DIRECTOR'S NEWSLETTER

April 9, 2008

POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA'S 5^TH

CAPITALS OF POLAND TOUR (2008)

The Polish Museum of America (PMA) 5^th Capitals of Poland Tour will take place June 27 through July 13.   View Itinerary Details 

The All inclusive price covers:

• Round trip airfare Chicago/Poland/Chicago on LOT

• Bi-lingual Escort & Tour Guides                        

• Accommodation in 3, 4 and 5 Star Hotels

• Breakfast and supper daily

• Air Conditioned Motor Coach

• Entrance fees to proposed sites

The total cost is based on 22 travelers, double occupancy and the per person cost is  $4,060.00   Single supplement is $600 additional.  For a group less than 22 passengers, we will have to adjust the per person cost.  If the dollar value falls, we will have to adjust the cost.  To avoid this, it is best to pay the entire amount as soon as possible.  

If you have your own way of reaching Poland or wish to leave the US from another airport, the land only cost is $2,900.  (Single supplement remains $600.00).  AMTA Travel, our travel bureau in the States (1-773. 467-0700 in Illinois, ask for Ms. Dorota Sieka), can arrange flights for you on LOT from the New York area, or other carriers from around the United States.  AMTA can also issue travel insurance, which is highly recommended.  This year payments will be made directly to the Travel agency, so credit cards can be used (along with their own travel insurance capabilities).

Our hotels can be found on the PolandHotels.com website and are:

• WARSAW (4 nights) 4* Novotel Centrum located in downtown Warsaw, near the Palace of Culture

• GDANSK (3 nights) 3* Hotel Posejden

• POZNAN (3 nights) 3* Novotel Centrum located on the periphery of downtown Poznan

• CZESTOCHOWA  (1 night) 3* Mercure Patria

• KRAKOW (4 nights) 4* Novotel Bronowice, hotel located near the University

POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA        PH:  (773) 384-3352 (EXT 102)

POLAND TRIP 2008                       FAX: (773) 384--3799

984 N. MILWAUKEE AVE.                E-MAIL: jan.lorys@prcua.org

CHICAGO, IL 60622-4101

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ITINERARY DETAILS:

FRI JUNE 27 Depart Chicago’s O’Hare for Warsaw, Poland on a non-stop LOT airlines flight 

SAT JUNE 28 Arrive in Warsaw.  Transfer to Hotel, orientation tour in the afternoon.

SUN JUNE 29 All day tour of Warsaw to include the Old Town, the Royal Road, Lazienki Park and an open air concert by the Chopin Monument.

MON JUNE 30 Tour of the Royal Castle and Warsaw Uprising Museum (opened in 2004).  

TUE JULY 01 Tour of National Museum and Ethnographic Museum.  Afternoon at leisure.

WED JULY02 Departure for Gdansk.  Enroute, tour of Malbork castle, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Evening in Gdansk. 

THU JULY03 Tour of Tri-City Area:  Port of Gdynia, Organ Concert in Oliwa, Visit to spa in Sopot.  Gdansk, Historic Hanseatic Port City. 

FRI JULY 04 Leave for Masurian Lake Area.  Take a unique ride/voyage on the rail ships.

SAT JULY05 Departure for Torun. Visit to Old Town and the Copernicus Museum and the Cathedral of St. John.  Departure for Poznan. Overnight in Poznan.

SUN JULY06 Tour of Poznan, Ostrow Tumski , City Hall and the Mechanical Goats. 

MON JULY07  Visit to Gniezno, historic Cathedral and first capital of Poland.  Visit to Biskupin, proto-Slavic settlement.    

TUE JULY 08 Depart Poznan for Czestochowa, the religious center of Poland.  Evening in Czestochowa. 

WED JULY09 Departure for Krakow.  Enroute visit Auschwitz , (UNESCO site) Wadowice-birth place of Karol Woytyla and Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (UNESCO site).  

THU JULY 10 Depart Krakow for Zakopane, Tatra Mountains resort town.  Travel down the Dunajec river and up Gubałówka Mountain for a panoramic view of the Tatras.  Dinner in a mountaineer themed restaurant.  

FRI JULY 11.  Whole day tour of Krakow town center, Wawel Castle.(UNESCO site)  St. Mary’s Church and Market Square (UNESCO Site).  In the evening a tour of the old Jewish quarter Kazimierz and dinner in a Jewish restaurant. 

SAT JULY 12 Morning for Last Minute Shopping in Sukiennice(Cloth Hall).  St. Faustyna ‘s Shrine of Devine Mercy.  Afternoon tour of Wieliczka.(UNESCO site).   Farewell Dinner.

SUN JULY 13 Departure from the hotel and to Balice Airport, or those who wish to extend their stay can visit other parts of Poland or Europe.  Arrival in United States Sunday afternoon.