Wieliczka Salt Mine With Private Transport
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- Discover Cracow is the largest tour operator in the city
- 175,000 tourists book our trips every year, with the highest satisfaction rate
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- Comfortable air-conditioned vehicle transport from Cracow
- Expert tour guide in Wieliczka Salt Mine for a whole day
- We take care of everything, so your tour can be unforgettable!
The Tour Includes:
- Return transportation from Cracow city center meeting point with a bus or van
- English-speaking driver
- Expert Tour Guide
- Entrance Tickets
Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour Itinerary
Tour Details
Explore the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine on a Guided Tour from Krakow.
Explore the maze-like tunnels, filled with fascinating chapels, rooms, and captivating artwork carved from salt deep within the mine. Your guide will lead you through the winding paths, revealing hidden caves made of salt for you to discover and marvel at.
Descend 800 stairs to reach a depth of 135 meters, immersing yourself in what feels like an entire underground city made of salt. Explore chambers adorned with salt sculptures, art displays, and vintage machinery harking back to its operational days as a salt mine.
Discover the fascinating process of salt extraction as your guide shares insights into the mine's rich history. Take a moment to appreciate the unique acoustics of the space, where even the music of Chopin resonates in harmony with spectacular underground lighting.
Gain knowledge about the therapeutic properties of salt as you traverse through various chambers. As your experience draws to a close, return to Krakow via convenient transportation, enriched by the unforgettable journey through the depths of the salt mine.
About Salt Mine
- Amazing underground labirynth, one of the most precious Polish monuments. UNESCO World Heritage you can’t miss.
- Unforgettable experience and must-do in Krakow
- UNESCO World Heritage
- World’s largest mining heritage
- Beneficial microclimate for health
About Wieliczka Salt Mines
As you may know, salt has healing properties, so take a deep breath and feel refreshed during your visit.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, dating back to the 13th century, is one of the world's oldest salt mines near Cracow. Descending almost 327 meters underground, it stretches over 287 kilometers. During your two-hour guided tour in English, explore 20 salt chambers and learn about medieval salt extraction and famous visitors from the past.
Besides admiring magnificent timber constructions, an underground salt lake, chambers, and majestic corridors, your sightseeing tour will also have a positive effect on your health. Get ready for an amazing trip to Wieliczka Salt Mine!
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site alongside Auschwitz Birkenau Museum, don't miss the opportunity to explore both.
Check out the Auschwitz Tour for more details.
Faq
- If you are physically challenged, you have trouble climbing stairs and need to pick the Shorter Route choose Wieliczka Salt Mine with Private Transport- we will organize the Shorter Route especially for you. Also, this option will be best for you if you want to be picked up from a private apartment - our driver will pick you up from any point in Krakow.
- If you are staying in the Old Town or Jewish Quarter Area and you don't mind using our meeting points - pick the Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour. You will save some money by choosing this option!
- If you want to travel to Wieliczka Salt Mine by yourself (by train or bus) and you don't need transportation from Krakow, but you want to book your ticket in advance and skip the line at the Salt Mine - pick the Krakow Salt Mine Ticket.
The meeting point is super easy to find, you will join our group and skip the queue!
I hope that explains everything :) Oh, and one more thing: the sightseeing of Wieliczka Salt Mine in all those options is the same (the difference is only the transportation, the guided tour of Salt Mine doesn't differ).
