8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Cracow has really rare and precious surrounding. It is quite unique to have three national parks just a footstep from 1.5 mln people agglomeration. This provides an amazing opportunity for all nature lovers. You will discover 3 national parks with mountain character but each of them with very distinctive character and unlike the others: Tatrzański, Pieniński and Ojcowski. During this 5 days stay in Poland you will immerse yourself in pristine nature and on top of that discover royal Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
5 days / 4 nights
HB (4 breakfasts, 4 dinners)
April-October
1 City, 3 National Parks
10-50
Medium
Up to 30 days*
Arrival. Transfer from the airport to your hotel. 3 h Cracow sightseeing with a guide. Experiencing local cuisine during dinner in one of Cracow's Old Town restaurants.
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...
The most popular Polish dishes are: dumplings, cabbage roll, pork chop, minced chop, bigos (often translated into English as hunter's stew) , meat jelly, pork knuckle, many soups like sour rye soup (soup made from fermented rye flour), cabbage soup, chicken soup, red borscht, tomato soup, cucumber soup, mushroom soup, pea soup , cold soup. Very popular are also cabbage and potato dishes, bread (rye bread, wheat bread). Faworki are a specific Polish dessert. Other baked goods are also popular, including “babka”, pop...
Breakfast. Discovering winter capital of Poland Zakopane and Alpine landscapes of Tatra National Park. Transfer to Zakopane sightseeing with a guide. Taking funicular train to Gubałówka summit and admiring Zakopane panorama. Stroll in Strążyska valley. Dinner in highlinders' restaurant with unique folklore design. Return to Cracow.
Tatra National Park was created in 1955 to protect Polish Tatra mountain area which consists of the only mountain range in Poland with alpine character. The park area is 21 197 hectares, 70% of it is covered in forests, 30% consist of meadows, rocks and water. It is also the only place in the country where we can observe a chamois, a marmot and over 200 species of mountain plants. The highest peak in the park and whole Poland is Rysy 2499 m above sea level. Tatra mountains have climate zones which also influences cre...
Gubałówka summit is 1123 m above sea level. First of all, it is amazing as it offers the best panorama for High Tatras and Zakopane city. Secondly, you don’t need to be in a great physical shape to get there. It is just a short ride in a funny and original diagonal mountain train. Finally, at the summit you can have a delicious meal of highlander cuisine, souvenir shopping, a sunbath, a bob-sleigh ride, or you can have a skiing or snowboarding ride. We shouldn’t also forget about a traditional photo with Zakopane’s p...
The red trail in Strążyska Valley starts at the end of Strążyska street in Zakopane and the car park there. The stroll there takes about 45 minutes and from the red trail we encourage you also to take 5 minutes walk by yellow trail to Siklawica waterfall. The stroll in Strążyska valley is easy as mostly it takes place on a flat land along a beautiful mountain creek (Potok Strążyski) and over many wooden bridges along the creek. It is an ideal place to make a fairly short and pleasant stroll in the national park, whic...
Breakfast. Transfer to Sromowce Wyżne Village. Exploring Pieniny National Park and Dunajec Gorge. Traditional rafting in the gorge. Transfer to Niedzica Castle and water dam. Castle sightseeing. Return to Cracow. Dinner.
Pieniny National Park was created in 1932 to protect fairly small group of mountains from Czorsztyn to Szczawnica towns and Dunajec gorge in this area. The park area is 2 346 hectares. The most famous peaks include Sokolica 747 m above sea level and Trzy Korony 982 m above sea level. In the park there are 35 km trails among them walking, cycling and skiing ones. Still, the most popular attraction of Pieniny is rafting in Dunajec gorge. There are also anthropological attractions such as castle ruins in Czorsztyn. Flor...
The rafting season in this area starts on the first of April and lasts till the thirty-first of October. Still, as Pieniny National Park is greatly covered in deciduous forest, the best time to make the rafting is in autumn when colourful leaves create artistic landscapes. The journey starts in Sromowce Kąty and it can end in two spots. The option to Szczawnica takes about 2:15 h and its length is about 18 km, the version to Kroscienko takes about 2:45 h and its length is about 23 km. River Dunajec cuts into the Pien...
Castle in Niedzica is situated about 1 h drive from Zakopane (about 45 km) and 2 h drive from Kraków (113 km). The stronghold is surrounded by extraordinary natural beauty of hills and Czorsztyn artificial lake. The construction of the castle started about the 14th century. Today the castle has museum, hotel, conference centre and restaurant functions. The main attraction of it is an interesting architecture. In the museum part tourists can visit chambers with 16th up to 19th century furnishings, hunting chamber, gua...
Breakfast. Transfer to Ojcowski National Park. Discovering Jurassic jewels of limestone formations and Pieskowa Skała Castle. Transfer to only Polish Bledowska Desert. Admiring panorama from a viewing point. Return to Cracow. Dinner.
Ojcowski National Park was created in 1956 as then, the sixth national park in Poland. Currently, it has an area of 2145.62 hectares and its buffer zone has 6777 hectares. The main aim of the park was the protection of Prądnik Valley with caves, plant and animal life in this area. The land of the park is built of Jurassic limestone created about 150 million years ago. Such a geological structure created favourable conditions for developing of caves. In the park there are about 700 of them. The most famous one is Łoki...
Pieskowa Skała Castle building is located about 30 km from Kraków (about 50 min drive) and 60 km from Katowice (about 1 h drive). The Gothic building was erected in the first half of the 14th century and was one of the components of “the Eagle’s Nests” defensive complex. In years 1542-1580 it was transformed into a Renaissance residence. The castle history was very turbulent. During Polish-Swedish wars in 1655 the castle was heavily damaged, later on it also burnt 3 times. In the 80s of the 19th century the building ...
Błędowska desert is the only desert in the country and also the biggest European desert. The length of the desert is 10 km and its width is 4 km. The area of moving sands is about 33 km2. Currently only 1/3rd of the whole sand layer is covered in sand only. The rest of it is slowly reclaimed by plants. The distance from Kraków to the desert is 47 km (1:10 h). It is an attractive walking and horse riding area and also a magnificent natural curiosity. At the desert, before and after the Second World War, there was a mi...
Breakfast. Free time for shopping and relax in the Old Town. Airport transfer. Departure.
Local guides for sightseeing
Tatra National Park, Gubałówka Funicular Train, Dunajec Gorge Rafting, Niedzica Castle, Pieskowa Skała Castle
Coach, traditional wooden rafts, funnicular train
Airport and hotel for sightseeing trips
Hotel, airport for departure
English, German, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and others on request
Round Tour
No, all our walks will take place in areas prepared for tourists and quite easily accessible. Good, flat walking shoes or snickers are enough. It is good to have a jacket or a sweater for the rafting if it is not very sunny.
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