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Germany and Poland tour
10 days / 9 nights
Berlin - Dresden - Wroclaw - Czestochowa - Krakow - Lagiewniki - Wadowice - Oswiecim - Krakow - Wieliczka - Krakow - Zakopane

Day 1 Berlin
Arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel.

Day 2 Berlin
Have a guided city tour of Berlin including Alexanderplatz, the university,The Opera, Unter den Linden – street, Gendarmenmarkt, Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, Brandenburger Tor. Kurfuerstendamm and the Gedaechtniskirche. Free time. Overnight in Berlin.

Day 3 Berlin
The day is for leisure.

Day 4 Berlin – Dresden (200km/3,30h) – Wroclaw (270km/4h)
Departure for Dresden - a very beautiful, light-spirited city. See Frauenkirche, Zwinger Palace - The baroque palace features a nympheum, many sculptures of Permoser, a bell pavilion and famous art collections. Continue with Dresden Baroque Quarter where you will see real baroque houses. Departure to Wroclaw.

Day 5 Wroclaw – Czestochowa (200km/4h) – Krakow (150km/2,30h)
Guided tour of Wroclaw: the Gothic Town Hall, the University, the Ostrow Tumski complex with te Cathedral, the Leopoldine Hall. Because of the bridges and islands on the Odra River, Wroclaw is called “the Venice of Poland”. The tour ends at the Market Square. Departure for Czestochowa. After arrival have a guided tour of the most important pilgrimage place in Poland – the monastery in Czestochowa: Jasna Gora with the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary – the Black Madonna. Holy Mass.In the afternoon transfer to Krakow. Overnight.

Day 6 Krakow – Lagiewniki - Krakow
Visit the monastery in Lagiewniki. The Sanctuary of Divine Mercy is where Saint Faustina Kowalska lived and died. This Monastery was proclaimed 'The center of Divine Mercy' by Pope John Paul II during his stay in Poland in 2002. On Divine Mercy Sunday (a week after Easter), thousands of people come there to participate in masses and pray in the antique church where Saint Faustina Kowalska (founder of the cult of Divine Mercy) was buried.Return to Krakow – one of the first cities listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and have a guided tour including Wawel Hill with the castle and its beautiful yard and Cathedral. Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture of the Old Town (Stare Miasto), the biggest market square in Europe (Rynek Glowny), the Town Hall, Collegium Maius – an ancient building belonging to the Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), Saint Mary’s Church with the famous altar by Veit Stoss. A walk to the antique walls of the Old Town through Florianska Gate and to the Barbican. Overnight.

Day 7 Krakow – Wadowice (50km/1,30h) – Oswiecim (Auschwitz-Birkenau) (40km/1h) – Krakow (70km/1,30h)
Departure for Wadowice, where Pope John Paul II was born in 1920. Visit the Pope's home and the church where he was baptised. Transfer to Auschwitz and have a guided tour of the area of the former concentration camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau. The camp was built by Nazis during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Today this place is a World Heritage Site of The UNESCO. Transfer to Krakow. Overnight.

Day 8 Krakow – Wieliczka (10km/30min) - Krakow (10km/30min)
The morning is for leisure. Later transfer to Wieliczka (10 km from Krakow). Guided tour in the Wieliczka Salt Mine – one of the oldest salt mines in the world. In 1978, the Wieliczka Salt Mine was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Free time. Overnight.

Day 9 Krakow – Pieniny and Dunajec (80km/1,30h) – Zakopane (170km/3h)– Krakow (110km/2,30h)
Departure for Sromowce Wyzne. Sailing on traditional wooden rafts down The Dunajec River, across The Pieninski National Park. Departure to the Polish mountain capital – Zakopane. Visit the town and riding the funicular railway or chairlift up to Gubalowka for a beautiful view over the Tatra Mountains. Return to Krakow. Overnight.

Day 10 Krakow
Transfer to the airport for a final departure.