4 days in Krakow with a tour to choose

Day 1 · transfer from Balice airport/Main Station and city tour

1. 1

   Balice

   45 min

   • transfer from Balice Airport/ Main Station to the apartment
   • check in in the apartment near the city centre
2. 2

   Krakow's Rynek Glowny Central Square

   one hour Admission included

   • 1 hour city tour by an electric car (Old Town+ Jewish District).

   Opportunity to see the most interested tourist attractions of Krakow such as: Barbakan, Floriańska Gate, Mary's Church, Main Market Square, University Quarter, Planty Park, Grodzka Street and Wawel Castle.

apartment in the city center

Day 2 · tour to Auschwitz- Birkenau and Salt Mine in Wieliczka with english speaking guide

1. 1

   Stop 1

   4 hours

   We will pick you up from your accommodation in Krakow, be prepared that this tour takes 11-12h.

   Oświęcim is a town located some 31 miles (50 km) west of Krakow. It's where the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau is located, and as such has become known as a place of martyrdom, suffering and death.

   You will be taken to Auschwitz I, where you will join an English tour – provided by the Museum’s guide – for about 2,5 hours. After that, we will transfer you to Auschwitz II – Birkenau, which is about 2 km away. You will spend there about 1 hour with the same guide.

2. 2

   Wieliczka Salt Mine

   3 hours Admission included

   Wieliczka is one of the most beautiful places in close proximity to the city. The famous UNESCO World Heritage Site, the salt mine, is visited every year by thousands of tourists.

   You will be transferred to the Salt Mine in Wieliczka, which happens to be one of the oldest working Salt Mines in the World – it has been producing table salt for over 700 years! You will be attending an English guided tour. Your guide will take you up to 140 meters underground for a 2,5-hours journey through over 2,5-kilometres long tourist route full of chambers with amazing carvings and statues, where everything is made of salt.

apartment in the city center

Day 3 · tour to choose (you can choose only one tour)

1. 1

   Zakopane

   8 hours

   Take a break from the city and head to Zakopane and the spectacular Tatra Mountain landscape on a guided day trip from Krakow. Discover the highland culture and get a taste of local cuisine, including the famous and EU-protected oscypek cheese.

   Zakopane is known as the capital of the Polish mountains. Its stunning alpine scenery and priceless views from up high attract tourists year-round. Zakopane is also well worth a visit because of the great ski jump Wielka Krokiew, Jaszczurówka Church, Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, and Pęksowy Brzyzek cemetery. We additionally go to Gubałówka, with its funicular railway and alpine slide, for a little mountaintop adventure!

2. 2

   Dunajec Gorge

   9 hours Admission included

   The Dunajec raft ride through the Pieniny Gaps one of the greatest tourist attractions in Poland. We can assure you that this time will be full of excitement. You will be impressed by the views of mountain peaks, the vertical rocky slopes next to the river, which takes unexpected turns. These will be lasting sensations.

   We will also see St. Michael Archangel's Church in Dębno Podhalańskie.

3. 3

   Zalipie

   6 hours

   This colourful village is famous for the decoration of its houses, with cheerful paintings on the walls and stoves, and crepe-paper flowers, paper-cut designs and hay spiders. A small ancient village in South-Eastern Poland, is definitely one of the country’s top tourist attractions. Not because it has five-stars hotels or massive glass buildings, but on the contrary, due to its small wooden cottages, which are painted in the most vibrant colors.

4. 4

   Ogrodzieniec Castle

   10 hours Admission included

   Join our trip to some selected sites located in the Eagles’ Nests Landscape Park. During our one-day trip you will have a chance to see some amazing mediaeval buildings as well as some picturesque landscapes of the Krakow-Czestochowa Upland.

   The Trail of the Eagles’ Nests is a tourist route running through the Małopolskie and Śląskie Voivodeships. It starts in Krakow and terminates in Częstochowa and has a span of 164 kilometers. The route’s name comes from the ruins of the castles and strongholds lying along it. They are called “Eagles’ Nests” due to their location on rocks, some of which are 30-meters high.

   Itinerary: Kraków - Korzkwiew - Pieskowa Skała - Błędowska Desert - Ogrodzieniec - Mirów - Bobolice - Kraków

5. 5

   Family Home of John Paul II

   7 hours Admission included

   We invite you to discover the history of an exceptional man whose pontificate has a unique place in the recent history of the world, previously the Krakow archbishop Karol Wojtyla, more commonly known as Pope John Paul II. His timeless message sent to people all over the globe is an expression of incredible wisdom and understanding of contemporary issues. Stressing the role of true values – common to different cultures, religions and beliefs and calling up to reconciliation, cooperation and solidarity, Pope John Paul II gained a widespread respect and became a moral authority for millions of people.

6. 6

   Ojcow National Park

   6 hours

   The Ojców National Park is the smallest national park in Poland. This beautiful place is located only several kilometers away from the city of Krakow. It is made up by an amazing mixture of mountains, forests, rivers, caves, gorges and rocks. There are two historical gems in here, too: the castles of Ojców and Pieskowa Skała. A characteristic landmark which can be found in the park is a rock in the shape of a massive club. Due to its distinctive shape it is called Maczuga Herkulesa (Hercules Club).

   Another thing that makes Ojców special is a legend connected with King Łokietek (Władysław I the Elbow-high). He is said to have been hiding from king Wenceslaus II of Bohemia’s pursuit in Ojców’s caves. One of them, called the King Łokietek’s Cave, with an interesting layout and featuring beautiful karst forms, is one of the most popular caves in Poland.

7. 7

   Lipnica Murowana

   10 hours

   The wooden monuments are significant part of Polish cultural heritage. Most of them in the Lesser Poland are Catholic and Orthodox churches, whose domes and turrets adorn the country and city landscape. Other wooden monuments include manors, palaces and some another rural and municipal buildings. During the tour we will do our best to bring you closer to the gems of Polish wooden architecture which were inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tour starts at 8:00 am and lasts around 10 hours. The transport lasts 4,5 hours. The first town you will visit is Lipnica Murowana with the St. Leonard’s church, which was built in the end of 15th century. This is one

   of the six wooden churches in the southern Lesser Poland belong to UNESCO World Heritage Site. The alternate stage of the tour is St. Michael Archangel’s church in Binarowa. It is one of the most valuable occurrence of late Gothic architecture in Poland. The next stop on the route is a village Sękowa, where there is the another example of Gothic wooden architecture - St. Philip’s and St. James’s church, which was built in the beginning of the 15th century. This church is named “Pearl of Beskid Niski”. The last point of the tour is a visit Owczary, where an Orhtodox church of the Protection of The Holy Virgin is located. It is one of the oldests Lemko orthodox church which was erected in the half of 17th century. We invite you to take part in our tour! Meet with us the pearls of Polish architecture!

   Itinerary: Kraków- Lipnica Murowana- Binarowa- Sękowa- Owczary- Kraków

apartment in the city center

Day 4 · transfer from Krakow to the airport

1. 1

   Balice

   40 min

   • check out from the apartment
   • transfer to the airport/ train station