8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
The Karkonosze Mountains are the most popular mountain range of the Sudetes. They attract hundreds of thousands of tourists from Poland, Czech Republic, Germany and other European countries. They are a treasury of monuments and beautiful nature. Discover with us the greatest Polish attractions of the highest mountain range of the Sudetes.
4 days, 3 nights
BB (3 breakfast), HB optional
All year
10 - 150
Medium
Up to 30 days*
Transfer to Szklarska Poręba. On the way sightseeing of Mużakowski Park (Muskau Park) UNESCO World Heritage Site and Czocha Castle. Overnight in Szklarska Poręba.
Szklarska Poręba is a place where two mountain ranges meet - the Jizera Mountains and the Karkonosze Mountains. In addition, the village is located at the foot of Szrenica - a peak in the Karkonosze Mountains - which towers over the area. There are also two high waterfalls, the Karkonosze Kamieńczyk and Szklarki. An extensive and diverse accommodation base and numerous attractions make Szklarska Poręba an attractive place for tourists.
Muskau Park (Polish: Park Mużakowski) is a park located in Poland and Germany. It is one of the most extensive European historic landscape parks, with an area of approximately 700 hectares. The park area extends on both sides of the Nysa Łużycka. The most important building is the New Castle. Also worth seeing are the Viaduct, the Książęcy Bridge, the Bridge over the Ravine, and the Royal Bridge with an openwork balustrade. Along the marked routes, there are many viewpoints, for example, from the Hillki Hill there is...
Czocha Castle in Sucha village is located about 145 km from Wrocław (2 hour journey). The castle was first erected in the 13th century and is placed in a picturesque area just by the lake. Currently, it is mainly a hotel and a conference center (it can host 100 guests at a time). Still, sightseeing with the guide is possible and it takes about 20 minutes. The main tourist attractions of the castle are: the renaissance well, the Knight Chamber, the Prince Chamber and the tower. On the second half of August, there is a...
Breakfast. Transfer to Szklarki Waterfall. Sightseeing. Next transfer to ski lift to Szrenica Summit. Taking lift to Szrenica. Free time for a beverage in the mountain shelter. Walking down along red trail to Kamieńczyk waterfall and Szklarska Poręba town. Return to your hotel.
Szklarki Waterfall is easily accessible, as you can almost park your car by the waterfall. It is also available for disabled people on wheelchairs. After Kamieńczyk it is the second largest waterfall in Sudetes, as it is 13.3 m high. Just by the waterfall there is a mountain hostel ‘Kochanówka’ and a viewing deck, where you can have a meal and admire water. The waterfall is situated in a pretty mixed forest. From Szklarska Poręba you can get to Szklarki Waterfall by car within 15 minutes. The distance is only 2.5 km.
Szrenica Ski Lift runs through the Karkonosze National Park. It operates as part of SkiArena Szrenica. The Szrenica chairlift is open all year round. It consists of two sections - "Szrenica I" and "Szrenica II". Szrenica I 2-seat chairlift with a length of 1417 m, capacity is 1436 persons / h, and the difference in levels is 174 m. Szrenica II 2-seater chair lift with a length of 1341 m, level difference - 429 m, capacity 1437 persons / h. This is the easiest way to get from Szklarska Poręba to the Silesian Ridge.
The height of the waterfall Kamieńczyk is 27 meters. The additional attraction of the waterfall is that it falls directly to the Kamieńczyk gorge, which is very picturesque. The gorge has about 100 meters length and its vertical walls have up to 24 meters. Still, in some places it is note very wide, as it has about 4 m in the narrowest parts. As some small parts of the rocks tend to fall into the gorge the most dangerous rocks are covered in a bribe net for protection and all the tourists receive safety helmets, whic...
Breakfast. Transfer to Świdnica Peace Church (UNESCO World Heritage List). Sightseeing. Transfer to Wałbrzych to Stara Kopalnia (Old Mine). Sightseeing. Transfer to The "Arado Project - Hitler's Lost Laboratory" in Kamienna Góra. Sightseeing. Transfer to Jelenia Góra. Sightseeing of the Old Town and free time. Return to Szklarska Poręba.
The church in Świdnica is situated about 53 km from Wrocław (about 1 h 10 min drive). It is made from wood and incredibly was erected only within a year of 1957. It is the biggest wooden Protestant church and with the area of 1090 square meters, it can gather 7 500 believers. The interior of the church has a Baroque style. The most dominant interior items include the 18th century altar piece, pulpit and organs. The church is encircled by lodges, among which Hochberg lodge is the most distinctive. The church is situat...
Former Mine Science and Art Centre in Wałbrzych is the biggest post-industrial tourist attraction in Poland, located in the former bituminous coal mine. The 2014 revitalization of the biggest mine located in Wałbrzych which at the height of its activity employed several thousand workers allowed for the creation of an exceptional object among tourist attractions in Poland. Currently, it covers the area of 4.5 hectares of historic post-industrial objects with authentic equipment, such as a machine park which has been s...
The "Arado Project - Hitler's Lost Laboratory" in Kamienna Góra is one of the most modern underground tourist routes in Poland (Polish: Projekt Arado - Zaginione laboratorium Hitlera). The complex is located in the center of Kamienna Góra, at 1a Lubawska Street. During World War II, Kamienna Góra was one of the places where the German aviation industry developed its technological projects related to the aviation industry. Former textile factories have become the design office of ARADO. The most famous WWII jet Arado ...
Breakfast. Transfer to Karpacz. Mountain lift to Równia pod Śnieżką mountain shelter. If the weather is good climb to Śnieżka summit, if not some free time in mountain shelter and taking lift down. Next transfer to Wang Church. Sightseeing. Free time in Krapacz. Departure.
Śnieżka peak (Snow Ball) in the Sudetes range is 1602 m above sea level. The Tatra mountains were created during the Alpine orogeny, the same one which created the highest mountains in the world e.g. Europe – the Alps, Asia – the Himalayas. The Sudetes are older as they were created during the earlier Hercynian orogeny. It means that these mountains have had more time to be “spoiled”. This is the reason why these mountains are lower and their slopes are not that steep. Although, Śnieżka is the highest peak in the Sud...
Wang Temple - The official name of this building is Mountain Church of Our Saviour and it is an Evangelical Church. The church was brought to and rebuilt in Karpacz in 1842 from Norway where it was built at the turning of 12th and 13th century. Nowadays, it is a huge touristic attraction because of its shape and built. The wooden construction of the church was built in the same way as Viking boats entirely without the use of nails. The church is decorated by fantastical carvings and sculptures.
Tour guide and local guides
Mużakowski Park, Czocha Castle, lift to Szrenica Summit, Świdnica Peace Church, Old Mine, The "Arado Project - Hitler's Lost Laboratory", Mountain lift to Śnieżka summit, Wang Church
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Round Tour
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