MAKING TRACKS ULTIMATE ROAD TRIPS
Slovakia, Poland & The Tatras
Saturday 4th - Saturday 18th July 2026 (15 days)
Eastern Europe has always had an allure for me. Fairytale castles, caves, hot springs, folk architecture, the European Dead Sea, a famous Celtic town, European wilderness are just a few reasons. Hospitality is fantastic here, and you can garrauntee you'll be well looked after.
The Tatras is another reason - a small but perfectly formed region of high mountains that rise suddenly from the plains of Eastern Europe, just as beautiful from the Slovakian side as they are from the Polish side.
We'll drive some absolutely brilliant - and lesser travelled - roads, seeing the best of Slovakia before crossing into Poland to visit Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau (if you choose) and various memorable places on the way home.
If you want to travel somewhere different, not commonly travelled by your standard driving tour, then this is the tour for you.
Trip Highlights
The High Tatras
Great Fatra National Park
Slovak Paradise National Park
Bojnice Castle
Krakow
Bratislava
Auschwitz
Lake Traunsee
Cologne, Regensburg & Saxony
Day 1 - U.K. to Koblenz
307 miles
We'll book your Eurotunnel crossing at the time you request (we recommend before 9am). You'll use the excellent Belgian and German autobahn network to get to our first hotel in Koblenz, where we will be there to meet you. We can enjoy the hotel facilities, a group meal if you would like to join us and an evening in the fantastic cultural city of Koblenz.
Day 2 - Koblenz to Traunsee
428 miles
Today is about getting some miles behind us, and so we will cut across the German provinces of Hesse & Bavaria to the Salzburg Lake district in Austria, Where we will enjoy a night's stay near to Lake Traunsee.
This is right on the edge of the stunning Salzburg Lakes region, with brilliant views of the Austrian Alps.
Day 3 - Lake Traunsee & Devin Castle
216 miles
The morning is ours to explore the lakeside of Traunsee until after lunch. Then we shall proceed west for Bratislava, capital of Slovakia.
Enroute we shall visit Devin Castle, a partially reconstructed medieval castle offering panoramic vistas over the Danube & Morava rivers, before heading for our hotel for a two night stopover in Bratislava.
Day 4 - Rest day in Bratislava
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Today is a free day to explore Slovakia's capital since the country's independence in 1993, Bratislava.
Bratislava is a melting pot of medieval, gothic, baroque. From the town square to Hungarian palaces and a Renaissance castle, Bratislava is one of the underrated capitals of Europe and there's something there for everybody.
Day 5 - Bojnice Castle & Banská Štiavnica
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171 miles
Our travels today will take us to the fairytale castle of Bojnice where we can spend an hour or two strolling the castle grounds and get some lunch, and then on to the small but beautifully preserved medieval town of Banská Štiavnica for the evening.
Banská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as the Štiavnica Mountains.
Day 6 - Great Fatra National Park
130 miles
Today we weave our way across the Great Fatra National Park, passing UNESCO wooden mountain villages, castles from horror movies, wonderful lake vistas with the High Tatras in the distance, and Slovakia's highest mountain pass.
Day 7 - Slovak Paradise National Park
161 miles
Today we will do a circular tour around the Slovak Paradise National Park, The Slovak Paradise is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and romantic gorges in Europe and even one of the most popular among European tourists.
Day 8 - High Tatra National Park
50 miles
We'll spend today touring the High Tatras National Park today, from west to east and up to the Polish border.
HIghlights to include a cable car ride up Lomnicky Stitt, a snow-capped mountain range peak reaching 8,642-feet with an observatory built in 1940.
Day 9 - Polish Tatras
90 miles
Today we will visit the Tatras from the north (Polish) side, visiting the ski area of Zakopane. From here we will make our way north to Krakow - where we will spend two nights.
Day 10 - Rest day in Krakow
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A free day to enjoy the sights of Krakow.
Krakow is a wonderful historical and cultural city with a beautiful castle and massive town square to explore, not to mention a thriving Jewish quarter.
Day 11 - Southern Poland
325 miles
Today, if you would the opportunity to do so, there is the chance to visit the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp, and museums enroute to our destination for the evening on the German/Polish border.
If you don't wish to visit Auschwitz there are other attractions enroute, and a fabulous hotel to get to early and enjoy!
Day 12 - Saxony
250 miles
We're definitely on the homeward stretch now, and we're going to use the autobahns in the morning to get us to a town not far from Kasel for the afternoon - a last opportunity for sightseeing and a chance to experience somewhere maybe new to you in Germany...
What Do I Get?
In addition to a great tour guide with the local knowledge and experience to make your road trip the best it can be, you will get:
Hotel accommodation (4+ star)
with breakfast and secure hotel parking
Eurotunnel Return Crossings
Slovak and Austrian Vignette
Experienced Tour Guide and Lead Car
Full Colour Tour Handbook
2-Way Radio for each vehicle
Action Camera and Drone Footage
FREE-hire TomTom Sat Nav with all routes pre-programmed
Commemorative Road Trip Plaque
Car Decals and T-shirts (optional)
Pricing
Two people sharing one hotel room:
£2490.00 per person
One Person in single rooms:
£4295.00
Only £200 per person deposit required to secure your place!
Deposit payment required to secure your booking.
Final balance due by March 31st 2026.
This Road Trip will run with a minimum of 7 (vehicles). Places limited to 13 vehicles.
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