Discovering Poland Starting From $2,749 $2,599 pp* Warsaw, Gdansk, Torun, Wroclaw & Krakow

This was my third Collette Tour and I have to say I was truly impressed with Poland! I went with very little expectations and only moderate knowledge of the country and it's history - I had a remarkable experience. The tour manager, Monika, was very knowledgable and engaging. We had one misunderstanding regarding departure time for a morning tour and after some frustration on my part, she made it right by taking me and my travel buddy by taxi to meet up with the day tour. All of our excursions were top notch. Also, I have to complement each of the local guides we had - they were all so knowledgable, gracious, and patient with the rather large group of 42 travelers (all ages and degrees of fitness). My major complaint was regarding the air travel. I booked this September trip in February stating my preferred seating as an isle seat. There were a total of six flights from start to finish. I had a center seat on all six flights! Not ideal for an overweight sixty-six year old woman, especially on the 11 hour trans Atlantic return flight.

I think every day was my favorite day! Visiting Malbork Castle, the town of Tourun, and seeing the Black Madonna were probably the highlights for me. Although I did enjoy seeing the Baltic Sea where I was amazed to see swans swimming! Oh, and the Salt Mine trip - you have never seen anything like this.

An absolutely perfect trip. Very well thought out and I felt as though I took a college course in Polish history. Monika is smart and lots of fun . Other guides wonderful too.

Every city and tour was perfect . Loved them all. Just the right amount of churches and castles . Our Lady of Czestochowa was special to me. That was my parish growing up in New Jeesey.

This trip to Poland was a really nice experience and we were lucky to be able to see it through our tour guide, Monika. A native of Torun and several generations, we saw her country from great great grandma "Matilda" to the present day Monika. What fun. Poland has so many beautiful cities, seaport, salt mines and of course the very sobering Auschwitz. This tour had a nice variety of sites which included castles, churches and museums, as well as a toe dip in the Baltic. The hotels, food and locations were really good. When we had free time, we were in the heart of the cities and were able to explore on foot. The tour was managed nicely by Monika but could have had fewer people. Forty plus people was too many as there wasn't a spare seat on the bus. The tour bus wasn't always comfortable and really that is my only complaint. That being said, Our Driver, Andre and tour guide, Monika, did an awesome job of getting us to our many destinations.

Enjoyed everything from the sites visited to Hotels, food and fellow passengers.

Tour guide & bus driver were excellent. Monika provided history and local culture flavor.One of best trips with Collette.

Tour manager & bus driver excellent. Monika provided history & local culture flavor. She accomodated anyone needing assistance.

Excellent!

Enjoyed the country sights.

Highly recommend Collette for travel. A good balance of free time vs tour time. Good travel professionals who are very knowledgeable about the different sites. Great accommodations. This is my second tour with Collette. I am impressed.

Had great free time at a beach on the Baltic Sea. Enjoyed historical venues.

I would most certainly recommend Collette. The hotels were outstanding, the itinerary amazing and the guide was very informative.

Collette provided my wife and myself a great ten day experience.

The actual tour was fantastic! Anna our tour manager was THE BEST we’ve ever had in the 12 years we’ve traveled with collette. What went wrong was: whomever booked the airlines mitt was terrible. Air Canada is the worst airline company we have ever dealt with! Either they or Collette screwed up beyond belief. When we got to the counter they claimed they didn’t have tickets for us and made us get out if line until they cleared everyone else,then somehow found our tickets. No one was seated where they were originally in our tickets. Some had to purchase new tickets! Secondly, when we contacted collette emergency help fir international, the lady in your end said we had to contact our travel agent! We later learned after finally reaching who we thought was our travel agent, that they did not book anything for us and that it was Collette who did the booking! Your emergency help desk is terrible!!! When we tried to explain and gave her what we figured was the booking number, tour number etc said no those are not the numbers it would start with the letter A. Nothing on any of the receipts, or documentation forms we received from Collette had anything that started with the letter A. She then told us then she can’t help,us and try to work it out with the airlines! Have a nice vacation! Needless to say we had to work it out on our own! Of course our collette representative and the travel company we book through would not accept any if the blame and put it on the airlines who said these mix ups were due to the travel agents neglect! Never have we had these kinds of problems! Collette has always been a good company for us but we are losing faith rapidly! When you are in a foreign country and have no one to help, that was a reflection on those of us who plan these trips and everyone looks to us and an extremely poor reflection in the company you used to be

Aushwitz and the salt mines! Funding the dwarfs in Wroclaw! Our tour manager was the best ever! Anna went out of her way to make sure we saw and did everything we wanted! She went over and above the normal tour managers we’ve had in the past! !

Very educational experience in terms of history and culture. Our guide, Anna, as well as the local guides added a very personal touch.

Anna teaching us the national dance at a rest stop to give us some much needed exercise after sitting on the bus for an extended time. Also enjoyed the interactive Gingerbread demonstration in Torun.

The guided tours were perfect! Each of the guides was knowledgeable and entertaining.

The dinner and entertainment in Krakow were the most memorable. I'm ready to go again.

Wonderful hotels in excellent, centrally located areas. Excellent guide.

A friendly, clean, safe country. Learned more history in 12 days than in 12 years of school.

The tour was not only educational, but you delve into the customs, language, and lifestyle of the country you are visiting. This is the first tour where the guide was actually from the country we were in and he not only spoke the language but talked about so many aspects of the life of Polish people. I saw this as a definite plus to the total experience.

Bring in the squares of each city and feeling part of everyday life of urban living in Poland.

Answered questions promptly and send correct invoices

Nice pace to entire tour, nice blend of history and culture. Comfortable bus. Tour manager kept us updated with necessary information. If she said we were leaving at 9 AM, we left at 9 AM. Also very helpful and willing to answer our questions.

Collette's planned itinerary to Poland was phenomenal! The tour manager they picked, Damian was absolutely amazing. This was a large trip but he managed to keep everything moving smoothly. The other tour guides, for each of the cities visited, were also amazing. All of them made the trip a wonderful and educational experience. The hotels and destinations we visited were spectacular. This family trip was a once in a life time experience. My husband and I planned the trip through a local travel agent, Holly Walker at Compass Travel. We traveled with my 80 year old parents, my 77 year old aunt and uncle, as well as my daughter and son-in-law. It was truly a generational trip. We will definitely travel with Collette again. They made everything special.

Every single city and tour was spectacular. I think my favorite city was Krakow and Wawel Castle. Malbork Castle was incredible too! My favorite experience was our first welcome to Poland dinner where we were served a traditional Polish meal and had wonderful entertainment from a Polish Folk Group called Lajk Folk. This trip had a good deal of walking but worth every step!

Overall the tour was very good. What I didn't like was the number of people in our tour group - 47 people was way too many for the number of hours spent on the bus. We were very lucky that the entire group bonded immediately and everyone was always on time or early for everything.

Very long list of favorites - Old Town areas of the towns were very lively during our tour. Czenstochowa, The Salt Mines and Auschwitz were most memorable.

Collette arranged our tour of Poland from the very beginning (pick up from one location and transported us to the airport) to the very end (drop off at location ) with impeccable expertise. In between those transportation arrangements, every detail was expertly arranged and managed. Experience in arranging the total packaged was very apparent and appreciated.

Our tour director, Damien, was pleasant and efficient. Each tour was well directed. We really enjoyed all of the tours. Please give our tour director a special thanks for a job well done.

Well organized and most guides were exceptional.

All local guides but the salt mine guide were excellent. The bus was almost over loaded. The groups should be smaller. Why are we restricted to one drink at a dinner?

Excellent tour guide

All I wanted to see and more.

Collette is 'right on'! They take care of any problems immediately.

It's been 3 months since our trip. It was all good. Favorite memorable experience? I can't recall right now. If you want feedback, it's got to be done very soon after the trip. Three months later is too late.

Our trip to Poland was one of the very best we have encountered. The tour guide was exceptional in her knowledge of history and traditions of Poland. Anna provided opportunities to participate in some of those traditions with local foods. Her warm personality made everyone feel welcome and safe.

This was my second trip to Poland with Collette. Most favorable experience would be in Krakow because it was my mother's home town. The entire trip provided daily memorable experiences.

The best part of the trip was our knowledgeable guide. She used the time on the bus to tell us about Poland. She was professional but also approachable. With only on exception, the local guides gave wonderful tours of their cities.

Great tour, the price was reasonable

Too much walking. In one week 65 miles of walking was clocked. On the flight back we missed our connecting flight as our plane arrived one hour late & the connecting flight left without us. We ended up spending that night in Germany which caused a great inconvenience as far as people that were supposed to pick us up in Boston on a different flight, day & time.

See prior information left about missing our connecting flight on the day of departure.

Our Discovering Poland tour with Collette was a wonderful experience. The itinerary enabled us to make a circle of the county and visit its varied regions. The schedule of two days in each city (one in Torun) allowed time for guided sightseeing and a bit of free time. I was impressed by the beauty of the Polish cities, each one containing its own surprises. Too, we were able to visit eight UNESCO World Heritage sites in this one tour. I must make special mention of our tour director, Monika Slupkowska. She is very knowledgeable about her country, always ready to answer questions or find the answers to them, and a very personable tour leader. The hotel accommodations were excellent and centrally located. We very much enjoyed the meals of local Polish cuisine. I really gained a great deal of knowledge about Poland through this tour. I would certainly consider a Collette tour for future travel.

Our Discovering Poland tour with Collette was a wonderful experience. The itinerary enabled us to make a circle of the county and visit its varied regions. The schedule of two days in each city (one in Torun) allowed time for guided sightseeing and a bit of free time. I was impressed by the beauty of the Polish cities, each one containing its own surprises. Too, we were able to visit eight UNESCO World Heritage sites in this one tour. Highlights were the visits to the Częstochowa monastery, the Wieliczka Salt Mine, Malbork castle and discovering unfamiliar Gdansk. The camps at Auschwitz were unforgettable and thought-provoking, outside the bounds of any other travel experience. I must make special mention of our tour director, Monika Slupkowska. She is very knowledgeable about her country, always ready to answer questions or find the answers to them, and a very personable tour leader. The hotel accommodations were excellent and centrally located. We very much enjoyed the meals of local Polish cuisine. I really gained a great deal of knowledge about Poland through this tour. I would certainly consider a Collette tour for future travel.

The Discovery to Poland tour was better than expected. I truly enjoyed the country, Marta our tour director was fantastic, hotels were very nice and accommodating, local food was delicious and it was a very well planned out tour.

The soul of Poland was reflected in its history, architecture, people and cuisine. As I reflect back, I enjoyed the marketplaces, churches and castles.

excellent tour director

well organized, fascinating cities visited, good food and accommodations and great weather

I felt I had a good overview of Poland. I was disappointed in our Tour Manager, whom I did not feel was attentive to my dietary needs. The first night I arrived, tired an hungry from a long journey, there was no accommodation for me. I had to negotiate with the waiter myself. I had the same experience at a buffet dinner at another hotel and had a bad reaction to the pepper in the food. There were times with the included meals that I was hungry. Initially, my cell phone did not work because I was given the wrong code. After I fell, I asked Monica to call the airlines for a wheelchair. She said it was not her job. She finally agreed to call Colette when I repeated that my phone did not work. I asked not to be seated under the sunroof in the bus, She did so and said there was no sun. I sat in the back by the toilets to avoid the sun. I felt that she was not at all sensitive or accommodating to any special needs and only gave her a tip out of obligation. I know that I was not the only one who felt this way, and hope that others will speak up. Monica needs to know what it feels like to be hungry after walking miles all day. The local guides were very nice and the one in Gdansk was particularly attentive to caution us about the terrain, which Monica should have done. The bus driver was excellent and friendly. I would have preferred a much smaller group. I also felt we needed more time in Warsaw.

I particularly liked the market squares and the amber shopping.

We thoroughly enjoyed your whole production in Poland. Monika was a superb tour manager. We have one constructive suggestion about the air service provided. You need to schedule at least two hour layovers on European transit connections. Avoid scheduling transit connections through Charles De Gaul Airport. The processing time and distance between gates are massive time killers.

Outstanding services and schedule.

Our tour manager, Monika Slupkowska, was exceptional in all ways. The itinerary was very well planned and orchestrated. The rich history, culture, and beauty of Poland was educational, enlightening, and entertaining. Our fellow travels became friends.

There are so many great memories it is too difficult to pick just one. Each destination was a special and unique experience

Great trip

It was a very good trip and the tourist guide is great.

great time

great tour guide. salt mines favorite

The tour was well organised and structured well. However in parts it was a little rushed and possibly an extra day would be an advantage. I spent an extra day in Warsaw and without that I would be disappointed with the Warsaw segment. The tour guide (Dariusz) who was polish was excellent. He obviously had lived through recent Polish history and was thus able to provide first hand experience of life in Poland. His personality provided the "technicolour" to the tour

A very good value for money tour and the single supplements were acceptable value

My tour guide, Marta, was excellent and helpful. I want to go with Collette again.

My tour guide Marta was excellent.

I think the tour was really well coordinated, everything very timely. Cities spectacular..Hotel accommadations very nice, perfectly situated to walking distance to Market Squares.

Tour sites well spaced, staying 2 nights in most made the tour more leisurely. Quality of food served in hotels really superb.i really loved all the places we visited. Employees in hotels most helpful and townspeople very nice.

Marta the tour manager was wonderful! I loved the tour. It was my first tour. All the hotels were great, the whole experience was amazing.

Gdansk was my favorite city. The salt mines were a wonderful. Marta made the tour!

Excellent tour manager (M. Adamo), full programme, good guides in each city, very good hotels, identification strap for luggage.

Salt mine and Auschwitz were experiences like no other.

This rating is due to the exceptional service provided by the tour director, Patryk Preiss. The weather was, in a word, terrible (snow, frigid temp's et al). But Patryk focused on what we were seeing and doing, and his always sunny disposition was welcomed by all. [There was also a blip re out hotel in Torun -not a good choice at all- but the tour itself (i.e. places covered, local guides, Patryk's added movies on the bus and his continuing commentary) was superb.] So, overall we give it a 5....and we have traveled to 37 countries in the last 37 yrs. Thus, we have a bit of experience. And you can't control the weather. In fact, this was our first "winter" experience....and it will be the last! Will do the southern hemisphere in winter in the future.

Have already done this above.

Good information before leaving on the trip. Made hotel reservations for pre and post tour

Our guide, ***********, was excellent. Hotels were in good locations, but the rooms were not comfortable. Our time in Czestochowa was much too long and our guide useless. Because we were there so long, our time in Krakow was limited. There should have been an additional day in Krakow. We wasted a lot of time at lunch after visiting Auschwitz. The city guides were good, in particular, ****** in Krakow The bus was very comfortable. The gingerbread baking could have been eliminated Breakfasts in all hotels were very good

Great. Everything was organized. I wish the preliminary items were more visual with images and little less Word-document looking.

Our guide was fantastic; we learned so much about the country and its history. I wish we could have stayed longer! I'd never been to Poland before, and this was a great tour/overview of the entire country. I would have liked to spend more time in Krakow and in Auschwitz, but I guess I this just means that I need to go back.

We had a great trip...everything was wonderful, especially our tour guide. My only complaint is that the group was too big (42) to be comfortable. I have traveled with tour groups in the past (including Collette) and find that 20-25 people allows for less waiting time, less problems and more group intimacy.

Visiting the beautiful cities, especially Krakow. The salt mines and Auschwitz was numbingly profound.

Fabulous tour and itinerary. Not enough time in each of the cities, there is so much to see. The tour manager was one of the best I've ever had. Krys was awesome! Did not like 3 of the 5 hotels because beds too small, rooms too small (even for Europe), and not user friendly. Too high tub walls to get over for shower, etc etc. Poland is an undiscovered gem! Just loved it - fab food, so much history to learn and hear about, just terrrific!

Fabulous tour and itinerary. Not enough time in each of the cities, there is so much to see. The tour manager was one of the best I've ever had. Krys was awesome! Did not like 3 of the 5 hotels because beds too small, rooms too small (even for Europe), and not user friendly. Too high tub walls to get over for shower, etc etc. Poland is an undiscovered gem! Just loved it - fab food, so much history to learn and hear about, just terrrific! Every city has something unique to offer visitors.

The tour guide kept us informed as to what to expect the next day. The directions were clear. He was always around for questions and comments.

It seems you can't get a tour that actually gives you extra days in some if not all cities just for some real on your own time or free days. It's too rushed and you don't have the free time that you think you have.

Our tour guide *personal details removed by Feefo* did everything possible to make the trip a positive experience for our group. A couple of the included dinners were not quite up to expectations and one hotel fell far short.

All hotels were better than expected except for the Art Hotel in Krakow. Although this hotel had a very favorable location, its customer service was inadequate. CNN was not available and the A/C was not functioning at all when the weather was unusually hot. When a complaint was registered with the hotel staff regarding the non-functioning A/C, we were told it was performing as expected. That meant that they did not intend to do anything about it.

Everything was wonderful: the tour manager, the fellow travelers, the local guides (with one exception: *personal details removed by Feefo*), the Polish people, the sights, and the historical buildings. The trip was more interesting and more enjoyable than I would have imagined.

I had looked forward to Malbork and was not disappointed!

We use and recommend Collette. Always very professional and helpful. Great food, hotels, sites, and options.

We use and recommend Collette.

The bus was immaculate and comfortable. The driver, *Personal Details removed by Feefo* was excellent in every way. The tour guides at the various destinations were knowledgeable . Our tour director was very helpful and entertaining. One of the hotels was too old to be charming(I think that's what it was going for) but all were in good locations to site seeing an restaurants. There were too many planned "rustic" Polish meals. As this was our first tour, we had signed up for everything. Another day in Krakow would have made this tour better. That's why my rating is very Good.

All the hotels, except Art Hotel, made us feel pampered after a long day touring. The salt mine tour was extraordinary.

Very well organized tour. Tour guide and bus driver were outstanding. Good mix of organized tours and yet plenty of free time to explore on our own.

Concentration camps need to be seen by everyone. Very historic cities. Teutonic knight castles were amazing.

Great tour. Well organized. Tour director and bus driver were outstanding. Good mix of organized tours and yet plenty of free time to explore on our own. Good choice of restaurants. Good city local guides. Loved having the whisper headphones. Well handled hotel check in and check outs. We like the choices of hotels. We would have like an additional day in Krakow, because there is so much to see. The city tour in Krakow happened to be on the day the Leonardo painting was closed, which was very unfortunate. We really wanted to see the Leonardo, and an additional day would have done that. We took a private guided tour, and the tour director arranged that for us.

Concentration camp tour should be experienced by everyone. Gdansk was a real surprise, as well as the Teutonic knight castles.

Nice hotels in good locations; good food; plenty of free time; too many people on this tour--would like to see more small group tours (15-20); very good local tour guides who spoke English very well;

Tour of Auschwitz; our visit to the National Museum in Warsaw; on our own, we went to a church in Krakow to see an ensemble play Vivaldi;

Agent followed up with our requests, gave us timely information.

Poland is an undiscovered gem! Everything you could wish on a European tour in one medium-size country. Best part was the friendly, knowledgeable, tour guide, the excellent local guides, and the fellow travelers. Good choices for the included dinners.

The tour manager was ignorant. As we get to a destination, he seemed to be in a hurry, giving me the impression that he is avoiding us for any questions we may have. I had some questions in the city of Krakow -- so I had to asked the hotel tourist manager to get my satisfaction of what I needed to know. The same in Gdansk. The tour manager thru the whole trip only once said good morning to me. Otherwise Poland trip was a good experience for me but could be better if the tour manager had been more considerate.

It was better than what I had anticipated. However it would be better if the tour manager was more considerate. The tour manager let one particular couple seated at the same seat (first row up front) in the bus thru the whole tour. There were no physical disability on this couple -- (being selfish not to share its seat) not letting anyone else sit of where they sit! My favorite was Krakow -- lots to see and do!

Fantastic travel experience and we absolutely loved Poland. The only draw back (which is unavoidable with this type of tour) is long periods of time on the coach.

Krakow is outstanding but all of the cities are beautiful and far exceeded our expectations.

The experience from leaving the house,the entire trip to the return home was professionally delivered.

Poland is a wonderful country just lifting itself from the yoke of Communism. The last of the combatant countries from WW2 to start to rebuild itself it is alive with memories of that conflict. It has a much greater history than that and this now being portrayed sympathetically.

first point - I do not think it very professional of the tour director to be drinking a beer in the bus after our afternoon break second point - If you want honest feedback at the end of the tour give us a questionnaire to fill out on our own and let us mail it in. Do not have the tour director dictate what we should put on the form and do not have us hand the feedback form to the tour director who is part of what we are rating. Most of the hotels were OK. The tour itself was quite decent but some of the provided meals were either incredibly slow or just not very good. The final windup dinner was almost inedible if you opted for the chicken and we were elbow to elbow and it was certainly not elegant.

This was my second trip with Collette and if anything I was more impressed with this one than the first. We had an excellent guide who handled any difficulties that arose with skill. Not that there were many problems. The different hotels in different cities were all excellent. The tour included city tours in each city that were conducted by local guides. Transport around the country was in a clean, comfortable coach with a very nice driver. I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone looking for a positive travel experience.

This was my favorite trip with any travel company. It was well planned and coordinated. The guide was excellent as were the city tour guides and the bus driver. The guide was well informed and provided information regarding the country's history and current events. My most memorable experience would have to be the continuous beauty of the country as we traveled through it. That being said, I would also say seeing how much this country has been through and recovered from is absolutely amazing.

This was our first tour with Collette. Since returning from Poland, I have told everyone who's asked that I was completely satisfied with C0llette and will definitely use them in the future. While my wife and I have already booked a tour with Viking next year, we will be seriously considering Iceland with Collette in 2018. The hotel and restaurant choices used by Collette were excellent. Restaurants suggested by our tour guide for other meals were also excellent. The local tours were all enjoyable and informative. All connections were handled flawlessly and I do not have any negative issues related to the entire trip.

Our favorable experience was our tour guide, She was born in Poland and was involved with the solidarity movement. She was outstanding. Her description of her personnel experiences and knowledge of that period of history added immensely to the overall tour. Being of Polish heritage, I became even more proud of my background. Several tour stops stood out. We especially loved each city square, the solidarity museum and the salt mine. The tours of the concentration camps were also memorable, if only to keep us aware of this period of history, so that nothing like this ever happens again.

The tour was very good and well organized.

Great trip!

The optional trips to the Salt mines and the Black Madonna at the church of Peace were very special.

I have investigated other tour companies and spoken to friends who have used other tour companies and nothing compares with Collette.

The local tour guides, with the exception of Mikhail and Anna were not of the quality I have become accustomed to. And although they spoke English it was quite difficult to understand them. But then again Anna who led us through Auschwitz was truly remarkable.