Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour from Krakow
Overview
Leave Krakow behind and spend a fascinating morning or afternoon touring the legendary Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the oldest salt mines in Europe. Along with the mine's historical importance, its carvings of fabulous figures, monuments and altarpieces have earned the Wieliczka Salt Mine a place on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.
What's Included
- Elevator ride to the ground level on exit.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- Tour escort/host.
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly.
- Local live guide and entrance ticket.
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- The tour does not include the lift that takes you down.
Meeting and Pickup
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: Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street) next to the Main Post Office /Poczta Glowna/. 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 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.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.
Wielopole 2
31-072 Kraków, Poland
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Kraków
Poland
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
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Wieliczka Salt Mine
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- DEPARTURE POINT Choice of pickup from our main tour departure point 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: Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street) next to the Main Post Office /Poczta Glowna/. 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 30–50 minutes before the tour departure time
- RETURN to the center of Krakow at 2 Wielopole Street
- The tour does not include the lift that takes you down
- 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)
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the main cannot exceed dimensions: 35x20x20 cm
- 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
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- Operated by a business
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
- Elevator ride to the ground level on exit.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- Tour escort/host.
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly.
- Local live guide and entrance ticket.
- Gratuities.
- Food and drinks, unless specified.
- The tour does not include the lift that takes you down.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour from Krakow is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour from Krakow will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Elevator ride to the ground level on exit.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- Tour escort/host.
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly.
- Local live guide and entrance ticket.
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- The tour does not include the lift that takes you down.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- DEPARTURE POINT Choice of pickup from our main tour departure point 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: Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street) next to the Main Post Office /Poczta Glowna/. 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 30–50 minutes before the tour departure time
- RETURN to the center of Krakow at 2 Wielopole Street
- The tour does not include the lift that takes you down
- 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)
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the main cannot exceed dimensions: 35x20x20 cm
- 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
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- Operated by a business
