Your Daily Itinerary

See below for an overview of your program itinerary; please note that dates, times, and events are tentative.

Day 1: Tuesday – May 10, 2016: Munich
Morning: Arrive in Munich, meet local guide and transfer to accommodations
Afternoon: Private walking tour of National Socialism sites
Evening: Group welcome dinner

Meals: Dinner
Transportation: Airport to accommodations (one group transfer via private coach); accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking); accommodations to dinner (walking)

Day 2: Wednesday – May 11, 2016: Munich
Day: Visit Dachau Camp, the Documentation Centre and the English Garden – Munich’s Central Park, laid out in 1789

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (private coach bus, public transport, and walking)

Day 3: Thursday – May 12, 2016: Munich/Lviv
Day: Fly to Lviv, meet your guide, and transfer to accommodations
Afternoon: Private coach and walking tour of old Jewish Quarter & city Cathedral

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Munich to Lviv (airfare provided), airport transfers (private coach bus), accommodations to visits (private coach and walking)

Day 4: Friday – May 13, 2016: Lviv
Morning: Teach-in on Jewish City Life in pre-World War II Galicia, at the Center for Urban History
Afternoon: Visit to the National Art Gallery

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 5: Saturday – May 14, 2016: Lviv/Zamosc
Day: Travel to Poland via private coach and visit the Belzec Death Camp
Evening: Enjoy an evening in the beautiful small city of Zamosc

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Lviv to Belzec and Zamosc (private coach bus)

Day 6: Sunday – May 15, 2016: Zamosc/Krakow
Morning: Visit the restored Zamosc Synagogue
Afternoon: Private coach transfer from Zamosc to Krakow, check into accommodations
Evening: Walk to Central Square

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Zamosc to Krakow (private coach bus)

Day 7: Monday – May 16, 2016: Krakow
Morning: Visit the Galicia Jewish Museum and meet with Holocaust survivors followed by a visit of the Jagiellonian University
Afternoon: Visit the Schindler’s Factory Museum or MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art
Evening: Seminar at Przegorzaly Castle with the Holocaust Studies Department and dinner at U Ziyada

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to morning visits (public transportation and walking), accommodations to Przegorzaly Castle (private coach)

Day 8: Tuesday – May 17, 2016: Krakow
Day: Study Tour at Auschwitz
Early Evening: Dinner and debriefing at the International Youth Center in Oswiecim or visit to the Oswiecim Synagoge/Jewish Museum

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (private coach bus)

Day 9: Wednesday – May 18, 2016: Krakow/Warsaw
Day: Depart for Warsaw via Lodz, tour Lodz ghetto neighborhood and Radegast train station, leave for Chelmno
Late Afternoon: Drive to Warsaw, check in at hotel and walk to Old Town

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Krakow to Lodz and Warsaw (private coach bus)

Day 10: Thursday – May 19, 2016: Warsaw
Morning: Enjoy a visit of the Jewish Museum of Poland
Afternoon: Visit the University of Warsaw
Evening: Dinner in Old Town

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Day 11: Friday – May 20, 2016: Warsaw
Morning: Tour of ghetto neighborhood in Warsaw
Afternoon: Enjoy a visit of Adam Mickiewicz Museum
Evening: Dinner at Pijalnia Czekolady (chocolate restaurant), Wilanow

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Day 12: Saturday – May 21, 2016: Warsaw/Berlin
Morning: Early morning departure to visit Treblinka
Afternoon: Travel to Berlin, meet guide at the train station and transfer to accommodations

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to Treblinka (private coach bus), Warsaw to Berlin (train tickets)

Day 13: Sunday – May 22, 2016: Berlin
Morning: Walking tour of Berlin
Afternoon: Enjoy a visit to the Museum of the Murdered Jews of Europe
Evening: Cultural event

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Day 14: Monday – May 23, 2016: Berlin
Morning: Visit either Wannsee or Sachsenhausen
Afternoon: Enjoy the second part of the walking tour of Berlin

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (private coach bus)

Day 15: Tuesday – May 24, 2016: Berlin
Morning: Teach-in led by Professor Andrea Mehrlander and German students at the Technical College of Commerce
Afternoon: Visit the Topography of Terror
Evening: Dinner at Two Buddhas, near the former Berlin Wall

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Day 16: Wednesday – May 25, 2016: Berlin/Departure
Morning: Check out of hotel and transfer to the airport for flights home

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to airport (private coach bus), two faculty flights home (students responsible for their own airfare)