Poland
The republic of Poland is in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The Polish capital is Warsaw.
Poland became a member of the European Union in 2004. The mountainous southern part of the country includes the Tatras and a section of the Carpathian Mountains extending along the Polish-Slovakian border.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The present-day Slovakia became an independent state in 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia and later became a member of the EU in 2004. The capital city is Bratislava. Slovakia is extremely mountainous, with the Carpathian Mountains extending across most of the northern half of the country. Amongst these mountain ranges are the peaks of the High Tatras close to the border with Poland. They are a popular skiing destination and home to many scenic lakes and valleys as well as the highest point in Slovakia, the Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 metres (8,711 ft).
Access for our ski touring trip
There are regular flights from London to Krakow.
Flight time is about 3 hours.
