This private tour is a choice for those who want to start their visit to Warsaw properly but expect something more than a typical walking tour provides. The guide will meet you at your hotel or apartment and invite you to our classic vintage minibus Żuk - this unique car gives one a spark of excitement, flexibility and the possibility to modify the schedule if needed. The transfer to the Old Town is a chance to get a first overview of Warsaw and a pleasant introduction chat with the guide. Castle Square is where your walk starts - cars are not allowed to enter the Old Town. From the middle ages to the present - discover Castle and Market Squares, cathedral, barbican and many more minor but still essential places and details. Hear the stories about an excellent reconstruction of Warsaw Old Town after the WWII apocalypse, exceptional architects and harsh times of communism. You can modify your tour plan within the time limits. With the car, your guide is ready to fulfil your tour with the content right to the top!
Must-do sites in Warsaw - private tour by retro minibus with hotel pickup
About This Tour
Inclusions
- Hotel/apartment Pickup and drop-off within a 3 km radius of the city center
- English speaking guide
- Transport by retro communist minibus
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
- Tip or gratuity
Tour Plan
Guide picks you up from the hotel with an extraordinary vehicle - the Żuk. Once popular on Polish streets, it has become a rarity and collector's object of desire.
After the transfer, you start to explore the Warsaw Old Town on foot (cars are not allowed to go there). The first part is Castle Square, where the guide introduces you to Poland and Warsaw; it’s actually the exact spot where the first settlement was built around 700 years ago.
After admiring the Royal Castle and Swedish king standing on top of a column, you move deeper into the Old Town. Try to focus on the details - Warsaw Old Town got destroyed in 1944, but some original elements were found in the rubble and placed back at their original locations. On Świętojańska street, you find St John’s Cathedral - it’s the first church in Warsaw and where the remains of the last king of Poland are buried. It’s an excellent place to tell one history of the first republic in Europe.
Kanonia street, Gnojna Górka - these are just some of the many places you will visit on this tour.
The most representative part of the Old Town is Market Square. Surrounded by colourful and prestigious tenement houses filled with restaurants: it’s an excellent place to slow down, take a breath and investigate the story of the Warsaw mermaid. If you’re lucky enough, you will meet a Warsaw barrel organ player and listen to (very) old top hits.
Defence walls ring the Old Town, and the remaining gate is called Barbakan; this is the next part of this tour. On the way back to Żuk minibus guide shows you the remaining parts of the original city walls and tells you the story of the post-WWII reconstruction of Warsaw Old Town.
Back in the car, you see more of Classic Warsaw: a couple of monuments dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising; significant structures like the Garrison of Warsaw, National Opera House, and Piłsudski Square with prestigious hotels and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Your guide can arrange more stops and short walks if time is left.
Guide drops you off at the place chosen by you, within the limits of the central city.
Meeting / Pickup
Know Before You Go
- Public transportation nearby
What to Bring
- Clothes suitable for actual weather
Please Note
- This tour can be booked instantly online for adults and children over 150 centimetres (4,9 ft). However, if you want to book a tour for a shorter child, please contact the tour operator to check the availability of seat boosters, which are obligatory in Poland.
- The capacity of one minibus is 8 passengers. 5 minibuses are available.
- Cars are used mainly for transfers between locations where guests walk with their guide - please wear proper clothing.
- Classic vintage minibuses are not equipped with air conditioning, and some are not equipped with seat belts (which is legal with classic vintage cars). However, they have a heating system for the winter.
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