Jim Gold International Folk Tours and Richard Schmidt present: Poland. Festival Tour! July 21-August 5,

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1 Jm Gold Internatonal Folk Tours and Rchard Schmdt present: Travel to Poland broadens one! Poland Festval Tour! July 21-August 5, Led by Rchard Schmdt Folk Festvals, Folk Dancng, Folk Musc, Folk Art, Hstory, Culture, Folk Shoppng, Adventure! Kraków, Rzeszów, Zakopane, Czêstochowa, Gdañsk, Olsztyn, elazowa Wola, Warszawa Castles, palaces, hstorc stes, and museums! Meet wth local folk dance groups! Breathtakng scenery from mountans to sea! Prce ncludes cty tours, hotels, breakfasts, four dnners, and a prvate deluxe motorcoach! See vdeo from our last tour: ITINERARY Day 1: July 21, Frday: Fly to Kraków on arlne of your choce. Day 2: July 22, Saturday: Check-n to our hotel n Kraków Dnner & folk dancng at our hotel. Overnght n Krakow. Day 3: July 23, Sunday: Walkng tour wth local Englsh-speakng gude Schndler s Factory, Jewsh neghborhood, Wawel Castle, Old

2 Market, Town Square, St. Mary s Church. Overnght n Krakow. Day 4: July 24, Monday: Tour of Welczka Salt Mnes n the mornng and then free tme for your own explorng along the Ws³a Rver, for souvenr shoppng, sttng n café or loungng by pool. Overnght n Krakow. Day 5: July 25, Tuesday: 17th Internatonal Festval of Polsh Folk Ensembles n Rzeszów! More than 1,200 Polsh Folk Dancers from around the world, ncludng Rchard s own groups from Montréal and Toronto. Exclusve backstage access and concert tckets. Overnght n Rzeszów Day 6: July 26, Wednesday: Rzeszow Soak n the atmosphere of a festval cty sttng n the town square and then attend the Closng Gala Concert before a nght of Folk Dancng. Overnght n Rzeszów. Day 7: July 27, Thursday: On our way to Zakopane, we stop to shop at the Costume Factory (buy on the spot or get made to measure wth shpment home). Once we arrve n the mountans we partake n an evenng of folklore wth the mountaneers n a tradtonal Góral Restaurant wth lve entertanment. Overnght n Zakopane. Day 8: July 28, Frday: Raftng down the Dunajec Rver on the border wth Slovaka wth our Mountan gudes followed by a tour of ths beautful regon n the Tatra Mountans wth stunnng vews, wldlfe and abundance of storks. Overnght n Zakopane. Day 9: July 29, Saturday: We vst the Auschwtz-Brkenau Museum n Oœwêcm n the mornng and then contnue north to the Jasna Góra Monastery where we wll see Poland s holest of shrnes The Black Madonna n Czêstochowa. We wll have an evenng of folk dancng after such a day of reflecton. Overnght n Czêstochowa. Day 10: July 30. Sunday: Sandy Beaches, Swmmng, Water sports, A move under the stars on the longest boardwalk on the Baltc Sea, Tea n the Grand Hotel n Sopot - Overnght n Gdañsk. Day 11: July 31, Monday: Tour of Gdañsk, Westerplatte, the shpyards and the Soldarty movement. An evenng of perog makng and eatng, followed by Folk Dancng. Overnght n Gdañsk Day 12: August 1, Tuesday: Home of the Teutonc Knghts Malbork Castle plus a wonderful evenng of Folk entertanment, horses and dancng around the campfre n the woods near Olsztyn. Overnght n Olsztyn.

3 Day 13: August 2, Wednesday: After a quck look around Olsztyn, we vst the home and gardens of Fryderyk Chopn n elazowa Wola, before headng nto the center of Poland s captal cty - Warszawa. Overnght n Warsaw. Day 14: August 3, Thursday: Cty tour wth a local Englsh-speakng gude ncludng stops n azenk Park, The Sejm (Poland s Parlament), the Royal Castle, Old Town, The Jewsh Ghetto and so much more. We wll then vst the Unversty Performng Group for some dancng and costume wearng. Overnght n Warsaw. Day 15: August 4, Frday: A fnal day for some shoppng wth your z³otys (no Euros needed), Sght-seeng and Museum hoppng. After our Farewell Dnner you ll have the chance recap all the folk dances we dd on our tour and swap emals. Overnght n Warsaw. Day 16: August 5, Saturday: Transfer to Arport Fly out of Warsaw on arlne of your choce. About Rchard Schmdt: About Rchard Schmdt: In the year 2001, Rchard Schmdt receved the Lfetme Achevement Award from the Polsh government for hs dedcaton n promotng Polsh culture abroad. To ths day he s stll gong strong as the Artstc Drector and founder of the Whte Eagle Folk Dance Academy n hs hometown of Montréal, Canada and Artstc Drector for The Lechowa Polsh Folk Dance Company of Toronto, the largest Polsh ensemble n Canada. Hs nstructonal workshops and choreography have been complmented by decades of studes under several of Poland's masters. He has work wth folk ensembles n Europe, Asa and North Amerca snce the age of seventeen and s also well-known on the Internatonal Folk Scene as the Master of Polsh Dance wth standng nvtatons n the Unted States, Japan, Hong Kong and Chna. Ten years ago Rchard led the frst folk tour of Poland presented by Jm Gold and has successfully led several others snce. Hs experence, easy gong temperament, knowledge of Englsh, Polsh and French, as well as, hs understandng of Poland's culture and hs exctement and joe-de-vvre always add to the comfort and complete satsfacton of all the guests on hs tours! Land Only: $3495 REGISTRATION FORM: I can't wat to go! Enclosed s my regstraton depost of $200 per person, refundable untl March 9 th. Sngle supplement: $795. Addtonal charges are: $85 hotel taxes and servce. Gratutes are not ncluded. Program subject to change wthout notce. Group rate: Mnmum of 15 people requred or addtonal fees may apply. Cancellatons 45 days pror to departure: Refund 50% of total prce. Cancellatons less than 30 days: No refund. Travel nsurance recommended. Total balance due Aprl 1, Name Address No. of people Phone( ) Emal Make checks payable to: Jm Gold Internatonal, Inc. 497 Cumberland Avenue, Teaneck, NJ (201) Emal: jmgold@jmgold.com

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