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Krakow's Old Town & Wawel Castle: Private Half-Day Tour

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This experience is on request only. Please contact us for pricing.

Things to know

Duration:

4 hrs

Categories:

City Highlights, First Time Visitor, History, Museums and Galleries, Royalty

Private Tour:

You and our own professional guide. 100% exclusive

Transport Mode:

Driving tour: including a private vehicle throughout the tour

What's included:

A friendly, professional English-speaking tour guide for your own private group, Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places, Entrance tickets to the Wawel Royal Castle State Rooms and Wawel Cathedral, Entrance ticket to St. Mary’s Basilica, Hotel pick-up, drop-off, and roundtrip transfers from the Old Town to Wawel Castle

What's not included:

Food & drink, Gratuities

Meeting points: Hotel pick-up is available upon request. If we do not receive your hotel information, your guide will meet you in front of the Sheep&Dragon Cafe, Straszewskiego 2, 31-101 Kraków, Poland

What makes this tour special

Krakow is one of Europe’s hubs for history and culture. On this private half-day tour, you will dig up that history as you explore Krakow's old town, including the Wawel Castle.

On your private tour, you will:

Enjoy the ease of a private vehicle, including hotel pick-up from your hotel in the Old Town;
Visit the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world, the Wawel Castle with tickets included;
Admire the detailed decoration in the interiors of the State Rooms, the medieval residence of Polish kings;
See the Wawel Cathedral, Poland's national sanctuary and former coronation site (tickets included);
Follow the Royal Route from Wawel Hill to the Old Town on a private vehicle;
Tour Krakow’s Old Town, where you will see many of its highlights, including the Church of Saints Peter and Paul;
Wander around Market Square, and admire the Cloth Hall, the Town Hall Tower and other medieval monuments;
Visit St. Mary's Basilica with tickets included, one of the finest examples of Polish Gothic architecture;
Enjoy time at Planty Park, a beautiful green park that encircles the Old Town, occupying the area that used to be the city's defensive walls.
End your tour with a hassle-free hotel drop-off in the Old Town.

Your half-day tour is the perfect introductory tour for anyone new to the city, where you will learn about the country’s medieval history and tour its’ spectacular highlights, including a visit to the world’s first UNESCO World Heritage site.

Your tour begins at one of Krakow's most renowned locations: Wawel Castle, the massive structure sits upon Wawel Hill, overlooking the Vistula River. The castle served as the royal and political centre of Krakow for centuries, dating back to the eleventh century. Before becoming a museum in 1930, the castle was also a hospital, a military barracks, and a governmental residence.

Afterwards, your guide will take you into Old Town Krakow, where some of the finest examples of medieval architecture remain today.

Visit the city’s main square, full of shops, bars, and cafes. Your next stop will be St Mary’s Basilica, where you’ll see one of the finest examples of Polish Gothic architecture and see the spectacularly ornate, multicolour altarpiece which dominates the front of the church.

After visiting the idyllic Planty Park, your guide will drive you back to your hotel in the Old Town.

What you'll see

Main Square (Rynek Glowny)

Church of Saints Peter & Paul

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