Day 1, Fri: USA - Warsaw
Overnight departure to Warsaw. Enjoy your in-flight meals and entertainment.
Day 2 (D) Sat: Warsaw
Transfer to your five-star Hilton Hotel. Meet your tour escort at 6:00 PM in the hotel lobby to depart for a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Afterwards, enjoy your evening Chopin concert in one of the historical interiors of Warsaw. You will listen to the most famous works of Frederic Chopin performed by the best pianist in a two-part recital, with a glass of wine that will be served during the intermission.
Day 3 (B/D) Sun: Warsaw
A morning half day sightseeing tour of Warsaw, including the city highlights, such as: the Old Town beautifully rebuilt after the WWII with the impressive Royal Castle, the seat of kings of Poland. It was here that the Third of May Constitution was promulgated in 1791, the second constitution ever in the world, right after the United States. You will admire some of the 300 rooms. All the interiors were carefully restored, and look like it was centuries ago. You can see the Canaletto Room with 23 paintings of his, the Throne Room, magnificent Knight's Hall with six large paintings by Marcello Bacciarelli, the Marble Room with 22 portraits of Polish kings, and the Ballroom - the largest and most impressive of all the castle's chambers. Short break for a typical Polish doughnut (paczek) at the famous Warsaw's cafe - "U Bliklego". Late afternoon drive to Zelazowa Wola, a birthplace of Frederic Chopin. Visit the interiors of the manor house, now a museum devoted to our great composer, where you will see memorabilia of Chopin and his family. Afterwards, we invite you for a home-hosted dinner served by a young artist couple who will welcome you in their charming wooden cottage in Lowicz. Meet the family and enjoy the typical Polish hospitality. Drive back to your hotel for overnight.
Day 4 (B/L) Mon: Warsaw - Czestochowa - Auschwitz - Wadowice - Krakow
A morning departure for Krakow. Drive to Czestochowa to visit the Jasna Gora Monastery, the religious and spiritual center of Poland, place of many pilgrimages coming from all over the world to see the world famous Black Madonna Picture. You will also visit the Treasury Room with a collection of many precious gifts, received by the monastery throughout the ages. Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to Oswiecim for Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Tour, a former Nazi concentration camp, a silent witness of human tragedy. Continue your drive to Krakow. Short stop in Wadowice, the birthplace of Pope John Paul II. See the Wadowice Basilica and the house of our great Pole, now a museum devoted to Karol Wojtyla. Accommodations at the five-star Crown Piast Hotel Krakow.
Day 5 (B) Tue: Krakow
A guided sightseeing tour of the ancient capital of Poland, a royal city on the Vistula river, lying at the foot of Wawel - a limestone hill on whose peak rises a splendid royal palace and the cathedral church of St. Waclaw and bishop Stanislaus. You will start with the Royal Castle and Cathedral on the Wawel Hill, which were remodeled according to the new Renaissance style at the beginning of the 16th century. It is the place where Polish kings were crowned and buried here. Afterwards, drive to the Old Town with the Main Market Square, magnificent houses and palaces. In the middle of the square is the Cloth Hall built before 1349, but altered in the 16th century, with many shopping stalls inside. Short break for a cake and coffee at the famous Krakow cafe, "Jama Michalika", a place designed by local artists, with beautiful painted glass windows and interesting drawings. Afternoon at leisure to explore this magnificent city on your own.
Day 6 (B/D) Wed: Krakow - Zakopane
A morning departure for Zakopane. A half day tour of Zakopane, beautifully located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, in the valley between Gubalowka and Giewont. It is the most popular resort in Poland, and one of the most beautiful places, thanks to its picturesque location and architecture, which blends in with the natural landscape and involves characteristic elements of the local style. Once a small mountain village, Zakopane became a fashionable and popular resort at the beginning of the 20th century. You will see many beautiful wooden churches, each of them with its own history. Afternoon on your own - time for shopping on the famous Krupowki street, full of folk arts and crafts. Dinner at a local restaurant with folklore dances. Accommodations at the Kasprowy Hotel.
Day 7 (B/L/D) Thu: Zakopane - Wieliczka - Warsaw
A morning departure for Warsaw. En route stop in Wieliczka to see the oldest operating Salt Mine in Europe. Visit the unique underground world of salt lakes, galleries, chapels, and chambers, all carved in salt by many generations of Polish miners. We can see up to 20 excavated chambers on three levels, full of beautiful statues sculpted from salt, as well as the Salt Works Museum. Light lunch will be served at a local inn. Afternoon drive back to Warsaw. Accommodations at the Best Western Mazurkas Hotel and farewell dinner.
Day 8 (B) Fri: Warsaw - USA
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight back home. As an option, you can extend your stay in Warsaw or Krakow on individual basis.

Prices with airline tickets and transfers. Departure taxes, security & fuel surcharges are additional $275-360.

Sgl suppl. for air-inclusive tour with transfers - $409
Sgl suppl. for land-only without transfers - $349
Land-only price (without transfers, tour starts on Day 2) - $1,199