VeloDunajec and VeloNatura – pearls among the mountains

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SELF-GUIDED AND FOR GROUPS

Visit  the most beautiful bicycle trails in Poland! Enjoy mountain views on an easy bike trail along the Dunajec and Poprad Rivers.

On your route you will enjoy variety of attractive, culturally and naturally valuable places of Lesser Poland. Admire magnificent wooden architecture – UNSESCO,  heritage and mountain landscapes of Tatra, Pieniny, Beskidy and Gorce Mountains from the perspective of the bicycle saddle. Take a breath of fresh mountain air and rest in the health resorts in Zakopane, Szczawnica and Krynica – Zdrój – the pearls among the mountains.

It is also an opportunity to get to know highlander traditions and flavors.

Route and difficulty

Profile of the bike tour: easy

bike paths: 80% of the route length, 20% roads with low traffic intensity

road surface:  asphalt 99% of whole tour, the rest – gravel roads

daily climbs: 100 – 500 m

daily distance: approx. 40 – 65 km

whole distance: approx.: 260 km

Route difficulty:

easy

Attractions and programm of the bike tour:

Day 1: Cracow – Zakopane

Transfer by bus from Cracow to Zakopane – the winter capital of Poland.

Sightseeing of Zakopane on foot or by bike (distance on bike approx. 8 km)

Day 2: Zakopane – Nowy Targ (distance approx. 45 km)

Gubałówka funicular – view point and start of the trip

Bike ride from Chochołów to Nowy Targ along on the Trail around the Tatra Mountains with spectacular views of the majestic mountain peaks.

Historic Podhale wooden buildings in Chochłów

Sightseeing of Nowy Targ

Day 3: Nowy Targ – Szczawnica (distance approx. 60 km)

Trial Velo Dunajec Route at the base of Tatra and Gorce Mountains

Dębno – St. Michael Archangel Church from XV century (UNESCO)

Czorsztyn Lake

Niedzica Castle

Pieniński National Park

Red Monastery, Pieniny Mountains

Trail Velo Dunajec in Slovakia – Dunajec River George

Day 4: Szczawnica – Nowy Sącz (distance approx. 65 km)

Szczawnica Health Resort – old wooden architecture and pump room

Sightseeing Stary Sącz

The Bobrowisko Natural Enclave 

Day 5 Nowy Sącz – Piwniczna Zdrój (distance approx. 40 km)

Sądecki Ethnographic Park

Sightseeing Nowy Sącz – market square, town hall, ruins of the castle

Velo Natura Trail – along Poprad River

Piwniczna Health Resort

Day 6 Piwniczna Zdrój – Krynica Zdrój (distance approx. 40 km)

Velo Natura Trail – along Poprad River on the Polish-Slovak border

Muszyna Health Resort

Orthodox Church of St. James, Powroźnik – The oldest Orthodox church in the Polish Carpathians, built in 1600, in 2013 the temple was inscribed on the UNESCO Word Heritage sites.

Day 7 Krynica – day off, sightseeing, (optionally distance approx. 10 km by bike)

Sightseeing in Krynica Zdrój – known as “the Pearl of Polish health resorts” – lies in the eastern part of Beskid Sądecki, in the Kryniczanka stream valley.

You will visit

  • historic architecture of the spa
  • Funicular on Parkowa Hill
  • observation tower overlooking the surrounding mountains
Day 8 Krynica  – Cracow

Transfer from Krynica Zdrój to Cracow by bus

Visiting of Cracow (optionally)

The offer includes:

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comfortable accommodation for 7 nights in the hotels and pensions (3-stars), double rooms with bathroom

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7 breakfasts

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rental of trekking bike, helmet, bicycle pump and repair kits, bike lock

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luggage transportation between hotels

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transfer by bus with bikes from Cracow to Zakopane and from Krynica to Cracow

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digital guide, maps, GPS tracks and information about interesting places to visit for each day

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travel insurance

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whole day hotline in case of emergency

The offer does not include:

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addtional meals

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ticket to the Gubałówka cable car (normal ticket approx. 45 PLN), paid on spot

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tickets for a boat cruise on Lake Czorsztyńskie (normal ticket with bike approx. 30 PLN), paid on spot

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tickets to visited attractions

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emergency taxi transfers

Price and booking

SELF-GUIDED TOUR

Price (1 person in double room)

Group 2 – 4 participants: from 6.320,00 PLN/1.510,00 EUR

Group 5 – 6 participants: from 5.660,00 PLN/1.350,00 EUR

Group 7 – 8 participants: from 5.150,00 PLN/1.160,00 EUR

Final price varies depending on the dates and hotels availability!

Surcharges

rental of e-bike, helmet, bicycle pump and repair kits – 440,00 PLN/110 EUR/8 days/person

single room – 540,00 PLN/130 EUR/7 nights/person

additional accommodation in Cracow before and/or after the trip: double room – 550,00 PLN/130,00 EUR night, single room – 450,00 PLN/110,00 EUR/night/person

guide in Cracow (up to 3h) – 700,00 PLN/170,00 EUR/group

Offer for groups – individual pricing

BOOK THE TOUR:

In the comments field, please enter the proposed trip date and number of people. At your request, we can modify the route and scope of services – this need should also be described in the comments field.

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Bikes

Trekking bike (included in price)

Gravel bike

E-bike


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