baltic Sea.
Overnight: Gdańsk, 4* Hotel in a central location
DAY 6 – 13 MAY 2025 / 9 SEPT, 2025
We start the day with a visit in The Emigration Museum in Gdynia which houses a rich collection documenting the history of Polish emigration.
Afterwards, we start moving south and stop in the first capital of Poland – Gniezno where we learn about the beginings of the Polish country, seeing the Lech Hill and the famous cathedral – one of the oldest and most precious sacral monuments in Poland. For the night we drive to Poznań.
Overnight: Poznań, 3* or 4* hotel in a central location
DAY 7 – 14 MAY 2025 / 10 SEPT, 2025
Today, we focus on Poznań – best known for the most colorful renaissance Old Town and Ostrów Tumski Island – the oldest part of the city where a palace of the Piast dynasty was built in the 10th century. Then, we visit a modern, interactive museum called The Poznań Gate and enjoy an amazing journey to the beginnings of Polish statehood.
Later, we drive further to the south, to reach Wrocław (known also by its German name: Breslau).
Overnight: Wrocław, 4* hotel in the center of the city.
DAY 8 – 15 MAY 2025 / 11 SEPT, 2025
We start the day by exploring Wrocław’s beautiful Old Town with the famous Market Square. We find out more about the history of city and its role over the centuries.
Then, we must visit Ostrów Tumski – a former island between the branches of the Odra river. The first wooden church was built there in the 10th century. Today this place full of old buildings – churches, seminary building and the famous cathedral.
Overnight: Wrocław, 4* hotel in the center of the city.
DAY 9 – 16 MAY 2025 / 12 SEPT, 2025
In the morning, we leave Wroclaw and drive towards Kraków. On our way, we stop in Auschwitz-Birkeanu – the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers during WW2.
Our next destination, before reaching Kraków, is the town of Wadowice, where the Polish Pope – John Paul II was born.
In the evening, we take a walk along the Royal Route in the City of Polish Kings – as Kraków is often called.
Overnight: Cracow, 4* hotel in the center of the city.
DAY 10 – 17 MAY 2025 / 13 SEPT, 2025
We spend the whole day sightseeing the former capital of Poland. First, we explore Europe’s largest Market Square and then continue along the Royal-Route that ends at the Wawel Hill. Wawel Castle & its Cathedral was the place of coronation of most of the Polish kings.
After lunch we walk to the Jewish district called Kazimierz where you can see the examples of over five hundred years of Jewish heritage.
Overnight: Cracow, 4* hotel in the center of the city.
DAY 11 – 18 MAY 2025 / 14 SEPT, 2025
We start the day with the Wieliczka Salt Mine. The scale of excavation is very large, with corridors, galleries, and chambers, as well as underground lakes, in total more than 120 miles in length.
After lunch we go to Częstochowa – a famous piligrimage destination, known mainly for the miraculous painting of Our Lady of Częstochowa (known in US as Black Madonna). For the night we get to Warsaw.
Overnight: Warsaw, 3* hotel in the center of the city.
DAY 12 – 19 MAY 2025 / 15 SEPT, 2025
This is your last day in Poland, unless you decide to extend your trip. It’s time for packing, relaxing and getting some suveniours before departing our country with a piece of Poland in your heart. Transport to the airport will be provided.
Price:
- 3.490 USD – DOUBLE or TWIN room accommodation
- 550 USD – SINGLE Supplement
Includes:
- Airport transfers in Warsaw on arrival and departure day
- Comfortable air-conditioned transportation in a mini-bus
- English speaking tour leader throughout the itinerary
- 11-night accomodation in TWIN or DBL room at 3- or 4-star hotels with buffet breakfasts
- 10 large Polish lunches & 1 welcome dinner
- Entrance fees to tourist attractions and local tour guides, as specified in the itinerary
- Genealogical support before and during the whole trip