Wadowice Private Day Trip from Krakow

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About this activity

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Duration: from 4 to 5 hours
This activity has VERY GOOD reviews

Guide: English, Italian, French, Spanish

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Experience Highlights

Visit Pope John Paul II’s hometown, Wadowice, on this private car tour from Kraków, with hotel pick-up and drop-off. On this activity, lasting approximately 5 hours, you’ll explore every corner of this small town in southern Poland and sample the famous papal cream cakes, known as kremowka.

Book this excursion and explore the John Paul II Family Home Museum with a professional guide.

  • Book this private car tour lasting around 5 hours from Kraków to Wadowice, the birthplace of Pope John Paul II.
  • This tour includes collection from and return to your hotel.
  • Visit the John Paul II Museum with a professional guide.
  • Stroll through the town centre and try the famous Wadowice cake.

What’s included

  • Private excursion to Wadowice
  • Pick-up and return to the hotel.
  • Professional driver / guide.
  • Entrance to the museum.

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Step by Step

This private car tour, lasting around 5 hours, with collection from your hotel, will take you to explore Wadowice, a small town in southern Poland, 50 kilometres from Kraków. This was the birthplace of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II. Discover, guided by a professional guide, the story of a shy boy who went on to become head of the Vatican through a tour of Pope John Paul II’s hometown.

On arrival in Wadowice, you’ll find, in the market square, several monuments and statues honouring the memory of Archbishop Karol Wojtyla. For this reason, the square is named John Paul II Square, in his honour. On your tour of this beautiful town steeped in religious history, you’ll see the parish church where little Karol was baptised and the school he attended before becoming the first Polish Pope in history.

You’ll have the opportunity to visit the family home of the Holy Father John Paul II. There’s an exhibition featuring memorabilia and multimedia resources chronicling the Polish Pope’s life, from his childhood in Wadowice to his pontificate at the Vatican.

After your visit and before returning to the hotel, take a break and try the famous Kremówka, the Pope’s favourite cream cake.

Reviews

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· 1.257 Reviews
  • T
    T.
    5
    A convenient way to visit Wadowice from Kraków without having to organise transport ourselves. The guide added a lot to the experience.
  • M
    M.
    5
    Tasting the traditional cake after hearing the story linking it to John Paul II was quite amusing.
  • A
    A.
    4
    The tour is very well organised, although I would have appreciated a slightly longer stop in the square before returning.
  • P
    P.
    5
    What I enjoyed most was learning about the details of his childhood and then actually being in the places where those events took place.

Other Things You Should Know

  • This is a private event. Only your group may take part.
  • Suitable for wheelchair users.
  • Prams are permitted.

Cancellation Policy

This activity is non-cancellable and will not be refunded.

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