The Royal City of Cracow, Zakopane and The Tatra Mountains

 

In this beautiful tour you will visit the Royal City of Cracow and Wroclaw, two of main tourist attractions in Poland. Discover Cracow in a special way with our fully organized and exciting sightseeing tour. In five hours you will see all the most important highlights of this marvelous city. With us you'll get the opportunity to visit not only the Old Town, Wawel Hill and the Wieliczka Mine.
Our tour of the Old Town, included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Then we will go to the Wawel Hill, over which tower the Royal Palace with its impressive arcaded Renaissance courtyard and the famous Gothic cathedral - the place of coronation and the necropolis of Polish kings. After visiting the Cathedral and the Royal Chambers with a great hall called "Poselska" (The Envoy Hall), whose ceiling with 30 carved human heads and an impressive collection of tapestries woven in Brussels will make you astonished, we will go to the oldest university college - the Collegium Maius, with a beautiful Gothic courtyard, to finish the tour in the heart of Kraków - the Main Market Square - the largest medieval square in Europe with St. Mary's Church - a soaring, Gothic church inside which you can admire the impressive altar by Wit Stwosz (Veit Stoss).

Wawel

Going down into the salt mine you may have the impression of entering a magical underground city, full of mysterious caves, amazing underground lakes, majestic designs and unique salt carvings. The tourist route in the Salt Mine, included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1978, is almost 3 km long and consist of winding corridors, 800 steps and a descend to a depth of 135 metres underground. Going down deeper and deeper, the visitors will see unusual places, take pleasure in watching the light spectacle on the banks of one of the saline lakes, and learn the famous legend of Princess Kinga, who brought a wealth of salt into the Polish soil. In the middle of the route there is St. Kinga's Chapel, a wonderful chapel dedicated to the patron saint of salt miners, decorated with extraordinary salt artworks.

After the tour departing to the hotel.
Experience the culture and fresh air of Polish highlands. From the vigorous city centre to medieval churches and majestic mountain views.
After you get to Zakopane, you can enjoy a cable car ride up the Gubałówka Mountain and then a walk along its rib to Butorowy Wierch Mountain. Next you will go down a chairlift to take a walk around the Old Town of Zakopane and visit an ancient cemetery, The Tatra Museum, Atma Villa, Papal Sanctuary at Krzeptówki and the Jaszczurówka Chapel.
After a lunch break, you will visit Krupówki which is the main, commercial street in Zakopane. On your way back to Kraków, you will pay a visit to Chochołów, where you can admire the unique 19th century wooden houses.

 
Departure time from hotel in Cracow: 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 days
Price:
Regular ticket: 1200zł / 350$
Price includes: pick-up from the Balice Airport, transport, accomodation, lunch in regional restaurant, english-speaking guide, entrance fees
ACCOMODATION / CRACOW:
www.radissonblu.com/hotel-krakow
ACCOMODATION / ZAKOPANE:
www.nosalowy-dwor.eu/en/resort/the-resort