Wieliczka Salt Mine: Explore Historic Tunnels

Explore the fascinating Wieliczka Salt Mine on a half-day guided tour from Krakow. Marvel at the stunning salt sculptures and learn about the history of mining techniques. Optional transport available.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Krakow - Our meeting points for options with transportation are at Pawia 18b St. or Wielopole 2
    Here our driver will meet you for the transfer to Wieliczka.
    The transfer will take approximately 45 minutes.
  • Wieliczka Salt Mine - Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the most precious and fascinating Polish monuments. The first tourist trail in…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Pickup from centrally located meeting point or hotel (if relevant option selected)
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Admission to Wieliczka Salt Mine
Additional Information

Explore the renowned Wieliczka Salt Mine, featuring Salt Tunnels and Chapels, located near Krakow, on a half-day guided tour. Marvel at the exquisite salt sculptures crafted from “white gold.”
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is the largest mining heritage museum globally, showcasing a collection of unique mining equipment that illustrates the evolution of mining…

Location
Pawia 18b
Pawia
Kiss and Ride stop, next to Mercure Hotel
Cancellation Policy

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

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Julie
Feb 5, 2025
Salt mine - Ilona was very good, guiding us to the right bus and going through the itinerary. Very welcoming guide, full of smiles making you feel valued.
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Lorifb6336li
Feb 5, 2025
Salt Mines - Wonderful trip with a wonderful informative, kind and funny guide Ilona! Thank you so much! Salt mines were incredible.
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667cerysf
Jan 28, 2025
Salt mine tour - ILONA was great! Very nice and helpful! Very chilled experience, was never stressed at all, very friendly and informative. Thank you ilona
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422aislingl
Jan 28, 2025
Excellent tour - Ilona was excellent 👍very good English and very helpful and kind . Thanks a million love from Ireland. Will recommend to anyone who likes walking alot of steps. Cheers.
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Juliehu1555nv
Jan 16, 2025
Salt Mines - fascinating experience - We booked this trip last minute as we heard other people talking about the mines whilst we were in Krakow - I wouldn’t recommend leaving it till the last minute as the trips are very popular. It was absolutely fascinating hearing about how they mined in the 13th century, seeing the amazing sculptures, artwork, the chapels etc mind blowing - well worth it. Our guide on the bus was Ilona she was funny and very informative - she made the day run smoothly. On the way back she gave us some historical information about Krakow and pointed out some historical sights. It involves a fair amount of walking (around 7000walking steps not to mention the 800 actual steps down into the mine) so I wouldn’t combine it with the Auschwitz tour (additionally if you combine it I don’t believe you go to Birkenau whereas most of the Auschwitz tours include Birkenau which is another experience I would recommend). I went in January so whilst it was snowing outside it is mild inside and most people ended up taking their coats off so don’t wear anything too big and bulky. In summary I would recommend going and booking with Discover Cracow, Ilona was great as was the lady who took us around the mines.
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X4783qgsteveb
Jan 15, 2025
Salt mine tour - This was my second trip with ilona, excellent guide, full of great information, even before you start the trip and after. Hope to come back to Krakow again, so will hopefully see ilona on one of my trips. 10 out of 10
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770kimberleyp
Nov 4, 2024
Salt mine tour 👍 - Good pick up location, salt mine tour was great and everything ran like clockwork. We even had a nice shot of cherry vodka at the end. Cheers!
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222dafyddl
Oct 31, 2024
5 starts - Elona was the best guide we could have! She is so friendly and chatty. She also made sure we' were all the pick up points and waited until everyone else was there..At the end of the tour Elona had cherry vodka waiting for us after the tour
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Brucetaylor342
Oct 30, 2024
Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour - Ania and Ilona were both great. Amusing, informative and helpful. It was a pleasurable day Extra massive thank you to Ilona for waiting for me when I got lost at the end and not leaving me behind!! :) 11 out of 10!
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Fiftyplusyorky
Dec 16, 2024
If you love wood paneling and walking this is the trip for you - Although some of the caverns are undoubtedly impressive, this does feel like walking for a couple of miles with the occasional stop. There is very little on the tour about the history or how the salt was mined and the conditions it was mined in, and indeed you could be forgiven for forgetting you are in a mine at some points as it feels very sanitised. We went on a tour which was rushed, with no time for a drinks stop or to browse the shop, despite the tour ending there. The tour is certainly not worth the price, especially if you are not a fan of wood panelling.
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