Cracow's Old Town is compact and easy to wander around but a guided walking tour will enrich the experience. Guide Cracow (tel: (012) 422 2851; website: www.guide-cracow.pl) offers a wide selection of tours on foot, tailored to suit a variety of interests, from architecture to literature and famous people. Seasonal tours are also available. Wedrowiec (tel: (012) 292 7275; website: www.wedrowiec.krakow.pl) and Jan-Pol, Westerplatte 15 (tel: (012) 411 9964; website: www.janpol.com) also offer guided tours of the old town.
Cracow Tours (tel: (012) 430 0726; website: www.cracowtours.pl) organises various bus trips to the most popular sites within and near Cracow, including daily city tours, Jewish Cracow, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Auschwitz, and even a day trip to Zakopane.
Boat tours on the Vistula River offer great views of Wawel Castle; and the café on the boat is a delightful place to relax. Departures are from south of Wawel from May to September. Żegluga Krakowska (tel: (012) 422 0855; website: www.zegluga.krakow.pl) offers various boat trips from the Czerwieński Embankment near Grunwaldzki Bridge.
In season, Rynek Glowny is overrun with dorozkis (horse-drawn carts), brought in to please the tourist masses. Trotting across the cobbles, though, is something of an essential experience for first-time visitors. A relatively new sight on Cracow's streets are the glorified golf carts that now ferry visitors around the Old Town, Wavel Castle, Kazimierz and Skalka Monastery. More information from Jordan Information Centre (tel: (012) 421 2125).
Cracow Tours (tel: (012) 430 0726; website: www.cracowtours.pl) organises various bus trips to the most popular sites within and near Cracow, including daily city tours, Jewish Cracow, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Auschwitz, and even a day trip to Zakopane.
Boat tours on the Vistula River offer great views of Wawel Castle; and the café on the boat is a delightful place to relax. Departures are from south of Wawel from May to September. Żegluga Krakowska (tel: (012) 422 0855; website: www.zegluga.krakow.pl) offers various boat trips from the Czerwieński Embankment near Grunwaldzki Bridge.
In season, Rynek Glowny is overrun with dorozkis (horse-drawn carts), brought in to please the tourist masses. Trotting across the cobbles, though, is something of an essential experience for first-time visitors. A relatively new sight on Cracow's streets are the glorified golf carts that now ferry visitors around the Old Town, Wavel Castle, Kazimierz and Skalka Monastery. More information from Jordan Information Centre (tel: (012) 421 2125).
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