The Best of Poland in 15 Days
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THE BEST OF POLAND IN 15 DAYS Pilgrimage Tour – in the Footsteps of John Paul II The Best of Poland from Carpathians Mountains to the Baltic Sea May 21 to June 6, 2021 1ST DAY 5-21-2021 FRIDAY USA – KRAKOW Flight from USA to Krakow, Poland (Charlotte-Krakow-Charlotte) 2ND DAY 5-22-2021 SATURDAY KRAKOW Noon - Arrival in Krakow, Poland. Meet with your Southern Quest tour-leader. Transfer to the hotel, check-in. Lunch in the Hotel Restaurant Afternoon: Time to relax - Dinner Overnight: Krakow, Poland 3RD DAY 5-23-2021 SUNDAY KRAKOW –WIELICZKA SALT MINE-KRAKOW Morning: Holly Mass 10:00 AM at the Coronation Altar in Royal Cathedral with the choir Guided visit of Krakow: visit to Wawel Hill, viewing the Royal Castle and visiting the Royal Cathedral, walking tour of the Old Town, where you will see the Florian Gate, Main Market Square, Renaissance Cloth Hall, visit permanent exhibition of Rynek (Underground Market), Krakow Main Market Square Wawel Royal Castle Florian Gate Afternoon: A visit to the Wieliczka Salt Mine - The historic Salt Mine in Wieliczka is the only site in the world where mining has continued since the middle ages. Lying on nine levels, its original excavations (traverses, chambers, lakes, as well as lesser and major shafts) stretch for a total of 300 kilometres: reaching the depth of 327 meters. Wieliczka – Chapel carved in salt Carvings of Poland’s kings in salt Carvings of miners in salt Evening: Dinner - Overnight:: in Krakow 4TH DAY 5-24-2021 MONDAY KRAKOW –AUSCHWITZ BIRKENAU- KRAKOW Auschwitz-Birkenau Morning: Day trip touring the haunting Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious World War II concentration camps. It is now on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Late Afternoon: Trip to Krakow Evening: Dinner Overnight: Krakow 5TH DAY 5-25-2021 TUESDAY KRAKOW - WADOWICE - ZAKOPANE Sanctuary of Divine Mercy Sister Faustina Chapel Wadowice birth place of John Paul II Morning: "The world needs the love of God" - Visit to the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy of God. The Pope during his stay in Poland in August 2002 proclaimed the International Shrine of Divine Mercy. Next to the old church where the sister Saint Faustina is buried, rises a new basilica. Afternoon::- Departure to Wadowice - a Mass in the Basilica where Karol Wojtyla was baptized on May 20th, 1920.Visit the John Paul II biographical museum in his family house. Afternoon: Departure to Zakopane - the ski resort located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. Zakopane is a town presenting rich authentic mountaineer traditions, wood-made constructions and rustic wooden architecture. Evening: Dinner Overnight: Zakopane 6TH DAY 5-26-2021 WEDNESDAY ZAKOPANE Zakopane – Tatra Mountains . This day will introduce you to the beauty of the mountain landscape and its live folk culture. Morning: Sightseeing tour of the city, a cable car ride to Gubalowka Hill. Afternoon: Free time The Holy Mass at the Hermitage of Father Adalbert in Zakopane. Evening: Dinner at a local restaurant with live folk music. Overnight: Zakopane 7TH DAY 5-27-2021 THURSDAY ZAKOPANE – WROCLAW Wroclaw St. John Cathedral Church of Holly Cross Wroclaw – Historic city. Morning: Breakfast pack and depart for Wroclaw. Afternoon: Arrival in Wroclaw. Guided sightseeing tour of the city St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Church of the Holy Cross, University Library on the sand, The Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Market Hall, Romanesque house Evening: Dinner Overnight: Wroclaw 8TH DAY 5-28-2021 FRIDAY WROCLAW Morning: Guided sightseeing tour of the city Museum University of Wroclaw Interior of University’s Church Afternoon: The University of Wroclaw, University church, Panorama Raclawicka Panorama Raclawicka - painting represents it shows the victory of Poles against Russians. the Battle of Racławice in April 1794, The monumental 3D painting Evening: Dinner and Overnight:is 114m (375 in Wroclaw ft) long freeand time15m high (50 ft) 9TH DAY 5-29-2021 SATURDAY WROCLAW – LICHEN- TORUN St. Dorothy’s Church in Lichen Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica in Lichen Morning: Check-out from your hotel and departure to Lichen Stary . This is Poland’s second centre of much-venerated image of Our Lady of Sorrows, is the eighth-largest church in the world. pilgrimage after Czestochowa. The basilica, constructed in 2004 as a home for the Visit St. Dorothy’s Basilica, Holy Mass in the basilica. Afternoon: Drive to Torun. Late arrival at the hotel - check-in Evening: Torun , dinner Overnight: Torun 10TH DAY 5-30-2021 SUNDAY TORUN – GDANSK Ascension of the Holiest Virgin Mary Torun Town Hall in Torun Morning: Sightseeing of Torun - the city of Copernicus and gingerbread. Visit to the Old Town. The program includes the Town Hall built in stages from the 13th century, the Copernicus statue, Artur's Court, the monumental Church of the Ascension of the Holiest Virgin Mary, beautiful tenement houses, the Cathedral of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the Copernicus Museum and the city gates. Afternoon: Departure for Gdansk - hotel check-in, Holy Mass in the old town church in Gdansk Evening: Dinner at a local restaurant in the Old Town Overnight: Gdansk 11TH DAY 5-31-2021 MONDAY GDANSK –WESTERPLATTE- GDANSK Neptune’s Fountain Westerplatte Golden Gate in Gdansk Morning: Sightseeing of Gdansk For several hundred years Gdansk was the biggest port and the richest also here started Solidarity’s mass movement that fought the Communist dictatorship in Eastern Europe and was led Lech city on theOld Baltic Town Sea. - Long It was Street in Gdańsk, and Long that Market the first, the shots Hall ofof Worldthe Main War City II ,were the Artu fired,r’s and Court and Neptune's Wałęsa. Fountain, the Crane over the Motlawa River, the Golden Gate, the Green Gate, St. Mary' Street and St. Mary' Church etc. Afternoon: Cruise on the Westerplatte-place where the Second World War began. Sightseeing Evening: Dinner at a local restaurant in the Old Town Overnight: Gdansk 12TH DAY 6-1-2021 TUESDAY GDANSK – ELBLAG- KANAL ELBLASKI-SOPOT –OLIWA -GDANSK Elblaski Chanell Sopot curcket house in Sopot Morning: Departure to Elblag. A cruise on the famous Elblaski channel. Afternoon: Drive to Gdansk Late Afternoon: Trip to the cathedral in Oliwa for an organ music concert. Free time in Sopot, a well-known seaside resort. Time for a stroll along the Baltic’s longest pier. Interior of Oliwa Cathedral Cathedral in Oliwa Cathedral’s organ has 7,896 pipes Evening: Dinner at old town restaurant Overnight: Gdansk 13TH DAY 6-2-2021 WEDNESDAY GDANSK –MALBORK –NIEPOKALANOW Teutonic Knights Fortress in Malbork Morning: Departure to Malbork to visit the impressive old fortress of Teutonic Knights founded in the 13th century - the largest Gothic stronghold compound in Europe. In 1997 it was entered into the UNESCO world cultural heritage list. Afternoon: Drive to Niepokalanow to the Franciscan cloister-sanctuary, located in the Archdiocese of Warsaw, the place of Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, Franciscan priest. Hotel check-in, Evening: Dinner at a hotel restaurant Overnight: Niepokalanow 14TH DAY 6-3-2021 THURSDAY NIEPOKALANOW- STALOWA WOLA – WARSAW Basilica of St. Mary Immaculate in Niepokalanow Morning: Visiting of Niepokalanow, the largest pilgrimage center of the Archdiocese of Warsaw - chapel, printing house, museum, holy Mass in the Basilica Afternoon: Drive to Zelazowa Wola - birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin, visit to the Chopin Museum and concert of Chopin's music Home of birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin Late Afternoon: Drive to Warsaw and hotel check-in, dinner at Old Town restaurant Overnight: Warsaw 15TH DAY 6-4-2021 FRIDAY WARSAW Castle Square Tomb of Unknown Soldier Church of Stanislaw Kostka Lazienki Park Saxton Gardens . Old Town Square St. John’s Cathedral Wilanow Palace Morning: Visit in priest involved in the resistance movement against the Communist dictatorship, who was murdered by the the Church of St Stanisław Kostka, site of the grave of Blessed Fr Jerzy Popiełuszko, a politicalAfternoon: police inSightseeing 1984. His ofgrave the city:is now Castle the foremostSquare to destination Lazienki Park of pilgrimage and Palace, in Saxon Warsaw. Gardens, Holy TombMass of the Unknown Soldier, Old Town, Stop at “Wedel” Old Market Square, and St. John's Cathedral,Wilanow Palace Evening: Dinner Overnight: Warsaw 16TH DAY 6-5-2021 SATURDAY WARSAW – CZESTOCHOWA – KRAKOW Interior of Basilica Black Modonna icon Jasna Gora – Czestochowa` . Morning: Departure to Czestochowa for a visit of magnificent Jasna Gora, most important Christian sanctuary in Poland, home to the Miraculous Black Madonna icon. Holy Mass in the basilica Afternoon: Departure to Krakow. Hotel check-in. Evening: Gala Dinner in old town restaurant Overnight: Krakow TH 17 DAY 6-6-2021 SUNDAY KRAKOW -USA Morning: After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your homebound flight. Arriving in Charlotte on June 6, 2021 15 Overnights SERVICES INCLUDED: 1. Overnight: ouble room with breakfast inclusive 2. Breakfast and dinner daily in the city or hotel restaurant /3-course menu, tea or coffee, water, Polish cuisine/15 s in a 4* hotel d 3. English speaking tour leader for16 days F seats/ from Krakow to Krakow English speaking local guides and entrances according to the program 4.6. Folkloreully equipped music concertbus coach in /4Zakopane5 5.7. Klezmer music concert in Krakow 8. Cable car to Gubalowka Hill Zakopane 9. Cruise trip tickets Gdansk – Westerplatte SERVICES NOT INCLUDED: • Medical and health care insurance • Personal expanses /alcohol beverages, minibars, tips • Air tickets IS THIS TRIP RIGHT FOR YOU? This program is moderately active and over various surfaces. The pacing is moderate as numerous sites are included. Walking tours will cover uneven surfaces like cobbled streets and some slopes. There are two long days spent on the bus: from Warsaw to Gdansk and from Gdansk to Wroclaw, the latter being the longest.