Bike tour Cracow – Warsaw along Vistula River individual

Bike tour along the Vistula – Part 1

Price: from 995 Eur/p.P.
8 Days / 7 Nights
May – September 2025
35 – 60 km Trekking bike
Level: light – medium
Breakfast – Dinner
guaranteed from 4 people
Overview

Bike tour Cracow – Warsaw along Vistula River individual

The Vistula is Poland’s longest river and connects important historical cities such as Cracow, Warsaw, and Gdańsk. The queen of Polish rivers is a natural river. It forms a landscape unique to Europe. Its course has been largely unregulated, so the formation of islands and the erosion of its banks can still be observed. It crosses the entire country, from the Beskids in the south to Gdańsk in the north. The Vistula is home to many mammals. Here you can encounter the rare otter, as well as numerous beavers and muskrats. But the river’s greatest treasure lies in its birds – here you can find both the most species at the same time and rare and endangered species.

If you want to discover the world on the Vistula, we offer an eight-day cycling tour from Cracow to Warsaw along the Vistula River. Along the way, you’ll visit ancient and historic sites, such as the medieval town of Sandomierz and the Renaissance castle of Baranów. Even today, the Vistula still flows unregulated in its riverbed. The local nature reserves and bird sanctuaries offer the opportunity to observe nature. At the beginning of the trip, you can also take advantage of an in-depth tour of Cracow, the “Florence of the North.”

Start of the trip

Kraków / Cracow

End of the trip

Warszawa / Warsaw

Length of the trip

8 days (from Saturday to Saturday)

Highlights
  • in one week along the Vistula from Cracow to Warsaw
  • Luggage transfer and bus escort from Cracow to Warsaw
  • possible guided tours in Cracow, Sandomierz, Kazimierz Dolny and Warsaw
  • idyllic landscapes, a well-developed route on quiet roads
  • romantic dinner in Kazimierz Dolny
  • accommodation in cyclist-friendly hotels and guesthouses
Detailed itinerary

Schedule

Individual arrival in Cracow. Check-in in the 3* hotel near the Old Town. Individual dinner. Overnight in the 3* hotel in Cracow.

In the morning meeting in the start hotel in Cracow with the polish tour guide. After breakfast a 3-hour city sight-seeing tour in Cracow. We visit Wawel Hill with the Royal Castle where the Polish kings lived since the 11th century and the cathedral where the Polish kings are buried. Afterwards, we visit St. Mary’s church with a beautifully carved altar made by Veit Stoss, the Cloth Hall, and the biggest Market Square in this part of Europe. Optional: lunch in the Old Town in Cracow

Afterwards a short transfer toward Niepołomice. In the afternoon a bike tour through the Forest Niepołomice to Nowe Brzesko. Dinner and overnight in the 3* hotel in Śmiłowice near Hebdów or in a 3* hotel in Niepołomice.

After breakfast we cycle from Nowe Brzesko through the countryside, where life goes slowly. We can enjoy the picnic on the riverside and observe wide range of the bird species. In the afternoon we bike through small villages to Zalipie where we visit the Museum of the painted houses (optional). Optional a coffee and cake break while having a meeting with a local artist (painter). Finally a bus transfer to Baranów Sandomierski where the castle complex represents the Renaissance architecture in Poland and thanks to its rectangular inner courtyard beautifully ornamented with bas-reliefs is called “little Wawel”.

Dinner in the castle. In the evening a stroll through a beautiful park complex. Overnight in the 3* hotel near the Castle Baranów.

After breakfast optional visit in the Castle in Baranów Sandomierski. Afterwards we cycle along the Vistula River to Sandomierz. This beautiful medieval riverside town was destroyed during the war and has many fine buildings including a 13th century Dominican Abbey and a 14th century Cathedral, St. Paul’s Church, Baroque Benedictine Monastery and the Town Hall. In the afternoon optional sightseeing in the Old Town and then we explore the 470-m long underground tourist route around the Gothic cellars of local merchants.

Dinner and overnight in a 3* hotel in Sandomierz.

After breakfast we cycle through small villages along the Vistula River to Annopol. On the way we relax on the Vistula banks. Interesting observations of nature are possible thanks to many nature birds wildlife sanctuaries. In the afternoon we continue by bike through fields towards Józefów. The hotel is located near the Vistula River.

Dinner and overnight at the typical hotel in Józefów upon the Vistula River.

After breakfast we go by bike along the Vistula River to Kazimierz Dolny. In the afternoon we visit Kazimierz (optional) – a beautiful town on the Vistula River. The town was an important city for export of the Polish corn especially in 17th and 18th century. Many of the former granaries are now hotels and pensions. Kazimierz is a former Jewish city called “stetl” by the Jewish.

Dinner and overnight stay in a comfortable hotel in Kazimierz Dolny. 

After breakfast a transfer by bus to Góra Kalwaria. The small town is also well known as Little Jerusalem and a perfect start for our today’s bicycle tour along the Vistula River to Warsaw. In the afternoon we reach Wilanów, summer residence of the King Jan III Sobieski. Check-in in a 3* hotel near the Old Town in Warsaw. 

Optional: Afterwards a one-hour city tour with guide through the lively Old Town in Warsaw. Optional: Finally, the last farewell dinner at a nice restaurant in the old town in Warsaw. Overnight in a 3* hotel in Warsaw.

After breakfast departure home or individual additional stay in Warsaw. 

Dates and prices

Price

The cycling tour from Krakow to Warsaw starts every Saturday in Krakow from the 24th to the 30th August 2025 on the specified dates.

  • in a double room –  995 Euro/p.p.
  • in a single room – 1.205 Euro/p.p.
  • Child 10 – 15 years – 955 Euro/p.p.
  • 3rd person (extra bed) – 965 Euro/p.p.
  • RW-01: 24.05. – 31.05.2025
  • RW-02: 07.06. – 14.06.2025
  • RW-03: 28.06. – 05.07.2025
  • RW-04: 26.07. – 02.08.2025
  • RW-05: 16.08. – 23.08.2025
  • RW-06: 30.08. – 06.09.2025
Included in the price
  • 7 nights including breakfast buffet
  • half board – from breakfast on the 2nd day until breakfast on the departure day (8th day); no dinner on the 1st day in Cracow and on the 7th day in Warsaw
  • luggage transfer and bus escort from the 2nd day in Cracow to the 7th day in Warsaw
  • bus transfers according to the program
  • city tour in Cracow
  • 1 map, GPX tracks and route descriptions
NOT included in the price
  • Arrival in Cracow
  • Parking fees
  • Travel insurance
  • Dinner drinks
  • Tips for the bus escort
  • organized return trip from Warsaw
  • Kampio trekking bikes (7-speed with coaster brake/21-speed with freewheel) with bicycle bag for day luggage
Route

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Our 3* hotel in Cracow, where the tour begins, has parking. We are happy to assist you in booking parking for the duration of your trip.
The tour ends on Saturday after breakfast in Warsaw. Those arriving in Cracow by car can take the Pendolino train from Warsaw Central Station to Cracow Główny.
We are happy to assist you in booking train tickets to Cracow.

The tour begins on Saturday in Cracow and ends the following Saturday after breakfast in Warsaw. If you’re arriving in Warsaw by car and would like to leave your car there, we can help arrange underground parking at a friendly hotel near the main train station. In this case, we recommend traveling by Pendolino train from Warsaw Central Station to Cracow.

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