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Germany, Czech Republic and Poland: History Tour

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Overview
  • Duration:10 days 9 nights
  • Tour Type:Educational Tours
📍 Cities: Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden, Prague, Krakow

Itinerary

Fly to GermanyDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - GERMANY

Board your transatlantic flight and fly through the night to Germany.

Arrival - Berlin Topography of TerrorDay 2

DAY 2: BERLIN

  • Welcome: Welcome to Germany! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer by bus to your hotel to drop off your luggage.
  • Topography of Terror: Visit the Topography of Terror - during the Third Reich the headquarters of the Secret State Police, the SS, and the Reich Security Main Office were located at this site.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Berlin.

Berlin Wall, Holocaust Memorial and GDR MuseumDay 3

DAY 3: BERLIN

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Berlin Tour: Join your local guide for a tour of Berlin's main sites - Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag Building, Potsdam Square, the Holocaust Memorial, the East Side Gallery, and the Berlin Wall.
  • GDR Museum: Enter the Museum at the Kulturbrauerei - a contemporary German history museum focused on everyday life in the German Democratic Republic.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Berlin.

Potsdam - Wannsee Conference, Bridge of Spies and CecilienhofDay 4

DAY 4: BERLIN

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Travel: Board your bus and travel to Potsdam.
  • Wannsee: Enter the House of the Wannsee Conference - in 1942, leading figures in the Nazi government met here to plan the Final Solution.
  • Bridge of Spies: Cross Glienicke Bridge - used for the exchange of captured spies and known as the Bridge of Spies.
  • Cecilienhof: Guided visit of Cecilienhof Castle - where the Allied leaders met in 1945 during the Potsdam Conference.
  • Return: Return to Berlin.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Berlin.

Dresden Frauenkirche and Travel to PragueDay 5

DAY 5: BERLIN - DRESDEN - PRAGUE

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Dresden: Board your bus and travel to Dresden. Discover many of Dresden's highlights on a discovery tour with your Tour Director, including the Dresden Frauenkirche - the symbol of the town.
  • Prague: Continue to Prague - known for its Old Town Square, the heart of its historic core.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Prague.

Prague Castle, Charles Bridge and Jewish QuarterDay 6

DAY 6: PRAGUE

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Prague Tour: Meet your local guide for a visit of Prague - see the Royal Palace, Tyn Church, St-George Basilica, and Golden Lane, once called Alchemists' Alley.
  • Prague Castle: See the Castle of Prague - a collection of structures dating from the 10th to the 20th century.
  • Jewish Quarter: Explore the only central European Jewish Quarter with a local guide - various synagogues, a museum, and the Jewish cemetery. Enter the Old-New Synagogue of Prague.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Prague.

Travel to KrakowDay 7

DAY 7: PRAGUE - KRAKOW

  • Travel: Spend the day traveling from Czech Republic to Poland. Enjoy the scenery and stop en route for lunch on your own.
  • Krakow: Upon arrival in Krakow, check-in at your hotel. Explore Krakow at your own pace - spend time in the Main Square.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Krakow.

Krakow - Wawel Hill, Collegium Maius, St. Mary's Church and Jewish GhettoDay 8

DAY 8: KRAKOW

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Wawel Hill: Meet your local guide and enjoy a tour of Krakow. Begin with a guided visit of Wawel Hill - visit the Wawel Cathedral and its bells. Stroll along Kanonicza and Grodzka Streets to reach Collegium Maius, the oldest building of the Academia Cracoviensis.
  • St. Mary's Church: Continue to the Main Market Square. Visit St. Mary's Church where the stunning medieval altar sculpted by Veit Stoss is located - a bugle call sounds towards the four corners of the world every hour.
  • Jewish Ghetto: Explore the Krakow Jewish Ghetto - see Ghetto Heroes Square, once the biggest open space in Krakow Ghetto.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Krakow.

Auschwitz-Birkenau and Polish Cooking ClassDay 9

DAY 9: KRAKOW

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Auschwitz-Birkenau: At Auschwitz-Birkenau partake in a guided visit to the largest Nazi concentration camp where 1.5 million people of 28 different nationalities lost their lives. Today the site is a Museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Return: Return to Krakow.
  • Cooking Class: Partake in an authentic Polish Cooking Class with your group!
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Krakow.

Fly Back HomeDay 10

DAY 10: KRAKOW - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel with your group. Transfer to the airport. Say a fond goodbye to your Prometour Tour Director. Board your transatlantic flight and fly back home.

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Overview
  • Duration:10 days 9 nights
  • Tour Type:Educational Tours
📍 Cities: Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden, Prague, Krakow

Itinerary

Fly to GermanyDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - GERMANY

Board your transatlantic flight and fly through the night to Germany.

Arrival - Berlin Topography of TerrorDay 2

DAY 2: BERLIN

  • Welcome: Welcome to Germany! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer by bus to your hotel to drop off your luggage.
  • Topography of Terror: Visit the Topography of Terror - during the Third Reich the headquarters of the Secret State Police, the SS, and the Reich Security Main Office were located at this site.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Berlin.

Berlin Wall, Holocaust Memorial and GDR MuseumDay 3

DAY 3: BERLIN

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Berlin Tour: Join your local guide for a tour of Berlin's main sites - Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag Building, Potsdam Square, the Holocaust Memorial, the East Side Gallery, and the Berlin Wall.
  • GDR Museum: Enter the Museum at the Kulturbrauerei - a contemporary German history museum focused on everyday life in the German Democratic Republic.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Berlin.

Potsdam - Wannsee Conference, Bridge of Spies and CecilienhofDay 4

DAY 4: BERLIN

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Travel: Board your bus and travel to Potsdam.
  • Wannsee: Enter the House of the Wannsee Conference - in 1942, leading figures in the Nazi government met here to plan the Final Solution.
  • Bridge of Spies: Cross Glienicke Bridge - used for the exchange of captured spies and known as the Bridge of Spies.
  • Cecilienhof: Guided visit of Cecilienhof Castle - where the Allied leaders met in 1945 during the Potsdam Conference.
  • Return: Return to Berlin.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Berlin.

Dresden Frauenkirche and Travel to PragueDay 5

DAY 5: BERLIN - DRESDEN - PRAGUE

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Dresden: Board your bus and travel to Dresden. Discover many of Dresden's highlights on a discovery tour with your Tour Director, including the Dresden Frauenkirche - the symbol of the town.
  • Prague: Continue to Prague - known for its Old Town Square, the heart of its historic core.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group in a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Prague.

Prague Castle, Charles Bridge and Jewish QuarterDay 6

DAY 6: PRAGUE

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Prague Tour: Meet your local guide for a visit of Prague - see the Royal Palace, Tyn Church, St-George Basilica, and Golden Lane, once called Alchemists' Alley.
  • Prague Castle: See the Castle of Prague - a collection of structures dating from the 10th to the 20th century.
  • Jewish Quarter: Explore the only central European Jewish Quarter with a local guide - various synagogues, a museum, and the Jewish cemetery. Enter the Old-New Synagogue of Prague.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Prague.

Travel to KrakowDay 7

DAY 7: PRAGUE - KRAKOW

  • Travel: Spend the day traveling from Czech Republic to Poland. Enjoy the scenery and stop en route for lunch on your own.
  • Krakow: Upon arrival in Krakow, check-in at your hotel. Explore Krakow at your own pace - spend time in the Main Square.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Krakow.

Krakow - Wawel Hill, Collegium Maius, St. Mary's Church and Jewish GhettoDay 8

DAY 8: KRAKOW

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Wawel Hill: Meet your local guide and enjoy a tour of Krakow. Begin with a guided visit of Wawel Hill - visit the Wawel Cathedral and its bells. Stroll along Kanonicza and Grodzka Streets to reach Collegium Maius, the oldest building of the Academia Cracoviensis.
  • St. Mary's Church: Continue to the Main Market Square. Visit St. Mary's Church where the stunning medieval altar sculpted by Veit Stoss is located - a bugle call sounds towards the four corners of the world every hour.
  • Jewish Ghetto: Explore the Krakow Jewish Ghetto - see Ghetto Heroes Square, once the biggest open space in Krakow Ghetto.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Krakow.

Auschwitz-Birkenau and Polish Cooking ClassDay 9

DAY 9: KRAKOW

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Auschwitz-Birkenau: At Auschwitz-Birkenau partake in a guided visit to the largest Nazi concentration camp where 1.5 million people of 28 different nationalities lost their lives. Today the site is a Museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Return: Return to Krakow.
  • Cooking Class: Partake in an authentic Polish Cooking Class with your group!
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Krakow.

Fly Back HomeDay 10

DAY 10: KRAKOW - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel with your group. Transfer to the airport. Say a fond goodbye to your Prometour Tour Director. Board your transatlantic flight and fly back home.

Learning Objectives

Analyze the mechanics and ideology of Nazi totalitarianism through the Topography of Terror in Berlin, the House of the Wannsee Conference in Potsdam, and the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, examining how genocide was planned and executed at the heart of modern Europe.

Investigate the political landscape of Cold War Germany through the Berlin Wall tour, the GDR everyday life exhibition at the Kulturbrauerei, and the Cecilienhof Castle where the 1945 Potsdam Conference divided post-war Europe.

Evaluate the layered Jewish heritage of Central Europe through the Prague Jewish Quarter with its Old-New Synagogue, the Krakow Jewish Ghetto and Ghetto Heroes Square, and the Auschwitz-Birkenau site – UNESCO World Heritage and the largest Nazi concentration camp.

Compare the architectural and historical character of Berlin, Dresden, Prague, and Krakow, examining how four Central European cities experienced the 20th century very differently and how each city rebuilds and commemorates its past.

Examine the royal and ecclesiastical heritage of Krakow through Wawel Hill – the embodiment of Poland’s former monarchical glory – including the Wawel Cathedral and its bells, Collegium Maius, and St. Mary’s Church with its medieval altar by Veit Stoss.

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Landmark Highlights

  • Berlin: Topography of Terror. Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Potsdam Square, Holocaust Memorial, East Side Gallery, Berlin Wall. Museum at the Kulturbrauerei - GDR everyday life.
  • Potsdam: House of the Wannsee Conference - where the Final Solution was planned. Glienicke Bridge of Spies. Cecilienhof Castle - 1945 Potsdam Conference.
  • Dresden: Frauenkirche - symbol of the town. Discovery tour highlights.
  • Prague: All architectural styles - Cubism to Neoclassical. Prague Castle. Jewish Quarter with Old-New Synagogue of Prague.
  • Krakow: Wawel Hill - Wawel Cathedral and bells. Collegium Maius. Main Market Square. St. Mary's Church - medieval altar by Veit Stoss. Jewish Ghetto and Ghetto Heroes Square.
  • Auschwitz-Birkenau: Guided visit to the largest Nazi concentration camp - 1.5 million lives, UNESCO World Heritage site. Polish Cooking Class.
Why Choose Prométour?
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30+ years of Experience
Customizable Itineraries
Guaranteed travel dates
No Hidden Fees, No Surprises
24 x 7 Dedicated support
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Will my group be combined with another school group?

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Your group will have its own dedicated Tour Director and itinerary, and will not be combined with any other school or student group.

How does Prométour support teachers with planning?

We take care of everything to make trip planning easy. From organizing travel logistics and accommodations to managing registrations, payments, and documentation, our team handles all the details so you can focus on the experience.

Support starts from day one. To help launch your trip, we host a parent meeting where your dedicated Tour Consultant introduces themselves, represents Prométour, and answers any parent questions directly.

Throughout the planning process, our expert Customer Service Team is available to assist families with registration, payments, and general inquiries, ensuring a smooth and stress-free experience for everyone involved.

When will our travel dates be confirmed?

Prométour trips are fully customizable, including your travel dates. You can choose the dates that best align with your school calendar, giving your group flexibility to coordinate extracurricular activities around the trip.

How does Prométour support our group during the trip?

With our own teams in locations such as Montréal, Paris, and Málaga, you get real people who are with your students and know the destination inside and out, not a call center just reading from a script.
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In some regions, and for travelers with an upgraded plan, Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) insurance may be available. We recommend contacting the insurance provider directly for full details on coverage options.
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