From Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour with Hotel Pick-up

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Features

Free cancellation available
4h 30m
Mobile voucher
Instant confirmation
Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

Uncover paths of the underground corridors during our half-day, 4- hour trip from Krakow where it all begins. After 30 - 40 minutes drive you will get to the Wieliczka Salt Mine and join English guide. The guide will bring you closer to the history of the place and will show you the most important places in the underground world. Guided tour in Wieliczka Salt Mine usually takes around 2 - 2.5 hrs. During the tour you will be able to visit St Kinga’s Chapel - 54 m long and almost 12 m high chapel resembles interiors of medieval wooden churches and is a real underground wonder with breathtaking chandeliers made of salt crystals, underground corridors and landscapes that cannot be seen on the surface saline lakes and beautiful underground chambers. On a standard touristic route visitor have to walk around 800 stairs - 400 at the entrance. After the tour our driver will drive you back to Krakow.

Activity location

Krakow
- Krakow, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

Floriana Straszewskiego 17
- 17 Floriana Straszewskiego
- 31-101, Kraków, Województwo małopolskie, Poland

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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English Tour & Meeting Point

4h 30m
English

Option description: Select this option for a ticket for a guided tour to Salt Mine with transport from the central meeting point.
Starting point:
Floriana Straszewskiego 17, 31-101 Kraków, Poland

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 15:40

Price details

€72.00 x 1 Adult€72.00

Total

What's included, what's not

Authentic miners lift ride to the surface
Visit to the underground salt cathedral
Professional guide
Hotel pickup (if option wth hotel pick up selected)
Insurance
Skip-the-line entrance ticket
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Know before you book

- Specialised infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A moderate amount of walking is involved. The route includes around 800 steps in total — you descend via stairs, while the return to the surface is by lift.
- Not recommended for participants who become easily claustrophobic. There are some very narrow paths inside the salt mine and this may be difficult for some.
- Hand luggage should be of a reasonable size, and larger luggage should be left in the car.
- There is no minimum age to experience the activity, however, children should be capable of walking unassisted or be carried in baby slings or baby carriers. Baby buggies are not allowed underground.
- Temperatures in Wieliczka Salt Mine are around 15ºC or 59ºF, it is recommended that you bring a jacket
- In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
- This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Krakow

Our tour starts with transport from Krakow, either from your specified hotel or a meeting point of your choice. Salt Mine is located in Wieliczka, approximately 40 minutes away (20 km). All of our drivers hold the necessary EU certifications for passenger transport. A friendly, English-speaking group leader will be available to assist you whenever needed. On-site you'll be introduced to a professional local guide, licensed by the Salt Mine. This applies only to options: Discounted guided tour Guided Tour with Hotel Pickup Guided tour from meeting point

Wieliczka Salt Mine

2h 30m
Admission ticket included

Visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of Poland’s top attractions that's on UNESCO's World List of Cultural and Natural Heritage. The half-day skip-the-line tour departs from Krakow. Learn about the salt mine that is the best-preserved site of its type in the world. Opened in the 13th century, it has been in continuous operation since that time. Explore some of the 300 kilometres of hallways extending over 9 levels and reaching depths of 327 metres. See the chambers and chapels in the mine's underground city, including the famous St. Kinga Chapel, visited each year by more than a million tourists from all over the world.

Krakow

At the end of the tour, you won’t be rushed. You’ll have at least a 15-minute break to visit a bookshop, or simply rest. After another 40 minutes of travel, you will be taken to Krakow.

Location

Activity location

Krakow
- Krakow, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

Floriana Straszewskiego 17
- 17 Floriana Straszewskiego
- 31-101, Kraków, Województwo małopolskie, Poland
Floriana Straszewskiego 14
- 14 Floriana Straszewskiego
- 33-332, Kraków, Województwo małopolskie, Poland
Daniłowicza 7
- 7 Daniłowicza
- 32-020, Wieliczka, Województwo małopolskie, Poland
Floriana Straszewskiego 17
- 17 Floriana Straszewskiego
- 31-101, Kraków, Województwo małopolskie, Poland

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