Day 1

After your arrival, you’ll be picked up at the airport and taken to your centrally located Krakow hotel.

Afternoon: In the afternoon, take a stroll along the cobbled streets of the most vivacious city in Poland to enjoy the merry atmosphere of the huge Market Square, with its famous Cloth Hall and St. Mary’s Basilica. Next, we’ll head towards Wawel Hill, where we’ll see the Cathedral where most of the Polish kings are buried.

Evening: The evening will give you your first taste of Polish cuisine at its best.

Day 2

Morning: We’ll start with a visit to the most gruesome relic of Poland’s wartime past, the Nazi German Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz I and II (Birkenau), the museum and memorial on the premises of the largest genocide in the history of mankind.

Afternoon: Our next stop will be the Wieliczka Salt Mines, descending into a peaceful world carved out of salt over the centuries. You’ll have the opportunity to spend a few hours in a specific micro-climate which is beneficial for people with upper respiratory tract problems and allergies.

Evening: After two hours of sightseeing at the mines, we’ll invite you to dinner 100 metres under the ground at the Wieliczka Restaurant.

Day 3

Morning: This is a day for you to spend in Krakow’s surroundings. We’ll drive to the north and pay a visit to the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, which is Poland’s best-known pilgrimage site with its famous miraculous image of the Black Madonna, and the fourth-most visited pilgrimage site in all of Christianity.

Afternoon: On the way back to Krakow, we’ll stop at Olsztyn Castle to see the romantic ruins which belong to a chain of Medieval strongholds of Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska.

Evening: Return to Krakow for overnight stay and dinner at a traditional Jewish restaurant.

Day 4

Morning: Depart for Wrocław. On the way to this magical Silesian city, we’ll stop at the Tyskie Brewery, where beers have been brewed for over 375 years. We’ll have a 90-minute brewery tour, along with beer tasting.

Evening: In the evening, check-in at the hotel in Wroclaw and then dinner.

Day 5

Morning: This day will be devoted to Wroclaw, the fastest rising star of Polish tourism, a historical city built upon 12 islands, with a cosmopolitan atmosphere and tall burgher houses. We’ll begin our day in Wroclaw with the Old Town, sightseeing and looking for the famous Wroclaw Dwarfs. Another highlight of your tour will be the famous Cathedral Island (Ostrow Tumski), with the 13th-Century St. John the Baptist’s Cathedral.

Afternoon: Free afternoon.

Evening: This will be the last evening in Wroclaw and Poland, and your last opportunity to taste some Polish cuisine.

Day 6

Morning: Extension to Swidnica, famous for its gorgeously decorated Church of Peace built solely of wood, a symbol of religious freedom and a UNESCO site. On the way, we’ll admire the hilly landscape of Lower Silesia.

Afternoon: From Swidnica, we’ll continue across the border into the Czech Republic and Prague. In the capital of the Czech Republic, we’ll spend the next three nights in a brand-new boutique hotel right in the Old Town district.

Evening: Accommodation in Prague and dinner.

Day 7

Morning: A glimpse of the timeless beauty of Prague, the third corner of the Magic Triangle and the most-visited tourist destination in the eastern half of Europe. We offer a three-hour introductory walking tour with an expert local guide. You’ll have an opportunity to cross the Vltava River via the Charles Bridge, savour the romance radiating from the Old Town district’s winding streets, and visit the famous Prague Castle, towering dramatically over the Mala Strana historical quarter.

Afternoon: This afternoon is meant to be a free one. You can take a rest, do some shopping or simply stroll around Prague’s Old Town district.

Evening: Dinner and overnight stay in Prague.

Day 8

Morning & Afternoon: If you don’t feel like sightseeing anymore, you can spend a day in Prague on your own, or you can take an excursion to Kutna Hora, a small, charming town located not far from Prague. This archetypically small, central European town with a UNESCO-recognised centre already attracts plenty of tourists, but it’s a must-see. In the 14th-15th Centuries, it was the richest silver-mining city in Europe, and the size of London. Later, it became a provincial town, but most of its sights have been preserved, such as the Gothic Church of St. Barbara, a Baroque Ossuary with the artistically arranged bones of 40,000 people, the Italian Court (formerly the Royal Mint), and an underground trail of silver mines.

Evening: In the evening, we’ll invite you to dinner and then to Laterna Magica, the legendary Czech theatre combining live acting with a sound and light show, or alternatively the Jazz Boat on the Vltava River (depending on availability).

Day 9

Breakfast and departure. You may choose to prolong your stay in Prague, or we can organise an extension in Vienna.