Day Trips in Warsaw

Discover the highlights of Warsaw on this Essential Warsaw Tour. You'll save time researching the best places to visit by having an itinerary planned out for you. A walking tour is better than traveling by car or bus, as you'll be able to explore narrow side streets that can only be accessed on foot. See many highlights in one day such as the Old Town, the Royal Castle, the Presidential Palace, and much more.

Explore the pilgrimage destination of Czestochowa on this day trip departing from Krakow. Admire the famed 'Black Madonna' painting with a visit to the Jasna Gora monastery. While at the monastery, you'll also tour the Miraculous Picture Chapel and the Basilica. Afterward, venture along the historic Trail of the Eagles' Nests and stop in Pieskowa Skala to visit the 16th-century castle.

Discover the subterranean mysteries of the Wieliczka Salt Mine and the historical highlights of Krakow on a full-day trip from Warsaw. Alongside your guide, you'll travel to the UNESCO-listed salt mines to explore an underground labyrinth of chambers. See artworks, monuments and the magnificent Chapel of St Kinga (Kaplica Św Kingi) - an underground church made entirely from salt - before returning to Krakow to tour the city's cultural treasures. Admire important landmarks such as Cloth Hall and Wawell Hill while learning of the Polish capital's rich history.

Take a full-day tour from Warsaw that includes a Krakow city tour and a sobering visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau. At Auschwitz-Birkenau, visit still-standing parts of the original Nazi concentration camps along with artifacts from the prisoners who perished there during World War II. Learn about the murderous Nazi campaigns against Europe's Jewish populations and other 'undesirables' as you tour the camps. Change pace in Krakow, taking in landmarks including Town Hall Tower, St. Mary's Basilica, Krakow Barbican, and Wawel Hill with its castle and cathedral.

On this full-day trip from Warsaw, you'll discover the Paulite Monastery of Jasna Góra "”a sacred structure home to the painting of Black Madonna. Alongside your guide, you'll travel to Poland's most popular pilgrimage site and tour the treasure-filled monastery. Marvel at the painting of the Black Madonna in the Chapel of Our Lady; see the blood-stained cassock of John Paul II; and admire paintings by Jerzy Duda Gracz in the Golghota Gallery. Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour "” limited to eight people.

Discover the sharp contrasts and resilient culture of the Polish capital on this full-day train tour from Krakow to Warsaw. Catch the morning train to arrive in under three hours, and explore Warsaw's UNESCO-listed Old Town with a guide. Enjoy free time to explore on your own as you see firsthand how the 'Phoenix City' rose from the ashes of World War II to become a dynamic European capital with strong ties to its past.

Dive deep into Warsaw's history with your guide on this full-day tour from Lodz, including lunch and transportation. Visit Old Town, and see St. John's Cathedral (Katedra Sw Jana) and Warsaw Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski). Head over to Pilsudski Square and Krasinski Square before continuing on the city's 2.5-mile-long (4-kilometer-long) Royal Way (Royal Route). End your time in Warsaw with four hours of free time to explore where you please.