8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Cracow is the best well known Polish tourist city. It is a former capital of the country and also often called a cultural capital. Here you will find numerous UNESCO sites such as Kraków Old Town, Wieliczka Salt Mines, Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and multitude of other historical and religious monuments, fun sites and first rate hotel and gastronomy base. Our three days tour concentrates at UNESCO World Heritage enlisted attractions.
3 days, 2 nights
HB (2 breakfasts, 2 dinners)
All year
1 city, 2 towns
10-50
Calm
Up to 30 days*
Arrival. Pick up at the airport. Bus transfer to the hotel/hostel. 3 h Old Town sightseeing with a guide. Entrance to St. Mary's Basilica. Dinner.
Kraków is one of the oldest Polish cities. The city attracts a lot of tourists from around the world. We will start sightseeing from the Old Town. Kraków Main Square is Europe’s largest medieval market square. You will see most of the attractions simply by walking. Spectacular Cloth Hall surrounded by historic tenement houses, the most famous Krakow artistic cellar - Piwnica pod Baranami, as also as St. Mary's church. We will continue our trip along Florianska Street. You will see a lot of small shops in colorful, hi...
St. Mary's Basilica is one of the most famous monuments in Krakow and Poland. It is one of the largest and most important, after the Wawel Cathedral, church in Krakow. It is located at the north-eastern corner of the Main Square, on St. Mary's Square. Dating from the end of the 14th century, the basilica is preserved in the Gothic style. In the 15th century, chapels were added to the aisles. The greatest gem of this monument in Krakow is the altar of Veit Stoss from the end of the 15th century. It is the largest Goth...
The Town Hall Tower is the only remaining part of the Old Kraków Town Hall. This building was built at the turn of the XXIII and XIV centuries in the Gothic style. In 1524 a clock imported from Nuremberg was installed on the tower. The tower is currently a branch of the Historical Museum of the city of Krakow. From the top of the town hall tower visitors can watch the panorama of the Old Town. There is also a tourist information point in Krakow. Please note that ITS-Poland works with groups only (10 participants and...
Wawel Royal Castle is one of the top highlights in Kraków. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List it is one of the most visited places in Krakow. For centuries, it was the seat of Polish kings and a symbol of statehood. In 1930 the Castle also became one of the most important museums in Poland. The museum collects works of art historically or artistically related to Wawel, with Polish rulers, and great magnate collections.It collects paintings, prints, sculptures, fabrics, goldsmiths, militaria, porcelain and f...
The Wawel Cathedral is undoubtedly one of the most important monuments in the country. The full name of the church is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslas in Krakow. It is here that the most important events in the history of Poland took place. Coronations, royal weddings and funerals. Inside, the central place is occupied by the 17th-century confession, i.e. the canopy altar of St. Stanisław, the bishop and patron of Poland, who died in the 11th century as a result of a conflict with King Boles...
Breakfast. Transfer to Wieliczka Salt Mine. 3 h sightseeing with free time at the lowest zone of the mine, time for shopping and meal. Transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Museum. 3.5-4 h sightseeing with a guide. Return to Cracow. Dinner.
The salt mine in Wieliczka is undoubtedly one of the greatest tourist attractions in Poland. Every year it is visited by almost two million tourists from all over the world. In 1978 it was entered on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. The Wieliczka salt mine has 9 levels and reaches a depth of 327 meters. The mine can be visited in various ways, you can choose from the classic Tourist Route, the Mining Route, which will allow you to get to know the specificity of work "downstairs" and the pilgrim ro...
The Auschwitz concentration camp (Konzentrationslager Auschwitz) was a complex of over 40 camps and sub-camps, built and controlled by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. It was established by Nazi Germany in mid-1940 in the suburbs of Oświęcim, which was then on the territory incorporated into the Third Reich. At the peak of the operation of the extermination camp in Auschwitz (1944), it was divided into Auschwitz I (established in 1940, in the buildings of pre-war barracks), Auschwitz II-Birkenau (...
Breakfast. Sightseeing of Wawel Castle Royal Chambers with a guide. Depending on departure time free time in the Old Town or transfer to the airport.
Wawel Royal Castle is one of the top highlights in Kraków. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List it is one of the most visited places in Krakow. For centuries, it was the seat of Polish kings and a symbol of statehood. In 1930 the Castle also became one of the most important museums in Poland. The museum collects works of art historically or artistically related to Wawel, with Polish rulers, and great magnate collections.It collects paintings, prints, sculptures, fabrics, goldsmiths, militaria, porcelain and f...
Local guide for sightseeing
St. Mary's Basilica, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi-German Concentration Camp Museum, Wawel Royal Chambers
Coach
Airport and hotel for sightseeing trips
Hotel, airport for departure
English, German, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and other on request
City break
The tour in the mine usually takes about 1.5-2 h walking on route and then some free time at the end of the tour at a restaurant and leisure mine level. The distance to cover is 3.5 km. During the whole route there are 800 steps (at the beginning there are 380 to get to the lower level of the mine). It is possible to omit the steps by taking the lift down (additional payment). If they take the lift, there will be still about 300 steps to cover with the longest one step distance of 180 steps.
If you believe it is too hard your group can take the lift up and down the mine but then they will only visit Underground Museum of Salt and not the ordinary tourist route. It is flat and takes more or less the same amount of time as a tourist route but they won't see St. Kinga's Chapel which is the biggest attraction of Wieliczka visible on most Wieliczka photos.
Christmas period is magical for most of us but it is even more enchanting in historical Old Towns with Christmas markets in the main touristic routes. Immerse yourself in beautiful Christmas decorations, lights, scents of orange, ginger and fir tr...
Cracow is world famous for its crazy stag parties. Choose this destination for a spectacular celebration. Come with your friends and discover the night life of this former Polish capital in the concise old town with multitude of pubs, clubs and re...
Cracow is world famous for its crazy stag and hen parties. Choose this destination for a spectacular celebration. Come with your friends and discover the night life of this former Polish capital in the concise Old Town with multitude of pubs, club...
Cracow is the best well known Polish tourist city. It is a former capital of the country and also often called a cultural capital. Here you will find UNESCO sites such as Cracow Old Town and Wieliczka Salt Mines and multitude of other historical a...
