8-Day Guided Tour of Wroclaw Dresden and Prague from Wroclaw
This one-week-tour offers you an unique opportunity to discover the fascinating cultural triangle of 3 different European provinces: Silesia, Saxony and Bohemia. During this time you will, you will not only explore the remarkable heritage of polish Wroclaw, german Dresden - the pearl of European baroque, reborn from the ashes, and the Czech Prague with eventful history, precious architecture and delicious beer, but also enjoy less known but equally beautiful places. In Poland they are Swidnica with the spectacular largest wooden church in Europe and Boleslawiec with unique Polish pottery production. In Germany the city of Meissen with the first porcelain manufacture in the old continent and stunning Königstein Fortress surrounded by the magical landscapes of Swiss Saxony. In Czechia Kutna Hora, a former silver mining center and the macabre Sedlec Ossuary, a chapel decorated by 40 000 human bones. This makes it a great option for an unforgettable week in Central Europe.
ItineraryDay 1: WroclawPass By: Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Lower Silesia Province, Southern Poland
After picking you up from the Wroclaw airport, we will go to the hotel to check in. Free time to explore the city.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in 3* or 4* Hotel
Day 2: WroclawStop At: Rynek of Wroclaw, Wroclaw 11-400 Poland
After having breakfast at the hotel, we will start touring the capital of the Lower Silesian province. The city of Wroclaw, has more than 1,000 years of history mixing the cultural legacies of various Central European nations. We will start our walk in the Rynek - the Market Square.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Wroclaw Town Hall, Sukiennice 14/15, Wroclaw 50-029 Poland
We will observe the characteristically colored buildings of the historic center and the medieval streets passing by other emblematic buildings of the city,
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Wroclaw University, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, Wroclaw 50-137 Poland
Strolling through the medieval streets we will come across the university campus, where the main assembly hall is a striking example of beautiful baroque architecture from the Hapsburg times.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Market Hall (Hala Targowa), ul. Piaskowa 17, Wroclaw 50-158 Poland
Continue to explore the Market Hall built between 1906-08. The Hall was renowned for its then-innovative application of reinforced concrete trusses, which was unique in Europe at the time. Time for a coffee break and toilets.
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Ostrow Tumski - (Cathedral Island), Ostrow Tumski, Wroclaw Poland
Arriving at the banks of the Oder river, we will admire numerous bridges enjoying the walk through the Venice of Polish. Our tour will end on the island of Ostrów Tumski, in front of the imposing Gothic facade of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Church of Peace, Swidnica (Kosciol Pokoju w Swidnicy), pl. Pokoju 6, Swidnica 58-100 Poland
In the afternoon we will have two options. You can stay in Wroclaw to continue exploring the city on our own, or take an excursion to The Church of Peace in Świdnica (not included). In this case, we will visit the temple, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, which is considered the largest wooden church in Central Europe.
(Additional cost 50 euros per person, minimum 2 people)
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Accommodation in 3* or 4* Hotel
Day 3: Wroclaw - Boleslawiec - Zgorzelec / Görlitz - DresdenStop At: Boleslawiec, Boleslawiec, Lower Silesia Province, Southern Poland
We will have breakfast at the hotel and leave Wroclaw to head to the city of Boleslawiec, known for the manufacture of typical artisan pottery. After passing through its historic center to see the most representative places
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Manufaktura w Boleslawcu, Ul. Gdanska 30, Boleslawiec 59-700 Poland
we will see the processes of making clay and admire carvings with colors, spectacular designs, and the agility of the manual work of the decorators. After this visit, you will have time to go shopping.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: 59-900 Zgorzelec, Poland
Then we will head to the Polish-German border town Zgorzelec / Görlitz. Divided between two countries by the Neiße River after the Second World War, it remains today an excellent symbol of the cooperation of a united Europe. We will walk across the border bridge on the Polish shore.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Gorlitz, Gorlitz, Saxony
Then we will be entering the old town on the German side of the city to explore the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, the New Town Hall, and the Old Town Hall with its characteristic tower, along with several other watchtowers of the old walls.
Duration: 3 hours
Pass By: Dresden, Dresden, Saxony
In the afternoon we will return to the road to our next destination: Dresden.
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Accommodation in 3* or 4* Hotel
Day 4: DresdenStop At: Dresden, Dresden, Saxony
After breakfast we will leave the hotel to discover Dresden, the Saxon capital also called Florence on the Elbe.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Semper Opera House (Semperoper), Theaterplatz 2, 01067 Dresden, Saxony Germany
We will start in front of the famous Semper Opera.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The Dresden Zwinger, Theaterplatz 1 Ostra-Allee, 01067 Dresden, Saxony Germany
Than we approach the Zwinger Palace, known worldwide for being an authentic jewel of the Baroque.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Dresden Castle, Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany
In addition, we will admire the Dresden Palace, which houses the treasures of the Saxon monarchy and the Hofkirche Cathedral, the largest religious construction in the entire state and built with sandstone.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Procession of Princes, Augustusstrasse, 01067 Dresden, Saxony Germany
Next, we will contemplate the mural of the Parade of Princes, made up of 24,000 tiles and considered one of the largest in the world.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Frauenkirche Dresden, Georg-Treu-Platz 3 Eingang G der Frauenkirche, 01067 Dresden, Saxony Germany
We will finish in front of the emblematic Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche), a clear example of the reconstruction of the city after the devastating conflict that was the Second World War.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Meissen Porzellan Manufaktur & Museum, D-01662 Meissen, Germany Talstr. 9 Esquina, 01662 Meissen, Saxony Germany
In the afternoon you will have two options. We can stay in Dresden to freely explore the city and visit one of the beautiful Dresden museums or take an excursion to the city of Meissen to visit the current porcelain factory (not included in the price) with some time to shop.
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Meissen, Meissen, Saxony
After the visit you will have some time to walk the medieval streets of Meissen and enjoy the majestic Albrechtsburg Castle, where the first European porcelain production began in 1710.
(Additional cost 50 euros per person, minimum 2 people)
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Accommodation in 3* or 4* Hotel
Day 5: Dresden - Königstein Fortress - Lidice - PragueStop At: Koenigstein Fortress, Festung 1 Patrouillenweg, 01824 Koenigstein, Saxony Germany
We will gather strength with breakfast at the hotel and we will head towards the impressive Königstein Fortress through the scenic landscapes of the Saxon Switzerland region. Situated at the top of a mountain the fortification offers spectacular views over the Elbe river and the rest of the valley. Once at the top we will contemplate enormous walls made of sandstone and we will learn about the history of this place, nicknamed the “Saxon Bastille”, due to the function of a prison that it exercised over the centuries.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Lidice Memorial, Tokajicka 152, Lidice 273 54 Czech Republic
We will then head to Lidice in the Czech Republic. There we will visit a town almost completely destroyed during World War II by Nazi troops in retaliation for the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Hendrich. Visiting the memorial dedicated to the massacre victims we will learn more about the heroic Operation Andropoid, which ended the life of the "Prague Butcher," and main architect of the Holocaust.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: Prague, Prague, Bohemia
In the afternoon we will turn to our next destination: Prague.
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Accommodation in 3* or 4* Hotel
Day 6: PragueStop At: Prague, Prague, Bohemia
After breakfast we will start the guided walk through the historical center of Prague.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Prague National Theater Opera, Wilsonova, 4/101, Prague Czech Republic
During the tour we will pass by the National Museum, the State Opera, Wenceslas Square, and the Powder Tower.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Staromestske namesti, StaromEstske nam. Stare Mesto, Prague 110 00 Czech Republic
Arriving at the Old Town Square, the Jewel of Prague, we will see the Old Town Hall and its Astronomical Clock, the Monument of Jan Hus and the Church of Our Lady of Tyn.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Josefov, Prague 110 00 Czech Republic
Continuing the route we will enter the Jewish Quarter, we will pass by some of the synagogues and learn the legend about Golem and the interesting facts of the life of Franz Kafka. In the afternoon we will have free time to explore the rich Czech gastronomy industry with its many breweries.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Stop At: Charles Bridge, Karluv Most, Prague 11000 Czech Republic
Our penultimate night together we will spend a special way - enjoying a gastronomic menu on board one of the most beautiful ships that sails the Vltava River during the night cruise. (Included)
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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• Dinner: Menu on board one of the most beautiful ships that sails the Vltava River during the night cruise. (buffet)
Accommodation included: Accommodation in 3* or 4* Hotel
Day 7: Prague - Kutna Hora - Duszniki Zdroj - Wroclaw Stop At: Kutna Hora, Kutna Hora, Central Bohemian Region, Bohemia
Our penultimate day together will begin with a breakfast at the hotel, and then leaving for the ancient mining town of Kutna Hora, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Once in the city we will visit its pleasant historic center and visit the Gothic Cathedral of Santa Barbara.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: The Cemetery Church of All Saints with the Ossuary, Zamecka, Kutna Hora 284 03 Czech Republic
Continue to the Sedlec Ossuary adorned with nearly 40,000 human skeletons of victims of the Black Death.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Muzeum Papiernictwa, ul. Klodzka 42, Duszniki Zdroj 57-340 Poland
Then we will head to the thermal city of Duszniki Zdroj in Poland where we will visit the Paper Museum, which is located in an original 17th century paper mill. From there we will depart for Wroclaw.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Lower Silesia Province, Southern Poland
Arrival to Wroclaw
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Accommodation in 3* or 4* Hotel
Day 8: WroclawPass By: Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Lower Silesia Province, Southern Poland
Our last day together will begin with breakfast at the hotel, and then we will accompany you to the Wroclaw airport to finish the circuit.
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Infant seats available"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 44 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Hora de Inicio:
07:00 AM
Duración: 8 Days
Lugar de comienzo: Traveler pickup is offered
Please send us all your flight details to arrange the pick up. The tour can be done arriving to Wroclaw (WRO) on Friday or on Saturday
Airports- Wrocław Nicolaus Copernicus Airport, Graniczna 190, 54-530 Wrocław, Poland
Cancelaciones y devoluciones:
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
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