Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour
Overview
You will visit one of the largest and oldest Salt Mines in Europe (700 years). It is also a world class monument, on the UNESCO’s World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. Each year it is visited by more than one million tourists.
You will experience almost 3 kilometers of meandering corridors, 800 steps of which 350 have to be descended to reach the depth of 135 meters underground. A professional guide will take you through this path, tell you about the secrets of the mine, and also show the amazing creations of nature and man.
What's Included
- Elevator ride to the ground level on exit
- Air-conditioned vehicle with escort/host
- Entrance ticket to the salt mine
- Local live guide
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- The tour does not include the lift that takes you down
Meeting and Pickup
DEPARTURE POINT If you chose the option without pickup, please arrive at the meeting point: at Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street) next to the Main Post Office /Poczta Glowna/ ~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. Please note: pickups can only be guaranteed if you book 24-hours in advance.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
31-07Kraków, 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.
What To Expect
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: Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street), 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: to Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street). 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 20–30 minutes before the tour departure time.
- RETURN DETAILS: Regardless of whether you have chosen hotel pickup or meeting point, on your return you will be dropped off at a drop-off point near the city center.
- IMPORTANT: The tour does not include the lift that takes you down. • Wieliczka Salt Mine tour is not recommended for participants with walking disabilities (there are 800 steps on the way, including 380 right at the start) and for participants with claustrophobia. • 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). • 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. • The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the main cannot exceed dimensions: 35x20x20 cm. • Children must be accompanied by an adult. • Not wheelchair accessible.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Boat Tours 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 with escort/host.
- Entrance ticket to the salt mine.
- Local live guide.
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly.
- Food and drinks.
- Gratuities.
- 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..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour 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 Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. 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 with escort/host
- Entrance ticket to the salt mine
- Local live guide
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- 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: Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street), 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: to Parking Kiss&Ride (2 Wielopole street). 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 20–30 minutes before the tour departure time.
- RETURN DETAILS: Regardless of whether you have chosen hotel pickup or meeting point, on your return you will be dropped off at a drop-off point near the city center.
- IMPORTANT: The tour does not include the lift that takes you down. • Wieliczka Salt Mine tour is not recommended for participants with walking disabilities (there are 800 steps on the way, including 380 right at the start) and for participants with claustrophobia. • 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). • 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. • The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the main cannot exceed dimensions: 35x20x20 cm. • Children must be accompanied by an adult. • Not wheelchair accessible.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers
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