This Westerplatte Boat Trip will give you an insider’s view of the Westerplatte tumultuous past. At the same time it will show you its current beauty. Westerplatte was for centuries a military base for many different armies. Most people associate it with a date: the 1st of September 1939. Even though other Polish cities were attacked a few minutes earlier than Westerplatte, this place is the symbol for the beginning of the Second World War.

Here 200 Polish soldiers heroically fought the Nazis which outnumbered them by 8 times. Nowadays in Westerplatte you can see the remaining Guardhouse No.1 and the remains of a barracks. The whole area is quite small so you will walk through it. You will see a small military cemetery. Moreover you will see huge Monument to the defenders of the Polish Coast. A large monument pays tribute to those Polish defenders. It also marks the spot where the entire world was plunged into war just 60 years ago. You will get there by car or Westerplatte Boat Trip.

Westerplatte Boat Trip – true Gdansk’s experience

First we will pick you up from your hotel in Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot. Of course your private guide will be with you during whole trip so you will get information about the history of Gdansk and Westerplatte already in the car. In option with car transportation. You can choose Westerplatte Boat Trip as well.

You are going to meet your private guide near the Golden Gate in Gdansk. So you will have the opportunity to take a walk through the Royal Way and hear how this route was only accessible to the powerful monarchs in earlier days. Then you will take a 45-minute long Westerplatte Boat Trip to the exact place by the “Black Pearl” or “Galleon Lion” and after a 2-hour sightseeing ride you will return in the same way. During the boat trip you will have the opportunity to see the Main Town from river Motława side, Dead Vistula River, the shipyards and the harbor.