The Vistula Cycle Path Warsaw-Gdansk

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Tour profile / Level 1-2

The bike tour takes you along newly built bike paths on dikes, as well as quiet asphalt roads, forest roads.

Day 1: Warsaw/Warszawa

Individual arrival in Szczecin. At 5:15 pm meeting with the polish tour guide in the start hotel in Warsaw. Handover of the travel documents. Optional/guided tour incl: At 5.30 pm city sightseeing tour in Warsaw. Dinner and accomodation in Warsaw.

Day 2: Warsaw/Warszawa – house of birth of Chopin – Plock, approx. 35 km

After breakfast by a bus to Zelazowa Wola to the house of birth of Chopin. (Tour optional for individual guests, included when booking the guided version). Around 12 am you’ll hear the "Chopinmusic Recital" (approx. 1h). Later you cycle to the NP Kampinos where you can find two rivers: Weichsel and Bzura. In the small city Wysogrod there is the Weichsel museum worth a visist. Afterwards transfer to Plock

Day 3: Plock – Leslau/Wloclawek – Thorn/Torun, approx. 40 km

After breakfast you have the possibility to visit the city Plock. (optional for individual guests, included when booking the guided version) Then you cycle to Thorn. It’s a UNESCO world cultural heritage with beautiful buildings and some gothic churches. You can also enjoy the famous "Thorner" gingerbread.

Day 4: Thorn/Torun – Ostromecko, approx. 45 km

After breakfast city tour through the old town of Thorn with a visit to the Marienkirche and Johanneskirche (optional individual, including guided tour). In the valley of the Vistula you cycle on a cycle path that was laid out on an old railway embankment to the Bierzglowski Castle. In the afternoon through forests and fields to Ostromecko. Then you visit the palace.

Day 5: Ostromecko – Graudenz/Grudziadz, approx. 45 km

In the morning a bike tour along the Vistula to Chelmno / Kulm. Optional lunch break in the Kulm on the Old Market in the shadow of the Renaissance town hall, in whose walls the famous Kulmische Elle und Ruthe is immortalized. In the afternoon we continue our bike tour from Kulm to Grudziądz / Graudenz. Landmarks of the town of Grudziądz are the 26 granaries from the 16th and 17th centuries, that are visible from the Vistula Bridge. During this period Poland shipped grain to Gdansk by water. The old town offers an unforgettable view of the river.

Day 6: Graudenz/Grudziadz – Malbork/Marienburg, approx. 50 km

After breakfast, a short bus transfer to Kwidzyn / Marienwerder. Then you drive along the dike with a view of the lush fields and individual farmsteads to Biala Gora / Weißenberg, where the Vistula branches out - you follow the right arm, the Nogat and soon arrive at Malbork / Marienburg. One of the highlights of this bike tour is definitely the huge castle, which was once the headquarter of the Teutonic Order.

Day 7: Marienburg/Malbork – Danzig/Gdansk, approx. 35 km

After breakfast you visit the castle in Marienburg, the former headquarters of the Teutonic Order. Then a short bus ride from Marienburg to the Vistula in Tczew or Kiezmark. In the afternoon, from the Vistula to the green gate in Gdansk, you follow the course of the Motlawa / Mottlau - a beautiful cycling stage through the land of the Menonites and the Vistula lowlands. Arbor houses and the many drainage channels are a reminder of the legacy of the settlers of that time. You will then reach your hotel in Gdansk by bike. A one-hour city stroll with a guided tour through Gdansk can be made as an option (included in the guided tour).

 

Day 8: Danzig/Gdansk

After breakfast individual departure or additional stay in Danzig.

Services

  • 7 nights with shower/toilet

  • Half board (for individual tour without dinner Warsaw day 1 and Gdansk day 7)

  • Bus companion from day 2

  • Luggage transfer

  • Sightseeing and entrance fees to the Palace in Ostromecko

  • Marienburg Castle incl. guided tour

  • Ferry, bus and train rides according to program

  • Detailed maps and information material

Additionally included in the guided tour

  • English-speaking tour guide

  • Additional evening meal on days 1 and 7

  • City tour in Warsaw, Torun and Gdansk

  • Various additional visits and admissions (Chopin’s birthplace in Żelazowa Wola, Vistula Museum in Wyszogród, graduation works in the spa town of Ciechocinek, St. Mary’s Church and St. John’s Church in Toruń)

  • Chopin music recital in Zelazowa Wola

  • City stroll in Plock

Dates & Prices

Dates

Merkmale

    Season / Period
    Type
    S1   31.05. - 07.06.25
    Individual
    S1   14.06. - 21.06.25
    Individual
    S1   05.07. - 12.07.25
    Individual
    S1   02.08. - 09.08.25
    Individual
    S1   23.08. - 30.08.25
    Individual
    S1   06.09. - 13.09.25
    Individual
    S1   31.05. - 07.06.25
    Guided
    S1   14.06. - 21.06.25
    Guided
    S1   05.07. - 12.07.25
    Guided
    S1   02.08. - 09.08.25
    Guided
    S1   23.08. - 30.08.25
    Guided
    S1   06.09. - 13.09.25
    Guided

    Extras

    Discount 3rd person (in room with 2 full paying adults)
    10-11,99 years (guided/individual) -40
    12-99 years (guided/individual) -30
     
    Bikes and equipment
    7/21-speed (guided/individual) incl./72
    E-Bike (guided/individual) 200/250
    Own bike 39
       
    Add Ons (included at guided Tour)
    Sightseeing in Warsaw / Gdansk / Plock (price per tour) 22
    Sightseeing in Thorn 24
    Dinner in Warsaw Day 1 32
    Dinner in Gdansk Day 7 32
    Chopin birth house 13
       
    Additional nights
    Warsaw (dbl/sgl) 75/106
    Gdansk (dbl/Esgl) 88/138
       
    Transfers
    Arrival: Airport - Hotel (Warsaw), 1/2/3/4 guests 28/22/17/13
    Arrival: Train station- Hotel (Warsaw), 1/2/3/4 guests 22/17/14/11
    Departure: Hotel - Airport (Gdansk), 1/2/3/4 guests 28/22/17/13
    Depature: Hotel - Train station (Gdansk), 1/2/3/4 guests 22/17/14/11
    Depature package (Transfer to train sation Gdansk and train ride Gdansk-Berlin) 88

    Best - Price - Guarantee

    If you would verifiably receive better conditions and/or prices from another tour operator at the time of booking we guarantee at least the same conditions PLUS 1 handlebar bag for FREE!
    All prices per person in EUR

    Accommodation

    Hotel samples

    Selected 3-4* hotels. In rural areas, you will stay in typical local hotels/inns that are characterized by a family atmosphere and very personal service.

    Warsaw: Ibis Styles Warszawa City
    Plock: Hotel Starzynski
    Torun: Hotel Retman
    Ostromecko: Palac Ostromeco, Eco Gosciniec Pachotowko
    Graudenz: Ibis Styles Grudziądz
    Malbork: Hotel Edmar
    Gdansk: Dom Muzyka


    NotePlease be informed that these are hotel samples and therefore subject to alteration! Find Your final hotel bookings at Your hotel list after/at booking.

    Bicycle

    Bicycles with panniers

    The following bikes are available for rent (UNISEX or male bike / comfortable saddle / equipped with a waterproofed pannier approx. 20litre):

    • 7-speed (backpedal break and gear hub)
    • 21-speed (free-wheel and ladder network)
    • E-Bikes

    E-Bikes | Electric bikes | Pedelecs

    With an electric bike every bike tour is a breeze! If you had few opportunities to cycle over the last weeks or if you are not sure concerning your fitness, but also with physical disabilities, every bike ride is a treat! The shiftable, low noise electric drive of our modern electric bike relieves you of some of the work and increases the pedal force up to 3 times.


    Private bicycles

    You are welcome to bring your own bicycle. It is adapted especially to your needs. Do not forget to bring a repair kit with all necessary tools such as: keys, reserve tube and lock. Please check your own bicycle for operability upon arrival.

    Useful

    Arrival - Parking - Departure

    Arrival by plane

    Airport: Warsaw (WAW) Airport - Warszawa Centralna Central Station. Travel time approx. 30 min by KM bus or 175 bus line.
    Gdansk (GDN) Center Gdansk Osowa - Airport. Travel time approx. 15 min by SKM bus.


    Arrival by car

    Parking:
    Underground parking at the start hotel, approx. € 18 per day or parking in the area (approx. 800m walk to the hotel), approx. € 13 per day (payable on site).


    Bahn-Anreise

    Train station: Warsaw (Warszawa Centralna)

    Departure package bookable: Transfer Hotel Gdansk to Gdansk train station and train ticket Gdansk Berlin (see price list for prices).
    The start hotel is near the main train station and can be reached on foot (about 15 minutes).


    Transfer

    Transfers between the airport or train station and the start hotel and from the end hotel to the airport or train station can be booked. See price list for details.

    Or you can organize your own return transfer: there is an express train from Gdansk to Warsaw. If you are taking your own bike, you need to make a reservation in advance.


    Participants

    Individual Tour: min. 4
    Guided Tour: min. 6 and max. 20

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