Tatra + Pieniny Mountain Tour (8 days)
Poland, Tatra Mountains |
Poland, Zakopane |
Poland, Tatra Mountains |
Poland, Pieniny Mountains |
Poland, Pieniny Mountains |
Poland, Zakopane |
Poland, Tatra Mountains |
Poland, Tatra Mountains |
Poland, Tatra Mountains |
Poland, Pieniny Mountains |
Poland, Niedzica |
Poland, Warszawa |
Tatra National Park (Zakopane) Pieniny National Park (Niedzica) Warsaw
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The Tatra Mountain is a beautiful section of the Carpathian mountain range and the only one of Alpine character in central Europe. Situated on the border between Poland and Slovakia has a wide variety of flora and fauna. The highest peak in the Polish Tatras is Rysy (2499 m) and there are dozens of others rising to over 2000 m. The most interesting part and the most frequented by tourists is: Morskie Oko Lake, Kasprowy Wierch, Koscieliska, Chocholowska and Five Ponds Valley. The whole Polish Tatras area constitutes the Tatra National Park (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve).
Pieniny is the mountain range situated in southern Poland and northern Slovakia. Characterized by a variety of limestones builds picturesque, vertical and white rocky walls along the Dunajec River with the highest peak of Three Crowns (982 m). The most beautiful part of the mountain range with a unique landscape and many natural features is protected by the Pieniny National Park. The main attraction of this region is the rafting down the Dunajec River and walks up to Sokolica and Three Crowns summits.
1
Saturday
Arrival to Warsaw; welcome dinner.
2
Sunday
Transfer from Warsaw to Zakopane, the highest situated town in Poland; walk to Bialy Potok Valley; traditional regional dinner accompanied by folklore music; evening walk along Krupowki walkway, the main tourist attraction in Zakopane.
3
Monday 
Trip to Koscieliska Valley, walk to Mrozna Cave and Krakow Ravine with Dragon's Hole; dinner in Zakopane.
4
Tuesday
Trip to Kasprowy Wierch by cable car, to admire beautiful panoramas of high mountains in the Tatra National Park (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) from 1957 metres over the sea level, walk down the slope to Polana Gasienicowa, passing by the Black Lake; stop in Murowaniec mountain hostel; walk down the slope to Zakopane; regional dinner accompanied by folklore music.
5
Wednesday
Trip to Polana Palenica, transfer by horse carriages to Morskie Oko, walk through Swistowka to the Five Ponds Valley; walk to picturesque waterfall Siklawica and down the valley to Polana Palenica; dinner in Zakopane.
6
Thursday
Trip to the Pieniny National Park, slow easy walk to climb the highest summit in the mountain range - Three Crowns offering a splendid 360° panoramic view around; walk to Sokolica, the second biggest peak with a very high vertical rocky wall dominating over Dunajec River; dinner.
7
Friday
Visit to Niedzica Castle; gentle rafting on Dunajec River to Szczawnica through the breakthrough in the Pieniny National Park where very high and steep rocky walls are dominating over the river, breathtaking view and a chance to see Three Crowns and Sokolica from the other perspective; transfer back to Warsaw; dinner.
8
Saturday
Warsaw Free time to relax or for shopping. At stated hour departure to the airport.
Please note: due to ex. bad weather conditions or temporary closed tracks a programme of this tour might be partially changed.
If it is more convenient for you to start and finish this trip in Krakow it is also possible.
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- Transfer to/from the airport
- Transportation during the trip
- 7 nights in double rooms: 6 nights in 2* hotels (2 in Warsaw, 4 in Zakopane) and 1 night in a heritage hotel in Pieniny Mountain
- 7 x Half Board (breakfast and dinner): the first meal is a dinner on the day of arrival, the last meal is a breakfast on the day of departure
- English speaking guide
- All fees and entrances