Warsaw Guide

The below options are only examples which you can change according to your needs. Please e-mail me giving your preferences, so I could tailor a programme exclusively for you.
Prices are estimated for small private groups or individuals. For larger groups than specified (mini-bus or regular bus required) please contact for quotation.

Warsaw has changed a lot since 1989 when the Communist regime ended. New opportunities for democratic Poland and its capital city resulted in rapid growth of life level - see a bit of history mixed with modern city of Warsaw.

ROUTE: The Old Town, The Royal Route, Lazienki Park and Palace on the Water, today’s Warsaw with Palace of Science and Culture and modern 21st century architecture (roof garden in Warsaw University Library, city centre skyscapers, modern Supreme Court building)

"it is absolutely inconceivable how two genius abilities became united in Chopin’s person: that of the greatest melodist and of the most original master of harmony. " Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

The year 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Frederic Chopin’s birth. Chopin and his work makes us Poles proud. He was born in Warsaw area and then grew up in Warsaw which he later missed while abroad. Warsaw and its surroundings are the best place to search the roots of Chopin’s family as it all started here.... Visit places where Chopin lived, composed and fell in love, listen to Chopin’s music in its natural enviroment - Warsaw

ROUTE: family apartment, places where he lived, walked, performed, fell in love... the cemetery where his family was burried, to finish with a church where his heart was placed, his monument and museum (museum visit must be booked in advance, individual visit only with audio-guide)

Optional: Chopin music recital (must be booked in advance); free of charge 30 minute open air recitals available on Sundays from May to September at 12.00 and 16.00 in Lazienki Royal Park

ROUTE: the a-must essential Warsaw, history of Warsaw as a capital of Poland. Walk around the most important architecture of the Old and New Towns - including Royal Castle square with Sigismund’s Column, Royal Castle interior - the magnificent residence of the Polish Kings (Royal Apartments of 18th cent.), narrow street of Old Town, st. John’s Cathedral, St. Martin church, Market square, the Barbican and city walls, monuments of Old Town and others.

Optional - documentary film about the destruction of Warsaw at Warsaw Historical Museum (20 min) - available in English at noon (Tuesday - Sunday)

Thorough look on the history of Warsaw - short walk around Old Town, 17th-19th centuries architecture of the city including magnificent Royal Route - the historic way which connected The Royal Castle with Summer Residences of the Polish Kings

ROUTE: Old Town (churches, streets, monuments), Royal Route (palaces, government buildings), historical centre of Warsaw (Theatre square, Saxon square and garden), charming Three Crosses square, Ujazdowskie ave. with many Embassies and Polish Government buildings plus beautiful Royal Lazienki Park with F. Chopin monument and Palace on the Water - Summer residence of King Stanislaw August Poniatowski

In the bloom of flickering illumination the city seems to look charming and romantic. Visiting Warsaw on business trip? No time during the day? Why not add something extra and plan your evening for special Warsaw tour?

ROUTE: See the most beautiful parts of town in the night sparkling beauty - the Royal Route, the Old Town and the city centre from different perspective. Drive around the city and walk a bit to see its hidden evening atmosphere.

Some extras could be arranged depending on your choice - Polish style dinner, Chopin’s music piano recital or crazy show of Cabaret in the heart of Warsaw by night (additional time needed, not included in the tour price)

General "Bor" Komorowski, commander of the Polish Underground Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK), set the beginning of the uprising in Warsaw against the German occupying forces at "W-hour"

ROUTE: district of Wola civilians slaughter, Old and New Towns area of fighting, Monument to Warsaw Uprising, memorial sites, sewage transportation system, Vistula river bank battle, Military cemetery, optional - Museum of Warsaw Uprising (individual visit, guided visit possible - must be booked in advance)

Warsaw was liberated in January 1945, and by 1948 a Communist regime firmly controlled Poland. Under the Communists, Warsaw was physically restored but the terror began. Rebuilding of Warsaw coincided with emergence of socialist realism. The city fate was determined by Moscow, a fact symbolized by the Palace of Culture (originally named in honour of Joseph Stalin) towering over the city centre since 1955.

ROUTE: Palace of Science and Culture (including 30th-floor city panoramic view terrace), soc-realistic architecture, communist terror monuments