Poland, East Germany & World War Ii (RV) Tour

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrive in Warsaw, Poland

  Welcome to Warsaw! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions, and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Warsaw’s excellent restaurants.
• Day 2 : Warsaw

  Your Local Guide will tell you about the tormented, often tragic history of this important gateway city between East and West. See the medieval Stare Miasto (Old Quarter) with its market square and 14th-century CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN, the “wedding cake” Palace of Culture and Science, neoclassical Lazienki Palace, and the remnants of the Jewish ghetto. In the HISTORICAL MUSEUM a moving film shows the city before and after wartime destruction. An optional excursion to the Royal Castle is available.
• Day 3 : Warsaw - Krakow

  Start with a visit to the impressive WARSAW RISING MUSEUM before continuing to Krakow, for centuries the residence of Polish kings. Your sightseeing with a Local Guide in ancient Krakow features the Market Square, the 14th-century Jagiellonian University, and ST. MARY’S CHURCH. Take pictures of the impressive Wawel Royal Castle.
• Day 4 : Krakow

  This morning there is a chance to join an optional excursion to the Wieliczka salt mines. Then, enjoy [LF] a special guided visit to the OSKAR SCHINDLER FACTORY, made famous in the movie Schindler’s List. During your stroll through Kazimierz, the old Jewish quarter, visit a Synagogue. How about tonight’s optional Polish dinner and folklore show.
• Day 5 : Krakow - Auschwitz - Wroclaw

  Stop in Auschwitz and visit what is left of the CONCENTRATION CAMP, a chilling reminder of the Holocaust and the most notorious among the World War II concentration camps. Continue to Wroclaw, the historical capital of Silesia. This impressive city belonged over the ages to Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, Germany, and after 1945 to Poland. Hear about its turbulent history during your guided tour, and admire its highlights, such as the CATHEDRAL and the MARKET SQUARE with its fine patrician houses.
• Day 6 : Wroclaw - Dresden, Germany

  Cross the border and arrive in Dresden, former capital of Saxony. Badly damaged by Allied bombing in February 1945, the city has since been restored to its baroque splendor. During your guided walking tour, visit the Zwinger Palace COURTYARD to admire its impressive architecture; the magnificent baroque Semper Opera, originally built in 1841, once destroyed by fire, then destroyed by bombing, and finally restored in 1985; and the newly rebuilt Frauenkirche. Afterwards, [LF] a great dinner with wine and local specialties awaits you in Dresden’s well-known Am Pulverturm restaurant.
• Day 7 : Dresden - Torgau - Berlin

  Stop in Torgau. [LF] See the monument commemorating the meeting of US and Soviet forces during World War II, and hear about Joe Polowsky during your visit of the COURTYARD at magnificent Hartenfels Castle. Continue to Berlin, capital of reunited Germany. Sightseeing with a Local Guide in the once-divided metropolis includes the elegant Ku’damm, the restored Reichstag, Charlottenburg Palace, a picture stop at monumental Brandenburg Gate and the Holocaust Memorial, and the 210-foot Victory Column in the vast Tiergarten park. Visit the KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL CHURCH with its bomb-damaged tower, drive along Unter den Linden boulevard, and pass the State Opera House and Checkpoint Charlie.
• Day 8 : Berlin

  Morning at leisure with the chance to join an optional excursion to Potsdam. In the afternoon, [LF] experience first-hand Berlin’s underground world during a special guided visit of the UNTERWELTEN BUNKER, the public bunker system built during World War II.
• Day 9 : Berlin - Weimar

  In Weimar, follow your Tour Director for a pleasant walk through this pretty town. See the houses where great poets like Goethe and Schiller lived and the theater where the Weimar Constitution was drafted. In the afternoon, a special visit has been included to Buchenwald at the site of the former Buchenwald CONCENTRATION CAMP. Return to Weimar.
• Day 10 : Weimar - Nuremberg

  Arrive in Nuremberg and [LF] visit the MEMORIUM NUREMBERG TRIALS and ROOM 600 (if available), followed by visits to the impressive DOCUMENTATION CENTER and ZEPPELIN FIELD. In the afternoon, walk through the pedestrian area of the charming Old Town, known for children’s toys and gingerbread. Admire the impressive medieval ramparts; St. Sebald Church, painstakingly reconstructed as a monument to peace from the rubble of near-total wartime destruction; and the Schöner Brunnen, a 14th-century fountain dedicated to the Holy Roman Empire. It is said that it brings good luck to spin the two brass rings. [LF] Tonight, a special dinner to taste the traditional Nürnberger Bratwürste has been prepared for you at Bratwurst Röslein restaurant.
• Day 11 : Nuremberg - Dachau - Munich

  Visit the site of the former Dachau CONCENTRATION CAMP, which started out as a work camp for German dissidents. Then, continue to Munich, Bavaria’s capital. Explore MARIENPLATZ with the Old and New Town Halls, and the gothic Frauenkirche.
• Day 12 : At Leisure in Munich

  A full day at leisure to explore the city. An exciting optional excursion to Berchtesgaden, Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, is available. This evening, a farewell dinner has been prepared to say, “Auf Wiedersehen” to your travel companions and to share your feelings about this exciting and emotional encounter with World War II.
• Day 13 : Munich

  Your tour ends with breakfast this morning.

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• Warsaw, Poland, Europe

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