8 Kolobrzeska, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Discover three most well known Polish agglomerations (Gdańsk, Warszawa, Kraków) and their dark war history. You will experience the world's most gripping history through the lenses of the most modern museums and world famous memory sites. Study World War II in the place where it started and discover the extensive damage it made. View modern Poland in its proper historical context. Gain more understanding about the world that surrounds us.
6 days / 5 nights
HB (5 breakfasts, 5 dinners)
All year
6 cities / towns
15-50
Calm
Up to 30 days*
Arrival to Gdańsk. Visit in the World War II Museum in Gdańsk. Afternoon at leisure in the Old Town. Dinner.
World War II began with Germany’s attack on Poland at the Polish military base at Westerplatte on September 1, 1939 and it’s therefore, appropriate that the remarkable WWII museum (Polish: Muzeum II Wojny Światowej), opened in March 2017, should have been built in Gdańsk. A conflict that claimed the lives of an estimated 55 million people is a both a huge and complicated story to tell. The museum grounds cover almost 2.5 acres, while the building covers 26,000 square meters. In total there are over 2,000 exhibits on ...
Breakfast. Transfer to Westerplatte Peninsula - the history of WWII beginning. Stroll at the seaside to Westerplatte Monument and a visit in Westerplatte Museum. Transfer to Stutthof Nazi-German concentration Camp Museum. Sightseeing with a historic film in the Museum's cinema. Return to Gdańsk. In the afternoon 3 h sightseeing of Gdańsk Old Town. Dinner.
Westerplatte is a peninsula in the delta of Wisła Martwa and Gulf of Gdańsk. It is a symbol of the Second World War as the war started here. The peninsula has width from 200 to 500 meters and it was a strategic point in Polish defence lines of Baltic coast region, this was the reason why it was attacked by Nazi-German battleship Schleswig-Holstein. The heroic defense of the peninsula lasted from the 1st till the 7th of September 1939. Currently, tourists can see the Monument of Coast Defenders, the Defenders Cemetery...
Sztutowo (Stutthof) is a small town about 65 km from Gdańsk in which during WWII there was a German Nazi extermination camp (Polish: Muzeum Stutthof w Sztutowie). The museum was created in 1962 thanks to former prisoners actions. In the area of about 20 hectares, visitors can see part of the Old Camp, the gas chamber, the reconstructed crematorium, the commanding officer headquarters and garages, the garden and greenhouses areas and the monument commemorating camp victims. The camp can be visited individually or with...
Gdańsk is located in the north of Poland, at The Baltic Sea coast, at The Motlawa and The Vistula river estuary and the Bay of Gdańsk. It is popular with tourists, both from Poland and abroad. During the three hours tour you will be able to see the most important monuments of Gdańsk – the Old Town, Neptune Fountain, Long Market, Main Town Hall, Golden Gate, Highland Gate and the Motława River banks with “the Crane”. You must also visit St. Mary’s Basilica - one of the largest brick churches in the world, called the C...
Breakfast. Transfer to Palmiry Memorial Site, sightseeing. Transfer to Warsaw Uprising Museum and sightseeing. Panoramic tour of Warsaw. Dinner.
Palmiry National Memorial and Museum is highly recommended as the forest outside Warsaw significantly ups the standard for how a small exhibit can pack a huge punch. A little history: during World War II the forests of Palmiry and Kampinos became a refuge for those fleeing the destruction in Warsaw (many Home Army soldiers regrouped in the woods). It also became the site for 21 separate mass executions performed by German soldiers against 1,700 Poles and Jews, many of whom were academic and cultural figures. Inside t...
Warsaw Rising Museum is located just 3 kilometres from the Royal Castle. The museum was opened in 2004 and is situated at 79 Grzybowska Street. The main aim of the museum is to provide documentation and present history of Warsaw uprising during the Second World War and activities of Polish Underground State. The exhibition shows everyday life and fights during Nazi occupation and the fate of the insurgents during communist regime in People’s Republic of Poland (PRL). The museum has gathered 30 000 exhibits. The exhib...
Breakfast transfer to Kraków Schindler's Factory Museum. Discovering the history behind famous Spielberg's film. Sightseeing of Kraków's former Jewish destrict Kazimierz and ghetto site. Visit in Pomorska Street Museum in former gestapo headquarters. Dinner
The Schindler's factory presents an exhibition commemorating the fate of Krakow and its inhabitants during the occupation in 1939-1945. During World War II, Schindler employed Jews who were threatened with extermination. In 1944, together with his accountant, he prepared the famous "Schindler's List", on the basis of which he bought and then transported over 1,100 Jewish workers to the territory of today's Czech Republic, thus saving them from extermination. The place itself was popularized by 1993 film “Schinler’s ...
Breakfast. A visit in Galicja Museum and a meeting with a Holocaust witness. Transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi-German Concentration Camp Museum. Return to Kraków. Dinner.
Galicja restaurant is a Polish cuisine restaurant in Krakow. It is situated in bohemian Kazimierz District andhas been enjoying the interest of Polish and foreign customers since 1999. It specializes in affordable dishes for large organized groups. It is situated in famous old Jewish district of Krakow only 290 m from Remuh Synagogue. There are five rooms in the restaurant - three of them are in old cellar. The restaurant serves traditional Polish cuisine and venison dishes.
Meeting with the Holocaust Survivor, Former Prisoners of Nazi German Concentration Camps and Righteous Among the Nations, is possible in the Galicja Museum. This will be unique history lessons. By showing the fates of real people and their experiences makes the facts and figures from textbooks closer and more real. The stories of older people who have gone through so much have a great impact on young people by changing their worldview. The meetings are translated by museum staff who are experienced in working with Wi...
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. 3 h sightseeing of Kraków's Old Town. Free time for souvenir shopping. Airport transfer and departure.
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...
Tour guide and local guides for sightseeing
World War II Museum in Gdańsk, Westerplatte Museum, Stutthof Museum with a film, Warsaw uprising Museum, Schindler's Factory, Pomorska Street Museum, Galicja Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.
Coach
Airport and hotel for sightseeing trips
Hotel, airport for departure
English, German, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and others on request
Round tour
Yes, of course we can add Wrocław vicinity with Książ Castle as it has amazing WWII history and Riese Mines or Ardo Project Museum. Just come back to us with the number of days you want us to create and we can prepare tailor made program for you.
Poland a country in the Central Europe, 77th largest in the world with population of 38.5 mln. Most people live in large cities including the capital Warsaw, former capital Kraków, Tri-city agglomeration of Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia), Poznań, Wrocł...
Poland is located in the very centre of Europe. It’s the seventh biggest country on the continent. In this tour discover 8 great Polish cities, lots of historical monuments, natural wonders, magical castles, charming villages and much more. Crea...
Discover the darkest history of human kind. You will experience the world's most gripping history through the lenses of the modern museums and the world famous memory sites. Study World War II in the place where it started and discover the extensi...
Discover the darkest history of human kind. You will experience the world's most gripping history through the lenses of the modern museums and the world famous memory sites. Study World War II in the place where it started and discover the extensi...