Itinerary

Welcome briefing and dinner in the starting hotel in Warsaw.

After breakfast your city tour through Warsaw starts at 08.30 a.m. You visit the old city, Lazienki Park and the centre. At approx. 12.00 a.m. bustransfer to masuria (approx. 200 km). In the afternoon a short distance cycling tour to Krutyn.

Your first cycling day introduces a part of the vast forest of the Johannisburg heather (Piska native forest) to Wojnowo, with the opportunity of visiting the Philippon monastery. Your overnight stay is again in Krutyn.

Today we start with a kayak tour on the most beautiful river of Masuria, the river Krutynia. In the afternoon we cycle on the northern Mragowo, our destination of today. You go by ferry across the sea Beldany and furhter on by bike to Nikolaiken (ferry not included in the travel price).

Today you visit the Lake Luknajno with its famous nature reserve for wild swans.

Along the lake Rhine you will reach Nakomiady. After this nn the way to Ketrzyn you have the opportunity to visit the Masurian Museum in Owczarnia. Afterwards free time for a city stroll.

In the beginning the tour leads you to Gierlotz where an old Nazi Headquarter called "Wolfsschanze" can be visited. After this you cycle to Sztynort (Steinort). Here you can see the old ruin of the castle of the earls Lehndorff. In the afternoon by ship from Steinort to Lötzen and then per bike back to Rastenburg.

Take a walk around in Ketrzyn and afterwards you cycle to the castle of Reszel and the gothic Church called "Holy Linden".

After breakfast, individual return journey or start of your extension.

Tour character

Easy to moderate

Easy to moderately difficult. Cycle tour in partly hilly terrain. You cycle mostly on tarmac side roads, occasionally on field and forest paths with cobblestones.

Preise & Termine

Prices per person in EUR

Services & extras

Services

Included

8 nights in typical 3-star hotels or guesthouses with shower/WC
7 x half board = breakfast and dinner (no dinner on day 1 in Warsaw)
Accompaniment by a qualified, German-speaking tour guide
Sightseeing tour in Warsaw (DE)
Bus transfers as per programme (Warsaw - Masuria and back, Wolfsschanze-Sensburg)
Boat trip from Nikolaiken to the Rhine
Canoe trip on the natural river Kruttina
All guided tours and entrance fees as per programme (DE)
Campfire and accordion music
Rental bike (7/21-speed touring bike)
Luggage transport from hotel to hotel

Note

For the tour on 03.08. there are no more pre-nights available in Warsaw from 02-03.08!
Minimum number of participants: 4 persons, maximum group size: 20 persons

Not included

Arrival and departure
parking fees
Travel insurance
Expenses for personal needs

Extras

Arrival / parking / departure

Start hotel: Hotel IBIS Styles Warszawa. Underground car park approx. € 20/day, can be reserved in advance
Warsaw Centraalna railway station: approx. 1.5 km, approx. 15 min. walk
Warsaw Chopin Airport: approx. 8 km, approx. 20 min. journey time, approx. € 20,- €

Hotels

Simple but very well-kept family guesthouses and hotels in the 3-star category). All rooms have a shower/WC or bath/WC.

Further information

Further important information in accordance with the "Pauschalreisegesetz" (Package Travel Act) can be found here!