It’s your first time in Krakow? Or maybe you’ve been here before and you think you saw all there is to see? Krakow is more than just old Town! Touring with us will give you a unique chance to explore every nook and cranny of the former capital of Poland! Not only will we take you to Nowa Huta – a symbol of the Communist era but we will also let you experience the beautiful scenery spreading out from the Ko?ciuszko Mound.
You will also get to see what’s on the other side of the river! If you wish to explore in some more detail but are a bit pushed for time, our HoHo bus seems to be the perfect option for you. Why is that? After purchasing your ticket you’ll be given a map including all the stops, departure times, route, extra information and discounts!
All the 10 stops are easy to find with the map. You may hop on and off at each stop and be sure to catch the red Hop on Hop off bus every 45 minutes. While on board, you shall be met by a friendly, welcoming tour guide who will provide you with all the interesting details and give you information on the sights you will be passing by. All the stops are located nearby the most interesting sights in the city. It is only you who will decide which places are worth a visit, what to explore and what to see! If you choose to tour with us, you are sure to save time and money!
A cruise on the Vistula will provide a visitor to Cracow with an unforgettable and relaxing experience, away from the crowds of the streets and the hustle and bustle of the city center.
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Save money with this package
* 1,5h Castle guided tour with 1h River cruise
The cruise begins in the harbour right at the bottom of the Wawel Hill and leads towards Saint Salvator's Church, along the Vistula boulevards, the Monastery of the Norbertan Sister, Saint Margaret's Church, up to Saint Salvator's Church; the boat turns round at the Monastery and the cruise continues towards Kazimierz. Participants of the cruise can see the Wawel Hill with its Cathedral and the Royal Castle, the Wawel Dragon's Cave and the Church of St. Stanislaus.
After or before the cruise you can participate the Wawel Castle tour with English-speaking guide. You join small group, up to 20 people and visit Royal Chambers. After the visit in the Chambers - you will see the famous Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‚Lady with an Ermine.
In view of the World Youth Day, which will be held in Krakow in July 2016, and the visit of Pope Francis, the Auschwitz Birkenau State Museum will be open in this period to visitors under specific conditions. Tour will be conducted on a specially prepared route.
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Special information leaflet
* Outdoor exhibition
Explore the darkest chapter in history with this emotive tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of Nazi concentration camps. Representing a truly awful point in the history of humanity, this tour of the camps will give you insights into both the strengths and weaknesses of the human condition. Exactly how many innocent men, women and children were murdered at Auschwitz is not known but all estimates are above the one-million mark.
Out of respect for those who lost their lives here, please maintain the dignity and sanctity of these memorials by wearing appropriate attire. This tour will provide an education into a history that can never be forgotten so that the steps and climate leading up to it will never be repeated again.
See Royal Wawel Cathedral, Sigismunt’s Bell, Royal Catacumbs, Wawel Courtyard, Wawel Castle St. Mary’s Church with famous Vit Stwosz wooden altar. Take up the chance and discover the royal face of the Royal City. During this private walking tour you will see many luxurious places, visited daily by number of Polish kings and dukes in the past.
The tour will start with the pick-up directly from your hotel by your private exper Guide - knowledgeable lover of Krakow. After making your way directly to Wawel hill you will firstly visit the royal castle. When you enter the famous arcade courtyard, you will see that it looks like the palaces that you can easily find in the northern Italy. Inside of it you will find many representative and luxurious chambers with wooden furniture, marbles and original paintings.
The second part of your visit is a royal cathedral. It’s an effect of work of many generations of Polish kings and the bishops. It is definitely the most important church in Poland – this is where almost every Polish king was crowned and later buried. The main place of the church is right in the middle – this is where the altar of St. Stanislav is. It was modelled after the grave of St. Peter in Vatican. While walking around, you will notice a chapel that is similar to a renaissance pearl of Italy - Sigismunt’s Chapel from XVIth century - masterpiece built by Italian artists. You will also have a chance to climb the highest tower with a famous Sigismunt’s bell, which brings luck when you touch it. From the top, you will see picturesque view on the city. You will also go deeper under the floor level, to a place where most of Polish kings are buried. Their rich sarcophages made of marble are so impressive that you will feel the power of this special place.
You will later make your way to the royal route - Kanonicza and Grodzka Streets - the way that during each celebrations was walked by a king and his court. As the last point of your tour, the guide will take you to St. Mary’s Church located in the corner of Main Market Square. The church has been the main parish of the city since it was built - mid XIII century. Its two towers are a symbol of Kraków. It is known mainly for two things. The first one is inside of it – one of the biggest wooden gothic altars in the world. It was created by Wit Stwosz five centuries ago. The second reason is a legend about a trumpeter who warned the citizens against coming invadors - Tatars. While playing his alarm he was shoot by an arrow. To commemorate a man who sacrificed his life to save the city, until today the melody played every full hour from the higher tower, ends with a broken note. Your tour finishes at the Main Market Square.
Lodz es una de las mayores ciudades polacas. Durante su visita, encontrará rastros de cuatro culturas: polaca, judía, alemana y rusa que coexistieron allí y se convirtieron en uno. Además, usted admirará la arquitectura modernista e industrial. Gracias a sus numerosas fábricas, Lodz fue también conocido como “el Manchester Polaco''. Durante el recorrido, verá el casco antiguo y el complejo industrial de la familia Poznanski, la famosa Manufactura. A continuación, visitará el complejo de tejido S
Lodz es una de las mayores ciudades polacas. Durante su visita, encontrará rastros de cuatro culturas: polaca, judía, alemana y rusa que coexistieron allí y se convirtieron en uno. Además, usted admirará la arquitectura modernista e industrial. Gracias a sus numerosas fábricas, Lodz fue también conocido como “el Manchester Polaco''. Durante el recorrido, verá el casco antiguo y el complejo industrial de la familia Poznanski, la famosa Manufactura. A continuación, visitará el complejo de tejido Scheibler ''Ksi??y M?yn'' que es un gran ejemplo de la revitalización de la ciudad durante los últimos años. Al final, usted descubrirá la calle Piotrkowska, el paseo más popular lleno de tiendas, pubs, restaurantes y esculturas que conmemoran a los habitantes famosos de Lodz. El tour finaliza con el traslado de regreso a Varsovia.
Punto de encuentro: Estación central ferroviaria de Warsaw, cash desk nr 1.
Duración: Aprox. 10 horas.
Hora de inicio o apertura: Sábados y domingos a las 08:00, y 07:45 h durante la semana.
Idiomas: Confimados: Español, inglés, alemán, francés, italiano, ruso o polaco. A pedido y según disponibilidad: portugués, japonés, chino, sueco, holandés y finlandés.
Otros: Los traslados entre ciudades se realizan en tren.
El tour inicia con el traslado de Gdansk al Castillo de Malbork, la capital medieval de los Caballeros Orden Teutónica en Europa del Este. Continua con una visita guiada al castillo gótico de ladrillo rojo más grande en el mundo (Patrimonio de la UNESCO) no es sólo una oportunidad para admirar su hermosa arquitectura, sino también para familiarizarse con la vida en los viejos tiempos, vea antiguos dispositivos técnicos y una colección de armas del pasado. Los sótanos del castillo acogen también la ''Historia de Ámbar'' exposición que presenta una colección de ámbar del Mar Báltico y joyas de ámbar. Finalmente traslado de regreso a Gdansk.
Meeting/pick-up point: The reception at the customers' hotel.
Duration: Approx. 5 hours.
Start/opening time: At 9am.
Languages: Confirmed: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian or Polish. Under request and subject of availability: Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, Dutch and Finnish. No incluye: Las entradas al Castillo de Malbork y la exhibición de la “Historia de Ámbar”
No te pierdas uno de los lugares más populares de Cracovia. Visita la Fábrica de Oskar Schindler y conoce la situación que vivieron los judíos en Polonia durante la Ocupación Nazi.
Destacamos
- Trasládate a la Cracovia de hace más de 70 años
- Entrada a la Fábrica de Oskar Schindler
- Visita el mejor museo de Cracovia
La famosa película "La Lista de Schindler" dio a conocer en todo el mundo la historia de Oskar Schindler, un hombre de negocios que salvó la vida de más de 1.000 judíos empleándolos en la fabricación de utensilios de campaña. Ahora tienes la oportunidad de trasladarte a esa época y conocer de cerca la labor de Oskar con una visita guiada por la Fábrica de Schindler.
Admira la exposición permanente "Cracovia bajo la Ocupación Nazi entre 1939 y 1945" y conoce de la mano de un guía uno de los capítulos más oscuros de la historia de Polonia a través de imágenes, sonidos y objetos que harán que comprendas las duras condiciones que tuvieron que soportar los judíos durante este periodo.
Discover Krakow – the Magical City and visit the sombre memorial at Auschwitz Birkenau. A day-long tour begins in Warsaw. Our driver will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Main Railway Station in Warsaw. After a train ride, you will be collected from the Krakow Main Railway Station and transfer to Auschwitz Birkenau. Auschwitz is one of the best-known concentration camps in the world; it is a place of genocide where approximately 1.5 million people were killed during WWII.
The tour includes a visit to Auschwitz I - the administrative centre of Auschwitz death camp and Auschwitz II, designed and constructed as an extermination facility. The programme of the visit comprises the introduction to the origins of the camp, its history and the everyday life of its prisoners.?After the Auschwitz Birkenau Tour we assure you transfer back to Krakow. Discovering Cracow and its mysteries with a knowledgeable and experienced tour guide can be a wonderful adventure. T
he tour route is set individually, sample walk around the Old Town encompasses the Barbican, St. Mary's Basilica, the Main Square, the Cloth Hall, the buildings of the Jagiellonian University and the Wawel Hill with the Royal Castle and the Cathedral.?After the walking tour you will be driven to the central station and back to Warsaw whereupon you will be collected and taken straight to the hotel.
On the first day the Wieliczka tour will be booked and on second day Chopin Music Concert. Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the most precious and fascinating Polish monuments. The first tourist trail in Wieliczka was established as early as at the turn of the 19th century. A couple of centuries later the salt mine was designated as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites (1978). The underground trail leads through numerous drifts, galleries and chambers, where traces of mining activity have been preserved, as well as examples of sacred art, theme compositions relating to the history of the mine and legends.
Wielicza is at the same time the world's largest mining heritage museum with a collection encompassing unique pieces of mining equipment reflecting the development of mining techniques from the Middle Ages until today. Moreover, the microclimate of the mine has a beneficial impact on visitors who suffer from asthma and allergies. The tour starts with a descent down the stairs to the depth of 64 meters. Visitors are led through a number of chambers and shown underground lakes, shrines and salt monuments. The trip finishes at the level of 135 meters below the surface. Visitors return to the surface by lift.
Discover the fascinating history, rich culture and atmospheric enclaves of one of Europe’s most intriguing cities on this revealing Urban Adventure through the streets of Krakow. Join a local English-speaking guide and start the tour with a short walk to the top of Wawel Hill. This is a fantastic place to take scenic snapshots, as the views of Krakow are impressive when seen from here – so don’t forget your camera!
Continue the adventure by walking to the Royal Palace and Cathedral nearby. This is where elaborate coronations of Polish kings took place for centuries. Learn a little about the history of these buildings before moving on to satisfy your stomach! Stop and buy a typical Polish snack called ‘obwarzanek’. This doughy treat is sometimes referred to as a symbol of Krakow, so why not order in Polish after receiving some Polish language tips from your leader?
Continue on to the historic Collegium Maius, where Nicolaus Copernicus and Pope John Paul II once studied. Listen to stories of Copernicus, who went on to become one of the world’s most influential scientists and astronomers. Continue the walk by strolling to what could be considered the real heart of Krakow – Rynek Glowny (Grand Square). This medieval square is the perfect place to observe local life in action, as people wander through the market, sip coffee and mingle.
Next, visit St Mary’s Basilica and admire the ancient, wooden altar crafted in the Gothic style many years ago by Weit Stoss. Finish the tour by listening to the unforgettable sounds of the traditional bugle call, which is played each hour by a local trumpeter. This haunting melody has come to be the signature tune of Krakow and is a fitting finale to this adventure through one of Poland’s oldest and most loved cities.