Krakow Tours and Trips

Krakow is a beautiful city with a rich history and culture to explore. The Carpathian Mountains are just as good for walking as The Alps but not yet as visited.

Poland is a lovely country to visit great food, transport, views, accommodation, very reasonable prices for taxis, museum tickets etc. The coutryside is not very busy with other visitors or hikers until you come to the mountain hsuts were the service is generally very efficient.

Hiking the Polish Carpathians was a very good experience. The only downside was the extreme temperatures (36 degrees) and humidity, both of which were outside the control of Explore. Gabi the tour leader was very good and gave great insight into Polish culture and history. The leader had to make a judgement call on the first hiking day when it was clear that some of the group would struggle to make the summit of the first hike, due to high temperatures and exposed approach to the summit, the leader opted for a lower elevation and shaded route. Some of the group were not happy with decision, but it was the right call and showed good leadership skills. I would recommend either arriving a few days early or staying on at the end of the tour to experience more of what Krakow have to offer. E.g excursions to Auschwitz, Schindler's Factory and Salt Mines.

I particularly enjoyed visiting and learning about the history in each town center. Each town, large or small, provided its own unique window into how it helped to develop the country of Poland as it is now.

Great walks, good accommodation, tour leader very knowledgeable and friendly. Final restaurant for the group meal was bit of a let down, slow and unfriendly service, but otherwise everywhere we went was great. Would have been good for those with experience on water to have had the option to hire a kayak or canoe to make day 6 more interesting. Overall would highly recommend

Fantastic trip. Our guides Paweł and Asia were excellent; experienced; knowledgeable and aware of leading the hiking at an easy pace. The hotels were comfortable, the scenery and food wonderful. The itinerary worked very well each day, stopping mid afternoon in mountain huts for refreshments. This is the third trip a few of us from our hiking group in Spain have done with Explore and plan to do another. Can fully recommend this one for those with a good level of fitness and used to climbing uphill over some distance. The rewards are well worth it!