8-Nights Highlights of Poland: Gdansk to Krakow - Private Guided Experiences from $4,371

Goway Travel

OFFER ID 1722789

Iconic Landmarks Poland's rich history awaits as you explore the cities of Gdansk, Krakow, and Warsaw. Revel in medieval architecture, poignant stories, and spectacular landscapes.

Trip Overview:

This 9-day Polish vacation showcases the country’s highlights from Gdansk to Warsaw and Krakow. It features first-class accommodations and private tours.

Your journey begins in Gdansk, which sits on the Baltic Sea and used to be known as Danzig when it fell under Prussian control in centuries past. While in Gdansk, you’ll explore the Tri-City area, which comprises nearby Sopot and Gdynia. A half-day private tour will take you along the flashy main strip of Sopot to see the fancy restaurants and enjoy views of the Baltic. In Gdynia, you’ll admire the modernist architecture of the city and visit the museum ships Dar Pomorza, which was the first Polish ship to sail around Cape Horn, and the destroyer Blyskawica, which survived World War II and took part in Atlantic battles and the evacuation of Dunkirk. Another day, learn about Poland’s medieval past and admire ramparts, fortified gates, and Gothic halls at Malbork Castle, a castle constructed by the Teutonic Knights and painstakingly rebuilt following World War II.

Ride the train to Warsaw, the Polish capital, which was almost entirely rebuilt following the destruction of World War II. You'll learn about the city’s history and architectural roots on a private city tour that starts at the brutalist Palace of Culture and Science, which personifies Poland’s Soviet 20th century, and continues to the Old Town, which was rebuilt to capture the essence of the medieval past. Cap off the day with a visit to the Royal Castle, where the king of Poland used to rule and the Polish Constitution was signed.

Continue along the rails to Krakow, Poland’s popular tourist city. Centred on one of Europe’s largest medieval town squares, Krakow is an attractive city, with medieval architecture, lively restaurants, and a wealth of historical attractions to visit. Delve into its medieval past with a private tour from the Market Square, which still unites the city, all the way up to Wawel Hill and Wawel Castle, which overlooks the city and the river below. Another day, head to nearby Oswiecim for a sombre tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, where you’ll learn about the Holocaust and pay respects to the millions who were murdered there. Cap off your time in Krakow with a visit to Wieliczka Salt Mine, which was the oldest operating salt mine in Europe when it closed in 1996. Head hundreds of metres beneath the ground to explore massive caverns, learn about salt mining, and admire the unique subterranean creations, including St. Kinga’s Chapel, which is a church sanctuary carved from the salt.

At the end of your stay, head to the airport to return home.

Highlights:

Wander Gdansk’s cobbled Old Town, discovering the Crane Gate, Neptune Fountain and Saint Mary’s Church.
Explore Sopot’s sweeping seaside and Europe’s longest wooden pier, then visit Gdynia’s modern port.
Step inside Malbork Castle, a masterpiece of medieval architecture and the legacy of the Teutonic Knights.
Uncover Warsaw’s regal heritage at the Royal Castle, home to Canaletto’s famed cityscapes.
Delve into Kraków’s history, from Wawel Castle to the poignant Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Included Services:

Private arrival and departure airport transfers
3 nights premium accommodation in Gdansk
2 nights premium accommodation in Warsaw
3 nights premium accommodation in Kraków
Private-guided Gdansk city tour with Gdynia and visit to Oliwa Cathedral
Private-guided tour to Malbork Castle
Private train station transfers in Gdansk and Warsaw
Private-guided Warsaw city tour with visit to the Royal Castle
Private train station transfers in Warsaw and Kraków
Private-guided Kraków city tour with visit to Wawel Castle
Private-guided tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp
Private-guided Wieliczka Salt Mine tour
Breakfast daily (excluding Day One)

Excluded Services:

Travel insurance
International and domestic airfare & airfare taxes
Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included
Gratuities
Optional excursions
Items of a personal nature
Passport & Visa fees, if applicable

8 nights from $4,371 per person

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Gdansk

Transfer: Gdansk Airportto Gdansk - City Centre

Hotel: Hotel Hanza Gdansk (4 Star Rating)

Hotel Hanza is a 4-star property located in the heart of Old Town Gdansk, at the picturesque Motlawa River. It is situated next to the famous Crane and a yacht marina. It takes only a 5-minute walk to reach beautiful Saint Mary’s Church. The rooms are appointed in an elegant contemporary style and offer air conditioning, free WiFi, and other amenities.

Day 2: Half Day Private City Tour to Sopot and Gdynia

The Tri-City tour comprises a walk around the Old Town area, one of the most characteristic features of Gdansk with its Crane Gate, the Long Market Square with its wonderful Neptune Fountain, Artus Court - the meeting hall of merchants in the times of the Hanseatic League, and the biggest brick-wall Cathedral in Europe – St. Mary’s Church. The tour continues through the memorial site in the Gdansk Shipyard- the witness of the rise of the Solidarity social movement to the baroque Cathedral in Oliwa (etrance). Here one can hear an unusual organ concert played on the 17th century instrument of a great value and unique sound. The tour continues to Sopot – a picturesque sea-side city with the longest wooden pier (entrance) in Europe and further to Gdynia- modern Polish port town built from scratch on the sands of the Gdansk Bay in the pre-war period.

Day 3: Full Day Tour to Malbork Castle

Malbork is home to a wealth of treasures and exhibitions. The vaulted interior is marked by columns that fan out like palm trees, supposedly to remind the Teutonic Knights of their Palestinian roots. The architectural highlight of the castle is without doubt the Main Refectory inside the Grand Mater’s Palace, reputed to date from 1330. In contrast to the Spartan beauty of the Grand Master’s Chambers the rest of the castle is stuffed with exhibits and dioramas. Aside from the enormous collection of weaponry there is also an amber display. Here you can view urns dating from Roman times, amber pieces with extinct creatures trapped inside them and some ghastly contemporary carvings. Other rooms are devoted to the Teutonic lifestyle.

Day 4: Depart from Gdansk and Arrive in Warsaw

Transfer: Gdansk - City Centre to Gdansk Glowny train station

Transfer: Warszawa Centralna railway station to Warsaw

Hotel: Polonia Palace Hotel (4 Star Rating)

Polonia Palace Hotel has been the hotel-of-choice for ambassadors and diplomats throughout the decades. Experience a delightful mix of tradition and modernity, beauty and comfort, excellence and genuine warmth in our elegant Warsaw hotel. Combining modern conveniences and conference facilities with a cozy restaurant and a cool bar, it celebrates the best of its past whilst actively playing a part in Warsaw's future.

Day 5: Half Day Private City Tour with Royal Castle

Let us take you for the Warsaw City Tour during which you will see highlight spots of the biggest city in Poland. The tour includes entrance to the Royal Castle and take you through the regal apartments of Poland’s last monarch, King Stanislaw August Poniatowski. You will explore The Council Chamber, The Great Assembly Hall, The Marble Room, The Knights’ Hall & Canaletto Room, where the famed cityscape of Warsaw by the Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto, called Canaletto hang. These paintings and others not on display, were of extreme value in rebuilding the Warsaw’s Old Town from scratch after the World War II.

Day 6: Depart from Warsaw & Arrive in Krakow with Half Day City Tour

Transfer: Warsaw to Warszawa Centralna railway station

Transfer: Krakow Glowny to Krakow - City Centre

Hotel: Queen Boutique Hotel (4 Star Rating)

The Queen Boutique Hotel is a unique place where tradition meets modern, in the heart of Krakow. The hotel has stylish, yet comfortable interiors for guests. The hotel offers 30 elegant and spacious rooms that have been designed for comfort, rest and relaxation.

Krakow can brag with its beauty thanks to the fact that it was not damaged during World War II. Most of the buildings surrounding the Market stand here for hundred years and were only renovated. In this historical period, a significant amount of polish cities under German occupation were destroyed and needed to be rebuild from the start.

This tour includes all the highlights of the Old Town for which the city is famous for. It follows the Royal Route that goes along the most known streets in Krakow, the Slowacki Theater, one of the oldest universities in Europe- the Jagiellonian University and the mentioned impressing Main Market Square which size is compared to the Piazza San Marco in Venice. You will also see St. Mary’s Basilica (entrance) and, of course, the magnificent Wawel Castle (entrance) on the Wawel Hill with the Cathedral.

During this tour you will stroll down the charming streets full of history with the possibility to have a short coffee break or small treat (not incl.). If you happen to be at the Main Market Square at a full hour, you will hear the legendary bugle call from St. Mary Basilica. It is a sonic symbol of Krakow that resounds until this day.

Day 7: Full Day Private Tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp

Take part in a tour to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp from Krakow and learn more about the modern history marked by German crimes and cruelty in forced labour camps during World War II in occupied Poland. We will take you to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (entrance), the site of former camps, that now preserves this place in memory of over 1 million people (including 960 000 Jews) who died here and acts as a research centre. The Museum grounds became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 and today it is visited by over 2 million people from all over the world annually.

Day 8: Half Day Private Tour to the Wieliczka Salt Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine (entrance) is one of the oldest mines in the world. It has been working constantly since the 13th century. Since 1978 it is a part of the UNESCO World Culture and National Heritage list. The tourist route that is open for visitors reaches 135 meters below the surface and connects three levels. Apart from the Tourist Route, the underground passages and chambers house the Krakow Salt-Works Museum, which is one of the largest mining-related museums in Europe. Visitors can admire the museum’s collection both underground at the level three of the salt mine and in the Salt-Works Castle.

Day 9: Depart from Krakow

Transfer: Krakow - City Centre to Krakow Airport

Featured Destinations

Krakow

Warsaw

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

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

Vacation Details

Valid Date Ranges

10/29/2026 - 12/31/2028

from $4,371 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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8 Nights

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1722789

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