Kompas Escorted Tours 2020

042 K906 Warsaw to Vienna 9 days fromWarsaw to Krakow, Prague and Vienna Day 1, arrive Warsaw, Tuesday You will be met and transferred to your hotel. There’s time to relax before meeting your fellow travelers and Tour Director for a Welcome Dinner. (D) Day 2, in Warsaw, Wednesday The 700-year-old capital of Poland is a symbol of nationhood and the will to survive against great odds. A sightseeing tour here includes a drive along the famous Royal Route from grand Castle Square to Lazienki Park and Palace, summer residence of the last king of Poland. See the Palace of Science and Culture (known as a “wedding cake”), the Saxon Gardens, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Barbican. Then a walking tour shows you Old Town, Old Market Square, and St. John’s Cathedral. The rest of the day is free. You might want to attend an optional late afternoon Chopin concert. (B) Day 3, to Krakow, Thursday Journey to Czestochowa, known for the blackened picture of St. Mary in the Yasna Gora Monastery , popularly called the "Black Madonna." This afternoon tour haunting Auschwitz-Birkenau , the notorious World War II concentration camp. It is now on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. End the day in Krakow. (B, D) warsaw prague