SNOWSHOEING IN POLAND

8 days at - including flights
Tripcode: CVP

Countries Visited: Poland

Beautiful, little-known region
Variety of trails and locations
Excellent value for money

Poland is perhaps still best known for its cultural heritage, but outside of the more famous destinations lies a world of peaceful mountains, rolling white landscapes, high mountain passes and fabulous panoramas.The Beskidy and Peininy mountain ranges on the border with Slovakia are the focus of our week. Here we find a great variety of pastures, forests and highland communities that retain strong links with the past and snowshoes offer the perfect way to explore the national parks and ascend the peaks on our route.To really make the most of this we stay in a number of different locations, including a night in a mountain refuge. We also take time to visit the bustling mountain resort of Zakopane and spend a day in Krakow, a vibrant, historic city contrasting the best of traditional and new Poland.

What makes this trip responsible?

Tourism can be a real help to local communities, providing income, positive cultural exchanges and a financial incentive to protect their natural environment.
Ours is a 'total approach' to responsible tourism, covering everything from the way we plan and operate our trips to the practices of Exodus as a company. Exodus trips are designed to allow a high degree of economic benefit to the local communities; we buy local produce, eat local food and use local services, thus ensuring that as much money as possible is retained within the local economies and the host communities. With our responsible tourism policy we are continually reassessing our holidays, trying at all times to ensure that they are socially, economically and environmentally sound.

Recent awards for our work on Responsible Tourism

British Travel Awards: Environmentally Responsible Tourism Company.
Responsible Travel Awards: Best Tour Operator.
BA Tourism for Tomorrow Awards: Highly Commended.
See our Responsible Tourism Policy for full details

Itinerary

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Day 1

Fly to Krakow, transfer to the health resort of Krynica (approx2hrs 30mins).

Day 2

Transfer to Barnowiec village (approx 27km) visiting a traditional wooden church on the way. Guided snowshoeing over the Bukowina pass (993m) to Rytro.

Day 3

Snowshoe walk to Jaworki along the ridge, passing the Obidza Mountain hut (934m)

Day 4

Guided showshoeing in the Pieniny Mountains.

Day 5

Transfer to Rzeki, passing through the Gorce National Park, including the summit of Turbacz (1310m).

Day 6

Final morning snowshoe walk, travel to Zakopane.

Day 7

Return to Krakow by local bus with tour leader; free day for exploring and sightseeing.

Day 8

Fly to London.

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