Christmas & New Year Tours in Poland

You'll celebrate the holidays in Krakow by checking out festive Christmas markets at Rynek Główny, one of Europe's largest medieval squares that's lit up with twinkling lights and filled with traditional wooden stalls. The trip includes a guided tour of the UNESCO-listed Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, then you'll walk through Kazimierz, the historic Jewish Quarter, and see the 1,000-year-old Wawel Castle.

This private tour takes you through Poland's spiritual and historic sites during the festive season, starting at the UNESCO-listed Monastery of Jasna Góra in Czestochowa, the country's most important Catholic pilgrimage destination. You'll wander through Krakow's medieval Rynek Główny square with its holiday decorations, visit the haunting Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, and go underground at the UNESCO-recognized Wieliczka Salt Mine to see chapels carved entirely from salt. Ring in the New Year with panoramic views of the snow-capped Tatra Mountains from Gubałówka Hill in Zakopane, Poland's winter capital, then stroll festive Krupówki Street lined with traditional wooden shops.

Ring in the holidays as you check out Poland's most festive cities, from Krakow's charming Market Square to Warsaw's lit-up Old Town. You'll visit Wroclaw's Main Market for Christmas shopping at Poland's second-largest holiday market, then walk through Gdansk's restored Old Town with all its seasonal lights. The trip wraps up in Warsaw at the historic Royal Castle on Castle Square, where New Year's brings the capital alive with special events and traditional Polish food.

You'll tour Poland during the Christmas and New Year period with private guides showing you the UNESCO-listed Wieliczka Salt Mine's underground chapels and Malbork Castle, a medieval fortress the Teutonic Knights built in the 13th century. Zakopane's holiday markets line Krupówki Street, and you can ride the funicular up Gubalowka Hill for Tatra Mountain views.

This 6-day trip is great for Christmas and New Year visits, starting in Warsaw's Old Town where seasonal markets fill Castle Square and the Royal Castle lights up for winter. You'll cruise the Vistula River on a replica wooden boat, then head to Wroclaw to walk around the colorful Market Square with its holiday decorations.

Krakow's Christmas markets fill Rynek Glowny, Europe's largest medieval square and a UNESCO site, where you'll find festive stalls and over 300 bars and clubs that keep the old town buzzing after dark. Guided tours take you to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the sobering concentration camp memorial site, followed by a visit to Wawel Castle, a 1,000-year-old royal residence where Polish kings and queens are buried. Walk through Kazimierz, the historic Jewish Quarter where Schindler's List was filmed, and see Poland's oldest synagogue and the Jewish Cemetery while local guides share the area's detailed history.