Recently my husband and I travelled to Poland (my family home) and took along Rick Steves guidebook for Krakow, Warsaw and Gdansk. We used it extensively and found it very helpful. One of the best recommendations in the book was to hire Jacek Podhorski as a private guide in Gdansk. Jacek (Jake) is terrific, He is knowledgeable, extremely pleasant and full of interesting stories and facts as he takes you around. He speaks excellent English and is generous with his time, his knowledge and freely shares his love of history, economics and life in Poland. We took a special tour with him of Stutthof concentration camp and were very grateful for his guidance and empathy as he taught us about this tragic period of history and this WWII labor camp turned concentration camp outside of Gdansk.
Jacek took us around in his comfortable, immaculate car and was extremely interesting to talk with throughout the day. He went out of his way to be sure we had everything we needed, including taking over 100 pictures on his phone for me when my battery died. He is a certified guide in several museums and has a wide range of knowledge.
Jacek showed us many aspects of life in the city and the surrounding areas, and shared with us many details about the Solidarity movement and post war Poland. He made our trip a great deal more meaningful than we could ever have done on our own. We learned a great deal from him and will definitely find him again when we return for another trip to the spectacular city of Gdansk.
We highly recommend his tours to anyone visiting the Gdansk and Tri-City area. He offers a wide range of tours of the 3 cities, museums and important sights outside of Gdansk.
Contact Jacek (Jake) Podhorski mobile 603-170-761, ekojpp@ug.edu.pl
Maria Nagorski and Roberto Massarin