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 cityattracts a lot of tourists from around the world. We will start sightseeing from the OldTown. Kraków Main Square is Europe’s largest medieval market square. You will seemost of the attractions simply by walking. Spectacular Cloth Hall surrounded byhistoric tenement houses, the most famous Krakow artistic cellar - Piwnica podBaranami, as also as St. Mary's church. We will continue our trip alongFlorianska Street. You will see a lot of small shops in colorful, historic...
St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków is one of the biggest and after Wawel Cathedral the most important church in Kraków. St. Mary’s Basilica is a Gothic church built in the 14th and 15th centuries. Since the end of the 15th century it has had a famous late Gothic sculpture masterpiece the Great Altar by Wit Stwosz. Tourists not only admire a grand scale of this building and the altar piece but also its rich ornaments, polychrome decorations and stained glass windows. The basilica is located in the north-east corner of the ...
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.
It is the old residence of Polish kings situated in the heart of Cracow at Wawel Hill which is a Jurassic limestone rock rising at the left bank of the Vistula (Wisła) river. During the first Polish kings reigns from Piast dynasty Wawel was one of the first royal abodes. In 14th century when Kuyavia Ladislas the Short (Władysław Łokietek) was crowned and moved to Wawel, this is how the new royal headquarters was established. The golden age of Wawel castle was during the Jagiellon rule, especially during rains of such...
It is the best well known royal necropolis and real national pantheon. Close to the kings in the cathedral many noble people were buried, such as Cracow bishops, and Polish national heroes. Here you will find among other the tumbs of Kuyavia Ladislas the Short (Władysław Łokietek), Kazmir the Great (Kazimierz Wielki) and John III Sobieski (Jan III Sobieski).
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.
Wieliczka salt mine (13 km from Cracow) is an extended underground city and certainly one of the most interesting touristic objects In Poland. In 1987 it was put down to UNESCO World Heritage List. Every year the mine is visited by over a million tourists from all over the world. The main is no longer producing salt and since 1996 it has been only a touristic attraction. The mine has 9 levels, the deepest is at the depth of 327 m. One of the best well known chambers in Wieliczka is St. Kinga’s Chapel.
It is a memorial and museum of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau which is situated in Oświęcim and Brzezinka about 65 km from Cracow. A visit in this place is definitely not an easy one. After a visit in this former Nazi German concentration camp you will definitely perceive the world in a different way. For many people it is highly depressing place and they are even unable to finish sightseeing of it. Still, it is important to know the history and take care that it never happens again. It is possible to vis...
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.
It is the old residence of Polish kings situated in the heart of Cracow at Wawel Hill which is a Jurassic limestone rock rising at the left bank of the Vistula (Wisła) river. During the first Polish kings reigns from Piast dynasty Wawel was one of the first royal abodes. In 14th century when Kuyavia Ladislas the Short (Władysław Łokietek) was crowned and moved to Wawel, this is how the new royal headquarters was established. The golden age of Wawel castle was during the Jagiellon rule, especially during rains of such...
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...
