I arrived in Warsaw on Sunday evening and on Monday began looking for an interesting way to learn…read moremore about this complex city. I found Adventure Warsaw and was able to book a tour for Tuesday. Mariusz was the tour guide and he had us laughing a lot. We learned so much about the history of the city, of the Polish Resistance, and the occupation of these courageous and proud people. It was an amazing tour with a hefty serving of empowerment and historical relevance. In hindsight I am not sure how I didn't connect Pope John Paul II to the uprising, but now it makes perfect sense. The virtual soul of the city and the entire country was involved. The desire to finally have their country and culture back in their own hands. We were also taken to the rough part of the city to experience an authentic Polish lunch. So, I laughed and learned and ate and fell a little bit more in love with the people of this city. I highly recommend.

We took the Hop on Hop off Buses on a Sunday late morning. The tour has two lines-Red and Blue and…read moreeach took about an hour to ride from start to finish. First bus (Red line) was very cramped from a legroom perspective. second one (Blue line) was better. About $25 USD per person for 24 hour ticket. They go to all of the main attractions-Royal Palace, Old Town, Market Square, Uprising Museum, etc. A simple request would be to keep the windows clean on the buses that have them so pictures can be taken. Check-in was quick and seamless. Audio was okay and had good information about the attractions and history. A quick and low budget way to see the main attractions in a short span of time.

Lucas was awesome. Great way to see the city. So many places to see and guide explained so much and…read moreanswered all our questions

I was traveling with a group of friends and we booked a private bus tour with Warsaw Behind the…read moreScenes. The initial communication and booking process was excellent. The price was fair and we were all excited. The day of the tour, we agreed to meet at 10am in front of the building where we were staying. My friends and I came down at 9:55am and started waiting. At 10:05am, we became a little worried and we sent one of us group to check a main street because we were concerned that the guide might not have seen us. It wasn't until about 10:10am that he finally showed up. I had provided my number in advance and thought that it was unprofessional that the guide was late and didn't even try to contact us. Anyway, that's when the walking portion of the tour began. We could tell almost immediately that it was going to be a long day. I don't mean long as in hours because as it turns out, even though the guide came 10 minutes late, he ended the tour almost 10 minutes earlier than our assigned time. But long as in unengaging and hard to understand. Maybe his English was not that great. He spoke so slowly and it seemed tiring for him. I had told him from the start that we were hungry and were hoping (since this is a private tour) to get some food. That seemed to throw him off a bit and after over an hour of walking around, he finally suggested that we should purchase some very poor quality zapiekanka from a tourist trap. He then told us that the ice cream shop next door is good, to which I showed great excitement. But he tried to divert us from it even though we all wanted to go because he said he didn't put enough time in the parking meter. We had taken walking tours in Tallinn (public tour) and Riga (5 hour private tour) just before coming to Warsaw and we learned more on those and had far more fun than we did on this tour. At the end of this tour, no one said anything good about it. We just walked back to the apartment in silence.

We had booked Behind the Scenes Food tour thru Viator and had few expectations. Turns out it was a…read morefour hour tour de force of Polish cuisine with our bright articulate guide, Marc. We shopped at the Warsaw open market, tried two soups, found the best perogi and other dumplings, and enjoyed a healthy dose of history and politics. Truly an awesome tour and terrific value - best thing we did on a seven day trip!!

Super!!! Charming viewpoint. It is located at the top of the…read morebelfry of St. Anny church. From there you can see most of the attractions of the city; the Palace of Culture, the National Stadium, the Praga neighborhood, the old town, the Castle, the skyscrapers... and only for 5zl!! just be aware because there are a lot of stairs to climb up ;)