Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour from Krakow with Hotel Pickup
by Cracow Top Tours
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.£35.02Overview
This guided bus tour from Krakow takes you to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the oldest salt mines in the world and listed on the first UNESCO World Heritage List. The tour lasts about 4 and a half hours and includes round-trip transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with hotel pickup and drop-off. You start with a 30-minute drive from Krakow to the town of Wieliczka. Upon arrival, you receive an individual entrance ticket and join a group of up to 30 people for the underground tour, led by a professional guide who speaks English or other selected languages. During the 3-hour visit, you explore nine underground levels, walking through a network of corridors and thematic chambers featuring rock salt sculptures, chapels, and an underground lake. You will also wear a headset to hear the guide clearly. The guide explains the history of salt mining through different periods while you experience the mine’s microclimate, which can benefit those with asthma or allergies. At the end of the tour, you return to the surface by elevator and meet your driver for the return trip to Krakow. You can choose to be dropped off at your hotel or the Old Town main square. Admission and professional guiding are included, but lunch is not provided. Groups are limited to 30 people.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Krakow
The tour starts with pickup from your hotel or another chosen location in Krakow. You board a bus that takes about 30 minutes to reach Wieliczka town where the salt mine is located.
Wieliczka Salt Mine
You enter the salt mine with your individual ticket and join a guided group of up to 30 people. The guide speaks English or other selected languages and provides headsets for clear listening. The mine has nine underground levels connected by corridors. During the approximately three-hour visit, you explore chambers with rock salt sculptures, chapels carved into the rock, and an underground lake. The guide explains the history of salt mining over various periods. The mine’s microclimate is noted to be beneficial for asthma and allergy sufferers. The tour ends with an elevator ride back to the surface where the driver awaits.
180 min
Krakow
After finishing the salt mine visit, you return by bus to Krakow. You can be dropped off at your hotel or the main square in the Old Town, depending on your choice.
Meeting point
Meeting Point- BUS BAY - street Straszewskiego 17 - next to Radisson Blu Hotel
End point
Meeting Point- BUS BAY - street Straszewskiego 17 - next to Radisson Blu Hotel
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour from Krakow with Hotel Pickup
by Cracow Top Tours
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.£35.02Overview
This guided bus tour from Krakow takes you to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the oldest salt mines in the world and listed on the first UNESCO World Heritage List. The tour lasts about 4 and a half hours and includes round-trip transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with hotel pickup and drop-off. You start with a 30-minute drive from Krakow to the town of Wieliczka. Upon arrival, you receive an individual entrance ticket and join a group of up to 30 people for the underground tour, led by a professional guide who speaks English or other selected languages. During the 3-hour visit, you explore nine underground levels, walking through a network of corridors and thematic chambers featuring rock salt sculptures, chapels, and an underground lake. You will also wear a headset to hear the guide clearly. The guide explains the history of salt mining through different periods while you experience the mine’s microclimate, which can benefit those with asthma or allergies. At the end of the tour, you return to the surface by elevator and meet your driver for the return trip to Krakow. You can choose to be dropped off at your hotel or the Old Town main square. Admission and professional guiding are included, but lunch is not provided. Groups are limited to 30 people.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Krakow
The tour starts with pickup from your hotel or another chosen location in Krakow. You board a bus that takes about 30 minutes to reach Wieliczka town where the salt mine is located.
Wieliczka Salt Mine
You enter the salt mine with your individual ticket and join a guided group of up to 30 people. The guide speaks English or other selected languages and provides headsets for clear listening. The mine has nine underground levels connected by corridors. During the approximately three-hour visit, you explore chambers with rock salt sculptures, chapels carved into the rock, and an underground lake. The guide explains the history of salt mining over various periods. The mine’s microclimate is noted to be beneficial for asthma and allergy sufferers. The tour ends with an elevator ride back to the surface where the driver awaits.
180 min
Krakow
After finishing the salt mine visit, you return by bus to Krakow. You can be dropped off at your hotel or the main square in the Old Town, depending on your choice.
Meeting point
Meeting Point- BUS BAY - street Straszewskiego 17 - next to Radisson Blu Hotel
End point
Meeting Point- BUS BAY - street Straszewskiego 17 - next to Radisson Blu Hotel
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.