program 2012

Participating choir can choose one of the following travel packages 2013:

Package A for 319 Euro/person in Twin room. Package B for 239 Euro/person in Twin room. Package C for 149 Euro/person
in 4-persons room.

- 4 nights accommodation in 3 star hotel (B/B)
- 2 airport/railway transfers
- transfers for concerts and other events
of the Krakow Singing Week
- participant's fee
- full scale, dynamic piano at the concert
- concert promotion
- city guided tour of Krakow
- visiting and performance of your choir in Wieliczka Salt Mine
- participating in choir party (if not possible because of your arrival or departure date it will be substituted by farewell dinner)
- rehearsal room (with keyboard)

Additional night 55 Euro/person in Twin
Single supplement 35 Euro/night

- 4 nights accommodation in 2 star hotel (B/B)
- 2 airport/railway transfers
- transfers for concerts and other events of the Krakow Singing Week
- participant's fee
- full scale, dynamic piano at the concert
- concert promotion
- city guided tour of Krakow
- visiting and performance of your choir in Wieliczka Salt Mine
- participating in choir party (if not possible because of your arrival or departure date it will be substituted by farewell dinner)
- rehearsal room (with keyboard)

Additional night 39 Euro/person in Twin
Single supplement 20 Euro/night

- 4 nights accommodation in 1 star hotel
- 2 airport/railway transfers
- transfers for concerts and other events of the Krakow Singing Week
- participant's fee
- full scale, dynamic piano at the concert
- concert promotion
- participating in choir party (if not possible because of your arrival or departure date it will be substituted by farewell dinner)
- rehearsal room (with keyboard)

Additional night 25 Euro/person in 4-persons room
Twin supplement 15 Euro/night/person
Single supplement 25 Euro/night/person

In Krakow and Krakow region there are so many attractions that you can spend here even 10 days.
Those who cannot spend so much time shall choose the places to see. The most visited places/tours are:

Krakow City Guided Tour (included in Package A and B)

Coach and walk tour with professional guide to point out the most important places
in Krakow. During this ca. 3-4 hours tour you will learn history of Krakow and see Jewish District, Wawel Castle, Old Town, Mariacki Church and Barbican. This general tour mostly outside of the buildings will also allow you to choose places for later exploration on your own.

Krakow

Wieliczka Salt Mine (included in Package A and B)

Wieliczka Salt Mine is on the UNESCO world heritage list and one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world. During the tour you will visit many caves and chapels made of salt
by past generations of salt miners. During the tour you will sing shortly in the main chapel sculptured in Salt 100 meters below ground surface.

Wieliczka

Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp

During this half day tour you will visit Auschwitz-Birkenau camps complex - the most infamous place on the world with millions victims of almost all European nations and religions. Mmajority of them Jews who suffered in this German Nazi concentration camp. This place is a must
to visit so everybody is aware of shadows of world history and that this will never happen again.

Auschwitz

Zakopane

Zakopane is little town at the foot of highest and the most beautiful Polish mountains - Tatry. Tatry was the favorite place for rest for Pope John Paul II before he become Pope.
Now Zakopane is one of the most popular destination for Polish and foreign tourists.
Interesting wooden architecture, restaurants with live folk music folk cheese market and hand made souvenirs market and beautiful views or trip by a mountain railway.

Zakopane

Wadowice

Wadowice is a birth place of Pope John Paul II. During this trip besides visiting places connected with his life you will also have a chance to taste his favorite cream cake
in original place.

John Paul 2

Czestochowa - Jasna Gora Black Madonna Sanctuary

Czestochowa with Jasna Gora monastery is the most important pilgrimage center in Poland with famous miraculous so called Black Madonna. Names comes from the old Icon of St Mary on which Mary is black what makes very unusual for this part of the world. The legend says that the Icon says that it was made by St Lukas evangelist on the part of the table on which Jesus and 12 apostles ate "Last Supper". With the icon are connected many other legends and numerous miracles.

Black Madonna

Folk dinner
Taste Polish cusiene specialties in one of the best restaurants and listen to life music by Krakow folk group.

Folk dinner

 

After visit in Krakow we invite you to other Polish cities like Warsaw, Wroclaw, Lodz or Poznan
as well as to neighboring countries like Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary or Belarus.

We will take care of your tour as well as in many places we can organize for you concerts.

KRAKOW SINGING WEEK info@poloniacantat.pl EVENT IS MEMBER OF POLONIA CANTAT www.poloniacantat.pl