Grand Tour of Poland 2026-27

Departure on scheduled Lufthansa flights to Gdańsk – on arrival, transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Gdańsk by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning guided tour of Gdańsk – an ancient city at the mouth of the Vistula on the Baltic coast, with evident Flemish influences – today Poland’s largest port and the Baltic’s largest cruise complex (the oldest part of the city, known as Główne Miasto, is an exceptional concentration of wonderful monuments, art galleries and master jewellers’ workshops) – lunch in a restaurant – afternoon guided excursion to Malbork and visit to the largest Gothic castle in Europe – the Castle of the Teutonic Knights, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – evening return to the hotel – typical dinner at the Brovarnia brewery-restaurant, with a tour of the brewery and beer tasting during dinner – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Toruń – lunch in a restaurant – afternoon guided tour of the city (a historic, monumental city founded by the Knights of the Teutonic Order – the historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the parish church of St John, the Market Square and the Gothic birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus; visit to the Gingerbread Museum with gingerbread making) – on to Poznań – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Poznań by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning guided tour of Poznań – transfer to Wrocław – lunch in a restaurant – afternoon guided tour of Wrocław (the historic centre with the Old Town Square, the Town Hall and countless historic buildings – the university quarter, the Cathedral, the Racławice Panorama, the Centennial Hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) – tasting of local specialities – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Wrocław by night: a stroll with the tour leader through the historic centre – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Wadowice, birthplace of John Paul II – panoramic tour with an exterior view of the Pope’s birthplace – lunch in a restaurant – in the afternoon on to Wieliczka and a visit to the oldest rock-salt mine in Europe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (underground lakes, salt chambers and grottoes, chapels and sculptures and, finally, the masterpiece: the Chapel of St Kinga) – arrival in Kraków – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Kraków by night: a stroll with the tour leader through the Old Town – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a guided tour of the city – a UNESCO World Heritage city, built by whole generations of artists of the medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Art Nouveau periods (visit to Wawel Hill with the Royal Castle – exterior –, St Wenceslaus Cathedral – interior –, the Old Town with the Market Square, St Florian’s Gate and St Mary’s Basilica – interior –, the Jewish quarter of Kazimierz and, if possible, the Eagle Pharmacy Museum (a symbol of hope and resistance during the Shoah, today a history museum that lets visitors learn about its story and the role it played during the Second World War)) – lunch in a restaurant - tasting of local specialities - dinner in a typical restaurant with folk show – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Oświęcim – visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (known as Auschwitz I and II) – on to Częstochowa – lunch in a restaurant – early-afternoon guided tour of Poland’s religious capital (the Monastery and Fortress of Jasna Góra, home to the celebrated icon of the Black Madonna) – evening arrival in Warsaw – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Warsaw by night: a stroll with the tour leader through the Old Town – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a guided tour of the city (the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with Łazienki Palace and Park, the Royal Castle, Castle Square, St John the Baptist’s Cathedral, the Market Square, the Grand Theatre, the Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw, the Barbican – a round gate with towers –, the Jewish ghetto and the monumental Teatr Wielki) – lunch in a restaurant – dinner in a typical restaurant – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport – departure on scheduled Lufthansa flights back to Italy.