Day 1: IN FLIGHT - to Berlin
Depart the US today for Berlin Airport. Day 2: ARRIVAL IN BERLIN - Tour Welcome
Arrival today at Berlin Tegel Airport and transfer to Berlin hotel for check-in. World War II Tour of Berlin including main sites such as the Reichstag, Chancellory and Bunker sites. Welcome dinner. Overnight Berlin. (D) Day 3: BYDGOSZCZ - History of Poland
Breakfast, hotel check out and early morning transfer east with the History of Poland orientation and historical DVD presentation on the bus en route. Lunch. Continue afternoon transfer to Bydgoszcz for check-in at the hotel. Overnight Bydgoszcz. (B,D) Day 4: KETRZYN (RASTENBURG) - The Wolf's Lair
Breakfast. Check out and transfer to Ketrzyn (Rastenburg). Lunch. Guided tour of Hitler's former Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) Headquarters complex. During the tour, trace the famous assassination attempt that took place in July 1944. Afternoon free time at the Wolf's Lair. Afternoon transfer back to Swieta Liepke. Dinner. Overnight Swieta Liepke. (B,D) Day 5: MAMERKI (MAUERWALD) - The OKH Headquarters
Breakfast. Transfer north through the surrounding Masurian Lake to Mamerki (Mauerwald). Tour Zones "Fritz" and "Quelle" of the former OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) German Army Headquarters near the Wolf's Lair. See Stauffenberg's private barrack at Mauerwald. Lunch. Transfer to Ketrzyn Airfield for free time this afternoon. Transfer back to hotel. Dinner. Overnight Swieta Liepke. (B,D) Day 6: WARSAW - Poland During World War II
Breakfast and hotel check out. Leave northern Poland this morning and transfer south to Warsaw. On the way, Alpventures® talks about Germany's rearmament in the 1930s, Danzig, Warsaw and the beginning of World War II. They also discuss the foundations of the Holocaust and its scale in Europe during World War II and after 1945. Late afternoon arrival at the Warsaw Hotel. Check-in and relax before dinner. Special Polish Folklore Dinner and Show tonight in a traditional restaurant. Overnight Warsaw. (B,D) Day 7: WARSAW - The Ghetto and the Uprising
Breakfast. Half-day guided tour of historic Warsaw, including the former Ghetto, old Jewish Cemeteries, Ghetto Wall, the Uprising Memorial and many other World War II sites and monuments. Lunch. The Warsaw Uprising lasted two months. The Battle for Warsaw took 250,000 lives. Afternoon visit to the impressive new 'Warsaw Rising Museum'. Late afternoon and evening at leisure in Warsaw for optional sightseeing, museums or shopping. Dinner on your own. Overnight Warsaw. (B) Day 8: WARSAW - KRAKOW
Breakfast and hotel check out. Transfer to Krakow, a preserved gem of a city unscathed by the battles of World War II. Lunch en route to Krakow. Hotel check-in and afternoon orientation of the town center. Free time for optional sightseeing and/or shopping. Dinner. Overnight Krakow. (B,D) Day 9: KRAKOW - Kazimierz, Plaszow and Schindler's List
Breakfast. Morning guided tour of Kazimierz, Podgórze district and Plaszow Concentration Camp, where the infamous Amon Goeth was once Commandant. You will also visit the former Emalia Enamel Factory that was run by Oskar Schindler during World War II. Lunch. Afternoon free for optional sightseeing or shopping. Dinner. Overnight Krakow. (B,D) Day 10: AUSCHWITZ - Death Camps of the Third Reich
Breakfast and hotel check out. Morning transfer to Auschwitz Concentration Camp Memorial Site. Today, visit Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II/Birkenau, on a guided tour of the memorial site. Lunch. Afternoon transfer to Gliwice and visit the local museum. Check-in to the hotel. Dinner. Overnight Gliwice. (B,D) Day 11: PROJECT RIESE - Hitler's Forgotten Bunkers
Breakfast, check out and transfer to Walbrzych (Waldenburg) in the Owl Mountains near the Czech border. Lunch en route. Afternoon visit to a newly opened 'Riese' Bunker. The mysterious Wolf Mountain in southern Poland was chosen by the Nazis as early as 1943 for construction of an enormous underground military city. Discover 'Project Riese' during a tour of the underground bunker complex near Walim. Transfer to hotel. Dinner. Overnight Walbrzych. (B,D) Day 12: ZAGAN - The Great Escape
Breakfast. Hotel check out and transfer this morning northwest towards Berlin. Visit the memorial site of the former Gross Rosen Concentration Camp. Continue to Zagan for a tour of the former POW Camp 'Stalag Luft-III,' where some of the most daring prisoner escapes took place during World War II. Afternoon transfer into Germany with lunch en route. Arrival at the hotel in Berlin and dinner. Overnight Berlin. (B,D) Day 13: BERLIN - The Battle for Berlin
Breakfast. Morning visit to the German Resistance Museum in the Bendlerblock. Lunch in the city center. Afternoon free time before a farewell dinner tonight. Overnight Berlin. (B,D) Day 14: IN FLIGHT - from Berlin
Breakfast and check-out. Transfer to Berlin airport for flights back home. | 
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