This is a small size group. The minimum size of the group is 2 passenegrs and the maximum size is 30 passengers. The average age of the group varies from 45-75 years. For passengers who require assistance, wheelchair can be provided for a small fee. All our guides are certified and fluent in English. Some walking will be required. The prices quoted are “land only,”
To get your airfare quote, call us for a quote at 1-800-778-9847. Airline tickets are purchased separately. Terms and conditions for the tickets are set by the airlines.A deposit of $100 USD is due per person at the time of confirmation of the tour. Final payment is due 45 days prior to departure. You will receive a follow up email with the exact date and amount due for final payment. Your documents will be mailed 2-3 weeks prior to departure. Electronic documents may be requested.
Arrival in Krakow, transfer to Hotel Golden Tulip Krakow City Center**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. |
For half a millennium Krakow was the royal capital of Poland and for centuries the city walls have guarded its traditions and secrets. The morning sightseeing tour takes us to the Old Town with the St. Mary’s Church, the Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Halls and Wawel with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. The afternoon offers an OPTIONAL excursion to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine, an amazing labyrinth of tunnels going down as far as 327 meters. |
The morning offers OPTIONAL visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum or free morning to explore further city on your own. In early after transfer to Krakow railway station and departure by train to Warsaw. Arrival to Warsaw railway station and transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu Sobieski**** or similar for check in. |
Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square and the Barbican. In the afternoon, you may walk around Warsaw on your own or take an OPTIONAL excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on the Water. The evening offers an OPTIONAL polish dinner at Restaurant Gospoda Kwiaty Polskie. |
We continue through the well forested Eastern Poland to Podlasie region and Bialowieza. The forest there represents the ancieted forest that once covered all Europe. We will visit Bialowieza National Park and the famous Bison Show Reserve. After a light stroll along nature trails of the forest, we continue to Bialystok where we check in at the Hotel Ibis Styles Bialystok*** or similiar. In the afternoon we visit Bialystok and its landmark Branicki Palace. |
We depart from Bialystok heading to Vilnius through attractive resort towns into Lithuania. We do a stop in Kaunas, the former capital of Lithuania, to admire the beautiful Old Town and the elegant white Baroque Town Hall before we arrive in the late afternoon to Vilnius. Check in at Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva**** or similar. |
Vilnius is known for its more than 1200 medieval buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour includes a panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour of the Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, Peter and Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, Old University and the Gates of Dawn. The afternoon offers an OPTIONAL excursion to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with the well preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an island in Lake Galve. In the evening enjoy an OPTIONAL dinner at Restaurant Senoji Trobele. |
Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hills of Crosses, one of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing into Latvia we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through the rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga late afternoon, check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar. |
Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of the Old Town includes Riga Castle, St. Peter’s Church, the Dome Cathedral, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. If you do not have any plans in the afternoon, there is an OPTIONAL tour to Jurmala, the vibrant Latvian sea resort which is famous for its wooden architecture and sandy beaches. The evening offers an OPTIONAL organ concert at the Dome Cathedral. |
After we get acquainted with Riga, we have the option of discovering medieval Latvia. The OPTIONAL tour for this morning takes us to the stunning scenery of the Gauja National Park and the town of Sigulda. We listen to the medieval Latvian legend of the Rose of Turaida, and see the ruins of the Episcopal Castle and of the Castle of the Knights of the Sword before we return to Riga. The afternoon offers an OPTIONAL visit to the Ethnographical Open Air Museum, a spacious exposition of 18th century country life. |
The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the resort before we continue through the North Estonian land of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar. |
Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, the Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the medieval Old Town and the Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon, we offer an OPTIONAL excursion to Kadriorg Park with a visit to KUMU, the award-winning Estonian art museum with its collections of classical and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an OPTIONAL medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv. |
Transfer to the airport. |
| Start Date | End Date | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | June 8 | 1760 EUROS | |
| June 10 | June 22 | 1760 EUROS | |
| June 24 | July 6 | 1760 EUROS | |
| July 8 | July 20 | 1760 EUROS | |
| July 15 | July 27 | 1760 EUROS | |
| July 22 | August 3 | 1760 EUROS | |
| July 29 | August 10 | 1760 EUROS | |
| August 5 | August 17 | 1760 EUROS | |
| August 12 | August 24 | 1760 EUROS | |
| August 26 | September 7 | 1760 EUROS | |
| Single Supplement | 760 EUROS | ||
Chicago Representatives: Rita Pencyla (708) 923-0280
Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:00am – 5:30pm
