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This Jewish Heritage tour will begin and end in Warsaw, taking us to Lodz, Krakow and Lublin. It is our most complete Jewish tour of Poland. A unique cultural journey, it features visits to sites of Jewish heritage, offering unique encounters with 1,000 years of Polish Jewish history as well as opportunities to celebrate the revival of Jewish life today. You will experience both great cities and small shtetls. Momentum Tours uniquely includes legendary Galicia by adding Rzeszow and Zamosc to the journey. This itinerary is infused with unique insights and perspectives into the country’s profound Jewish soul.

EXPLORE OUR 7 DAY JEWISH TOURS TO POLAND

Treblinka – Tykocin

Bialystok – Lublin

Zamosc – Bilgoraj

Rzeszow – Lancut

Tarnow – Krakow

Tour Information

11 days jewish tours to poland warsaw – treblinka – tykocin – bialystok – lublin- zamosc – belzec – bilgoraj – rzeszow – lancut – tarnow – krakow, duration : 11 days, 2024 spring dates : march 14 – march 24 may 16 – may 26, accommodations : warsaw , 3 nights radisson collection hotel bialystok , 1 night, branicki hotel lublin , 1 night, ilan hotel rzeszow , 1 night, bristol hotel krakow , 4 nights, radisson hotel, meals : 10 breakfasts, price per person : $ 3,999 land only $ 850 single supplement, included highlights : private arrival and departure transfers private touring and sightseeing private licensed guides deluxe hotels in warsaw, rzeszow and krakow first class hotels in bialystok and lublin breakfast daily at the hotels complete program with insights to the jewish history of poland all taxes and fees, these departures are guaranteed (4 travelers minimum). no deposits are required, pre/post tours : we can accommodate pre/post tour arrangements in conjunction with this departure., passport & visa : no visa is required for travel to poland. always make sure your passport is valid for at least 6 months after the tour ends., not included : r/t flights from the usa meals not mentioned services not mentioned tips to guides and drivers travel insurance (we strongly recommend the purchase of an insurance) all expenses of personal nature.

Day 1 Thursday Arrival in Warsaw

Transfer to the hotel, located in the center of the city. In the afternoon, enjoy a tour of Warsaw Old Town, including the Saxon Garden, the Royal Route, the Warsaw Uprising Memorial and the Krasiński Garden. Return to the Hotel in the late afternoon. Radisson Collection Hotel.

Day 2 Friday Warsaw

Today is devoted to the Jewish history of Warsaw, You will sense the pre-war worlds of the Gerer Rebbe, I.L. Peretz, and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Warsaw is sometimes called the “Phoenix City” since close to 85% was destroyed by the Germans in WWII. Start with a walk from Umschlag Platz, via the Way of the Courage Memorials, to Mila 18, headquarters of the Jewish Resistance. Next, visit the Okopowa Jewish Cemetery, one of the largest in Europe, the Jewish Historical Institute, and the Nożyków Synagogue. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon. Optional Shabbat Dinner. Radisson Collection Hotel.

Day 3 Saturday Warsaw

This morning, enjoy at walk through the former Ghetto to the POLIN museum. Pause at the Rappaport Monument before entering the impressive museum unfolding 1,000 years of Jewish history in Poland. Return to the hotel in the afternoon or choose to explore the POLIN museum on your own. Radisson Collection Hotel.

Day 4 Sunday Warsaw – Treblinka – Tykocin – Bialystok

This morning, depart on a full day excursion. First, pay respects at the Treblinka Memorial and Museum. Continue to Tykocin, considered one of the best samples of a traditional Polish shtetl with its beautiful and well preserved 17 th century synagogue and adjoining former yeshivah. Next, visit the Łopuchowo Forest – the site where the Jews of Tykocin were brutally murdered in 1941. Arrive in Bialystok in the afternoon and continue on a brief tour, including the Memorial at the site of the Grand Choral Synagogue, burned by the Nazis with its holy congregation locked within. Branicki Hotel.

Day 5 Monday Bialystok – Lublin 

This morning, transfer to Lublin. Upon arrival, begin touring the city. Walk in the former Ghetto area to the Brama Grodzka Center, located at the Grodzka Gate (also known as the Jewish Gate). Visit the educational center, which tells the story of the large Jewish Community. In the afternoon, check in at the hotel housed in the building of the  former Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva and surrounded by the Old Cemetery (which includes the oldest matzeva /tombstone in Poland, still in its original location). Optional tour of Majdanek Camp in the late afternoon (included). Ilan Hotel.

Day 6 Tuesday Lublin – Zamosc – Belcec – Bilgoraj – Rzeszow

This morning, travel through the southeastern part of the country, which was once rich with yeshivas and large Jewish communities. First, stop in Izbica, the only town in Poland that surprisingly never had a church. A tour of the small town will include its cemetery, and the historic train station. Continue to beautiful town of Zamosc and visit its restored synagogue, nearby museum and the colorful market square. After Lunch, pay respects at the Belzec extermination camp where more than 600,000 Jews souls were murdered. Next, see the reconstructed painted synagogue in Bilgoraj en route to Rzeszow. Bristol Hotel.

Day 7 Wednesday Rzeszow – Lancut – Tarnow –  Dabrowa Tarnowska – Krakow 

Today, travel through Galicia, the southeastern part of the country, along roads known as the “Chassidic Route.” First, visit the unique Lancut synagogue. En route to Krakow, visit the remains of the old synagogue bimah in Tarnow and the former synagogue in Dabrowa Tarnowska, now a museum. Afterwards, continue to Krakow. Upon arrival check-in at the hotel in the center of the Old Town. Radisson Hotel.

Day 8 Thursday Krakow

Krakow, unlike Warsaw, was not destroyed during the German occupation. Its historic buildings and squares, along with its seven remaining synagogues, therefore provide an entrance into Poland’s rich cultural past. First, embark on a walking tour of Krakow’s Kazimierz district, which will include Krakow’s JCC and a guided tour of the Galicia Museum. Later, tour Podgorze, site of the former ghetto. Radisson hotel.

Day 9 Friday Krakow – Auschwitz – Krakow

Early morning transfer to Oswiecim. Visit the former death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. This site, the epicenter of Nazi atrocities, has ultimately become an international symbol of the Holocaust. Millions come to honor the memories of those who perished, as well as to pay tribute to those who survived. The visit will include both Auschwitz and nearby Birkenau (also known as Auschwitz II). Later, visit the Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oswiecim. In the late afternoon, return to to Krakow. Optional Shabbat Dinner with members of Krakow’s Jewish Community can be arranged. Radisson Hotel.

Day 10 Saturday Krakow

This morning, enjoy a walking tour of Old Krakow, formerly the Royal Capital of Poland. The tour will include the Wawel Royal Castle, Collegium Maius (the oldest building in Jagiellonian University), and the Market Square, with its famous Cloth Hall at the center. Visit the city’s underground museum below the Cloth Hall, and view works of great local artists, gaining insight into the city’s deep historical and cultural roots. Afternoon is at leisure to explore the city on your own, or join an optional tour to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, which is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Radisson Hotel.

Day 11 Sunday Krakow – Home flights

Transfer to the airport and check-in for the flights back to the USA.

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Taube Jewish Heritage Tours is redefining the way people explore and experience Poland. We provide meaningful encounters with Poland’s rich, thousand-year Jewish history, embarking on journeys that can cover any or all parts of a diverse geography. Jews lived everywhere and left traces of their existence for us to discover and hold dear. On a Taube Jewish Heritage Tour, you will be come an explorer in a world that may seem both strange and familiar. Our multilingual experts provide access to a past that might be expressed in Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, or German, yet it has given us words, ideas, and foods that seem part of everyday life in New York, Toronto, Berlin, or Tel Aviv. We visit the heritage sites that illuminate how Poland became and remained the epicenter of Jewish life for centuries until the outbreak of WWII.

Each tour is different, shaped by the needs and interests of you, your family, your colleagues, or your classmates. Poland is surprisingly big, and Jews live in every part, from the Baltic ports in the north, to the urban hubs in the center, the ancient capital of Kraków, and the Tatra Mountains in the south. Based in Warsaw, we can accommodate groups of all sizes, types, and ages, whether educational and community tours, family genealogy excursions, or VIP delegations. Let your curiosity get the better of you, and join us to experience Poland. On a Taube Jewish Heritage Tour you are not merely a passive observer, but rather, an active participant in memorable journeys into time and space.

Family Tours

Many Jewish heritage travelers journey to Poland to rediscover family roots. Our experts work closely with you to uncover and understand the clues of your family’s past, and then escort you to the locations in Poland and neighboring countries where your family’s stories unfolded. As poignant as it is to read your grandparents’ letters from the last century, it’s something else entirely to walk in the very places about which they wrote.

Student Tours

For students, faculty and researchers, there’s nothing like the opportunity to explore your academic field of interest at its source.  We create thematic-based study tours for students and faculty that combine site visits, lectures, and workshops with educational and cultural activities. For the last several years we’ve been cooperating with several Hillel and university campuses from North America and beyond.

Group Tours

Group travel and shared discovery is a powerful way to both strengthen community and carry Jewish heritage into the future. Taube Jewish Heritage Tours designs group-specific tours, providing expert scholars and guides, program facilitators, and opportunities for service, as well as access to leaders and officials; ties are built and reinforced not just among those on the trip, but also between the local community and those who have come to discover the cradle of European Jewish history.

Special Tours

Taube Jewish Heritage Tours is an official tour provider for the award-winning POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw as well as the annual Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, the largest such festival in the world. Walking Warsaw’s streets or smelling the sea air of Gdańsk on the Baltic coast, studying the architecture of Łódź or dancing in the market squares of Kraków, our travelers don’t just witness the sites from the sidelines, they actively engage in transformative journeys that continue long after they’ve returned home. Books or documentaries can only bring you so far – nothing compares to actually being in Poland, where so much of our Ashkenazi heritage took root and developed centuries ago and continues to this day. 

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Prayer and a Q&A with a Rabbi during exclusive, private access in the Frankel Synagogue in Budapest

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Visits to the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial, Umschlagplatz, the Jewish Historical Institute, Nozyk Synagogue and the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (POLIN)

Visit to Plaszów concentration camp in Kraków

Visit to Poland's poignant museum and memorial at Auschwitz-Birkenau

Private piano recital of Chopin music in Warsaw

Walking tour of Budapest's Jewish Quarter; Dohány & Kazinczy synagogues

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Active components such as hiking, bicycling and walking longer distances may be included, and hills and/or uneven terrain may be encountered on several days. Guests should be able to walk two to three miles and stand for long periods of time with no difficulty.

Often robust – may include long days, active sightseeing, early starts, evening activities, significant travel times.

Along Europe's Scenic "Yellow Roads"

Become immersed in the cultural legacies and poignant history of the Jewish communities of Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna and Prague on this special Jewish heritage tour. Emotionally stirring, historic sites are inextricably linked to their Jewish heritage, offering a chance to learn, in depth, reflect and remember the sacrifices that were made there.

Visit warsaw's holocaust memorials and polin, in warsaw, explore the warsaw ghetto memorial, nozyk synagogue, polin and more.

Before World War II, Poland was once home to the largest Jewish community in Europe, which had thrived for centuries in an environment of religious tolerance. Your time in Poland's capital, Warsaw, includes visits to Holocaust memorials including Nozyk Synagogue, the only one of Warsaw's 400 synagogues to survive the war; the memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943; the Umschlagplatz (the "taking away place"), the deportation point for thousands of Warsaw's Jewish Holocaust victims; and the internationally-acclaimed POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, built on the site of the Warsaw Ghetto, which immerses visitors in the 1,000-year history of the Jews in Poland through interactive exhibits, reconstructions, and multimedia.

The Plaszów memorial and more

Your travels in kraków include the former schindler factory and the plaszów concentration camp memorial.

In Kraków's industrial district of Zablocie on the right bank of the Wisla River stands the former enameled vessels factory once operated by German industrialist Oskar Schindler, whose efforts to protect the lives of his Jewish workers was portrayed in the film, "Schindler's List." Today the former factory is a branch of the City of Krakow Historical Museum chronicling life in Krakow under German occupation, and includes several exhibits involving the story of Schindler and his workers. After a brief visit here, you'll continue on to pay your respects at the remains of and memorial to victims of Plaszów, the infamous forced labor camp turned concentration camp from which Schindler managed to save more than a thousand Jewish workers.

A poignant visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial

Visit the auschwitz-birkenau memorial outside kraków, and tour of the sites of both infamous camps.

Dating back to 1335, a re-emerging Kazimierz – Kraków's historic Jewish Quarter – thrives anew today with cafés and bistros, antique shops, museums and galleries… despite being nearly destroyed by the Nazis during the Holocaust of World War II. On a guided tour of the district, you'll visit the 15th-century Old Synagogue museum where exhibits showcase the history and traditions of Polish Judaism. Then, journey some 40 miles southwest of Kraków for a poignant visit to the memorial and museum at the former extermination camp complex at Auschwitz-Birkenau – including Blocks 4, 5, 7 and 11 at Auschwitz – followed by a tour of the Birkenau site.

Private luncheon cruise in Prague and Q&A with a Holocaust survivor

A private luncheon cruise on prague's vltava river and a q&a with a holocaust survivor.

For many of Europe's greatest cities, the rivers that flow through them are often their lifeblood and their defining feature. So it is with Prague, ancient capital of the Czech Republic, split by the Vltava River but joined by the historic Charles Bridge (and 17 others!). And there's no better or more unique way to experience the heart of this timeless city than aboard a private luncheon cruise on the Vltava through Prague's Lesser Town and Old Town. Also during your time in Prague, you'll be joined by a Czech concentration camp survivor for a poignant discussion of the Holocaust in wartime Czechoslovakia, followed by a memorable Q & A session.

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If you are a U.S. citizen traveling internationally, you will need a passport for six months beyond the completion of your Tauck journey to enter Poland, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic; however, you do not need a visa for the short duration of this tour.

The U.S. State Department advises that: "All foreigners seeking entry into the Czech Republic must also carry proof of a medical insurance policy contracted for payment of all costs for hospitalization and medical treatment while in the Czech Republic. According to the Czech Government, if you have a health insurance card or an internationally recognized credit card with health insurance included, it will generally be accepted as proof of insurance to enter the country."

Tauck offers insurance that is considered sufficient for this purpose. Please refer to the Tauck Travel Protection Product section above on this webpage for further details.

If you are a citizen of another country traveling internationally, you should contact an embassy or consulate of Poland, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to determine what travel documentation is required.

Please note that longer stays abroad for any purpose may require additional travel documentation.

We recommend that you make at least two photocopies of all the travel documents that you bring with you. Include copies of the photo page of your passport that contains the date of issuance, the date of expiration and your citizenship. Secure one set of copies in the safe in your room while traveling and leave one set behind with someone at home who will assist you in the event your documents are misplaced, lost or stolen.

To facilitate Travel Requirements, destinations are increasingly utilizing online forms that require digital proof that you've successfully completed your submission (via an email, QR code, etc.) To ensure smooth travels and peace of mind, we strongly recommend all guests carry a personal smart phone and sign up for international data plans before traveling overseas.

TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN AS A GUARDIAN: If you are traveling as the guardian of a child/children, we strongly suggest that you carry a letter from both parents of the child authorizing emergency treatment in the event of illness or accident. For travel abroad, many foreign countries have specific entry requirements for children under 21 who are traveling internationally without BOTH parents. (These requirements are in response to the increased incidence of children being abducted and taken abroad.) PLEASE NOTE THAT TAUCK IS NOT RESPONSIBLE for the disruption of travel caused by improper documentation for children traveling without both parents.

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See your travel advisor, or call Tauck at 800-468-2825 to make a reservation.

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• Emergency Contact Information: Please provide the name and phone number  of a relative or friend (not travelling with you) whom we could contact during the tour in the unlikely event of an emergency
• Interest in purchasing a travel protection plan (US and Canada)
• Interest in extending your trip by staying in a Tauck recommended hotel before your trip begins or after it ends
• Interest in our specially negotiated airfares

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Deposits & Final Payment

Deposits and fees for the optional Protection Plan or Cancel Fee Waiver [CFW] coverage are due at time of booking.

The deposit amount is $600 per person

Final Payments:

Final Payment is due to Tauck  90  days before departure for lands trips, and  120  days before departure for cruises and rail journeys. If your deposit was made by credit card, final payment will be automatic unless you opted out at time of booking. Bookings without full payment at this time may be subject to cancellation without notice. Failure to make payment will be a considered a cancellation by the guest and all applicable cancellation fees will apply.

Travel Protection Plan

Effective for plans purchased as of July 1, 2021:

Tauck's Guest Protection

Tauck's Guest Protection provides you with cancellation protection before your journey begins as well as insurance benefits while you are traveling. Guest Protection includes the following:

Cancellation Waiver – Provided by Tauck:

Under Tauck's Cancellation Fee Waiver you can cancel your tour for ANY REASON up to the day before departure and receive a money-back refund (except in Extreme Circumstances*) on the land tour cost, based on your original method of payment.

*Extreme Circumstances:  In the event of an act of God, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, accident, natural disaster, outbreak of disease, or other event or circumstance beyond our control that contributes to or results in cancellation rates above our historical cancellation rates in the absence of such event or occurrence, Tauck reserves the right to issue a credit to you in lieu of a money-back refund, applicable to a future Tauck journey.

Travel Insurance Benefits – Underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company.

• Trip Cancellation –  If you must cancel your tour due to a covered reason, the plan provides coverage for the amount you paid for your travel arrangements. Since the non-insurance cancellation waiver takes care of the land package cancellation fees already, this benefit reimburses the airfare cancellation charges up to the value of your original airfare purchase.
• Trip Interruption –  If you have to interrupt your tour for covered reasons, the plan provides reimbursement to catch up to your tour or return home.
• Travel Delay –  Provides reimbursement for missed, prepaid travel arrangements if you are delayed by a common carrier, natural disaster, unannounced strike, or other reasons as cited in the plan.
• Medical Expense –  Reimburses covered medical expenses incurred in the event you become injured or sick during your trip. 
• Baggage / Personal Effects Protection –  Provides reimbursement in the event your luggage or personal effects are, lost, stolen, damaged or delayed during your trip.
• Worldwide Emergency Assistance Services –  Provided by Carefree Travel Assistance; 24-hour emergency telephone assistance hotline for medical and travel related problems.

The cost of Tauck's Guest Protection is: $559  per person

This protection provides insurance coverage that applies only during the covered trip. You may have coverage from other sources that provides you with similar benefits but may be subject to different restrictions depending upon your other coverages. You may wish to compare the terms of this policy with your existing life, health, home and automobile policies. If you have any questions about your current coverage, call your insurer, insurance agent or broker.

This optional Guest Protection must be requested at time of booking and fee must be included with initial payment. Fees are based on costs as of July 1, 2021, and are subject to change. Details will be provided with written confirmation of your tour reservation. Guest Protection does not protect travel agent commissions. Reimbursements will be made according to original method of payment. The amount of any refund shall be reduced by any recoveries obtained by you from any third parties.

The Guest Protection plan waives cancellation fees outlined below, provided we are notified of cancellation before your tour departs. Tour cancellation fees are waived regardless of reason, without written notice, and Tauck will refund land tour cost.

To obtain your state-specific Certificate of Insurance that contains the complete terms, conditions, limitations and exclusions of the certificate, visit  affinitytravelcert.com/docs/TACGPPINTL .

If You Have To Cancel

If you cancel within 10 days of initial deposit Within the first 10 days after you place your initial deposit, you may cancel your reservation for any reason with no cancellation fees. If you cancel more than 10 days after initial deposit Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed bookings. These fees vary from tour to tour. Therefore, the following fees apply.

Cancellation Fees with Tauck's Guest Protection Plan:

Loss of Guest Protection fee, per person 

Cancellation Fees without Tauck's Guest Protection Plan :

90 days or more before departure = $600 per person

89-8 days before departure = $900 per person

7-1 days before departure = $1500 per person

Time of cancellation will be when notice is received in our Wilton Woods, CT office.

In the event of an unforeseen circumstance beyond our control, Tauck reserves the right to amend the cancellation terms outlined herein.

Note:  All Guests, regardless of residency, who book a Tauck journey have the option of purchasing the Cancellation Waiver provided by Tauck in the event they need to cancel their trip after making their reservations. Tauck's Guest Protection, which includes both the Cancellation Fee Waiver and the Travel Insurance Benefits and Assistance Services described above, is not available to residents of Puerto Rico.

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Travel Requirements For This Tour

Luggage Handling and Restrictions

AIRFARE: Airfare to and from this destination is not included in the journey cost. If purchasing your air elsewhere, it is very important to provide us with your confirmed arriving and departing flight information no later than 3 weeks before your arrival date. Flight information can be submitted to Tauck (or verified, if you've already provided it) in the My Account section of Tauck.com.

TAUCK AIRPORT TRANSFERS are included at the start and end of the journey between the airport and the Tauck hotel. Airport transfers are available for any pre tour or post tour hotel stays immediately consecutive to the tour, providing flight information is received in the Tauck office no later than three weeks in advance. Details on locating your transfer upon arrival to the tour start city will be included in your final documents.

AIRLINES and CHECKED LUGGAGE: Due to space limitations during your Tauck journey, we ask that you please limit your checked luggage to one average-size suitcase per person. Besides complying with the Tauck restriction noted above, you should also be sure to research and comply with all airline baggage restrictions relating to your flights to and from your Tauck journey. Airlines have become much more strict in enforcing size and weight limits in recent years, and are free to revise luggage policies without notice. Researching and complying with airline luggage restrictions is the responsibility of the guest, and Tauck cannot be held responsible for any costs or disruptions to travel caused by the failure to research and comply with airline policies. PLEASE NOTE that if you are booked on a tour that includes on-tour flights, the checked luggage weight restrictions for these flights may be lower than the weight restrictions for your international flights.

Checked Luggage – General

Due to space restrictions, we ask that you please limit your checked luggage to one suitcase per person weighing no more than 50 pounds (23 kg) and with overall dimensions (length + width + height) not exceeding 62 inches (158 cm).

Besides complying with the Tauck restriction noted above, you should also be sure to research and comply with all airline baggage restrictions relating to your flights to and from your Tauck journey. Airlines have become much more strict in enforcing size and weight limits in recent years, and luggage exceeding airline standards for size or weight may result in expensive overage fees or other consequences.

Airlines are free to revise luggage policies without notice, and certain airlines have different baggage allowances for different classes of service. Researching and complying with airline luggage restrictions is the responsibility of the guest, and Tauck cannot be held responsible for any costs or disruptions to travel caused by the failure to research and comply with airline policies.

Tauck luggage tags will be provided by your Tauck Director on Day 1 of your itinerary. Please do not attach a Tauck luggage tag to any carry-on items, as the Tauck tags designate luggage that is to be handled and transferred by ground operators and hotel staff during your journey.

Carry-on Luggage - General

Although oversize bags and wheeled, carry-on luggage are popular for airline travel, they are often not convenient or appropriate for motor coach travel or for many on-tour flights. Most modern sightseeing motor coaches offer limited space for numerous or larger items. Space under seats or in the overhead rack is typically small, and designed to accommodate items like coats, hats, purses, and small camera bags, etc.

For your day-to-day travel while on tour, we recommend that you limit your hand luggage to a small, soft-sided carry-on piece, and that you bring only those items you need handy during the day such as make-up, medications, cameras, film, etc. Items too large to fit under the motor coach seat or on the overhead rack must be stored in the luggage bays beneath the motor coach, and may be inaccessible during daytime travel.

Health, Safety and Mobility

HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS

Please check with your health insurance provider to determine whether you are covered while traveling. If you will not be covered under your current policy, we strongly suggest that you arrange for adequate coverage while on tour.

If you have a medical condition that might limit your participation in activities, please consult your physician for pre-departure health advice and notify us as soon as possible, if you have not already done so. We will advise your Tauck Director accordingly.

VACCINATIONS  

If you are a resident of the U.S. traveling internationally, no vaccinations are currently required for travel to Poland, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. For complete vaccination and inoculation information, contact your physician, the public health service in your area, or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. The Travelers' Health Section of the CDC operates a 24-hour "Travelers' Health Hotline" at 800-232-4636 (toll-free in the U.S.). You may also log on to the CDC website by clicking here .

If you are a resident of another country traveling internationally , please contact an embassy or consulate of Poland, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to determine what vaccination(s) may be required for your travel.

SPECIAL DIETARY REQUESTS

The restaurants, hotels, caterers and numerous other partners we work with all do their best to accommodate special dietary requests from Tauck guests. However, given the diverse nature of those food providers (from small wineries to grand hotels to world-famous restaurants in more than 70 countries worldwide), some of our partners are better able than others to accommodate such requests. We therefore cannot guarantee that all dietary requests can be accommodated at every meal. Also, please note that where dietary requests can be accommodated, choices will frequently be limited.

To enjoy this tour, you should be in good health and able to walk reasonable distances, often over unpaved and uneven surfaces. Some of the most memorable sightseeing can only be accomplished on foot. The amount of walking you do, however, is at your discretion.

PLEASE NOTE:  We regret that this Tauck itinerary cannot accommodate wheelchairs or motorized scooters.  Likewise, we regret that we're unable to provide individual assistance to guests with walking difficulties or other personal needs.  The responsibility of the Tauck Director who accompanies your trip is to ensure that the larger group enjoys a relaxing and informative journey, and he or she cannot be relied upon to provide ongoing individual assistance to any one guest.  Guests requiring such individualized assistance must be accompanied by an able-bodied companion who can provide it. While drinking water is generally safe at all our hotels, bottled water will be available wherever the local water is not fit to drink. We also provide bottled water on the motor coaches.

Reading List

We have compiled a reading list of recommended books to give you more information about the destinations you will be traveling to on your upcoming journey!

You can view the reading list  here.

The weather in this region of Eastern Europe is temperate and unpredictable. Generally, average high temperatures range from 54 to 75°F (12 to 24°C) from April through June and 60 to 85°F (16 to 29°C) from July through September. Rain falls fairly evenly throughout the year, with the heaviest amounts arriving during the summer. Prague averages 50% more rainfall per year than any of the other cities visited.

To read about current weather conditions, we suggest you log on to the Internet website by clicking here.

What To Pack

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The weather in this region of Eastern Europe is temperate and unpredictable. Your journey is designed with leisure in mind. Dress for comfort and convenience with a wardrobe that is adaptable and allows for layering. Generally, during the day, casual, comfortable, cotton clothing is recommended. Cool weather at higher elevations or at night will require warmer, layered clothing.

In Europe, especially in finer restaurants, it is generally customary to dress somewhat formally. Slacks or a dress for women and a jacket for men are acceptable dining attire. It is advisable to avoid wearing jeans, sneakers or shorts for dinner. You may also wish to dress up a bit for the welcome reception and the farewell dinner, but by all means be comfortable.

You will find a hair dryer located in your guest room. Irons and ironing boards are available on request. Valet laundry and dry cleaning services are also available for a fee.

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"Pure 'Freilach!' That's the best way to sum up our trip to Poland." The Yiddish word for joy is not exactly one you'd expect to hear when describing Jewish travel to Poland — a country most people associate with the Holocaust. But Howard and Judy Sacks' memory of their trip during the Kraków Jewish Culture Festival is testament to the fact that there is something new and very different going on in Poland.

Under the direction of educator Helise Lieberman, Taube Tours offers a series of customized tours.

The couple is part of a new breed of travelers flocking to Poland to explore firsthand the remarkable resurgence of Jewish life and culture there. Their travel needs are aptly served by Taube Jewish Heritage Tours, a program of the Warsaw-based Taube Center for the Renewal of Jewish Life in Poland. Under the direction of educator Helise Lieberman, Taube Tours offers a series of customized tours enabling visitors to discover Poland's past and present on terms most meaningful to them.

Growing interest in touring modern Poland is clearly part of a larger trend. Poland has emerged as Europe's newest popular destination, with a quarter of a million Americans visiting each year and the Los Angeles Times ranking Warsaw as number three on a list of 29 destinations to visit. But there is something more going on here too, something distinctly Jewish.

With Taube Jewish Heritage Tours, visitors can explore their past, engage in today's Jewish revival, renew their Jewish identity, bear witness to the Holocaust, dialogue with Poland's leaders, meet their Jewish contemporaries, experience history in the making and help rebuild Jewish life. Options range from all-inclusive 8- to 14-day heritage tours to short specialty tours that supplement other travel plans. Taube Tours also provides publications and other informational resources on historical and contemporary Jewish themes.

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Warsaw — The Kubicki Arcades

Warsaw — Palace of Science and Culture

Welcome to Poland ! Arrival to  Warsaw . Transfer to the hotel and check-in.

Free afternoon.

Accommodation in a cent­rally located hotel in Warsaw .

Warsaw — Old Town

Warsaw — Royal Castle

Breakfast at your hotel.

In the morning sight­seeing of  Warsaw . The City Tour allows us to immerse ourselves in and observe the many con­trasts of the Polish capital city. The tour starts with a walk around the Lazienki Royal Park. Here we will see the famous monument ded­icated to Frederic Chopin, the Palace on the Water and the Theater on the Island. We will con­tinue with transfer to the Old Town (UNESCO) and a short walk around the Old Town: from the Royal Castle, passing next to the Saint John Cathedral, the Market Square and the bar­bacane to the New Town. We will con­tinue to the Krasinski Palace, the Supreme Court bulding. Our itin­erary will con­tinue with the Grand Theatre and the National Opera, the Jablonowscy Palace, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Saxon Garden.

In the afternoon sight­seeing of  Warsaw Jewish part . From the 11th century till the beginning of the World War II, Poland was known as the cul­tural and spir­itual centre of European Jews. Many of the Polish Jews gained the fame all around the world. As examples we can mention: Arthur Rubinstein, Wladyslaw Szpilman (his story is the base of the Polanski’s movie “The Pianist”). During your trip around Warsaw you will have a chance to see parts of old Jewish Warsaw, syn­agogue, kirkut (cemetery) and other places con­nected with the rich history and tra­di­tions of Polish Jews as well as the monu­ments com­mem­or­a­tiong mar­tyrdom of Jews during WWII and Jewish Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Accommodation in a cent­rally located hotel in  Warsaw .

Treblinka — exterm­in­ation camp

Lopuchowo forest

In the morning excursion to  Treblinka  to see the museum in the former con­cen­tration and exterm­in­ation camp built by the Germans in the Polish lands during the second world war. In just 16 months when the camp in Treblinka was in oper­ation, it is estimated that almost 800,000 people were killed in its gas chambers, which makes it the second-largest Nazi death camp apart from Auschwitz.

Continue to  Tykocin , a charming city with a special atmo­sphere. Today it looks exactly like before World War II. One can still admire king’s castle, 18th century mon­astery and church, aston­ishing 17th century syn­agogue as well as wooden houses more than 100 years old. The Jewish com­munity was formed here in 16th century and it con­sti­tuted a great cul­tural center, becoming one of the largest Jewish com­munities in Poland. The syn­agogue of Tykocin is the second largest syn­agogue in Poland after that one in Krakow.

Stop in nearby  Lopuchowo forest , where the Jewish com­munity of Tykocin was murdered. It holds mass graves of 2.500 inhabitants.

Accommodation in a hotel cent­rally located in  Warsaw .

1 day trip from  Warsaw  to  Lodz .

Get to know the history of Jews of  Lodz  – once one of the biggest Jewish society in Poland. Stop by the Radegast station, the final point of trains trans­porting Jews from western European coun­tries and pro­vincial ghettos from Wartheland. See the Jewish cemetery, the largest Jewish nec­ro­polis in Poland. Pass the Children’s Martyrdom Monument, also called the monument of the Broken Heart, ded­icated to Polish children who died or were murdered while being imprisoned in the camp in Przemysłowa Street. Take a rest in the Survivors’ Park com­mem­or­ating the liquid­ation of the ghetto and stop under one of over 600 “memory trees” planted by those who sur­vived the Litzmannstadt Ghetto. Visit the only remaining pre-war syn­agogue – Reicher syn­agogue which sur­vived the times of occu­pation as a salt ware­house. Discover the ren­ovated indus­trial complex of the Manufaktura, belonged to a Jewish busi­nessman Israel Poznanski with an open-air plaza sur­rounded by large brick buildings and the longest stretch of foun­tains in Europe. At the end take a walk along Piotrkowska Street, a popular avenue full of shops, pubs, res­taurants, and sculp­tures that com­mem­orate famous inhab­itants of Lodz and learn from your guide what else you can dis­cover on your own after this tour.

Transfer back to  Warsaw .

Lublin — Majdanek con­cen­tration camp

Lublin — Jewish cemetery

Transfer from  Warsaw  to  Lublin .

Get to know the history of  Lublin Jews . Go through a Memorial Trail of Lublin Jews, that com­mem­orates places related to the tragic history of the Jewish com­munity and marks the borders of the ghetto in Podzamcze and the last road of Lublin Jews to Umschlagplatz, from where about 28,000 people were trans­ported to the death camp in Bełżec. Hear about a world that no longer exists. See the Lublin castle, the Grodzka Gate (called also the Jewish Gate), Chewra Nosim Synagogue — the only pre­served pre-war Jewish temple, the Old Jewish Cemetery, and the former Academy of the Sages of Lublin – cur­rently hotel and syn­agogue. Finally visit the Majdanek State Museum – the former German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp. Enjoy the most important places for Jewish history in Lublin and learn from your guide what else you can dis­cover on your own after this tour.

Accommodation in a hotel cent­rally located in  Lublin .

Lezajsk — Jews

Lezajsk — grove of Rabbi Elimelech

Transfer from  Lublin  to  Lezajsk .

Lezajsk, a city located in the valley of the San River in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship. It is here that Hasidim Jews from all over the world come to pray at the tomb of Tzadik Elimelech who lived in the 18th century. They believe that Tzaddik Elimelech, on the anniversary of his death, des­cends from heaven and takes to God their prayers for health, well-being for children and success at work. They write them down on pieces of paper called quote and place them at the grave. Prayers are accom­panied by tra­di­tional dances and singing psalms. Every year the tomb is visited by about 2.5 thousand believers.

Further transfer to  Krakow .

Accommodation in a hotel cent­rally located in  Krakow .

Krakow — Remuh synagogue

Krakow — Tempel synagogue

Krakow — Kazimierz Jewish district

Krakow — Remuh syn­agogue and cemetery

In the morning sight­seeing of  Krakow  — the cul­tural capital of Poland with Old Town listed as UNESCO Heritage. During the tour you would see Barbican and defensive walls with Florian’s Gate, the Main Market Square with Sukiennice Cloth Hall, St Mary’s Church and Town Hall Tower. We would proceed to the Jagiellonian University, pass by Archbishop Palace (where John Paul II used to live) as well as St Andrew’s Church and St Peter and Paul’s Church to reach the Wawel Hill.

In the afternoon we will explore  Krakow Kazimierz Jewish District  known from Schindler’s List. Kazimierz used to be a sep­arate town close to medieval city of Krakow. It was mostly pop­u­lated by Jewish com­munity. Throughout years it became Krakow’s dis­trict, but the abundance of markets, syn­agogues and kirkuts (Jewish cemeteries) shaped char­acter of this part of town. As Kazimierz depicts the history of Polish Jews, some shots of Steven Spielberg Schindler’s List were cap­tured here. During this tour you would dis­cover this charming part of Krakow with its monu­ments and com­plexed history.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

Auschwitz-Birkenau

Transfer to  Oswiecim  (Auschwitz).

All over the world,  Auschwitz  has become a symbol of terror, gen­ocide and the Holocaust. It was estab­lished by the Nazis in 1940, in the suburbs of the city of Oswiecim (Auschwitz in German) which, like other parts of Poland, was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War. A visit to con­cen­tration and exterm­in­ation camp museum might help you to com­prehend what incomprehensible.

Transfer from Krakow to  Wieliczka  the most beau­tiful and the oldest oper­ating salt mine in the world (UNESCO Heritage). From over 700 years it was a source of Polish fortune and a physical fun­dament of culture. Today Wieliczka is the most will­ingly visited Polish tourist object with mag­ni­ficent chapels, charming under­ground lakes and ori­ginal tools and equipment. During this tour you could see a number of excavated chambers on 3 levels adorned with beau­tiful sculp­tures made of salt as well as a salt museum. Transfer back to  Krakow .

Krakow — St.Mary’s Basilica

Krakow — Main Market Square

Krakow — Wawel cathedral

Krakow — horse car­riages on Market Square

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F or years Polish territory was linked with topic of Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camps only. Having the deepest respect and great knowledge about places connected with the Holocaust, we also try to tell the story of the rich world of Central European Jewry before the War. Although it was largely annihilated by the German Nazis, it partially survived in our historical memory of that time.

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Hands up if you’re ready to be dazzled! From a ceremony structure designed to float on water to a jaw-dropping reception room with flowers blooming from every service, we’re swooning over every bit of this wedding. If you can believe it, that’s just the beginning. Julia Kaptelova artfully shot every detail, like the ballet performance guests were treated to and snow falling from the ceiling for the first dance! Prepare to be amazed and take a visit to the full gallery .

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From the Bride, Cherry… My husband and I we decided to have our summer wedding in Moscow because the city is where his roots are. As we knew we were going to have the other wedding ceremony in China, we wanted our Moscow one to be very personal and intimate. We’ve known each other since we were fourteen, together with many of our friends whom we’ve also known for a decade.

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