The Solaris Vacanza 12 debuted at the Busworld Kortrijk Trade Fair in Belgium in October 2001, and at the Polish premiere during the Fair Tour Salon in Poznań (2001). Technical research prototypes were carried out on the DAF track in the Netherlands, the Wabco track and at the Tatra track in Bednary. It entered series production in spring 2002. The Vacanza 13 had its world premiere at the Busworld Kortrijk Trade Fair in 2003. The first presentation took place in Poland in Służewiec in Warsaw in autumn of 2003. Production began in 2004. It coincided with the introduction of the second generation of the Vacanza 12. The whole family was styled by the IFS Designatelier Studio in Berlin. The brand symbol of the series of the bus is a kangaroo.
