Cracow – Warsaw

Individual arrival in Cracow.

Welcome briefing and handover of travel documents at the starting hotel in Cracow. Collect your first impressions during a 3-hour city tour through the historic Old Town. Marvel at the huge market square, one of the most beautiful squares in Europe, surrounded by restored patrician houses, the town hall tower and the small Romanesque church of St. Adalbert. Krakow's landmarks are the Cloth Halls (so-called Sukiennice) in the centre of the square, as well as the famous Gothic St Mary's Church, from whose tower the Tower Song is heard daily. Inside the Church of Our Lady is the most beautiful jewel of all the churches in Kraków: the Altar of Our Lady by Veit Stoss. After lunch, short transfer to Niepołomice. In the afternoon cycle tour through the primeval forest to Nowe Brzesko. Dinner and overnight stay near Hebdów or in Niepołomice.

Today you cycle from Nowe Brzesko through the countryside, where life goes slowly. You can enjoy a picnic on the riverside and observe wide range of the bird species. In the afternoon cycling through small villages to Zalipie where you can visit the Museum of the painted houses. During a coffee and cake break you have a meeting with a local artist (painter). Finally a bus transfer to Baranów Sandomierski where the castle complex represents the Renaissance architecture in Poland and thanks to its rectangular inner courtyard beautifully ornamented with bas-reliefs is called "little Wawel". Dinner in the castle. In the evening, a stroll through a beautiful park complex.

After breakfast you can visit the Castle in Baranów Sandomierski. Afterwards you cycle along the Vistula River to Sandomierz, one of Poland's oldest cities which was built like Rome on seven hills. Sandomierz is situated in a vineyard. You can visit a ttraditional winegrower or take part at a sightseeing tour in Sanomierz (optional).

After breakfast you cycle through small villages along the Vistula River to Annopol. On the way you can relax on the Vistula banks. Interesting observations of nature are possible thanks to many nature birds wildlife sanctuaries. In the afternoon you continue by bike through fields towards Piotrawin or Józefów. The hotel is located near the Vistula River.

Today we cycle along the river to Kazimierz Dolny. The path leads through orchards and flowering gardens. In the afternoon you can visit the beautiful small town. In the 17th and 18th centuries Kazimierz was an important Vistula port for the export of Polish grain. Today the many warehouses are still used as guesthouses or hotels. Kazimierz is a former Stetl, a Jewish town.

After breakfast, bus transfer to Góra Kalwaria. The "Little Jerusalem" is an ideal starting point for today's cycling tour. In the afternoon, follow the Vistula to Wilanów, the summer residence of King Jan III Sobieski, and Warsaw to the hotel. Optional one-hour guided city walk through the lively Old Town with farewell dinner in a nice restaurant in the Old Town.

After breakfast departure home or individual additional stay in Warsaw.