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Kraków, Royal & Remembered

5 Days / 4 Nights

The Main Market Square, Wawel and Kazimierz, the Wieliczka Salt Mine, and time to reflect on the city's 20th-century history.

Kraków was Poland's royal capital for centuries, and its Old Town, Wawel Hill and the historic Jewish district of Kazimierz together form one of Europe's richest historic centres.

The journey gives equal weight to celebration and remembrance: grand churches, café terraces and the underground chapels of Wieliczka, alongside the history of wartime Podgórze and, in higher tiers, a guided visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial.

Day by day

Day 1 Arrival in Kraków

Transfer to your hotel and an evening on the Main Market Square, with the hourly trumpet call from the tower of St Mary's.

Day 2 The Royal Way

From the Florian Gate to the Cloth Hall and St Mary's Basilica with its carved altarpiece, then up to Wawel Castle and Cathedral.

Day 3 Kazimierz & Podgórze

The synagogues and squares of Kazimierz, then across the river to Podgórze and the Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory museum.

Day 4 Wieliczka Salt Mine

A guided descent into the Wieliczka Salt Mine, with its chambers and chapels carved from salt; a free evening back in the city.

Day 5 Departure

A last walk along the Planty park ring, then transfer to the airport.

Practical information

Comfortable shoes are essential, and the salt mine tour involves several hundred steps. Poland is in the EU and Schengen but uses the złoty, not the euro; cards are widely accepted. Non-EU visitors should check current requirements, including EES and ETIAS.

Questions

How should we prepare for the Auschwitz-Birkenau visit?

Visits are by timed, guided entry and take about three and a half hours on site, plus around 90 minutes each way by road. The memorial does not recommend visits for children under 14.

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Classic, Explorer or Premium

Classic

From €790 / person

5 Days / 4 Nights

For a first visit to Kraków's royal and Jewish heritage.

  • Main Market Square, Cloth Hall and St Mary's Basilica
  • Wawel Castle and Cathedral
  • Kazimierz synagogues and squares
  • Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory museum
  • Wieliczka Salt Mine guided tour
  • Accommodation included
  • Local transfers included
  • Flights not included
  • We recommend travel insurance (not included).
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Explorer

From €1,090 / person

5 Days / 4 Nights

For travellers who want to understand the city's wartime and communist past.

  • Everything in Classic
  • Guided visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
  • Nowa Huta, the planned socialist district
  • Rynek Underground museum beneath the Main Square
  • Polish food tasting walk in Kazimierz
  • Accommodation included
  • Local transfers included
  • Flights not included
  • We recommend travel insurance (not included).
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Premium

From €1,590 / person

6 Days / 5 Nights

The fullest version, with a day in the Tatra Mountains.

  • Everything in Explorer
  • Extra day in Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains, with the Kasprowy Wierch cable car
  • Evening Chopin recital
  • Traditional Polish dinner with vodka pairing
  • Private guide for the Old Town and Wawel
  • Accommodation included
  • Local transfers included
  • Flights not included
  • We recommend travel insurance (not included).
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