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KRZYSZTOF(CHRISTOPHER) BŁASZCZYK 
Krzysztof(Christopher) BŁASZCZYK Professional license / certificate uploaded
POLAND   
About the guide
Activities
Cultural tour guide
Driver-guide
Speaking languages
English
Activity started in
2006
Car
VW Passat
Air conditioned : YES
Baby seat : NO
Interests centers
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Diploma, references, agreements
I am a licensed city guide in Krakow , as well as an english speaking tour leader in Poland and other countries
I graduated Krakow University of Economics (Tourism and hotel Industry) but history always has been my passion(starting when I was a little child and my grand father-Hero of WWII- the officer of Polish Home Army ''AK'' during second world war told me a lot of stories about the war as he spent 6 years as a partizant fighting in Resistance)
During 13 years of work in a hotel and tourism industry as a concierge and 7 years of experience
I am a Licensed Cracow City Guide
Nr/Card NO PM/46/2006
I am a Licensed Tour
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Services
Fixed date tours Car Family / Children Culture Industrial tourism Excursion / trekking 
Fixed date tours, Car, Family / Children, Culture, Industrial tourism, Excursion / trekking
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Web site : www.krakowguide.org
Address : Street: Krakow POLAND
Mobile : +48501248278
Tours

Guided tour #1: Krakow's Old Town

Duration : 1 day
Level : easy Easy
A walking tour in a City of Polish Kings, former capital city of a polish state. It starts from the northern part of Old town(former city of Krakow) through the medieval Barbican Castle , Krakow's triumphal gate - Florian's Gate, medieval fortifications with defensive towers, main market square - ''Rynek glowny'' with St. Mary's Church , the Cloth Hall monumental building in the middle of the main square, the Old University district - Krakow's ''Latin district'' with its oldest preserved building the Collegium Maius, headquarter of University- Collegium Novum , monumet of Nicholaus Copernicus, Bishops' Palace , Franciscan Church , the famous Kanonicza street and the Wawel hill-the residence of Polish Kings , the Krakow's Royal Cathedral Church with the graveyard where Polish Kings member of royal dynasties, and the

Guided tour #2: Jewish District and Oskar Schindler's Factory

Duration : 1 day
Level : easy Easy
The walking tour in former famous Krakow's jewish quarter starts at Szeroka street-centre of social life for jewish community in preavious centuries . We visit the synagogues :The Old synagogue , the Remuh synagogue (the synagogue that is in regular service) , the High Synagogue , The Izaak's Synagogue old jewish cemetery with Krakow's ''Wall of Tears'' , we walk around the streets of former jewish quarter that can be reconizable from the Steven Spielberg Movie ''The Schindler's List'' produced in Krakow in 1993 . We visit the site of former jewish ghetto:the heroes of the ghetto square -the main place of the resettlement actions of the Jews from krakow ghetto , famous Eagle's Pharmacy , remnants of the walls of Jewish ghetto and Oskar Schindler's Factory that contains the exhibition about

Guided tour #3: Zakopane and Tatra Mountains

Duration : 1 day
Level : easy Easy
The Poland's leading mountain resort , known as well as ''the Winter Capital of Poland'' . Zakopane is located in the foothills of the Tatra Mountains-the highest of the Polish Mountains. The distance from Zakopane to Krakow is 100 km (about 2, 5 hours road trip) During this tour you will enjoy beautiful views of the mountains , landscapes , you will meet with ''Goral''(highlander folklore) , taste regional specialties , admire samples of local timber architecture. This trip from Krakow to Zakopane is a full day trip Itinerary: -transfer from Krakow to Zakopane about 2, 5 hours - ride in a cable car up the Gubałówka Mountain -driving around the centre (beautiful wooden ''Jaszczurówka'' Church'' , Ski Jumps Yard ) -transfer to the centre of the town -stroll around the main streets -free time for shopping , dinner -transfer back to Krakow about 2, 5 hours

Guided tour #4: ''Catholic Tour'' ,Wadowice , Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

Duration : 1 day
Level : easy Easy
Catholic Tour : Wadowice , Kalwaria Zebrzydowska , Lagiewniki Wadowice –the Birthplace of John Paul II is the town located about 50 km south-west of Krakow. During this tour you will visit the places connected with John Paul II , including the house at Koscielna 7 street where he was born and spent his childhood Kalwaria Zebrzydowska-is a small town situated 35 km on the south-west of Krakow between Krakow and Wadowice.

You will visit

- The Shrine of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska - one of the most often visited pilgrimage places in Poland . As a historical architectural , park landscape and the pilgrimage complex-the basilica , the Franciscan Monastery and the avenues was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 Lagiewniki

- Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy-located on the southern outskirts of Krakow On return way to Krakow you will have opportunity to visit the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy and the local convent of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
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Guided tour #5: Rafting-Gorge of Dunajec River

Duration : 1 day
Level : easy Easy
Dunajec River runs through the Pieniny Mountains . The river is a natural border between Poland and Slovakia . The tourists drift in large wooden punts admiring beautiful landscapes of Pieniny National Park, which is the one of the most beautiful in Poland. Rafting tour along the one of the most picturesque gorges in Europe-The Dunajec Gorge lasts about 2 hours 15 minutes. The breathtaking views around make this tour an unforgetible experience for everyone. Rafting season lasts from the 1st of April till the 31st of October. The tour from Krakow to Pieniny Mountains for rafting in wooden punts is a full day trip . Itinerary: -transfer from Krakow about 2, 5 hours -rafting tour down Dunajec River lasts about 2 hours 15 minutes -free time for shopping and dinner -Transfer back to Krakow aout 2, 5 hours

Guided tour #6: Auschwitz-Birkenau

Duration : 1 day
Level : easy Easy
KL (Konzentrationslager)Auschwitz was established in 1940 in the suburbs of town of Oświecim-a Polish town annexed to the Third Reich(then the name of the town was changed to Auschwitz). Auschwitz become a symbol of genocide , terror and the holocaust. The precise number of deaths at the camp is unclear, but well over a million people were systematically killed in a gas chambers, or were hanged or shot or died of disease or exhaustion. Most of the victims were Jews brought here from 1941 to 1944 from all around Europe. In addition to Jews thousands of POWs , including many Poles . Russians and Gypsies were exterminated here, too. In 1947 Concentration Camp was turned into a Museum-Memorial by the Polish Parliament , in 1979 was entered on the UNESCO World Heritage List During the tour groups of tourists visit the main part of the camp Auschwitz I and the camp Auschwitz II Birkenau .
Location
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marketKrakow's Old Town marketJewish District and Oskar Schindler's Factory marketZakopane and Tatra Mountains market''Catholic Tour'' ,Wadowice , Kalwaria Zebrzydowsk marketRafting-Gorge of Dunajec River marketAuschwitz-Birkenau