Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour
You will visit one of the largest and oldest Salt Mines in Europe (700 years). It is also a world class monument, on the UNESCO’s World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. Each year it is visited by more than one million tourists.
You will experience almost 3 kilometers of meandering corridors, 800 steps of which 350 have to be descended to reach the depth of 135 meters underground. A professional guide will take you through this path, tell you about the secrets of the mine, and also show the amazing creations of nature and man.
Options
ENGLISH TOUR (HOTEL PICKUP)
Duration: 4 hours
English guided tour
Pickup included
What's included in Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Magnificent chambers chiselled out in rock salt. Amazing underground saline lakes, majestic timber constructions and unique statues sculpted in salt. Almost 3 kilometres of meandering corridors, 800 steps to climb of which 350 have to be descended to reach the depth of 135 meters underground. Thus it is no surprise that till now, the Tourist Route, the main visiting route of the mine has been visited by 43,026,898 tourists from around the whole world in search of adventures.
Inclusions
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Elevator ride to the ground level on exit
- Air-conditioned vehicle with escort/host
- Local live guide
- Entrance ticket to the salt mine
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- The tour does not include the lift that takes you down
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- DEPARTURE POINT: Choice of pickup from our main tour departure point: Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street), or selected hotels all over Krakow. If you do not require hotel pickup, or your hotel cannot be serviced, you must make your own way to the main tour departure point: to Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street). Check-in at this location is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time.
- PICKUP SERVICE: Our pickup service is available from selected hotels all over Krakow. Depending on the location of the hotel, the pickup service will be between 20–30 minutes before the tour departure time.
- RETURN DETAILS: Regardless of whether you have chosen hotel pickup or meeting point, on your return you will be dropped off at a drop-off point near the city center.
- IMPORTANT: The tour does not include the lift that takes you down. • Wieliczka Salt Mine tour is not recommended for participants with walking disabilities (there are 800 steps on the way, including 380 right at the start) and for participants with claustrophobia. • The guided walk through Wieliczka Salt Mine consists of 20 monumental chambers joined by 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) of pathways. Visitors entering the Wieliczka Salt Mine descend a 380-step staircase to Level 1 (64 meters below ground level). This walk is not strenuous and can be undertaken in ordinary footwear, however we ask you consider the walk and 380-step staircase when booking this tour. The return to the surface will be by lift up the Danilowicz Shaft, from Level 3 (135 meters below ground level). • The temperature in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, though constant is low (14C or 57F). That is why even in summer, warm clothes should be worn. • The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the main cannot exceed dimensions: 35x20x20 cm. • Children must be accompanied by an adult. • Not wheelchair accessible.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
DEPARTURE POINT If you chose the option without pickup, please arrive at the meeting point: at Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street) next to the Main Post Office /Poczta Glowna/ ~15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time. PICKUP SERVICE Our pickup service is available from selected hotels all over Krakow. Depending on the location of the hotel, the pickup service will be between 30–50 minutes before the tour departure time. Please enquire at your hotel reception desk regarding the pickup time and the possibility of a pickup. Please note: pickups can only be guaranteed if you book 24-hours in advance. RETURN DETAILS Regardless of whether you have chosen the pick-up option or the main meeting point, you will be dropped off at the end of the tour to the center of Krakow at 2 Wielopole Street.
Meeting Points
- Please arrive at the meeting point: Kiss&Ride Parking, 2 Wielopole street, next to the Main Post Office /Poczta Glowna/ with approximately 15 minutes before the departure time.
End Points
- Regardless of whether you have chosen the pick-up option or the main meeting point, you will be dropped off at the end of the tour to the center of Krakow at 2 Wielopole Street.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
DEPARTURE TIME You will receive a message with the exact departure time until 7 pm on the day before the activity. DEPARTURE POINT Choice of pickup from our main tour departure point: Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street) next to the Main Post Office /Poczta Glowna/, or selected hotels all over Krakow. If you do not require hotel pickup, or your hotel cannot be serviced, you must make your own way to the main tour departure point. Check-in at this location is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time. PICKUP SERVICE Our pickup service is available from selected hotels all over Krakow. Depending on the location of the hotel, the pickup service will be between 20–30 minutes before the tour departure time. Please enquire at your hotel reception desk regarding the pickup time and the possibility of a pickup. RETURN DETAILS Regardless of whether you have chosen the pick-up option or the main meeting point, you will be dropped off at the end of the tour to the center of Krakow at 2 Wielopole Street. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: make sure to wear comfortable shoes. The tour does not include the lift that takes you down. The journey begins with a descent down the Danilowicz Shaft to Level I of the mine. It is situated 64 m underground, thus the visitors have to walk down 380 stairs. The next levels lead the tour participants even deeper, i.e. 135 m underground. There are 800 steps along the whole route. After a short respite, visitors go up to the surface in a mining elevator. Please remember that it is quite cool in the mine (between 14° C and 16° C). Make sure to take warmer clothing even in summer. The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the main cannot exceed dimensions: 35x20x20 cm. Not wheelchair accessible.
