Krakow Christmas Market 2021

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Krakow's 13th century Market Square with its majestic Cloth Hall and towering St Mary's Basilica, provides the perfect backdrop to this most traditional of Christmas Markets.

The wooden stalls with their twinkling fairy lights have plenty to tempt Christmas shoppers. Look out for hand painted glass baubles, traditional Boleslawiec pottery tree decorations with their distinctive blue and white designs, pine wreaths and gingerbread in all shapes and sizes.

This tour also takes to to the charming villages in the impressvie Tatras region of Southern Poland -a majestic mountain range, the highest in the Carpathian Mountains with pretty wooden timbre villages.

You also have option to include a visit to the subterraan salt mines in Wieliczka.

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What we love

A Christmas market set in Krakow's 13th century Market Square where delicious edible treats, from dumplings and grilled oscypek (sheep cheese served hot with cranberry jelly) to gingerbread and warm and spicy Galician mulled wine, tempt at every turn. And a night in Zakopane, Poland's snowy 'winter capital' nestled at the foot of the Tatra mountains.

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Experiences you will treasure

Shopping for hand painted glass baubles, traditional Boleslawiec pottery tree decorations with their distinctive blue and white designs, pine wreaths and gingerbread in all shapes and sizes in Krakow's Christmas Market. (You can read more about these traditional decorations on our blog)

Discovering uniquely Polish seasonal traditions, including the Christmas crib contest. Held in the city each December since the 19th century, the decorated nativity cribs, some of which reach two meters in height, are taken in procession to the Historical Museum where they are put on public display.

A spectacular Gubalowska cable car ride over Tatra Mountains

Visiting a traditional wooden 'goralskie chaty' house, built by the Polish highlanders, in the picturesque town of Chocholow

Exploring Zakopane, Poland's historic winter capital nestled at the foot of the snow-capped Tatra Mountains

The option to visit Poland's most important sites - the Wielicka Salt Mine and Auschwitz Birkenau

Tatra Moutains Short break to Krakow for Christmas Market 2021

Poland's 'winter capital', Zakopane is located at the foot of the spectacular Tatra Mountains and no visit here is complete without a trip up into the peaks and no visit here is complete without a trip up into the peaks. We will take a funicular to Gubałówka (1129 metres at the highest point), which offers panoramic views of the mountain range.

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What's included in your holiday

Return flights from Gatwick Airport
3 nights B&B 4* Pod Roza Hotel in Krakow
1 nigths B&B 4* Hotel Radisson Blu
Night and day guided tour of Krakow with a local guide
Visit to Christmas Market in Krakow
Visit to Chocholow
Visit to Zakopane in the Tantra Moutains
Cable car ride in Gubalowska
Group dinner on arrival
Services of an ECT Tour Manager
All coach transfers from arrival
Travel disruption insurance

Optional visits while in Krakow:
Optioinal visit to Wielicka Salt Mine (additional cost)
Optional visit to Auschwitz Birkenau (additional cost)

Optional experiences while in Tantra Moutains:
Optional 2 hour Horse ride with fire in the Tantra Moutains or
1 hour sleigh ride (1 sleigh holds 4 poeple) with trational sausages, traditonal'Bigos (tea with alcohol) accompanied by a live band ( additional cost)

krakow short break Christmas Market Holiday 2021

Itinerary - what you will do when

Day 1
AM: Meet Tour Manager at the gate at Gatwick airport.
Afternoon arrival at Krakow Airport – Transfer to hotel,4 star Pod Roza Hotel in Krakow
City walking tour of Krakow at nigth with local guide.
Group dinner at hotel

Day 2
Local guidecity walking tour of Krakow in the day. Rest of the day at leisure or

Optional PM visit to Wielicka Salt Mine -at an additional cost

Rest of evening at leisure.

Day 3
Free full day to enjoy Krakow and the Christmas markets

Or optional day visit to Auschwitz Birkenau
Evening at leisure.

Day 4
Check out and pick up group at hotel with a local guide and travel by coach to Zakopane & the High Tatras Mountains.

Enroute stop at Chocholow where we will visit a traditional artist's house and enjoy a cable car ride in Gubalowska
Lunch at leisure in Zakopane
Visit to Zakopane cemetery and wooden church

Check in to 4 Hotel Radisson Blu

Optional evening 2h Horse ride with fire and - additional charge
1h sleigh ride (1 sleigh = 4 people), 1.5h fire place with sausages, traditional ‘Bigos’, tea with alcohol + live highlanders band.

Group dinner at hotel.

Day 5
AM: Free time until coach transfer from hotel to airport and flight back to UK.
End of Tour

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Before you book

Please read our Booking Conditions, Covid-19 Additional Terms and Information and our commitment to your welfare.
This tour requires a minimum of 10 passenger refer to point 7 in our booking conditions
Mobility: this tour is generally suitable for most, if you are concerned or have specific issues please let us know ahead of booking
Please ensure you have a valid passport (at least six months from the date of travel) and visa (if travelling on a non-EU passport)
Travel insurance is required, please check you have adequate cover for COVID-19 related issues