Day trip

From Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Half-Day Trip

4.5 / 5

1615 reviews

Day trip

From Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Half-Day Trip

4.5

1615 reviews

From $22.71 per person

Visit one of Poland’s most popular attractions on a guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Marvel at beautiful chambers, salt sculptures, and lakes 135 meters underground.

About this activity

Free cancellation
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Duration options: 4 - 5 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Russian, Polish
Optional audio guide
English
Small group available

Includes

  • Wieliczka Salt Mine day trip
  • Access to Wieliczka Salt Mine
  • Live tour guide
  • Transport from meeting point to activity: Bus / coach
  • Drop-off: Bus / coach
    Highlights
    • Marvel at the Wieliczka Salt Mine, dating back to the 13th century
    • See underground caves, lakes, chambers, chapels, and salt sculptures
    • Learn about the mine’s fascinating history from a professional guide
    • Follow a labyrinth-like 3 km route that is 135 meters below ground
    • Discover a historic monument to mineral and religious culture in Poland
    Full description
    Enjoy roundtrip transportation from Krakow to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine and take an in-depth guided tour through the stunning 13th century UNESCO-listed site. Witness beautiful chambers carved in salt on a 3 km underground route. After meeting your driver at the meeting point in Krakow, enjoy the ride to the nearby town of Wieliczka. Prearranged tickets will be waiting for you at the salt mine along with a local guide. Start the tour inside the salt mine by walking down long sets of steps, taking you 135 meters underground and through labyrinthine passageways, tunnels, and shafts. See underground lakes, 4 impressive chapels, and unique statues carved by miners out of rock salt. Experience a unique place to visit and a must-see during your stay in Krakow. After your guided tour, a lift will take you from the underground back up to the main ground level. Your driver will then drive you back to the meeting point in Krakow.
    Not suitable for
    • People with mobility impairments
    • People with claustrophobia
    • Wheelchair users

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    Meeting point

    Straszewskiego 14, 33-332 Kraków, Poland .

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    Important information

    What to bring

    • Comfortable shoes
    • Warm clothing
    • Student card
    • Passport or ID card

    Not allowed

    • Luggage or large bags

    Know before you go

    • There are 800 steps on the way down the mine and the return to the surface will be by lift
    • Temperatures in Wieliczka Salt Mine are around 59ºF (15ºC), and narrow paths may seem claustrophobic
    • You need to purchase a permit to take photographs in the mine
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.5 / 5

    based on 1615 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.5/5
    • Transportation
      4.5/5
    • Value for money
      4.3/5
    • Service
      4.5/5
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    The tour was very interesting and well organised. However on our return to Kraków the driver dropped us off in a completely different area of the city which we were not familiar with. We should have been taken back to the pick up point.

    January 15, 2020

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    Reviewed by Anonymous – United Kingdom

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    Travel arrangements all organised all went well, but we were disappointed with the guide at the site itself, you are given headphones to listen in to the guide, these didn't work that well so you missed a lot of the information as the transmission kept breaking up and our guide was so dull and un inspired about what she was talking about.

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    January 7, 2020

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    Reviewed by Kirsty – United Kingdom

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    Very nice guide tour. The guide wasnt heard very clearly from the headphones and had sometimes difficulty understanding due to him speaking low. Otherwise very satisfied.

    December 30, 2019

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    Reviewed by Anonymous – Greece

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    Product ID: 352256

    VA ID: 395791