12-Nights Best of Poland: Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw & More from $5,612

Goway Travel

OFFER ID 1609208

This 13-day Polish vacation takes you throughout the country to Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznan, Wroclaw, and Krakow. It features first-class accommodations and private tours.

Your journey begins in the Polish capital, Warsaw, a city rebuilt from the ashes of World War II. Head on a private city tour to learn about the city’s history and its reconstruction over the years. Start at the brutalist Palace of Culture and Science, a holdover of the Soviet past, before reaching the medieval Old Town and the Royal Castle. While in Warsaw, you’ll also learn about the life of classical composer Frederic Chopin, who was born in Poland. Head to the Church of the Holy Cross, where his heart is entombed, and visit the Chopin Monument at Royal Lazienki Park before ending the tour at the Chopin Museum to examine his letters, drawings, and personal piano.

From Warsaw, connect by train to Gdansk, which sits on the Baltic Sea and used to be the country’s main trade port during the era of the Hanseatic League. A private walking tour will delve into the history of the city, which is also known as Danzig in German, taking you past the Crane Gate, the last remains of the Old Harbor, to Srodmiescie District, where you’ll see medieval holdovers and charming boutiques, and finally St. Mary’s Church, a massive brick structure that can accommodate 20,000 people. While based in Gdansk, you’ll also learn about Poland’s medieval past at Malbork Castle, a Teutonic fortification that was painstakingly rebuilt following damage in World War II.

Continue on to Poznan, which is one of the oldest cities in the country and the celebrated birthplace of Poland. You’ll learn about this medieval gem on a private city tour that takes you through the Old Town to admire 16th-century merchant row houses, great Polish paintings at the National Museum, and the Imperial Castle, which was constructed by Germans during Prussian control. End your tour on Ostrow Tumski, located on the forks of the Warta River, where Mieszko I, the founder of Poland, is buried.

Ride the train to Wroclaw and explore arguably the most beautiful city in Poland and its Catholic centrepiece. Stroll down Katedralna, an enchanting street lit by gas lamps, see the religious monuments of the Gothic St. John the Baptist Cathedral and Holy Cross Church, and end your tour in medieval Market Square and Plac Solny, where flower stalls sell colourful bouquets 24 hours a day. Based in Wroclaw, you’ll also head on a tour into the Owl Mountains to visit Ksiaz Castle, the country’s third-largest castle, which overlooks the Pelcznica River from a high cliff.

Connect by train to your final destination, Krakow, the nation’s most popular city. Centre on one of the largest medieval town squares in Europe, Krakow delights with its medieval architecture, lively restaurant scene, and easy access to historical attractions. A city tour will take you through the medieval core on a journey from the Market Square up Wawel Hill to Wawel Castle. Another day, pay your respects and learn about the horrors of the Holocaust on a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, located in the nearby town of Oswiecim. On your final day in Poland, head to Wieliczka Salt Mine, which was the oldest operating salt mine in Europe until it ceased operations in 1996. Explore it subterranean corridors and admire its unique sights, from the massive timber pillars that buttress the main cavern to St. Kinga’s Chapel, which is entirely carved from the salt.

At the end of your tour, head to the airport to connect back home.

12 nights from $5,612 per person

Featured Destinations

Krakow

Wroclaw

Poznan

Set on the banks of the Warta River 165 mi/270 km west of Warsaw, 1,000-year-old Poznan, Poland, blends Gothic and baroque in much of its architecture.

Highlights of this industrialized city include the 10th-century Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Gorka's Palace (that houses the Archaeological Museum), the Greenhouse (10 pavilions that contain more than 17,000 plants), Raczynski Library, the Opera House and the Museum of Musical Instruments (it houses Chopin's pianos). In Old Town Square, a crowd gathers on the hour to watch the clock on the old town hall that dates from 1550.

Poznan has all the requisite charm Americans typically look for when traveling in Europe. Its vibrant Old Town bustles with outdoor bars, restaurants and shops, and the Royal Imperial Route walking trail wends past historical and cultural attractions.

In warm weather, the Old Market Square comes alive with shops and outdoor entertainment, and during the winter holidays, it becomes the site of a picturesque Christmas market, with everything from local crafts to regional food and drink.

There is a modern side to Poznan, too, evidenced by the dramatic, multicolored Freedom Fountain sculpture in Plac Wolnosci that turns colors at night, and the Stary Browar (or Old Brewery) shopping center, a combination art and retail space. Familiar franchises such as Starbucks and Zara may not appeal to visitors, but the center's artful renovation bespeaks the attitude of a city eager to preserve its heritage while moving aggressively into the next century.

One of the Poznan's most notable geographical features is Malta Lake, host to international rowing regattas as well as a place to rent boats or visit a water park. For families, there is an outdoor amusement park, minigolf and even an artificial ski slope, for visitors who can't wait for winter.

In addition, Poznan, located about halfway between Warsaw and Berlin, is accessible from either city in about three hours by train, and flights from Berlin to Warsaw offer additional flexibility for travelers who want to start in one city and depart from another.

Finally, like many parts of Poland, Poznan is a bargain. The country has not yet adopted the euro, and while some aspects of the tourism infrastructure are more advanced than others, it is not hard to find hotels and restaurants that are up to, but priced below, Western European standards.

Poznan is also home to the Poznan International Fair, which is a large exhibition and trade center that hosts numerous events during the year. For a schedule of these events, see http://www.mtp.pl.

Gdansk (Gdynia)

Historic Gdansk represents one of the richest, most lavish complexes of architectonic relics in Poland. The entrances to historic quarters are huge stone gateways guarding the main thoroughfare; the well-proportioned tower of town hall makes a powerful impact. The main square is filled with fine mansions. St. Mary’s Church is the world's largest brick church, with a capacity of 25,000. Dominating the waterside is seven-story Great Mill. Gdynia is the modern port for Gdansk. Near Gdansk is Sopot, one of the most fashionable seaside resorts in northern Europe during the 19th century and the country’s most popular health spa with its beach and flair for entertainment. Sopot is known as an important music center, featuring an annual Opera and International Song Festival. Gdansk Historical Museum has lavish decorations and fascinating exhibits. Maritime Museum features a model of every ship produced in local shipyards since 1945 and is housed in the massive 15th-century Gdansk Crane. National Art Museum, one of Gdansk’s highlights, boasts a collection of Gothic art and sculpture.

Excursions

Gdansk - Window to Freedom - Half Day Tour

Gdansk & Malbork Castle - Full Day Tour

A Pulsating Harbour - Gdansk/Gdynia/Sopot - Full Day Tour

A Pulsating Harbour - Tri-City Complex: Gdanks/Gdynia/Sopot

Gdansk, as fascinating and special city as one could hope to find anywhere, was once known as Danzig - name etched deep in European history. It is a major harbour, first German, then Hanseatic, Polish, Prussian, Free City and finally Polish. Desired by many, the city was often fought over. Indeed, it was the nearby Westerplatte that the first shots of history’s greatest war were fired in 1939. Later in the late 1970s the city’s Lenin Shipyard saw the birth of the Solidarity Trade Union, which made Lech Walesa a household name and began the process of transformation across the entire region. Gdansk has not forgotten its history. The lovingly restored buildings of the Old Town and waterfront provide picturesque and interesting surroundings, in which one may take a stroll, dine or shop for the city’s famous amber jewelry. In turn, the impressive Monument to Murdered Shipyard Workers gives the visitor a pause for thought about all that has happened since the 1970s.But further surprises await, for Gdansk is just the largest component of the Tri-City of Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot. North-south development along the coast left beautiful and unspoiled woods and forests on hills just inland, and allows the visitor to travel smoothly from place to place by road or by local railway. Required stops for all include Gdynia, the lively naval, fishing and commercial port with its historical ships, beaches and the Oceanographic Museum; Sopot, an elegant beach resort of villas and hotels famous for its musical and cultural festivals; and Gdansk-Oliwa, a suburb boasting beautiful parks and a cathedral, whose world-famous organ Poland-largest entertains and entrances all who hear it. Lively, attractive, cultured, historical: the Gdansk area is as varied and eternally fascinating as the sea, which brought its fame and fortune.

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You will be picked up at the port by your guide and driver.

Gdansk & Stutthof - Full Day Tour

Gdansk & Stutthof

Full Day Tour

We start the tour from the Upland Gate - a fragment of the city's fortifications and one of its main gates. Just behind it, we pass by a baked-brick construction consisting of the Prison Tower and the Torture House - relics of the Gothic defence walls from the 15th century. The Golden Gate, situated next to the Prison Tower, opens onto the Long Market - a magnificent street, with Patrician mansions decorated with late Renaissance and Baroque facades - a real feast for the eyes!!! It is here that the richest burghers of Gdansk used to live. Next, we can see the Main Town Hall, with a life-sized figure of king Sigismund Augustus on the top. Beyond the Main Town Hall, we admire the Artus Court - a building used for Hanseatic League meetings, the most beautiful court in all the Hanseatic cities. Just behind it rises the tower of St. Mary's Basilica, a part of the most precious and largest red-brick Gothic church. On our way back we pass by Mariacka Street, with its gabled terraced houses and elegant boutiques, leading to the Long Wharf on the Motlawa River. At the river's edge stands the characteristic Gdansk Crane, where the tour ends.

Afterwards, drive to see the former Nazi Concentration Stutthof Camp established at the beginning of September 1939 is the oldest camp of mass-extermination in Poland. The first prisoners of camp thought for "desirable Polish elements" were representatives of Polish associations in Free City of Danzig. Within the 5 years of camp existance 110.000 mens, women and children were kept and almost 65.000 prisoners died as result of murdering in gas chambers, beating, hanging, torturing and making medical tests by Nazi mad scientists. Stutthof was freed at the beginning of May 1944 by troops of the Soviet Army.

Nowadays there is the National Museum of Stutthof established in 1962 including post-camp buildings, prisoners' barracks, gas chambers, crematory, gallows. There is also permament exhibition dedicated to prisoners of Stutthof inside post-camp buildings.

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You will be picked up at your port by our guide and driver.

Gdansk: Gdansk & Sopot – 5 hours

Warsaw

Vacation Details

Valid Date Ranges

02/05/2025 - 12/31/2025

from $5,612 per person

* This departure has been designated a guaranteed departure by the operator, meaning that the minimum number of guests has been met, although still subject to weather and other conditions.

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12 Nights

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