Multicountry

 Join us on an interesting and informative tour of Germany and Poland that will include both beautiful old architecture, cultural experiences and historic sites of the 20th century.

Day 1

Berlin
Arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel.

Day 2

Berlin 
Have a guided city tour of Berlin including Alexanderplatz, the university,The Opera, Unter den Linden street, Gendarmenmarkt, Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, Brandenburg Gate. Kurfuerstendamm and the Gedaechtniskirche. Free time. Overnight in Berlin.

Day 3

Berlin 
The day is for leisure.

Day 4

Berlin – Dresden (195km/3h) – Wroclaw (271km/4h) 
Departure for Dresden - a very beautiful, light spirited city. See Frauenkirche and the baroque Zwinger Palace which features a nympheum, many sculptures of Permoser, a bell pavilion and famous art collections. Continue at the Dresden Baroque Quarter where you will see real baroque houses. Departure to Wroclaw.

Day 5

Wroclaw – Czestochowa (195km/3h) – Krakow (142km/2h30min) 
Guided tour of Wroclaw: the Gothic Town Hall, the University, the Ostrow Tumski complex with the Cathedral, the Leopoldine Hall. Because of the bridges and islands on the Odra River, Wroclaw is called “the Venice of Poland”. The tour ends at the Market Square. Departure for Czestochowa. After arrival have a guided tour of the most  important pilgrimage place in Poland – the monastery in Czestochowa: Jasna Gora with the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary – the Black Madonna. Holy Mass.In the afternoon transfer to Krakow. Overnight.

Day 6

Krakow – Lagiewniki  - Krakow 
Visit the monastery in  Lagiewniki. The Sanctuary of Divine Mercy is where Saint Faustina Kowalska lived and died. This Monastery was proclaimed 'The center of Divine Mercy' by Pope John Paul II during his stay in Poland in 2002. On Divine Mercy Sunday (a week after Easter),  thousands of people come there  to participate in masses and pray in the antique church where Saint Faustina Kowalska (founder of the cult of Divine Mercy) was buried. Return to Krakow – one of the first cities listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO,  and have a guided tour including Wawel Hill with the castle and its beautiful yard  and  Cathedral. Romanesque,  Gothic,  Renaissance  and  Baroque architecture of the Old Town (Stare Miasto), the biggest  market  square in Europe (Rynek Glowny), the Town Hall, Collegium Maius – an ancient building belonging to the Jagiellonian University,  the Cloth Hall  (Sukiennice),  Saint  Mary’s  Church with the famous altar  by Veit  Stoss. Then walk to the antique walls of the Old Town through Florianska Gate and to the Barbican. Overnight.

Day 7

Krakow – Wadowice (50km/1) – Oswiecim (Auschwitz-Birkenau) (35km/45min) – Krakow (69km/1h)
Departure for Wadowice, where Pope John Paul II was born in 1920. Visit the Pope's home and the church where he was baptised. Transfer to Auschwitz and have a guided tour of the area of the former concentration camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau.  The camp was built by Nazis during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Today this place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Transfer to Krakow. Overnight. 

Day 8

Krakow – Wieliczka (10km/15min) - Krakow
Morning at leisure. Later transfer to Wieliczka (10 km from Krakow). Guided tour in the Wieliczka Salt Mine – one of the oldest salt mines in the world. In 1978, the Wieliczka Salt Mine was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Free time. Overnight. 

Day 9

Krakow – Pieniny and Dunajec (75km/1h20min) – Zakopane (165km/3h)– Krakow (106km/1h30min) 
Departure for Sromowce Wyzne. Sail on traditional wooden rafts down The Dunajec River,  across The Pieninski  National Park. Departure to the Polish mountain capital – Zakopane. Visit the town and ride the funicular railway or chairlift up to  Gubalowka for a beautiful view over the Tatra Mountains. Return to Krakow. Overnight.

Day 10

Krakow
Transfer to the airport for a final departure.

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