Depart Home for Warsaw, Poland
Arrive in Warsaw, Poland
Airport Transfer
Orientation Walking Tour - The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc. Additionally, an in-depth safety briefing will be provided for what to do incase of an emergency.
Historical & Cultural Walking Tour of Warsaw - Experiencing the invincible spirit of Warsaw and learning about the heroism of its people: Royal Castle, Main Market Square, city walls and Barbican, Monument of Warsaw Uprising, etc.
Welcome Dinner - The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a wide variety of menu options to cater all diets.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Lecture at the University of Warsaw - The changes in civil rights/individual freedoms and legal rights to property ownership, employment, etc. life under Communism compared to now, current political culture.
Lunch Break
Warsaw Ghetto - The Warsaw ghetto uprising was a violent revolt that occurred from April 19 to May 16, 1943, during World War II. Residents of the Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Poland, staged the armed revolt to prevent deportations to Nazi-run extermination camps.
Supreme Court - Tour of the Supreme Court building.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Polin Museum (Tour of the Museum) - The Museum of the History of Polish Jews, also known as POLIN Museum, is a museum in Warsaw, Poland that tells the story of the thousand-year history of Jews in Poland. The museum's core exhibition is divided into eight galleries, each representing a different era in Polish Jewish history.
Lecture at Polin Museum - Discussing post-war living, including civil rights under communist rule, during the solidarity movement and modern times.
Lunch Break
Warsaw Uprising Museum - The Warsaw Rising Museum was opened on the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of fighting in Warsaw. This interactive museum commemorates the largest underground combat operation in German-occupied Europe during World War II. The 1944 Warsaw Uprising changed forever the face of the Polish capital.
Live Chopin Piano Concert - An unforgettable, 55-minute live piano concert at the Museum of the Warsaw Archdiocese - Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) was a renowned Polish composer and pianist of the Romantic era. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest composers in the history of Western classical Music.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Krakow (approx. 3h)
Check-In & Lunch Break
Historical & Cultural Walking Tour of Old Krakow - Exploring the city's rich history and culture - some of its most iconic landmarks and attractions that can be seen on this tour include: The Main Market Square (Rynek Główny), St. Mary's Basilica, Wawel Castle, Kazimierz, Collegium Maius
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Lecture at Jagiellonian University - Focus on Jagiellonian topics aligned with legal system, civil rights, history and recovery
Lunch Break
Nowa Huta Tour - A tour of former communist town of Nowa Huta - discovering a communist history of Poland, the social-realistic architecture. Nowa Huta was a place that had to realize Joseph Stalin’s vision of a communist utopia and help him to win the Cold War. An ideal communist city, monumental and grand was built in a country that had just started to raise itself from the rubble of World War II.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Auschwitz Concentration Camp by Private Bus
Visit of Auschwitz - Auschwitz was the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers. Over 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives here. The post-camp relics are protected by the Museum created in 1947.
Lunch Break
Wieliczka Salt Mine (Optional and not Included) - Visit of an underground city of salt - one of the oldest salt mines in the world and has been in operation for over 700 years. The mine is famous for its underground chambers, tunnels, and chapels carved out of salt.
Return to Krakow by Private Bus
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Travel Day - Transfer to Berlin (approx. 6h)
Check-In, Refresh and Free Time
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Historical Tour of Berlin & Reichstag Visit - Visiting the remains of the Berlin Wall, appreciating the evolution of Berlin prewar, during the east vs. west divide and now. The visit of Reichstag - a historic building located in Berlin, Germany. It was originally built in 1894 to house the German parliament, or Reichstag, during the time of the German Empire. One of the most iconic features of the Reichstag is its glass dome, which was added during the renovation.
Lunch Break
Jewish Museum - The Jewish Museum in Berlin is a museum dedicated to the history, culture, and identity of German Jews. The museum's exhibits cover two millennia of German-Jewish history, from the Middle Ages to the present day. The collection includes artifacts, documents, photographs, and multimedia installations that explore the complex and often tragic relationship between Jews and Germans.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Lecture at Freie Universität Berlin - Meeting on the topic/history of the Nuremberg laws, centralization of power and now, the modern legal system in Germany.
Lunch Break
Sachsenhausen Camp Tour - Sachsenhausen was a concentration camp established by the Nazi regime in 1936, located in Oranienburg, about 22 miles north of Berlin. It was initially designed to hold political prisoners, but later became a site for forced labor, medical experimentation, and mass murder.
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Street Art Berlin - Tour of selected areas, such as East Side Gallery - an outdoor gallery located along a section of the Berlin Wall and features over 100 murals by artists from around the world, or Prenzlauer Berg - this neighborhood is home to many independent art galleries, boutiques, and cafes, making it a great place to explore for art lovers
Lunch Break and Free Time to Explore Berlin
Farewell Dinner & Program Closing - The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a wide variety of menu options to cater all diets.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer
Depart Berlin, Germany for Home