8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Tatras and Zakopane area is definitely the most famous and popular mountainous region of Poland with unique cuisine, folklore and natural beauty. Take 7 days trekking tour with ITS Poland for beginners to enjoy alpine type of mountains. The tour is planned for an average tourist without any earlier sports preparation or school groups that enjoy active relax. During this 7 days tour we will discover the beauty of UNESCO Cracow city, take Dunajec traditional cruise and visit the most popular, easily accessible landmarks of the Tatra National Park.
7 days / 6 nights
HB (breakfasts, dinners)
April-September
1 city 1 town, 2 villages
10-50
Calm
Up to 30 days*
Arrival to Cracow. Pick up from the airport by your tour guide and coach. Check in at your Cracow hotel. 3 h sightseeing of the Old Town. Dinner in one of the Old Town restaurants. Overnight in Cracow.
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...
Breakfast. Pick up from your hotel in Kraków. Transfer to Sromowce Wyżne for Dunajec Rafting. Transfer to Niedzica, castle sightseeing. Transfer to Zakopane. Check in at your hotel. Dinner and overnight in Zakopane.
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. Sightseeing of Zakopane with a guide. Main highlights Wielka Krokiew Ski Jump, Krupowki Promenade, Pęksowe Brzysko Church and Cemetery, Willa Koliba (Museum of Zakopane Style). Taking funicular train to Gubałówka Summit, stroll to Butorowy Wierch and taking chairlift downwards to Zakopane. Free time and dinner with live highlander music at Krupówki. Return to your hotel. Overnight in Zakopane.
Zakopane is one of the most popular tourist destinations. It is one of the most recognizable cities in Poland, often called the capital of the Polish mountains. The town is situated at an altitude of 750-1126 m above sea level, which makes it the highest situated city in Poland. The main road which leads to it is called ‘Zakopianka’. Apart from the possibility to practice winter sports and traversing picturesque walking trails of Tatra mountains, Zakopane delights tourists with a unique cultural character and mounta...
Wielka Krokiew is the most famous Polish ski jumping hill. It was established in 1925. Its creator is Karol Stryjeński. It is sheltered by a forest and is located on the northern slope of the Krokiew mountain, 1,378 m above sea level, from where it got its name. Every year ski jumping competitions for the World Cup are held here. A chairlift leads to the top of Wielka Krokiew. It is open to visitors every day. The ticket price includes a chairlift ride to the top of Wielka Krokiew and a descent. At its upper station...
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 Museum of Zakopane Style (Polish: Muzeum Stylu Zakopiańskiego, Zakopane) is a division of the Tatra Museum in Zakopane, and a museum of Zakopane style. It is located at the oldest street in Zakopane - Kościeliska Street, in Willa Koliba. Willa Koliba is one of the most valuable monuments of folk architecture in Zakopane. The oldest part was built around 1830, and its present condition is the result of the expansion that took place at the end of the 19th century. The exhibition is located in two front chambers of...
Breakfast. Transfer to Dolina Kościeliska with a short stop in Krzeptówki Sanctuary. Stroll along Kościeliska Valley to Ornak Shelter. The valley has 8 km in length along beautiful Kościeliski Stream taking green trail. The trail in one direction takes about 2 h and it ends with Ornak Mountain Shelter, where tourists can relax and purchase some refreshments. For more fit tourists, we suggest taking a black trail from there to Smreczyński Pond (30 min up and 20 min down) to admire beautiful panorama of a lake surrounded by the Tatra peaks. The rest of the group will have some free time in the shelter. Return to the coach and your hotel. Optional tour to Bania Thermal Resort in the evening. Dinner. Overnight in Zakopane.
The Kościeliska Valley is located in the Tatra National Park. It is one of the most beautiful valleys in the Tatras. It is a great walking place for all groups of tourists. In the Kościeliska Valley there are numerous caves, including several made available to tourists: Mroźna Cave, Raptawicka Cave, Obłazowa Cave, Mylna Cave, and Dragon's Cave. The Kościeliski Stream flows through the bottom of the Kościeliska Valley. In its upper part there is a tourist hostel on Hala Ornak. The highest point in the surroundings of ...
Smreczyński Staw (Fir Tree Pond) is an ideal continuation of the Stroll in Kościeliska Valley and visit in mountain hostel at Ornak mountain pasture. From the mountain hostel the journey to the lake takes about 30 minutes of not very demanding climb (there are only two stretches with steeper climbs). The trail to the lake has a black colour and 1.2 km length. The difference of the height between the mountain hostel and lake is 120 m. The lake is at 1226 m above sea level and at its bank there is a viewing deck with b...
Therma Bania, located in Białka Tatrzańska, is one of the most modern and unique complex of thermal pools and saunas overlooking the Tatra mountains. The complex consists of indoor and outdoor recreational swimming pools, filled with thermal water at a temperature of 34 - 38 ° C. You will find there 14 pool basins, slides with a total length of over 300 meters, geysers, water cannons, jacuzzi, artificial waves and much more. In the Terma Bania there are three independent zones – fun, relax and sauna. Everyone will ...
Breakfast. Transfer to Palenica Białczańska. Taking electric carts to Morskie Oko Lake. Stroll along lake banks. Flat area but rocky, good walking shoes required. For more adventurous tourists additional 1 h climbing trip to Black Pond (professional climbing shoes required). Return to your hotel. In the evening optional trip to Chochołowskie Thermal Resort. Dinner and overnight in Zakopane.
Morskie Oko (Sea Eye) in the Tatra National Park is the biggest and the most beautiful lake in Zakopane area (lake length is 862 meters, width 568 meters, depth 51.8 m). The waters of Morskie Oko are turquoise in colour and the lake itself is surrounded by the highest peaks in the Polish Tatra Mountains. The lake is at 1 395 meters above sea level but it is fairly easy to get there. Although the trail to it has about 8 km it is a tarmac road with very gentle slope. For those tourists that cannot walk that far, it is ...
Black Pond below Rysy Summit (Polish: Czarny Staw pod Rysami) is also called Czarny Staw nad Morskim Okiem (Black Pond above Sea Eye Pond). Czarny Staw lays at 1 583 meters above sea level which means 188 m higher than Morskie Oko pond. The area of the pond is 20.64 hectares and its maximum depth 76.4 m which makes it the second deepest pond in the Tatras and the fourth deepest in Poland. At the lake starts picturesque stream which than creates a waterfall called Czarnostawiańska Siklawa, which later on flows to Mors...
Termy Chochołowskie is a complex of thermal pools in quiet Chochołów, which is also the largest place of this type in Podhale. This place is just a few minutes from the center of Zakopane. There are 30 pools (outdoor and indoor) and barrels filled with thermal water. Here, everyone will find a lot of attractions: geysers, a rushing river, an artificial wave, hydro massage stands, a sandy beach and a water playground outside in the summer season. For thrill seekers there is a slide with a trapdoor and two pontoon slid...
Breakfast. Transfer to walking trail to Rusinowa Clearing. 1 h calm walk in almost flat area along green trail. Visiting traditional shepherd hut where sheep grazing is performed. Tasting of traditional cheese "Oscypek". Free time for admiring High Tatras panorama. Optional trip to Gesia Szyja Summit for more adventurous tourists. 1 h walk to Palenica Białczańska along fairly easy blue trail (waking down) with interesting views. Return to your hotel. Optional trip to Bukovina Thermal Resort. Dinner and overnight in Zakopane.
Rusinowa Polana is one of the most beautiful and popular places in the Tatras. In the clearing, we can admire the beautiful panorama of the Tatra Mountains. You will see from it, Ice Peak, Ram Rogi, Gerlach, Rysy and much more. There are many tables and benches in the clearing, as well as a seasonal shepherd's hut for cultural sheep grazing, where we can try traditional shepherd products for a small fee. From Rusinowa Polana you can also go to the lookout Gęsia Szyja. It is a rocky peak 1489 meters high. It will ta...
The Bukovina thermal baths (Polish: Termy Bukowina Tatrzańska) are an entertainment center for the whole family, a spa and rehabilitation center. There are 20 thermal pools, as well as slides and swimming pools adapted to the needs of children. The water temperature in the pools ranges from 30 to 36 ° C. The water is extracted from a hole located on the North-Western hill of the Wysoki Wierch Mountain from a depth of about 2600 m. The water was determined as a sulphur-chlorine-calcium-sodium solution with a degree ...
Breakfast. Transfer to Kraków Airport. Departure.
If your group has late departure we recommend optional Chochołowska Valley trip or Strążyska Valley trip.
The Chochołowska Valley is the longest and the largest in size valley in the Polish part of the Tatra mountains, covering about 35 square kilometres. In its lower part it forms a 4 kilometres long deep gorge with two narrowings referred to as gates: Niżnia Brama Chohołowska and Wyżnia Brama Chochołowska. The upper part is later subdivided into three main valleys of Dolina Starobociańska, Dolina Chochołowska Wyżnia and Dolina Jarząbcza. In 2/3 the valley is covered with thick spruce forests. The name of the valley com...
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...
Cracow guide, Zakopane tour guide, driver
Dunajec Rafting, Niedzica Castle, Tatra National Park multiple entrance, Willa Koliba, Gubałówka funicular train, Butorowy Wierch chair lift, electric carts to Morskie Oko, Oscypek Tasting at Rusinowa Polana
Coach, funicular train, chair lift, electric carts
Airport and hotel for sightseeing trips
Airport and hotel for sightseeing trips
English, German, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and others on request
Round tour
Yes, of course we always amend our programs according to your flight times. Whatever your flight time is, we will be able to propose something interesting and time proper.
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