Poland Panorama

June-September, 8 days / 7 nights

Poland Panorama is a brand new Poland holiday tour, covering a lovely mixture of Poland’s iconic sightseeing seeing attractions as well as many of it’s hidden treasures. It is ideal for those looking to enjoy a deeper insight into Poland and is guaranteed to leave you with a plethora of memories to enjoy time and time again.

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Day 1 – Saturday:

Arrival in Warsaw, optional transfer to Hotel Marriott Warsaw ***** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting.

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Day 2 – Sunday:

Emerging like a phoenix from the ashes of WWII, Warsaw is essentially a postwar city with a meticulously reconstructed Old Town. The morning half-day tour includes the Royal Route, the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on the Water and the Old Town area with the Royal Castle, St John’s Cathedral and the Old Town Market Square. In the afternoon we travel to Gdansk and check-in at the Hotel Holiday Inn Gdansk **** or similar.

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Day 3 – Monday:

Gdansk is the largest, the oldest and far the most interesting component of the conurbation known as the Tri-City, which also includes Sopot and Gdynia. The sightseeing tour will show us the historical splendors of Gdansk: Dluga Street, the Old Town Hall, the Artus Court and the Neptun Fountain. We will proceed to Oliva Cathedral to attend an organ concert, stroll along the pier in Sopot and visit the modern harbor city of Gdynia.

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Day 4 – Tuesday:

In the morning we depart for Malbork to see impressive Malbork Castle, the medieval stronghold of the Knights of the Teutonic Order. From Malbork we head south to Turon, a town with a lot of old-fashioned charm. This city was the birthplace of the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and we visit the house where he was born. From Turon we continue to Poznan, where we check-in at the Hotel Novotel Centrum *** or similar.

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Day 5 – Wednesday:

Poznan is not only an industrial center, but also an important historical town. The morning sightseeing tour takes us to the Old Town with its 13th century Town Hall. After the tour we continue south to the city of Wroclaw, and in the afternoon we make a tour of the older parts of Wroclaw – Ostrow Tumski and the Old Town with its Old Market Square and Wroclaw Old University, which boasts the Aula Leopoldina. By the end of the day we check-in at the Hotel Radisson Wroclaw **** or similar.

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Day 6 – Thursday:

Today we continue to Czestochowa, the spiritual heart of Poland, to visit the national shrine - the miracolus Black Madonna - kept in the Monastery of Jasna Gora. Then we head for Oswiecim, better know under its German name Auschwitz, to see the fomer Nazi death camp. In the afternoon we head east to reach Cracow and we check-in at the Hotel Holiday Inn Cracow **** or similar.

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Day 7 – Thursday:

Being the royal capital for more than 500 years, Cracow reflects Polish history more than any other city. The morning sightseeing tour takes us to the Royal Wawel Hill and the Royal Cathedra and the Old Town where we find the Cloth Hall, the Old Town Market Square, St Mary’s Church, the Jagiellonian University and much more. The afternoon is reserved for an excursion to the world-famous Wieliczka Salt Mine, hidden deep below the city, situated on nine levels and reaching 327 meters underground.

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Day 8 – Thursday:

Leisure, optional transfer to the airport

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Price per person: £899.00 pp
Single Supplement: £200.00 pp

Price Includes:

7 overnights at 3-5 star hotels
7 x buffet breakfast
Entrances to Royal Lazienki Park with Palace on the Water, St. John’s Cathedral, Oliwa Cathedral, Malbork Castle, Copernicus House, Jasna Gora, Auschwitz, Wawel Castle and Royal Cathedral, St. Mary’s Church and Wieliczka Salt Mine
Service of English speaking escort on all tours
Service of air-conditioned 1st class motor coaches or minivans throughout
Portage at hotels
Service and VAT

Optional extras:

Transport airport to Hotel Marriott Warsaw: £20.00 for private car (1-3 persons), £30.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) Transport Hotel Holiday Inn Cracow to airport: £20.00 for private car (1-3 persons, £30.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons)
Half board at hotels (7 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): £84.00 pp Transport Hotel Marriott Warsaw to airport: £20.00 for private car (1-3 persons), £30.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons)