2nd Day/Sat
-
WARSAW. Meet the rest
of the group at 6:00 pm in the hotel lobby for a welcome dinner at the hotel. (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. Highlights of
the half-day tour include Old Town, rebuilt with great reverence after
WWII with its colorful Market Square and St. John's Cathedral, Warsaw's oldest
church. Continue
to Jewish Ghetto Memorial. Then, drive along the Royal Route to the 18th
century Lazienki Park. Afternoon at leisure. In the evening enjoy dinner with a
folklore performance. (B,D)
4th Day/Mon
-WARSAW/Czestochowa/ZAKOPANE. This morning
depart for Czestochowa, pilgrimage center of Poland. Tour the Jasna Gora Monastery,
the Treasurey and the shrine of the Black Madonna. After lunch, continue to
the mountain resort of Zakopane hidden in the majestic Tatra Mountains. (B,L)
5th Day/Tue
- ZAKOPANE. After
breakfast sightseeing tour of Zakopane. Admire the breathtaking views of the
Tatras from the top of Gubalowka Mountain. In the afternoon enjoy some free
time to shop for local arts and crafts of the local mountaineers. Tonight's dinner
if at the typical cottage where you'll taste some specialties and be
entertained by the highlanders' ensemble. (B,D)
6th Day/Wed - ZAKOPANE/KRAKOW. Spend a relaxing day and take a fun ride on rafts down the Dunajec River at the Pieniny National Park. After lunch depart for the medieval city of Krakow. (B,L)
7th Day/Thu - KRAKOW/Wieliczka. Morning sightseeing tour of Krakow includes: the Wawel Coronation Cathedral, Old Market Square, Cloth Hall and St. Mary's Church with famous Gothic altar by Wit Stwosz. After lunch on your own, excursion to Wieliczka Salt Mine, existing more than 700 years. On a 1.3 mile tourist route discover the fascinating underground wonders. Balance of day at leisure. Dinner at the local restaurant. (B,D)
8th Day/Fri - KRAKOW/Auschwitz/Wadowice. After breakfast depart for Oswiecim, site of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp, now a martyrdom museum. Return to Krakow via Wadowice, birthplace of Pope John Paul II. (B, D)
9th Day/Sat - KRAKOW/WARSAW. This morning your motor coach returns to Warsaw. Balance of day at leisure. (B,D)
10th Day/Sun
- WARSAW. After breakfast,
termination of tour services. (B)
Transfer to the airport is available at additional cost of $45 per taxi (2 to a taxi)
If you wish to stay in Southern Poland on
your own and not return to Warsaw, deduct $45 from total tour cost.
YOUR HOTELS:
WARSAW
- Radisson SAS
ZAKOPANE
- Mercure Kasprowy
KRAKOW
- Novotel Bronowice
For reservations complete Reservation Form or call: 1-800-388-0988
