Fly & Drive Green Poland

DAY 1: WARSAW

Welcome to Poland!

Arrival to Warsaw. Transfer to the hotel and check-in. Accommodation in a centrally located hotel in Warsaw.

DAY 2: WARSAW      

 Breakfast at your hotel.

Visit Warsaw – the capital city of Poland. During this tour, we will visit the most important spots in the city and will havean opportunity to become acquainted with the sometimes-tragic past of Warsaw and the history of Poland. We willstart our tour by visiting the Old Town, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the New Town. We will continue ourjourney to Krasinski Palace, the Supreme Court building and the Warsaw Uprising Monument. After that, we will go tothe Lazienki Royal Park where we will see the famous monument dedicated to Frederic Chopin where we will have anopportunity to relax in the beautiful rose garden and among the dazzling natural elements of the park. You will trulyforget that you are in a major European Capital City.

Free time.

Chopin Concert– Nestled in the cobblestone streets of the Old Town of Warsaw stands a unique neoclassical concert hallwith original “plaster stucco” walls, crystal mirrors, and stylish nineteenth century decorations. As you walk throughthe doors, you will step into the era of Chopin for a two-part ensemble of Chopin’s greatest pieces played byinternationally recognized pianists. During the intermission, you will be invited to a glass of sparkling wine, orange juice,or water. This concert is both a perfect start and/or finishing touch to a romantic evening in the Old Town. If you arestarting your night with the concert, you may choose to end it in one of the many restaurants that our beautiful oldtown has to offer.

Accommodation in a centrally located hotel in Warsaw.

DAY 3: VARSOVIA – BIALOWIEZA    

 Breakfast in the hotel & check out.

Collection of the rental car at the hotel. Departure towards Bialowieza.

Bialowieza National Park – The king of national parks in Poland and in Europe is Białowieża National Park. It is not onlyone of the oldest on the continent (created in 1932), but also

the only place where the European bison lives in freedom (it currently has more than 300 copies) and where it isconserved, in strict reserve, the called primitive forest, part of the park that has not been altered for 400 years byhuman activity.

Entrance to the Natural History Museum of Bialowieza National Park. Accommodation in a centrally located hotel inBialowieza

DAY 4: BIALOWIEZA – KRUSZYNIANY – TYKOCIN – BIALYSTOK

Breakfast in the hotel & check out.

Departure in the direction of the Podlasie region.

A part of the Podlasie region is known as the Land of Open Shutters. The villages are inhabited by indigenous Podlasiepeople, mostly Orthodox, who identify themselves as a Belarusian minority. The inhabitants use the Podlasie dialect ona daily basis, which is slowly disappearing. This place is famous mainly for the ornamentation of wooden houses. Thecolorful shutters, richly decorated gables and gabled house corners, porches, and manicured farmhouses, which areunique in other parts of the country, reflect the spatial arrangement of Queen Bona’s times. All this is immersed in thesilence and greenery of gardens with hollyhocks, asters, and peonies.

Continue to Kruszyniany.

Kruszyniany is a town located on the Tatar Way. It is mainly characterized by the cultural and religious diversity of theinhabitants, but also by the beauty of the surroundings. Here is an opportunity to try unusual Tatar cuisine in a localrestaurant. The main attractions of Kruszyniany are the mosque and the mizar, the Tatar cemetery. The mosque datesback to the 18th century, but its history dates back to King Jan III Sobieski. The building is preserved in excellentcondition, you can also visit its interior.

Transfer to Bialystok with stopover in Tykocin

Tykocin is, a charming city with a special atmosphere. Today it looks exactly like before World War II. One can stilladmire king’s castle, 18th century monastery and church, astonishing 17th century synagogue as well as woodenhouses more than 100 years old. The Jewish community was formed here in 16th century, and it constituted a greatcultural center, becoming one of the largest Jewish communities in Poland. The synagogue of Tykocin is the secondlargest synagogue in Poland after that one in Krakow.

Continue to Bialystok.

Accommodation in a centrally located hotel in Bialystok.

 DAY 5: BIALYSTOK – MASURIA        

 Breakfast in the hotel & check out.

Bialystok is the largest city in the region of north-eastern Poland. It is surrounded by a beautiful natural area called theGreen Lungs of Poland which is full of tourist attractions. The location nearby Lithuania and Belarus had a significantinfluence on the historical and present functioning of the city itself and the entire Podlasie region. Many differentcultures, religions and nationalities have lived here for centuries. During a sightseeing you could have a chance to seeBranicki Palace, the most valuable monument of Bialystok, also known as the Versailles of Podlasie, the Old Market areaand the Town Hall.

Depart to Masurian region

Beautiful Masuria region is boasting of more than 2600 lakes and beautiful nature. Wind and wild aquatic birds makemore of a ruckus here than people. This is a perfect place for your rest.

Accommodation in a centrally located hotel in one of the Masurian cities.

DAY 6: MASURIA

Breakfast at your hotel.

Free day to discover the beautiful region of the lakes.

Wolf’s Lair was the Adolf Hitler’s Headquarters built in 1941 in the middle of Masurian forest to facilitate plannedGerman invasion on Russian Soviet Union and coordinate warfare on new eastern front. It was the place where manyimportant strategic decisions were made by German dictator and his top generals. Here in 1944 famous, failedassassination attempt on Hitler, carried out by Claus von Stauffenberg took place. Wolf’s Lair complex which consistedof barracks, airports, railway station, power station etc, was destructed in 1945 but its impressive ruins are todayavailable for sightseeing. It is a perfect tour for those who want to learn more about the history of World War 2 andexperience something unique.

Accommodation in a centrally located hotel in one of the Masurian cities.

DAY 7: MASURIA – MALBORK – GDANSK    

 Breakfast in the hotel & check out. Depart for Malbork.

Malbork Castle is the medieval capital of the Teutonic Order in Eastern Europe. You will have a guided visit to thebiggest red brick gothic castle in the world which earned it the title of being a “UNESCO World Heritage Site”. This is notonly your chance to admire beautiful architecture, but also to experience what life was like in the past, see theirtechnology, and an antique collection of arms. The Castle’s cellars also host the “History of Amber” exhibitionpresenting an astounding collection of Baltic Sea amber including jewelry, and other products made out of amber.

Continue to Gdansk.

Accommodation in a centrally located hotel in Gdansk.

DAY 8: TRICITY (GDANSK – GDYNIA – SOPOT)         

 Breakfast at your hotel.

The charm of Old Town Gdansk attracts millions of tourists each year. We will start by taking a walk down Długa Street,which is one of the most beautiful European markets that is nestled around a dazzling selection of renaissancebuildings. It leaves from the Golden Gate and passes by the Town Hall, Neptune fountain, Arthur’s Court and finishes bythe Green Gate overlooking the Motława River. On a way you may visit The Museum of Arthur’s Court and the AmberChamber at which point, you will see an amber polishing demonstration with a short lecture on amber. The tourcontinues to the Old Crane, which happens to be one of the most popular symbols of the city. After that, the tourfinishes at the church of St Mary, Europe’s biggest gothic brick church.

Later you can visit Oliwa Cathedral, the longest Cistercian church in the world, which is famous for its organs and organconcert. Transfer to Gdynia harbor and visit the sail powered ship “Dar Pomorza” and transfer to Sopot seaside resort.Once we arrive, you can walk along the longest wooden pier in Europe.

Accommodation in a centrally located hotel in Gdansk.

DAY 9: GDANSK – TORUN – WARSAW

Breakfast in the hotel & check out. Departure in the direction of Torun.

Visit Torun, the best example of medieval gothic town (UNESCO Heritage) and birthplace of great Polish astronomerNicolaus Copernicus who made a crucial discovery that the Earth is not the centre of universe. During the walk alongthe Old Town, we would visit the Copernicus House and the Cathedral with a bell tower offering a splendid view overthe city. Time for a souvenir hunt could be a chance to try gingerbread – a specialty the city is famous for, that is bakedaccording to old recipes and methods dating back to the 16th century.

Continue to Warsaw.

Accommodation in a centrally located hotel in Warsaw.

DAY 10: WARSAW    

 Breakfast in the hotel & check out.

Transfer to the airport in Warsaw. END of SERVICES.