Cracow Region
Mountains of the Cracow Region: Beskid - Pieniny - Tatras
Schedule
Day 1Cracow
Arrival in Cracow. Transfer to hotel. In the evening, a stroll around the beautifully illuminated Main Square and dinner at one of the many restaurants. Return to hotel. Overnight stay.
Day 2 Cracow
Breakfast. Sightseeing in Cracow’s Old Town: a visit to Wawel Hill (the castle courtyard and the Cathedral), a stroll along the Royal Way, Collegium Maius, and St. Mary’s Church with the altar by Veit Stoss. Time for shopping in the Main Square. Evening in Kazimierz. A stroll around the streets of this historical district and dinner at a restaurant serving Jewish cuisine, accompanied by a concert of klezmer music. Return to hotel. Overnight stay.
Day 3 Cracow - Wieliczka - Krynica
Breakfast. Departure for Wieliczka. A tour of the salt mine, where sights include underground chapels and caves. Drive to Krynica Zdrój in the Beskid Sądecki range, with incredible scenery, a special sub-alpine climate and original 19th-century architecture. Lunch en route. Arrival at the hotel. Leisure time. Overnight stay.
Day 4 Krynica - Kamianna - Krynica
Breakfast. Drive to Kamianna. Tour of the open-air beekeeping museum and honey tasting. Return to Krynica. Discovering the charms of the health resort. A stroll around the Spa Park and a visit to the pump room. A tour of the Nikifor Museum in Romanówka Villa, displaying the most valuable work of the primitivist painter. A cable car ride to Jaworzyna Krynicka. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight stay.

Pieniny mountains
Day 5 Krynica - Szczawnica - Niedzica - Zakopane
Breakfast. Departure for Sromowce, the starting point of a raft trip down the River Dunajec to Szczawnica, amidst the picturesque scenery of the Pieniny Mountains. A tour of the castle in Niedzica, then on to Zakopane at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. Arrival at hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.

Niedzica Castle
Day 6 Zakopane
Breakfast. Drive to Kościeliska Valley. A stroll around the Tatra National Park. Return to the hotel. Sightseeing in Zakopane. Free time for shopping on Krupówki, the main street, where souvenirs and the famous oscypek cheese are available. Dinner at an inn. Overnight stay.
Day 7 Zakopane - Cracow
Breakfast. Departure for Balice Airport via the village of Chochołów, a living open-air museum of wooden architecture.
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