Private tours in Poland
If you are looking for something special Email to create a holiday in Poland. These are only a couple of suggestions. We have many different types of tours for couples, families, groups etc..We also can accommodate for clients wanting to do a chauffeur driven or self drive tour, we can help you fulfill your unique vacation needs. We arrange hotel stays, luxury private chauffeur driven tours with local VIP specialist guides to visit various monumental cities, private transfers, theater tickets and whatever else activities you are interested in.
Daily Walks of Cracow with your own private guide. Transportation is available.
Walk I: The medieval Old Town, the Wawel Hill
with its castle and cathedral. We start in the Main Market Square at
the Cloth Hall, getting to know the history and mystery behind one of the most
beautiful squares in Europe. We continue to the old buildings of the
Jagiellonian University, where Nicolas Copernicus and the legendary
Dr Faustus both studied. We visit the gothic courtyard of Collegium
Maius. Walking through All Saints' Square you can see the gothic Dominican
and Franciscan churches. We will stroll across the Royal Route to the Wawel
Hill, where on the arcaded courtyard of the castle we learn about the
history of this former residence of Kings and Princes of Poland. Then we go to
Wawel Cathedral - the coronation church of the Kings of Poland, which
contains the Royal tombs. We return to the Main Square for a coffee break.
Passing by the charming Kanonicza Street, we go to see St. Mary's
Church with its famous altar designed by Veit Stoss.
Walk II:
Kazimierz - the best-preserved former Jewish quarter in Europe.
We stroll from the Main Market Square to Kazimierz. The tour begins with a
neo-Romanesque synagogue called the Tempel. Then through the New Square - the
former commercial centre of Kazimierz - we pass by the Kupa Synagogue,
the Isaac Synagogue, the Wysoka (High) Synagogue and the Stara
(Old) Synagogue. We reach Szeroka street, the heart of Kazimierz,
where we admire the Remuh Synagogue - the final one on the tour and it is
still in use. There is a unique 16th century cemetery adjoining the synagogue.
A whole day tour The Homeland of Pope John Paul II
The noblest Pole of the 20th Century has been connected with Cracow and the surrounding area throughout his life. Our tour takes you to the places of his youth, priesthood, and the places connected to his time as bishop, as well as covering the sites He visited during his pilgrimages to Poland. The aim of this tour is to introduce visitors to the spiritual and religious culture of Poland and its people.
The first stop is Wadowice - the Pope’s birthplace, where you can visit an exhibition at his home and the parish church where he was baptised. The tour continues to a Passion-Marian Sanctuary in Kalwaria - visited plenty of times by the future Pope. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska - the architecture, park landscape and pilgrimage complex - is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The tour returns to Cracow through the Lagiewniki District. During the 2nd World War, Karol Wojtyla worked here and passed the convent on Lagiewniki Hill on his way to work. After many years he returned to Lagiewniki as an apostle of Divine Mercy; he consecrated the sanctuary there and prayed before the image of the Merciful Jesus and the relics of Blassed Sr Faustina. The tour heads for the city centre. On the way we pass Wojtyla's student lodgings at Tyniecka Street. During a short walking tour of Cracow, you can visit the Bishops´ Palace at Franciszkanska Street. Between 1964 and 1978, John Paul II held the post of Metropolitan Archbishop of Cracow here. Wawel's Cathedral is the final stop on the tour. For several years the current Pope worked there as a bishop until his elevation to the Holy See.
1/2 day tour of Wieliczka Salt Mine
For age upon age salt, also known as "white gold", was Poland’s economic foundation. It was used, in ancient times, as a form of payment, and was the most important Polish export. It was taken to Silesia, Hungary and the Ukraine by merchant caravans and then shipped from Gdansk to the European market. This natural resource is located in Wieliczka, about 10 kilometres east of Cracow.
The historic underground chambers, shafts and caverns, decorated with sculptures and carvings, are connected by 2 kilometres-worth of passage. The descent to the Mine is by stairs (380 steps) which go down to three levels, passing by original excavations on the way: longitudinal, traverses, chamber and lakes, as well as lesser and minor shafts. Perhaps you will also see Skarbek here - an old mine ghost and the guardian of the miners. The return to the surface is by lift up the Danilowicz Shaft, from the Level 3 (at the depth of 135 metres). In 1978 the Wieliczka Salt Mine was added to UNESCO´s 1st World List of Cultural and Natural Heritage. The visit lasts approximately 2 hours. Most guides are experienced miners and the mine holds no secrets from them. Total with transportation from Cracow, about 2.-2.5 hours including passing 2 km underground route.
A whole day tour to Czestochowa
Every year 4-5 million pilgrims from all over the world visit Czestochowa, the most important pilgrimage centre in Poland. Jasna Gora´s most valuable treasure is the miraculous painting of Our Lady - the symbol of belief for Poles. In 1655 the attack on Jasna Gora by the Swedish army was considered a violation of religious sentiments and the victorious result was ascribed not to the military skill of the soldiers or the fastness of the fortress, but to the protection of the Mother of God herself, guardian of the site.
The pilgrimage tradition to Czestochowa dates back to the 16th century and is still popular. Every year thousands of tourists travel to the sanctuary on foot. Polish kings, politicians, scientists and the Holy Father Pope John Paul II have visited the monastery. During times of occupation and communism, the sanctuary at Jasna Gora was the symbol of freedom for Poles.
During your stay in the monastery, you can see the Basilica and Chapel of the Mother of God, which contains the Holy Icon. Then we move on to the Knight’s Hall and than to one of the most imposing treasuries and the arsenal. After a short break for shopping we go to the 600th Anniversary Museum, which boasts a considerable collection of mainly liturgical objects, of great artistic value, along with a rich collection of paintings, mostly by the monks themselves.
Then it’s back to Cracow, passing through the colourful landscapes of the Krakowska-Czestochowska Valley, with its scattered ruins of medieval castles, Jurassic limestone rock shapes, deep caves and botanical rarities. Next to Ojcow stands the renaissance castle of Pieskowa Skala - a chance to visit one of the most beautiful castles in Poland.
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