-Day 1 Start tour
Day 2 Dzien dobry Warsaw
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Royal Palace visit
Details: Warsaw city walk
Follow a walking tour in the Old Town and along the Royal Route, the location of some of the most beautiful streets and churches in Warsaw. Nestled between palaces and government buildings, we will see the Church of St. Anne and the Carmelite Church.
Day 3 Warsaw
Details: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews visit
Explore POLIN Museum, built on the site of the Warsaw Ghetto to memorialize the lives lived and lost during World War II and the Nazi occupation.
Details: Lazienki Park
Visit Lazienki Park, home to the monument to Frederick Chopin, the Palace on the Water, and other royal buildings and monuments.
Details: Warsaw choir performance
Choirs often enjoy performances at churches (some have restricted sacred repetoire and others allow secular,) temples, museums and cultural centers, significant historic sights or exchange concerts with local schools, universities or community groups. Participating in a choral or cultural festival can also be a rewarding experience. For all performances we work closely with each group to ensure the perfect venue to meet their vision. Speak with your Worldstrides representative about what options would be best for your group.
Day 4 Warsaw--Krakow
Details: Travel to Krakow
Krakow is one of Europe's most beautiful and historic cities, with its elegant Old Town and medieval market square, its vibrant old Jewish Quarter, and where cafes and bars sparkle amidst reminders of a more poignant past.
Details: Wawel Cathedral visit
Visit Wawel Cathedral, which has a wonderful view of the Old Town. Here, you will be able to touch the largest bell in Poland, the Sigismund Bell.
Details: Kazimierz Jewish Quarter
Explore the Kazimierz Jewish Quarter, the main cultural center of the Polish Jews. Its soul perished during the traumatic events of the Second World War, but many of the buildings, and their Yiddish inscriptions, survived. Today, revival of Jewish life and activity in Kazimierz is becoming visible in the number of restored buildings.
Day 5 Krakow
Details: Wawel Royal Castle visit
Wawel Royal Castle is now a national monument and art gallery. It is a center of Polish heritage, and preserves many cultural artifacts of Polish culture through the centuries.
Details: Galicia Museum visit
The Galicia Jewish Museum exists to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. It also celebrates the Jewish culture of Polish Galicia, presenting Jewish history from a new perspective. Located in the heart of Kazimierz, this is one of Poland's most visited museums and cultural centers.
Details: Schindler's Factory visit
Ingenious exhibitions combine period artifacts, photos and documents with multimedia and set-piece arrangements in an attempt to create a full-immersion experience.
Details: Krakow choir performance
Choirs often enjoy performances at churches (some have restricted sacred repertoire and others allow secular,) temples, museums and cultural centers, significant historic sights or exchange concerts with local schools, universities or community groups. Participating in a choral or cultural festival can also be a rewarding experience. For all performances we work closely with each group to ensure the perfect venue to meet their vision. Speak with your Worldstrides representative about what options would be best for your group.
Day 6 Krakow--Brno
Details: Travel to Brno via Auschwitz
Brno has a long rich history dating back to prehistoric times. While evidence of the communist era still dominates the city's outskirts, the city still houses splendid historical sites and attractions. These include the 13th Century Spilberk Castle, the Dietrichstein Palace, and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Brno is a university town with many educational institutions and government offices, it is also an important cultural center with concert venues, sports halls, and racetracks like the Masaryk Circuit.
Details: Auschwitz Concentration Camp & Memorial guided visit
Travel to Auschwitz, Nazi Germany’s largest internment and extermination camp, to pay your respects and remember the millions of innocent men, women and children who were killed there during Hitler’s reign.
Day 7 Brno--Prague
Travel to Prague
Details: Old Town Bridge Tower ascent
Climb to the top of the Old Town Bridge Tower for magnificent views of Prague Castle and the Little Quarter.
Details: St. Nicholas Church visit
Visit the Church of St. Nicholas, one of Prague's most spectacular Baroque churches, completed in 1761. Ornately decorated, the church features statues, frescoes, and paintings by the leading artists of the day.
Day 8 Prague
Details: Visit Hradcany (Prague Castle)
Explore the immense castle that was named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest ancient castle in the world. Prague Castle represents virtually all of the architectural designs of the last millennium and contains several churches, a monastery, gardens as well as multiple museums.
Details: St. Vitus Cathedral visit
St. Vitus Cathedral is the most important and the largest church in Prague. It is situated at the Prague Castle and it is a burial place of former Czech Kings. The Czech Crown Jewels and a large treasure are kept there. St. Vitus Cathedral has two parts: the Gothic eastern tract with the main tower, built in the 14th century, and the western neo-Gothic part with two spires, built in the 19th century.
Details: Prague choir performance
Potential venues include (but not limited to): Church of St. Simon and Jude, St. Salvator Church, Church of St. Wenceslas, Hall of The Cultural Center Novodvorska, English International School, Hlahol Concert Hall, Evangelic Chapel Korunni, St. Martin in the Wall, The Hall of the House of Culture Krakov, or a lunchtime performance at St. Vitus
Tour Includes:
- Round-trip airfare and other transportation described in the itinerary
- Accommodation in three- or four-star hotels in twin (or occasional triple) rooms with private facilities guaranteed throughout
- Plentiful daily breakfast to start the day energized and ready to go
- Appetizing, culturally representative, three-course dinner daily
- Full time, multilingual, WorldStrides tour director who is LEAP-trained in experiential education
- Local guide at sites and on city tours as described in the itinerary
- All of the venue arrangement fees and promotional costs for included concert performances
- LEAP! Learning through Exploration and Active Participation; trademarked immersive approach of learning by doing
- Entrances and transportation to sites and activities described in your itinerary
- Local guide and local bus driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
- Basic Medical, Dental, Emergency Evacuation Insurance during trip
- 24/7 On Tour Emergency Support
- Up to three college credits upon course completion (grades 9-12) or high school credit (grades 6-12)
- Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, costs for rental, transport of instruments or music stands, any passport or visa fees, or tips for the Tour Director or multi-day bus drivers. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid tips, or other customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
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