The Wawel Royal Castle Tour (Up to 4    hours)

Krakow is the city of legends and historical facts, city of poets and painters, philosophers and ordinary people, city of science and work. Even the only one, short visit leaves travelers thousands of memories and opportunities to stop for a while, look at the place, to meditate. There is so many things worth getting know in here: monuments, which are living witnesses of passing days, charming narrow streets and cafeterias, plumy artistic life and magic atmosphere, sometimes fulfilled with events, sometimes lazy, always unique.
The tour begins with a short walk along the streets of the Old Town; on the way you will have the opportunity to see the oldest building of the Jagiellonian University – Collegium Maius, with its beautiful courtyard. Then, following Saint Ann Street, you will get to the heart of Krakow called the Main Market Square. You will see the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), a place where you can buy local handicraft on one of the stalls. One of the most important destinations of this trip is Saint Mary’s Basilica with the magnificent medieval altar by Wit Stwosz. During this trip you will visit Wawel Hill, the royal residence and necropolis of Polish Kings.

The tour is operated on the following dates available:

12.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

The tour includes the sightseeing of:
• Nowa Huta - a town that was built for socialism, founded in 1949 and centered on Poland's first integrated steelworks;
• Former Jewish District Kazimierz,
• Old City of Krakow – walk

13.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

The tour includes:
• Sightseeing of the former Jewish district and the Old Town with the Wawel Castle

14.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

The tour includes:
• Sightseeing of the former Jewish district and the Old Town with the Wawel Castle

15.10.2011
 
8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

The tour includes:
• Sightseeing of the former Jewish district and the Old Town with the Wawel Castle

 Price: 160 PLN (incl. VAT)

                                                                                                                                                             

 

 

 

             

     

Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour (Up tp 4 hours)

Legend says that the salt mines in Wieliczka were the part of the dowry of the Hungarian princess, Kinga, when she wed Boleslaw the Shy over 700 years ago, making the Wieliczka Salt Mine one of the oldest in all of Europe. Over the centuries, devout, and superstitious, miners have carved fabulous figures, monuments and altarpieces out of its salt walls. These amazing works of art, in addition to the mine's historical importance, have earned the Wieliczka Salt Mine a place on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. Our route through the mine leads you through galleries and chambers on three levels, from 64 to 135 meters below the ground, including the unique and richly ornamented Chapel of the Blessed Kinga. The route is 2.5 km long and you have to walk down 400 steps in total. The last stop in the mine is the souvenir shop and the snack bar. From here, a lift carries you back to the surface.

The tour is operated on the following dates available:

12.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

13.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

14.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

15.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

Afternoon tour:

12.10.2011

2.30 pm First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
4.05 pm Last pick up point: Novotel Centrum, Tadeusza Kościuszki 5 Street (departure for the trip)

13.10.2011
 
2.30 pm First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
4.05 pm Last pick up point: Novotel Centrum, Tadeusza Kościuszki 5 Street (departure for the trip)


14.10.2011

2.30 pm First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
4.05 pm Last pick up point: Novotel Centrum, Tadeusza Kościuszki 5 Street (departure for the trip)

15.10.2011

2.30 pm First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
4.05 pm Last pick up point: Novotel Centrum, Tadeusza Kościuszki 5 Street (departure for the trip)


Price: 160 PLN (incl. VAT)

 

 

 

 

     

Sightseeing of Auschwitz Birkenau Camp (Up to 6 hours)

All over the world, Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror, genocide, and the Holocaust. It was established by the Nazis in the suburbs of the city of Oswiecim which, like other parts of Poland, was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War. The name of the city of Oswiecim was changed to Auschwitz, which became the name of the camp as well. June 14, 1940, when the first transport of Polish political prisoner deportees arrived in Auschwitz, is regarded as the date when it began to function. Over the following years, the camp was expanded and consisted of three main parts: Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and Auschwitz III-Monowitz. It also had over 40 sub-camps. At first, Poles were imprisoned and died in the camp. Afterwards, Soviet prisoners of war, Gypsies, and prisoners of other nationalities were also incarcerated there. Beginning in 1942, the camp became the site of the greatest mass murder in the history of humanity, which was committed against the European Jews as part of Hitler's plan for the complete destruction of that people.  The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.

The tour is operated on the following dates available:

12.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)


13.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)


14.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

15.10.2011

8.20 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
9.30 am Last pick up point: Hotel Sheraton, Powiśle 7 Street (departure for the trip)

Afternoon tour:

12.10.2011

12.15 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
1.30 pm Last pick up point: Novotel Centrum, Tadeusza Kościuszki 5 Street (departure for the trip)

13.10.2011

12.15 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
1.30 pm Last pick up point: Novotel Centrum, Tadeusza Kościuszki 5 Street (departure for the trip)

14.10.2011

12.15 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
1.30 pm Last pick up point: Novotel Centrum, Tadeusza Kościuszki 5 Street (departure for the trip)

15.10.2011

12.15 am First pick up point: NCK conference venue, Aleja Jana Pawła II 232
1.30 pm Last pick up point: Novotel Centrum, Tadeusza Kościuszki 5 Street (departure for the trip)

 

Price 160 PLN (incl. VAT)

 

 

 

 

   

Rynek Underground Permanent Exhibition

Rynek underground permanent exhibition is an amazing place which has proven to be very popular with tourists. In order to experience its uniqueness, one has to go underground. It displays ruins from the original Cloth Hall with other items such as coins, pieces of clothing , ornaments,  the oldest brick constructions of trading buildings, as well as stone paths with grooves worn by the wheels of wagons. The visitors are offered with a tour along  the underground vaults, during which they  are presented with relicts and items which prove close connections between Middle Age Cracow and other Middle Age European cities. Everyone who decides to visit this place will be  enchanted by the way it reflects the  atmosphere and reality of Kraków in the Middle Ages.


The tour is operated on two dates available:

13.10..2011 at 3.00 pm (details to be confirmed)
15.10.2011 at 2.00 pm (details to be confirmed)


Price 120 PLN (incl. VAT)

 

 

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    photo by Wojciech Schab