Personally accompanied
Experienced tour guides accompany you personally and make sure you are well looked after.
The Other Baltic Sea
Trip highlights:
- Wandering dunes in Słowiński National Park
- Hanseatic city of Danzig
- Masuria, land of a thousand lakes
- Usedom, a natural paradise
Amber, Shifting Dunes and the Land of a Thousand Lakes
Beyond the well-known routes lies a Baltic Sea of quiet and vast horizons. Golden amber on fine sandy beaches, shifting dunes, the Hanseatic splendour of Gdańsk and the shimmering lakes of Masuria. A journey to a coastline that few people know and that enchants everyone who discovers it.
Day 1: Switzerland - Leipzig
Travel to Leipzig, where you spend the first night.
Day 2: Leipzig - Stettin - Wolin Island
Drive to Stettin, with a view from the Hakenterrasse over the Oder and the castle of the Pomeranian dukes. Continue to Wolin Island, nestled between the Baltic Sea and the Kamienski Lagoon, with its broad sandy beaches and natural dunes that gently merge into vast pine forests.
Day 3: Usedom Island
A day for the quieter side of the island. Away from the fashionable seaside resorts, Usedom reveals itself in its authentic and peaceful form, with gentle hills, old village churches, glittering lakes and wide meadows where white-tailed eagles and kingfishers circle overhead. A special stop is Mellenthin Water Castle, dating from the 16th century, which today invites you to linger with its own brewery and coffee roastery. Here you will be served coffee and cake in an atmospheric setting.
Day 4: Słowiński National Park
In Słowiński National Park, wandering dunes of up to 50 metres high creep further into the pine forests year after year, creating an almost desert-like landscape of unusual beauty. You reach the dunes comfortably by electric wagon. In the evening you arrive in Danzig, your base for the next two nights.
Day 5: Danzig
A full day for the old Hanseatic city on the Motława. You stroll along the Royal Way, which links the Golden Gate with the Green Gate, and reach the Long Market via Long Street, once home to the wealthiest patrician families. Richly decorated façades with coats of arms and classical heroic figures line the way. You will see Neptune's Fountain, the city's emblem, the Gothic St Mary's Church, the mighty Crane Gate and the Artus Court, which once served as the meeting house of the Hanseatic towns. In the afternoon there is time to explore on your own, before the day ends with a festive dinner at Restaurant Gdanska in the Old Town.
Day 6: Danzig - Oberland Canal - Masuria
Today you encounter a technical marvel of the 19th century. The Oberland Canal overcomes a height difference of around one hundred metres in a most unusual way: on several inclined planes, the boats are lifted out of the water on rails and hauled across land before floating again. On one of the sections you will experience this unique monument at close quarters. Afterwards, we continue into the land of a thousand lakes.
Day 7: Masuria
A grand tour takes you through the forested, lake-rich landscape in the north-east of Poland, home to the two largest lakes in the country. At the Holy Linden pilgrimage monastery you enjoy an atmospheric organ concert, and in the afternoon Masuria shows its most beautiful side on a boat trip. In the evening you are guests of the East Prussian Dickti family. They remained in their homeland after the war, and the son now runs the small folk museum in the family home, where the customs and traditions of bygone times remain alive. A cosy barbecue on the estate brings the day to a close.
Day 8: Masuria - Thorn
Thorn, birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, impresses with its Gothic buildings and the Leaning Tower. At the historic gingerbread factory you shape your own gingerbread and taste the famous specialities of Thorn.
Day 9: Thorn - Dresden
Travel to Dresden, where you spend your final night.
Day 10: Dresden - Switzerland
With many happy memories in your luggage, you begin the journey home.
What makes this trip special
This journey takes you to a Baltic Sea that few people know, far from the great tourist crowds. From the first day to the last, you are well looked after: your German-speaking tour guide accompanies you for a full nine days, knows the country and its people, and ensures you do not have to worry about a thing. All services are included, from the city tours and boat trips to the festive dinner in Danzig's Old Town. This allows you to fully immerse yourself in the quiet beauty of the landscape and collect memories that will last.
Throughout your journey you stay in carefully selected, good hotels, mostly in the 4* category (official national rating), all centrally or quietly located. On the Baltic coast you stay close to the beaches, in Masuria quietly by the water, and in Danzig and Thorn close to the historic old towns. Rooms have a shower or bath/WC. Equivalent hotels will be used if necessary.
Included services
- Travel in a Deluxe coach
- Accommodation in good 3+* and 4* hotels (official national category), based on double rooms
- HB (dinner and breakfast buffet)
- Festive 4-course dinner in Danzig Old Town
- City tours in Stettin, Danzig (incl. entrance to St Mary's Church) and Thorn
- Usedom island tour incl. coffee and cake at Mellenthin Water Castle
- Excursion to Słowiński National Park incl. electric wagon ride
- 2 boat trips on the Oberland Canal and in Masuria
- Masuria tour incl. Holy Linden Monastery with organ concert
- Visit to the Dickti Family Folk Museum with barbecue dinner
- Visit to a gingerbread factory incl. baking demonstration and tasting
- Local German-speaking tour guide from day 2 to day 9
- EUROBUS audio system §
Deluxe coach
33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.
- 33 wide, adjustable leather armchair seats
- Spacious three-seat rows with generous legroom
- Seat belts at every seat
- Fold-down table at every seat, adjustable footrests
- 220-volt socket at every seat *
- Air conditioning, toilet and washroom, fridge / coffee machine
- Lane assist and adaptive cruise control *
- Free Wi-Fi/internet in Europe (from 2018)
33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.
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