Krakow in Depth

(5 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Krakow with Auschwitz & Wieliczka Salt Mine

Experience the best of Poland's beautiful cultural capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site on this exclusive private luxury tour of Krakow. Explore the unusual royal, Jewish, academic and Communist histories that overlap in multi-faceted sites around the town.

Tour the beautiful Old Town, including the Wawel, the hilltop royal castle and cathedral. Visit churches decorated with stunning Art Nouveau interiors, see Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine painting at the Czartoryski Museum, explore the best boutiques around Florianska Street, relax in the outdoor cafes in the vast Market Square, and visit the Rynek Underground museum to explore the city's past. Also, tour Kazimierz, the old Jewish district, to see historic synagogues with beautiful stained glass and decorated interiors as well as the old Jewish cemetery and quiet backstreets. Other options include touring the former Jewish Ghetto and the Oskar Schindler Factory, immortalized in the film Schindler's List. One evening, enjoy a concert of music by Polish composers.

One day, take an excursion to Auschwitz to see one of the most notorious sites of Nazi Germany's genocidal program.

Another day, tour Wieliczka Salt Mine. A unique UNESCO World Heritage Site, the mine has been in use for 700 years and is filled with sculptures, friezes and chapels that miners have carved from salt.  For those interested, this tour can be extended and made one day longer to include a full-day private excursion to Zakopane. 

From Krakow, Artisans of Leisure can also arrange excursions, upon request, to the painted village of Zalipie; Tyniec Abbey; Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, a Catholic pilgrimage route and UNESCO World Heritage Site; sites related to the Young Poland movement, such as the Stanislaw Wyspianski Museum and House of Jozef Mehoffer; and rafting down the scenic Dunajec River Gorge.

Other special activities we arrange in Poland include meeting with Jewish scholars and tours of Jewish institutes; Polish cooking classes; and researching family history and genealogy.

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All Artisans of Leisure tours are private and depart daily.

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