From Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Live Guided Group Tour | La Vacanza Travel

From Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Live Guided Group Tour

Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Destination: Poland, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Krakow
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  • 3 to 4 hours
  • Krakow
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Discover the underground world, its secrets and legends by visiting Wieliczka Salt Mine - one of precious treasures in the cultural history of Poland. Until now it has been visited by over 40 million tourists from all over the world and in 1978 it was inscribed in the UNESCO list of world's heritage sites. Along the tourist route you will have a chance to visit around 20 gorgeous chambers, see saline lakes, tools and machines used for the process of mining and works of art: dozens of exquisite sculptures and bas-reliefs carved in salt - human hands' creations. Thanks to the guidance provided by licenced Salt Mine's guides you will learn about the history of the mine and lives of many generations of miners and their principle of hard work. There are 800 steps to walk down (350 of them will take you to reach the depth of 135 metres underground, the steps are wide and there are handrails) and at the end of the tour the lift brings you back up.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Wieliczka Salt Mine, Jana Mikolaja Danilowicza 10, Wieliczka 32-020 Poland

The live guided tour underground in the Salt Mine located in Wieliczka, nearby Krakow.

Duration: 3 hours

Pass By: Teznia Solankowa Wieliczka, ul. Danilowicza 10, Wieliczka 32-020 Poland

You may purchase an entrance ticket to the Graduation Tower in one of the options available.
The Graduation Tower is a structure of the salt mine where water is removed from salt through evaporation. The air is rich in minerals and helps cleanse the respiratory tract.
You may purchase an entrance ticket to the Graduation Tower in one of the options available.

Inclusions
  • Tour with a Professional In-Person Guide
  • Tickets and admission fees
  • Some options include a shared two-way transfer
  • Some options include Hotel Pickup
  • Some options include departure from a Meeting Point
  • Some options include a two-way private transfer
  • Entry/Admission - Wieliczka Salt Mine

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • The Salt Mine tour includes 800 steps descending into a depth of 135 meters underground and up to 3 km of winding corridors.
  • The temperature inside the Salt Mine is stable all year long, around 14 degrees Celcius.
  • There is an original miner's lift to bring you up to the surface.
  • The exit shaft is 500 m away from the one used to enter the mine.
  • Not recommended for travellers with a fear of small enclosed spaces.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

1: Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Kraków, Poland
2: Parking Straszewskiego, Floriana Straszewskiego 14, 31-101 Kraków, Poland
3: plac Jana Matejki 2, 31-157 Kraków, Poland
4: Szyb Daniłowicza, Daniłowicza 10, 32-020 Wieliczka, Poland
Traveler pickup is offered
Please note that some options do not include transportation or pickup.
If you select a Meeting Point option, please refer to the list of meeting points below.
If you choose an option with Hotel Pickup, please provide your address.
We offer pickup from a wide area in central Krakow. However, there are hotels outside our range.
If you are a party of four or more and your hotel does not appear in the pickup area, please fill in your address in the comments. We may be able to provide a hotel pickup or pickup from a nearby location.
We will send an email/text with detailed instructions about your meeting place and time the day before the activity.


Return Details

Poczta Główna, Kraków, Poland

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 to 4 hours


User's Reviews

Liz_C

27 Apr, 2024

Well organised tour. Easy pick . Excellent driver, very comfortable journey . The whole trip was easy and would recommend. Guide was very informative. Lots of walking but nice day out. Highly recommend operator

Eileen_W

27 Apr, 2024

Fabulous informative driver, went out of his way to tell us more about Krakow. The salt mines are amazing, very well organised and safe. Our guide was funny, entertaining, professional and informative. A tour not to be missed

Corinne_P

23 Apr, 2024

What an amazing time we had! From booking to commencing the trip, Matt from Legendary Krakow was super friendly and went out his way to make sure we were all looked after. What made it even nicer was the fact it was a very small group being taken to the Salt Mine where we joined a larger group tour when there. It gave us a chance to bond with the people on the travel there. The tour was extremely well organised. We would thoroughly recommend!

claireh631

21 Apr, 2024

Got a text message the day before confirming our pick up time. Which was 09:00hrs. On arrival at the salt mines the driver walked us to the entrance and explained what we had to do. The guides don’t wear headsets so make sure you listen or stay close to the guide, this didn’t cause us any issues and we was in a group size of approximately 35 ppl, we heard our guide very clearly and well spoken English (Veronica). Entering the mine you go down approx 300 plus steps (totalling to 800 steps by the end of the trip) approximately 130m underground. Very interesting excursion, Veronica was very knowledgeable. Take food and drink with you as you have about a 10 minute break, there is somewhere to buy food but just bear in the mind the prices as it’s an excursion. There’s also toilets situated where you take your break. To exit the mine you are put into a small miners lift, it takes you quickly to the top. There was 8 average size adults in our lift, which was very snug, however it was great fun and we was all laughing about it. Overall great excursion and would definitely recommend visiting and using this tour company. Booked it via trip advisor with no issues. Our driver dropped us off at schindlers factory.

Edna_W

20 Apr, 2024

An excellent tour, from the guide to the time for the tour. The history was fantastic. A must see. The staircase down was much easier than I would have expected. The statues and cathedral were incredible. A must do if in Krakow.

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Great trip, would highly recommend.

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Great Time At The Salt Mine.

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Lots of steps but well worth it to see the amazing salt carvings and chandeliers.

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Worth visiting only 30 mins from Kraków

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Piotr - brilliant driver!

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Beautiful and excellent sculptures

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The Salt Mine tour is a must for anyone staying in Krakow

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Amazing. Beautiful historical place to visit.

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Great place!! Great guides

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