Czarna Hancza Kayak Tour (8 days)
Poland, Czarna Hancza |
Poland, Paniewo |
Poland, Czarna Hancza |
Poland, Czarna Hancza |
Poland – Augustow Canal |
Poland – Stork |
Poland, Wigry – Monastery |
Poland, Wysoki Most |
Poland, Fracki |
Poland, Czarna Hancza |
Poland, Wigry – Narrow-gauge railway |
Poland, Warszawa |
Wigry Wysoki Most Fracki Jalowy Rog Plaska Wigry National Park Warsaw
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The Czarna Hancza River is one of the most popular kayak route in the northeastern Poland. It has about 90 kilometres and begins on Wigry Lake to end at Augustow. The major part of the route leads through the Augustow Forest, while its last section includes the historical Augustow Canal waterway, linking many lakes. During our tour we would make 68 km discovering the most beautiful parts of the route.
1
Saturday
Arrival to Warsaw; welcome dinner.
2
Sunday
Transfer to Wigry in the Wigry National Park; lunch; visit to the 17th century monastery, church and catacombs, hermits houses and popes apartments; boat trip on Wigry Lake; dinner; overnight at a heritage hotel.
3
Monday 
Wigry - Wysoki Most (15 km)
Beginning of the kayak tour through the picturesque area with reeds giving a shelter to dozens of birds; lunch; dinner by the bonfire.
4
Tuesday
Wysoki Most - Fracki (13 km)
Wild and meandering part of the river; lunch; traditional sauna and swimming in the river; dinner.
5
Wednesday
Fracki - Jalowy Rog (20 km)
The most beautiful part of Czarna Hancza River with high scarp shaped by water and covered by pine, spruce forest with 400 years old oaks; packed lunch; dinner by the bonfire.
6
Thursday
Jalowy Rog - Plaska (17 km)
Track through the Augustow Forest and the historical Augustow Canal with sluices: Sosnowek, Mikaszowka, Perkuc, Paniewo (the most interesting sluice, as has two chambers); lunch; traditional regional dinner.
7
Friday
Wigry National Park
Trip in horse carriages and a ride in a narrow gauge railway through the Augustow Forest; lunch; transfer back to Warsaw; dinner.
8
Saturday
Warsaw Free time to relax or for shopping. At stated hour departure to the airport.
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- Transfer to/from the airport
- Transportation during the trip
- 7 nights in double rooms: 2 nights in 2* hotel in Warsaw, 1 night in a heritage hotel in Wigry, 4 nights in camping houses on the Hancza trail
- 7 x Full Board (7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 1 packed lunch, 7 dinners): the first meal is a dinner on the day of arrival, the last meal is a breakfast on the day of departure
- Transportation of the luggage during the kayak trip
- Kayaks with all the necessary equipment
- English speaking guide
- All fees and entrances
- Map