Wieliczka Salt Mine and Krakow City Tour: Explore Historical and Artistic Highlights in One Day
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Wieliczka
Experience the best of Krakow in one day with a private city tour and a visit to the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Explore historical and artistic highlights, including Wawel Hill, Main Square, and St. Mary's Church, before descending into the fascinating underground world of the salt mine. Book now!
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Wieliczka Salt Mine - Our tour guide-driver will pick you up from your hotel , drive with you to Wieliczka. In Salt Mine you will join guided tour in a group with local licensed tour guide, after your tour our tour guide-driver will transfer you to Krakow for a city tour.
  • Wawel Royal Castle - Castle from outside
  • Wawel Cathedral - Cathedral Church
  • Monument of the Wawel Dragon - Wawel Dragon Monument
  • Ulica Kanonicza - Kanonicza Street - Kanonicza street - the oldest street of Krakow
  • Church of St. Peter and St. Paul - .
  • Church of St. Andrew (Kosciol Swietogo Andrzeja) - The Oldest Church in Krakow
  • Jagiellonian University Museum Collegium Maius - Collegium Maius Courtyard
  • Collegium Novum - Headquarter of Jagiellonian University
  • Museum of Krakow Town Hall Tower - Medieval Town Hall Tower
  • Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) - The Cloth Hall on the Main Square
  • Krakow’s Rynek Glowny Central Square - Main Square of Krakow
  • St Mary’s Basilica - St. Mary’s Church
  • Ulica Florianska - Florianska Street
  • St. Florian’s Gate - The Main Gate of Medieval Krakow
  • Barbican, Museum of Krakow - The Barbican
  • Pomnik Grunwaldzki - Grunwald Monument - Grunwald Battle Monument
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Private tour guide service for Krakow Walking City Tour
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • admission ticket for a guided tour in a group in salt mine
Additional Information

Embark on a one-day private tour of Krakow and the Wieliczka Salt Mine. In the first segment of our tour, enjoy a walking excursion around Krakow. We’ve chosen sites of historic, architectural, and artistic significance so you’ll gain an appreciation for the city’s heritage and modern life. The stroll around Krakow’s Old Town features: Wawel Hill boasting the Wawel Castle Courtyard and Cathedral Church, ancient city streets, Franciscan Church, Old University District, Main Square, St. Mary’s Church, the Cloth Hall, Town Hall tower, medieval city walls with St. Florian’s Gate, The Barbican and the Grunwald Battle Monument.

Next, our tour takes us to the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Your private driver will shuttle you from Krakow to Wieliczka, where you will join a group tour led by a local, accredited guide. Once the tour concludes, your driver will escort you back to your lodging in Krakow.

Location
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Jana Mikolaja Danilowicza 10,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Peterjacklin
May 10, 2022
Sunday Morning Salt Mine tour - The trip to the mine was well organised, we were kept informed of the itinerary and picked up at exactly the time quoted. The private transfer was comfortable and saved us a lot of time compared with the shared transport we would normally use. Our driver/guide was friendly, spoke good english and provided lots of interesting information on the way to and from the mine. The mine itself was not too busy, so it was easy to get photos and look around. There are queues at the mine entrance for each tour language and our group had about 25 people. There are toilets and food/drink/gifts available in the mine. The stairs and paths are in good order, but it is a long walk to complete the tour. There is lift back to the surface at the end. Overall it was interesting trip and something different to the rest of our weekend in Krakow.
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Devmann
Oct 13, 2021
Salt Mine Tour in October - We did 4 tours with Chris, with the Salt Mine Wieliczka Guided Tour with Private Transport from Krakow as the 3rd one. We only did the transport with him this time as only authorized guides employed by the mine can guide inside. Chris took the time to buy the tickets a day before to make sure that we got into the mine at the time we wanted. Thanks to that, we don't have have to wait for hours as the mine was super crowded. He picked us up and dropped us at the salt mine punctually. He would explain to us the history of the mine during our way there. During the way back, he would answer all the questions we had. He waited patiently outside the exit just to make sure that we did not have difficulty in finding him after the tour. Super recommended! Super dobry!
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Sarah
Mar 1, 2020
Salt Mines tour - We booked Chris for airport transfers, a Salt Mine tour, a tour of the town and a visit to Auschwitz, On arrival in Krakow it was raining, Chris advised us that instead of taking the town tour which we had originally planned we should visit the Salt Mines instead. This was a great idea, we went straight from the airport to the Salt Mines and had an absolutely fantastic visit, Chris was waiting for us outside, exactly where he said he would be, and timed our visit to the minute (2 hours 20 minutes). The transfer was easy and pleasant and it was so nice to have the private transfer and also have someone to help you buy the tickets etc. Everything is taken care of with Chris and his prices are great.
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Thegreenes44
Feb 10, 2020
Salt Mines Tour - We were picked up outside our hotel on time as agreed and we had a very comfortable journey to the salt mine which is amazing and well worth a visit. Chris waited until our tour was complete to take us back to our hotel. He is very knowledgeable of Krakow's history and interesting to listen to. He also arranged our trip to Auschwitz- Birkenau and a walking tour of Krakow. We were very well looked after and would highly recommend his services.
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Sallyl1195
Dec 27, 2019
Salt mines - Excellent tour tickets were purchased in advance so no waiting and transportation was on time Excellent tour organised by Chris
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Ccctravels
Dec 20, 2019
Amazing and Unexpected - What an utterly unique experience! I’m not sure what we expected but certainly not the marvel we saw. This is a must see for a visit to Poland. Very well organized but note that it’s about 800 steps down! (There are ADA options) luckily a little elevator takes you back up! We had a great day with Chris.. he was a wonderful guide and we loved the little restaurant across the street for lunch! Very fun day!
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Chloe
Nov 18, 2019
Amazing, stress free service! - So happy we arranged for tours and transfers before arriving. Stress free, so reliable. Waited until our tour finished and then dropped us at the city centre as we requested. Highly recommend.
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Mmschwartz1
Nov 3, 2019
Professional, Friendly and First-rate Guide - Chris was meticulous with the details from the very beginning. We hired him for the day to drive us to the Wieliczka Salt Mines and then to Auschwitz-Birkenau. He suggested that it was best to visit these two sites in this order because the concentration camps would be less crowded in the afternoon. He arrived at our hotel in Krakow several minutes early with tickets to the Salt Mines with an English speaking guide in hand. The tour itself is fascinating especially when you realize how many meters underground you are. I must admit that several of the exhibits were corny and left us feeling like we were on Pirates of the Caribbean but the sheer magnitude of these mines is just astounding. One of the people we were traveling with did not partake in the Salt Mine tour so Chris accompanied him around the area and gave him his own personal history lesson. At the end of the tour Chris was waiting at the exit ready to drive us to our tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau .
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Del
Oct 13, 2019
Very Enjoyable Tour - This was day 3 of having Chris facilitate our appreciation of Krakow and the surrounding areas, and as usual he picked us up bang on time and on the drive to the Salt Mine gave us plenty of background info plus pointing out various historical sites on the way. The mines are fantastic and by that I mean human endeavour never ceases to astonish. 300 km of tunnels I seem to remember (I think we walked around 5k) and an underground cathedral! I won't mention the other surprises, but there are a few and although some of the stops along the route are a little bit Disney-ish, it has to engage all age groups, and is nonetheless very enjoyable. Be warned, this is a very popular tour and it can take some while to get back to ground level from 100 metres down or so.
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Wapitinut
Oct 1, 2019
Great, stress-free 1/2 day guided trip - The driver showed up at the hotel 10 minutes early and provided a thorough review of what to expect. He dropped us at Wieliczka and then purchased our ticket for the individual tour in English. We had a great guide, very fluent and knowledgable. Note that there are quite a few steps and the tour involves about 1.5 miles of walking. The salt mine and the history were fascinating. The trip ends by ascending a different mineshaft than the one at the entrance. As we emerged from the exit our driver was right there saving us the time to walk back to the entrance.
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