Krakow and Warsaw for students
A student field trip across Poland in 5 or 6 days. The programme includes the following places: Krakow, Kazimierz – the former Jewish district in Krakow, Wieliczka – the Salt Mine, Pieniny – sailing on wooden rafts on the Dunajec River, Debno Podhalanskie, Wadowice – the hometown of Pope John Paul II, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Czestochowa, Warsaw. It's possible to realise this programme in 5 days by modifying this schedule.
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Krakow Sukiennice
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Krakow Wawel Castle
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Main Market Square
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St. Mary`s Church
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Barbicane
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Wawel Castel
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Cathedral
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Wawel Castel
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Cloth Hall
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Old tram
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Collegium Novum
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Warsaw
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Warsaw
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Warsaw
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Warsaw
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Chopin in Warsaw
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Belwedere
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Day 1 Arrival in Krakow
x Arrival in Krakow by plane or coach. Meeting with the tour leader from Ernesto Travel and transfer by coach to the hotel in Krakow. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner at the hotel or at a restaurant in the centre of Krakow (depending on the arrival time). [It's possible to begin the programme in Warsaw, Katowice or another city according to the flight schedule]. Overnight stay in Krakow. -
Day 2 Krakow – the heart of Poland, Kazimierz – Jewish district and Wieliczka – the Salt Mine
8:00 Breakfast at the hotel. 9:00 Guided tour of Krakow. The Wawel Hill with the castle (optional sightseeing inside), its beautiful courtyard and the Cathedral (sightseeing inside). Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture of the Old Town (Stare Miasto), the biggest market square in Europe (Rynek Glowny), the Town Hall, Collegium Maius – an ancient building belonging to the Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), Saint Mary’s Church (Kosciol Mariacki – sightseeing inside) with the famous altar by Veit Stoss. A walk to the antique walls of the Old Town through Florianska Gate and to the Barbican. The Czartoryski Museum with Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting called “Lady with an Ermine”. During the sightseeing,there will be a multimedia presentation about the history of amber, called “Polish Gold”. In 1978, Krakow was put on the World Heritage List by UNESCO. 13:30 Lunch at a restaurant in Krakow. 15:00 Visiting the former Jewish district – Kazimierz. This part of Krakow was the centre of the Jewish community's religious and social life until the deportations during the Nazi occupation (sightseeing inside 1 or 2 synagogues). A short stop in front of Schindler's Factory on the way to the Salt Mine in Wieliczka. 17:00 Transfer to Wieliczka (10 km from Krakow). 17:30 Guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine – one of the oldest salt mines in the world. Many famous people have visited the place, such as Mikolaj Kopernik, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Dmitrij Mendeleev, Boleslaw Prus, Ignacy Paderewski, Karol Wojtyla, etc. In 1978 year, Wieliczka Salt Mine was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 20:00 Dinner at a traditional Polish restaurant in Wieliczka combined with a folk music concert. Return to the hotel and the night is spent in Krakow. -
Day 3 Krakow – Pieniny and Dunajec – Debno Podhalanskie – Wadowice – Kalwaria Zebrzydowska – Krakow
7:30 Breakfast at the hotel. 8:00 Departure by coach for Sromowce Wyzne. 10:00 Rafting on the traditional rafts down The Dunajec River, across The Pieninski National Park. [Attention: if the rain makes it impossible to sail rafts down the Dunajec River, a trip to the Polish Mountain capital – Zakopane – will be arranged instead. Visiting the town and ride on a cable and ground railway on Gubalowka with the beautiful view of The Tatra Moutains.] 13:00 Lunch at a restaurant in Szczawnica (or Wadowice or Zakopane, if there is no rafting). 14:00 Transfer to Debno Podhalanskie. Visiting the wooden Gothic church: one of the wooden churches on the south of Poland listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. 15:00 Transfer to Wadowice, where John Paul II was born in 1920. 17:00 Visiting the Pope's home and the church where he was baptised. Transfer to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. 18:30 Visiting the Bernardine Monastery complex in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, one of the most famous sanctuaries in Poland. The whole Mannerist complex (including the sanctuary and a park) is also listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. 19:30 Departure for Krakow. 20:00 Dinner with typical Polish food at the hotel or at a restaurant with a Jewish music (Klezmer) concert in Krakow. The last night in Krakow. -
Day 4 Krakow – Oswiecim (Auschwitz-Birkenau) – Czestochowa – Warsaw
7:30 Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the hotel in Krakow. 8:00 Departure for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. 10:00 Guided tour of the area of the former concentration camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau. The camp was built by Nazis during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Today this place is a World Heritage Site of The UNESCO. 13:00 Lunch at a restaurant. 14:00 Departure for Czestochowa. 16:00 Guided tour of the most important pilgrimage place in Poland – the monastery in Czestochowa: Jasna Gora with the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary – the Black Madonna. 18:00 Departure for Warsaw. 21:00 Arrival in Warsaw and check-in at the hotel. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight stay in Warsaw. -
Day 5 Warsaw – the capital city of Poland
8:00 Breakfast at the hotel. 9:00 Guided tour of Warsaw: Lazienkowski Park with the Frederic Chopin monument, the Warsaw Ghetto, Umschlagplatz (thousands of the Jews were deported from there to the concentration camps), the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Palace of Culture and Science, Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street, the Old Town (listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO), St. John’s Cathedral. The Old Town was completely destroyed during World War II and reconstructed thanks to the commitment of the Polish nation. 13:00 Lunch at a restaurant in the centre of Warsaw. 14:30 Sightseeing inside the Royal Castle. 16:30 Leisure time in the centre of Warsaw. 20:00 Dinner combined with a music concert at one of the local restaurants (optional). -
Day 6 Departure from Warsaw and from Poland
x Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the hotel in Warsaw. y Transfer to the airport. Departure from Poland.
