Germany Poland Tour

Meeting at Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal at 04:00. Following baggage and check-in procedures, departure for Krakow at 07:30 with Turkish Airlines flight TK 8161. After arrival at local time, passport and baggage claim, we start our Krakow city tour with our waiting bus. Following our arrival around noon, we start our Krakow city tour, the only city in Europe that served as the capital of the Polish Empire for 700 years and was never destroyed in any war. During our tour, after seeing the Wawel Castle Complex with a glorious past of 700 years and the most important historical heritage of all Poland, St. Mary's Church, the cloth hall Skiennice, street art works, cafes, restaurants, Rynek Glownly, the magnificent square reflecting the colorful spirit of the city, St. Florian's Gate built as a precaution against Ottoman attacks, the watchtower Barbican, the Vistula (Wisla) River, Copernicus's house, St. Mary Magdalene Square, and the Church of the 12 Apostles, we have free time at Rynek Glownly, also known as Market Square, which is the lifeblood and attraction center of the city. Hotel check-in. Overnight stay at our hotel.

After morning breakfast, departure for the Auschwitz-Birkenau tour optionally organized by our guide for our guests who wish. (70 Euros) First, we visit the Auschwitz and Birkenau Camp, the largest Jewish concentration camp in Europe, where 6 million people lost their lives in total, witnessing the most crucial, sad, and disgraceful part of human history with inhumane methods during World War II. After completing our tour in the concentration camp, which was established by the Nazis outside the town of Oswiechim in 1940 and turned into a museum exhibiting the evidence of the genocide after the war—where many people lost their lives at the Death Wall in block number 11, the gas chambers where more than 70,000 people were killed, and later the Birkenau II camp about 3 km away from Oswiechim—return to Krakow, free time. Overnight stay at our hotel.

After breakfast at our hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and depart for Warsaw, the capital of Poland. After morning breakfast, we depart for our Wieliczka Salt Mine tour, one of the most ancient mines in the world. (70 Euros) Operated continuously since the 13th century, the mine on the UNESCO World Heritage List has a tunnel length of 300 km, a depth of 327 meters, and consists of 2040 rooms and 200 corridors. Only 3.5 km, which is 2% of the mine that visitors can tour, is open. Giant chandeliers made of salt that astonish people, three-dimensional paintings carved into the wall, underground lakes, reliefs carved into salt, and statuettes create a very mysterious and romantic atmosphere, and after our salt mine tour, which mesmerizes you as you wander, we depart for Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Following our arrival in Warsaw in the evening hours, hotel check-in. Overnight stay at our hotel.

After breakfast, we continue our Warsaw tour. Our first stop is Lazienki Park, one of the must-see attraction centers on the list of places to visit in Warsaw, the largest and most beautiful park in Warsaw, spread over a quite large area of 76 hectares, away from the tourist traffic and noise of the city, peaceful and quiet. In Lazienki Park, you can walk around the park located on an island over the artificial lake where Lazienki Palace (to be visited from the outside) is located, among endless lush green lakes and fragrant trees (such as lilacs in May), lie on the grass and read your book, sit at its cafe and sip your coffee. Palace of Culture and Science, one of the most symbolic structures of Warsaw and Poland's tallest building; Trzech Krzyzy Square, which was the scene of major events in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising; Saxon Garden, which is one of the important religious centers in Warsaw, built inspired by the Palace of Versailles in France and covered with huge trees inside; Charles de Gaulle Square, which hosts many cafes, shops, and restaurants; and Nowy Swiat Street, which has the most beautiful atmosphere to catch the pulse of Warsaw, and after completing today's tour and free time, return to our hotel, overnight stay at our hotel.

After morning breakfast, we depart for Wroclaw. We are in Lodz around noon. After free time to be given on Piotrkowska Street with shopping shops, cafes, and restaurants lined up side by side, closed to vehicle traffic and approximately four kilometers long, we are in Wroclaw in the late afternoon. Wroclaw, the 2016 European Capital of Culture, is known as the "city of dwarfs" due to the dwarf statues surrounding every part of the city. During our panoramic city tour; the Gothic City Hall located in Europe's second-largest old town square, St. John's Cathedral, the medieval "Butchers' Market", the Wroclaw University Rectorate Building, and the Professors' Garden will be among the places to see. Hotel check-in after our tour. Free time. Overnight stay at Wroclaw Hotel.

After morning breakfast, room check-out and departure for Berlin. Guests who wish can join the Dresden tour, known as the jewel of Germany and the Florence of the Elbe, on our route. (50 Euros) In our panoramic city tour during our Dresden tour; Zwinger (Castle Courtyard), Dresden's extraordinary baroque masterpiece, which was completed in 1728 and features gardens, pools, fountains, and 5 interconnected pavilions within a huge courtyard; Residenzschloss (Royal Palace), the old royal palace from the Renaissance period; Albertinum, one of the world's most magnificent galleries extending from the romantic period to the modern period; the famous Semperoper theater; Brühl Terrace, the first visiting place for those who want to get to know Dresden closely; Augustus Bridge, the rebuilt version of the 17th-century baroque bridge blown up by SS officers during World War II; and Altmarkt, a magnificent structure from the 1970s with its large square shape and surrounding streets, are among the places to see. After our Dresden tour, we depart for Berlin. Hotel check-in after our tour. Free time. Overnight stay at our hotel.

After breakfast, guests who wish can join the Potsdam tour optionally organized by our guide. (80 Euros) We depart for Potsdam, located on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which fascinates those who see it with its natural beauties, architecture, and history just 45 minutes away from Berlin. In our Potsdam tour, Sanssouci Park, which will conquer your heart with its meticulously made gardens, palaces, legends, and long lush walking paths established on an area of 300 hectares; the magnificent Sanssouci Palace, built as a summer residence for Frederick II, the King of Prussia, in the 18th century, which inspires admiration with its garden landscaping, exterior and interior architecture; Dutch Quarter, consisting of 69 red-bricked Dutch houses completed in 1740; Brandenburg Gate (a similar one is located in Berlin), which is important both visually and historically (after seeing the two gates of the city and giving free time, we return to Berlin and continue our Berlin city tour. We complete our city tour with Potsdamer Platz, which contains magnificent examples of modern architecture; Kurfürstendamm, the center of West Berlin containing countless shops and shopping malls; Checkpoint Charlie, the most important checkpoint separating East and West and where the tension of the entire Cold War was at its highest point; and East Side Gallery, containing 101 wall paintings where artists from all over the world expressed freedom of expression, hope, humanity, and anti-war sentiments in their own styles on a 1316-meter piece of the Berlin Wall. After free time, return to our hotel, overnight stay at our hotel.

After breakfast, we continue our Berlin city tour. We complete our city tour with the Brandenburg Gate, one of the most famous symbols of the city as one of the finest examples of German classicism; the Holocaust Memorial, a commemorative monument dedicated to the Jews who lost their lives in the Holocaust, consisting of 2,711 concrete blocks; the Victory Column with its giant Victoria named "Goldelse"; the quite interesting and impressive Parliament Building Reichstag; Alexanderplatz, which is not only the transportation hub of Berlin but also features the TV tower offering a very beautiful view of the city at its top; Unter den Linden, Berlin's most famous boulevard; and Berliner Dom, Berlin Cathedral, one of the most visited points of Berlin containing the tombs of the former chancellor and kings of Germany, and after free time, we depart for the airport. Following baggage and check-in procedures, departure for Istanbul with Turkish Airlines' Berlin – Istanbul flight. Arrival in Istanbul at local time and end of our tour.