Warsaw Behind the Scenes Small Group Tour by Retro Minibus

Explore the less touristic Warsaw on this 3 hours vintage car tour. Take a unique ride in our communist van driven by a friendly and knowledgeable guide. Experience the places skipped by regular tours, like Praga district, communist giant housing estates, WWII sites and the once-forgotten neighbourhoods bursting with life after successful transformations in recent years. Refresh yourself with a glass of Polish vodka and get to know the Real Warsaw!

Since the tour is called “Behind the Scenes” we will let you experience less touristy parts of our city. You will be picked up from the hotel (choose one from the list) by the guide and our communist minibus. Tour will start with a short introduction to Warsaw and Poland during a pass by near Old Town - it’s good to know some interesting facts from the past to understand the present. The next part is the enigmatic Praga district, located at the Eastern side of the Vistula river. When your van crosses the river, picturesque views of the wild riverside can be seen on the way. Praga is the only district of Warsaw, which survived the apocalypse of WWII - that’s why it represents the picture of the pre-WWII city filled with belle-epoque buildings with small and noisy courtyards. Once neglected, nowadays it becomes a hip and artistic part of Warsaw still not affected by commercial tourism. 

On the way back to the city centre you will see some interesting buildings like the National Stadium, National Museum and hear stories about them - did you know that you can find a palm tree in Warsaw? Two uprisings during WWII ended up in the almost complete destruction of our city (85% of it was gone) and a communist regime, which settled up in the year 1945, had a serious task to cope with - reconstruction of Poland’s capital city. What’s more, since it seemed to be the only chance ever in time, architects decided to remodel the city and make it a much more comfortable place to live and work. On the other hand, the communist party wanted to convert Warsaw into a model Soviet-style city, with giant buildings filled with the happy proletariat. Did they succeed? Let’s check it on our tour. When workers from "Solidarność" together with John Paul II kicked out communist regime from Poland in the year 1989 we stepped in the new era of its history - democracy and capitalism. Life has changed completely, and so did the city. Is it possible to link the past and the future? Let’s discuss that with a glass of the pure Polish drink - as Poles say: "vodka soothes manners!".

The minibus is a “history on wheels” and we are pretty sure that you will love it! This is a small group tour, which means that we join no more than 8 travellers in one car. Nevertheless, if you would like to book the tour for the bigger group - that is no problem, we will ride a group of minibuses together or a big classic bus from a museum. Our guide will talk with you in the car and on short walks - this is not just a driving tour since you will explore also places not accessible by car, but the total amount of walk is low. Please feel free to have discussions with our guide, we love to keep our tours interactive and we want to treat you not just as a tourist, but as our foreign friend who visit our hometown.

Highlights:

• Skip the regular tourist path
• Get to know the authentic city, its history and culture
• Be introduced to Warsaw by our well educated and friendly guide
• Discover hidden parts of Warsaw
• Investigate recent historical events as well as the most important ones from the past
• Join other travellers and make new friends on board of Zuk retro minibus