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Krakow
Main Market Square
2022
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2023
Your cruise includes
• Return flights from a selection of regional airports, plus all hotel transfers • Three nights in four-star accommodation including all local taxes • A welcome drinks reception and dinner to meet your fellow travellers • The services of our experienced and insightful tour manager throughout
(B) Daily Breakfast (D) 1 Dinner For departure dates, prices and flights, please call or visit our website.
YOUR EXPERIENCES • 2 guided tours of Krakow’s medieval centre and an optional but included guided tour of Auschwitz and Birkenau
Set on the banks of the Vistula River near the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, beautiful Krakow’s entire historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Once the home of Copernicus and Pope John Paul II, Krakow rivals Prague for sheer beauty and boasts more than 6,000 historic buildings.
Your itinerary
DAY 1 – Arrival in Krakow
Arrive at Krakow airport for your transfer to your hotel. This evening join your tour manager for an informal drinks reception, followed by dinner, where you will meet your fellow travellers. (D)
DAY 2 – Krakow
We enjoy a guided walking tour of Krakow’s historic centre. Rynek Glowny, the medieval main square, is lined with grand pastel-coloured buildings. In the centre is the Cloth Hall, a splendid colonnaded building of the textile trade from the 16th century. We visit the Wawel Royal Castle district, inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. This fortified site was the residence of the kings of Poland from 1038 until the end of the 16th century. The Wawel complex includes the cathedral, royal apartments, state rooms, crown treasury and armoury. There’s free time to explore the rest of the complex, including the three-tiered Italianate Renaissance courtyard. This afternoon there’s an opportunity to tour the famous 13th-century Wieliczka Salt Mines, a spectacular subterranean attraction sculpted from rock salt that looks like marble. (B) + Included Experiences – Guided walking tour of Krakow and Wawel Royal Castle District
DAY 3 – Auschwitz & Birkenau
We thought hard about how appropriate it was to include this morning’s destination – Auschwitz and Birkenau – on a holiday itinerary. As a company, our philosophy is that we try to inform our clients about all aspects of the countries we visit. Our guided tour to Auschwitz and Birkenau is extremely moving and thought-provoking, but it is optional. You can choose instead to stay in Krakow for the whole day. (B) + Included Experiences – Guided tours of Auschwitz and Birkenau
DAY 4 – Return flight
Transfer to the airport for your return flight. (B)
Your options
Personalise your holiday
Traditional Polish food tour. From £56.
Our hand-picked hotels
As this is a single-centre tour, we stay at the same hand-picked hotel in Krakow for three nights, with breakfast.
Novotel Krakow Centrum,
Krakow HHHH Situated next to the banks of the Vistula and close to Wawel Royal Castle, this modern hotel has a bar, restaurant and fitness facilities, including an indoor swimming pool. All rooms are air-conditioned.
KEY
Arrive Depart
CZECH REPUBLIC
Auschwitz & Birkenau
POLAND
SLOVENIA
Krakow
Malta Uncovered
The Blue Grotto
2022
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2023
Your cruise includes
• Return flights from a selection of regional airports, plus all hotel transfers • Seven nights in four-star accommodation inclusive of all local taxes • A welcome drinks reception to meet your fellow travellers • The services of our experienced and insightful tour manager throughout
(B) Daily Breakfast, (D) 7 Dinners For departure dates, prices and flights, please call or visit our website.
YOUR EXPERIENCES • 3 guided tours including Valletta, Gozo and Città Vittoriosa • 5 visits including the Malta Experience,
Ggantija, Hagar Qim, Mdina, Rabat and Marsaxlokk • Enjoy a tasting of Maltese wines at a prestigious local vineyard
Surrounded by the azure Mediterranean and enjoying hot summers and mild winters, Malta is an idyllic year-round destination with an intriguing history. UNESCO-listed temples, Valletta’s Baroque architecture, Roman catacombs and stunning vistas of Dwejra Bay on the island of Gozo all wait to be discovered.
Your itinerary
DAY 1 – Arrival in Malta
Arrive at the airport for your flight to Malta from where you will be taken to your hotel. (D)
DAY 2 – Valletta
We have a guided walking tour Valletta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, originally built by the Knights of Saint John in 1565. At its heart is Saint John’s Co-Cathedral, a Baroque gem. We also visit the Malta Experience, which tells the story of the island. (B,D) + Included Experiences – Guided walking tour of Valletta and visit the Malta Experience
DAY 3 – Gozo
We take a ferry to explore this sleepy island and its capital. We then visit the largest and best preserved of the island’s prehistoric temple sites, Ggantija. (B,D) + Included Experiences – Guided tour of Gozo and visit to Ggantija
DAY 4 – Free day
A free day to spend as you wish – you may choose to relax at your hotel, but there’s also much to explore locally. (B,D)
DAY 5 – Rabat & Mdina
We walk through Rabat’s medieval streets to Saint Paul’s Catacombs, then visit the Wignacourt Museum, now a superb museum. Next we head to beautiful Mdina, one of the finest ancient walled cities in Europe. After lunch we visit the Rotunda of Mosta, a church with the third largest dome in the world. (B,D) + Included Experiences – Visit to Rabat, the Wignacourt Museum, Mdina and the Rotunda of Mosta
DAY 6 – Free morning & visit to a local vineyard
The morning is free to do as you wish. This afternoon we visit a prestigious wine estate near Mdina, the ancient capital. After a tour of their vineyard, we’ll enjoy a tasting of some of their superb wines. (B,D) + Included Experiences – Tour and tasting at a prestigious wine estate
DAY 7 – The Blue Grotto & Neolithic Temples
We drive to Malta’s rugged coast to see the Blue Grotto caves and phosphorescent colours. We continue to Hagar Qim, a UNESCO-listed megalithic temple and then stop at the pretty port of Marsaxlokk. We visit Città Vittoriosa and enjoy a walking tour of the fortified city. (B,D) + Included Experiences – See the Blue Grotto, Hagar Qim and Marsaxlokk. Guided walking tour of Città Vittoriosa
DAY 8 – Return flight
Transfer to the airport for our flight home. (B)
Our hand-picked hotels
As this is a single-centre tour, we stay at the same hand-picked hotel in the village of Mellieha for seven nights, with breakfast and dinner.
Maritim Antonine Hotel & Spa,
Mellieha HHHH
Dwejra BayGgantija VICTORIA
GOZO
KEY
Arrive Depart Melilieha
MALTA
VALLETTA
Malta Airport
Blue Grotto
