Tours of the City
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Walking Tours
The Warsaw Tourist Office (tel: (022) 9431) has brochures and maps detailing the major tourist areas, useful for a self-guided tour. There are also helpful tourist-locator maps mounted at major intersections and in tourist areas.
Bus Tours
Mazurkas Travel (tel: (022) 635 6633, e-mail: euromic@mazurkas.com.pl; website: www.mazurkas.com.pl) and Polish Travel Quo Vadis (tel: (022) 652 1456; e-mail: ptqv@polishtravel.com.pl; website: www.polishtravel.com.pl) offer half-day tours of the Old Town and Royal Route, with stops at Wilanow Palace or the Royal Castle. The cost ranges from Z80-100. Pick up for both tours is from a variety of city hotels.
In summer, the tourist tramline (tel: (022) 827 3747) runs along a fixed circular route from Starynkiewicza Square on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Tickets can be purchased from the conductor for Z2.40. The recently instigated bus route 180 offers a cheap and pleasant sightseeing tour. Operating between Powazki Cemetary and Wilanow, the bus passes all the main monuments in Warsaw. The cost is the same as for a city transport ticket (see Public Transport in Getting Around).
Horse-drawn Tours
Visitors can take a trip around the Old Town in a horse-drawn hackney cab or dorozki. These are run by individuals, licensed by the city, and wait for passengers at the Old Town Square. The cost should be negotiated with the driver but will generally run to about Z50-80 for a one-hour ride.
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