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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
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Warsaw, Krakow & Auschwitz
18 September - 22 September 2010

POLAND
PROVISIONAL ITINERARY

Day 1 Saturday 18 September
  Flight from London Luton airport to Warsaw.
pm Guided tour of Warsaw Uprising Museum including a meeting with a Polish war veteran (subject to availability)
Day 2 Sunday 19 September
am  Tour of Warsaw Uprising sites.
pm Sightseeing tour of Warsaw.
Day 3 Monday 20 September
am Train to Krakow.
pm Walking tour of Krakow.
Day 4 Tuesday 21 September
am Personal visits and Service of Remembrance, Krakow Commonwealth War Cemetery.
pm Guided visit to Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp.
Day 5 Wednesday 22 September
am Free time.
pm Flight from Krakow to London Luton airport.

Map of tour

IWM HU 005517

Tour Code R2PL01

Few people suffered more at the hands of the Nazis than the Polish. Our Remembrance Tour focuses on the courageous 1944 Warsaw Uprising when the Polish Home Army took on the occupying German forces. Encouraged by the Soviets - who kept their distance - the struggle lasted from August to October.

In contrast, we also visit the historic city of Krakow, untouched by war and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

And we experience the greatest evil of World War II, or perhaps any war - Auschwitz Birkenau. We believe that this concentration camp, where half a million people perished, should be visited to understand the enormity of their suffering and utter despair.

Highlights include:

  • Visit the Uprising Museum commemorating the phenomenal efforts of the heroic Poles during the struggle against Nazi occupation 
  • Guided walking tour of Warsaw, a fascinating reminder of Old World Europe
  • Service of Remembrance and wreath-laying at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Krakow with the official Standard Bearer on parade
  • Visit historical sites in the old town of Krakow, thought by many to be Poland's most beautiful city
  • Pay respects at Auschwitz concentration camp to those who were executed and suffered in the most appalling conditions of Hitler's 'Final Solution'
     

Wilanow Palace, Warsaw (photo: Polska Organizacja Turystyczna)

COST

£675 per person sharing (with flights)
£489 per person sharing (land only)
£134 single supplement
£100 deposit
 
All entrance fees included (except optional visits).

ACCOMMODATION & MEALS

4 nights hotel accommodation (2 in Warsaw, 2 in Krakow) on a half board basis.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

  • Flights from London to Warsaw and Krakow to London including all taxes and service charges.
  • First class rail travel from Warsaw to Krakow
  • Transport by coach throughout tour

 

NOTES

Tour personnel: tour guide, doctor/nurse, National Chairman's representative, Standard Bearer.

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