CASTLES AND PALACES TOUR (PAT 2) - 2008

Starts in Warsaw on Saturdays: 
 June 14 - June 25
September 20 - October 1 

TOUR COST: $2,409 dbl.  ($709 single room suppl.). Airfare not included.

Tour Cost Includes: First class hotels, two or three meals daily (as specified), air conditioned coach, sightseeing tours, 
English speaking guide throughout, entrance fees and taxes.
Not Included: cost of passport, items of a personal nature, optional insurance, baggage handling, gratuities to guides and driver.

2nd Day/Sat - WARSAW. Meet the  group at 6:00 pm in hotel lobby for a welcome dinner with a folklore show. (D)
If airline tickets are purchased through PAT TOURS, transfer to the hotel on arrival is included in the tour cost.

3rd Day/Sun - WARSAW. After breakfast, a sightseeing tour of the city includes the Old Town, the Royal Route, Ghetto memorial, Lazienki Park  and the magnificently rebuilt Royal Castle, former residence of last Polish monarchs. In the afternoon depart for Wilanow Palace, the splendid summer residence of the Polish King Jan III Sobieski. Return to Warsaw for balance of day at leisure.  Dinner and overnight in Warsaw. (B,D)

4th Day/Mon - WARSAW/Lidzbark Warminski/MALBORK. This morning, depart North for Malbork. En route, visit Lidzbark Warminski. Then on to Frombork, where Polish astronomer, N. Copernicus, spent last years of his life. Visit the Castle castle complex with fortified Gothic Cathedral with the tomb of Copernicus. Overnight and dinner in Malbork. (B,D)

5th Day/Tue - MALBORK/Pelplin/TORUN. Today, you will  tour the Malbork Castle, the largest fortified structure in medieval Europe. It was a seat of the Grand Master of the mighty Teutonic Knights in the 15th century. Drive via Pelpin to visit the magnificent Basilica. After lunch in Gniew Castle (another Teutonic stronghold), continue for overnight and dinner at your hotel in Torun. (B,D)

6th Day/Wed - TORUN/Biskupin/GNIEZNO. Morning city tour of the medieval Torun which includes the house where Copernicus was born in 1473. Drive to Gniezno via Biskupin, the reconstructed pre-historic Slav settlement dating back to 400 B.C. Overnight and dinner at Gniezno. (B,D)

7th Day/Thu - GNIEZNO/Poznan/Kornik/WROCLAW.  After breakfast drive to Poznan for short city tour famous for Renaissance Town Hall (a UNESCO site) and Poznan Cathedral with tombs of first Polish kings of Piast Dynasty. Visit the neo-Gothic Kornik Castle. Overnight and dinner in Wroclaw. (B,L,D)

8th Day/Fri - WROCLAW. After breakfast city tour of Wroclaw includes the Cathedral Island, oldest part of the city, magnificent Leopoldine Hall in the Wroclaw University and the colorful Market Square with the historic Gothic Town Hall. Highlight of the tour is a viewing of the Panorama Raclawicka, a huge painting depicting the battle of T. Kosciuszko.  Afternoon free. Be sure to visit the historic beer cellar in the Town Hall dating back to the Middle Ages. (B,D)

9th Day/Sat - WROCLAW/Auschwitz/PASZKOWKA.  Today your coach departs for Paszkowka Palace near Krakow. En route visit to Auschwitz to tour the former Nazi concentration camp, a grim remainder of the Holocaust. Drive through the scenic route of Ojcow National Park and  visit the Pieskowa Skala Castle. Overnight and dinner in Paszkowka Palace. (B,D)

10th Day/Sun - PASZKOWKA/Krakow/Wieliczka. This morning,  depart for the medieval Krakow for a guided tour of this charming town. Included is the Wawel Castle and Coronation Cathedral, Old Town Square with  St. Mary's  Gothic Church. In the afternoon drive to Wieliczka Salt Mine for a tour through fascinating underground wonders. Enjoy dinner with folk entertainment.  Return for overnight to Paszkowka.  (B,D)

11th Day/Mon - PASZKOWKA/Wisnicz/Lancut/BARANOW SANDOMIERSKI. After breakfast, depart for Eastern Poland. En route, stop in Wisnicz to see the bastioned castle. Then on to Lancut, to tour the magnificent 17th century palace, once residence of the noble Lubomirski and Potocki families Overnight in Baranow Sandomierski in the hotel next to the castle which dates back to the 16th century. Dinner at your hotel. (B,L,D)

12th Day/Tue - BARANOW SANDOMIERSKI/Sandomierz/WARSAW. In the morning a quick tour the Baranow Castle before departing for the charming Sandomierz, one of the oldest towns in Poland.  In the evening, a farewell dinner and overnight in Warsaw. (B,D)

13th Day/Wed - WARSAW.  After breakfast, termination of tour services. (B)

 Transfer to the airport is available at additional cost of $30 per taxi (2 to a taxi) 

YOUR HOTELS:
WARSAW - Jan III Sobieski,    
MALBORK - Castle (next to the Castle)  
TORUN - Spichrz
GNIEZNO - Pietrak
WROCLAW - Holiday INN or similar 
PASZKOWKA - Palace
BARANOW SANDOMIERSKI - Castle (next to the Castle) or Sandomierz
WARSAW - LeRegina   
 

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