Having visiting Krakow a few years ago, we chose this trip to explore more of
Poland. The itinerary is busy with some long travel days, but all run
efficiently. We visited museums, Old Towns, Palaces, a Salt Mine and
Auschwitz, learned about Poland's history, sampled local cuisine and mingled
among Polish tourists in the resort town of Zakopane while enjoying the views
of the Tatra Mountains. We enjoyed our free time in Krakow to explore the
Old Town. The location of the hotels in Gdansk, Wroclaw and Krakow is far
from each city's Old Town(20-35 min walk). As this was a new itinerary for
2017, hopefully, the Exodus Team will reevaluate the hotel locations and
choose hotels closer to each city's Old Town. Although dinners were not
included, our guide recommended restaurants each night, reserved table for
group and joined us for dinner. Some chose to eat elsewhere but we enjoyed
each of these restaurants, usually just having a starter for dinner as
lunches were big. We had a chance to try a lot of different foods even just
eating starters or soups. We appreciated having Jerzy joined us for dinners.
Often on tours, guide doesn't join group for dinner if it isn't an
'included' dinner. Overall an efficient tour around Poland.
After 5 busy days of exploration, history and culture, wandering through the
busy pedestrian streets and outdoor market of Zakopane was delightful. The
Polish resort town in the mountains was buzzing as many locals were still
enjoying beautiful weekend weather. A funicular took us up a mountain for
views across the valley to the Tatra Mountains where we tried the
Highlander's tea and enjoyed the company of our friends who traveled with us
and Jerzy.
Jerzy was an excellent guide. He was well organized and kept us informed of
activities and schedule each day. He shared his knowledge of Poland's
history and culture throughout including personal stories. Each evening he
had booked a table at a local restaurant for group(although dinners were not
included) and joined us. We appreciated him joining for dinners as often
guides don't if dinners aren't included in tour. He always recommended
regional dishes to try at each restaurant. His extensive travel allowed him
to relate well with guest from different countries(our group was from UK, USA
and Australia).
Arrive a day or two early to explore Warsaw and adjust to time zone so you
can fully enjoy the group tour from the beginning as it is busy with long
days.
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