Winter Adventure in Krakow & Zakopane 

Day Three: Wieliczka Salt Mine

This morning, we transfer from Krakow to Wieliczka - the most beautiful and oldest operating salt mine in the world (UNESCO World Heritage Site). For over 700 years, it was a source of Polish fortune and a physical fundament of culture. Today, Wieliczka is the most visited Polish tourist site with magnificent chapels, charming underground lakes and original tools and equipment. During this tour, we see a number of excavated chambers on three levels, adorned with beautiful sculptures made of salt as well as a salt museum. We enjoy lunch in an underground restaurant, where we experience the true flavour of the mine. We transfer back to Krakow and enjoy rest of the day with free time at leisure.

• Breakfast & Lunch Included

Day Four: Krakow Free Day

Today we can take the day at our own pace. After breakfast we can relax at the hotel or explore the city. Optional private tour to Auschwitz. All over the world, Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror, genocide and the Holocaust. It was established by the Nazis in 1940, in the suburbs of the city of Oswiecim (Auschwitz in German) which, like other parts of Poland, was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War. Price: 55 EUR (payable in cash), group minimum size: 2

• Breakfast Included

Day Five: Zakopane Walking Tour & Gubalowka Hill

We wake up to breakfast at the hotel before we transferring to Zakopane. Here, we join a guided walking tour (3 hr) of the charming village and winter scenery. Breathtaking mountain views, unique folklore, delicious regional cuisine, hospitable people all await us there. This picturesque town lies at the foot of the Tatras Mountains and the Tatra National Park (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve). We begin with a stroll along Krupowki Street – one of the best-known Polish promenades, attracting visitors from all over the world with dozens of shops and souvenir stalls, regional arts and crafts.

Day Six: Chocholow Thermal Baths

Today we visit the Chocholow Thermal Baths - one of the largest in Poland that uses the resources of thermal waters. There are 30 pools in the thermal baths with 3,000 square meters of water surface. There are outdoor recreational pools, a jacuzzi, a steam bath, as well as an indoor pool with designated swimming lanes. The Chocholow Thermal Baths also have a SPA zone with a wide range of treatments and the largest saunarium in Podhale. We can choose from a classic dry sauna, a bio sauna with juniper, a 'Goralska Chata' (the Highlander Hut), an infrared sauna and a glass Finnish sauna with a view of the High Tatras Mountains. There are steam baths, including one aromatic, and a salt cave and salt room with cascading water.

Day Seven: Eye of the Sea Lake Walk

Today we have a full day trip to Eye of the Sea 'Morskie Oko' lake. After breakfast, we transfer to Palenica Białczanska, where we enjoy an easy hike up to the lake. We follow one of most beautiful paths in Zakopane. Situated 1,395 meters above sea level, Morskie Oko features crystal-clear water, allowing visitors to see up to great depths from the surface. The lake was originally called Rybie Jezioro, or 'Fish Lake' in English, due to the high amount of fish in the lake. Nowadays, visitors are still able to see the trouts that inhabit the lake! We can admire the beautiful landscapes, stop at the waterfalls and taste oscypek in one of the shepherd’s huts. We take some time to relax and have time for lunch before we head back to the town. In the evening, we gather for our farewell dinner at the hotel restaurant - Karczma Sabala.

• Breakfast & Dinner Included

Day Eight: Departure Day

After breakfast, we’ll transfer to Krakow airport for our return flight home.

• Breakfast Included