Wieliczka Salt Mine: Discover Europe's Oldest Operating Salt Mine with Private Transport from Krakow

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Explore the Wieliczka Salt Mine, Europe’s oldest operating salt mine, with private transport from Krakow. Discover the labyrinth of tunnels, underground lakes, and beautifully adorned chapels carved out of solid salt.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Wieliczka Salt Mine - Your trip to the Wieliczka Salt Mine will begin in the city centre or at your hotel in Krakow.

Wieliczka is only a short distance, 10km away from Kraków.

After a 30 minutes’ drive you will be there to begin your 2.5-hour wonder through the network of underground tunnels and labyrinths.

You’ll have to take approximately 360 steps down to the mine. Down in the mine there is a specific micro climate. Due to the high iodine content it is helpful in the treatment of respiratory problems.

The tour of the mine is guided by experienced professionals who will tell you all about the local history, legends and many interesting facts about the mine.

WE OFFER TOUR TO SALT MINE WITH PRIVATE TRANSPORT, ONLY FOR YOUR GROUP.

We have English speaking drivers, but guides supervising tours in Salt Mine speak various languages. Time of pick up from hotel or apartment depends which language you choose.

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Round-trip private transfer
Admission ticket included
Air-conditioned minivan transport

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Additional Information

The Salt Mine in Wieliczka is renowned as the oldest salt mine in Europe, having been in operation for a minimum of 700 years. Wieliczka’s Salt Mine uniquely appeals to tourists and is included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List (among the top twelve sites). Marvel in awe as you navigate through the maze of tunnels, pits, and chambers, which were all manually carved from solid salt. Magnificently decorated chapels, subterranean lakes, and other concealed gems are dispersed across the three uppermost levels of the complex, situated between 64 to 135 meters beneath the surface. Tourists are treated to a three-kilometre-long path and an assortment of artifacts relating to the mine and the mining industry.

Location

Wieliczka Salt Mine

Jana Mikolaja Danilowicza 10,

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Leslie_d

Oct 1, 2022

Sculptures and history were amazing! - The beauty of all the statues carved from salt were amazing! I really enjoyed the history of the salt mines.

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Jimt393

Oct 26, 2019

Interesting place - Well worth a visit if your in the area, well organised transfer and the guide was very informative. Lots of steps to climb down which would prove difficult for the elderly.

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Margaret_h

Aug 12, 2019

Breath taking - a must see attraction - This is a attraction definitely worth seeing - the sights and workmanship are amazing. The tour guide was very informative and made the tour very interesting. I was very apprehensive about how i'd manage all the steps and was afraid I might hold everyone up. However I needn't have worried because I didn't have any problems going down the stairs, which had sturdy handrails to hold onto. In fact the amount of steps and the walking on each level didn't bother me at all. Throughout the tour I was near the front, close to the guide, the whole time and enjoyed the whole experience.

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John_k

Jul 1, 2019

Wieliczka Salt Mine - Our private transport driver was very knowledgable and friendly.The mines and underground workings/displays were unbelievable especially the main chapel definitely worth visiting.

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C9657lkjohnk

Jun 30, 2019

Great Tour - Well organised and informative tour some of the sites were unbelievable especially the church and chapels not what I expected.

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Victoria_j

Feb 22, 2020

The church is magnificent - It was a fascinating tour and the guide was good. There was a huge amount of walking was during the tour, but this was expected. The stairs were fine as only went down. At the end there was a long long walk to the lift which was in a neighbouring shaft and brought us out a significant distance from the original entrance - we had difficulty finding our way back to the taxi. Wear very sensible shoes!!

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Yvonne_t

Feb 21, 2020

A must see - Fab tour. Very glad I booked through Viator. Was so easy and driver arrived on time. Was collected from the apartment and taken there. The driver waited with us in the queue and left when we entered. He was thee waiting when we came out. The tour was very interesting. Just a warning to anyone who is claustrophobic, the only way to leave the tour is up through a lift shaft which is very small and you’re tightly squeezed in with others. It gets to the top very quickly though. If I’m Kracow it’s a must see. We were returned straight back to our apartment in a nice comfy clean private taxi. I would definitely recommend seeing the Salt Mine and also recommend booking through Viator. So easy and takes the stress out of getting there.

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Highflyernorthwales

Nov 14, 2019

Salt mine review - The pickup was spot on time and very efficient he fully explained the procedures. However the tour it self was a bit disappointing the guide was difficult to understand and the electronic relay equipment was very poor We past several features with no explanation . The mines themselves were spectacular in places.

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Amandafay2018

Oct 28, 2019

Operator didnt bother turning up - Can't say anything as the tour operator didn't bother to contact us and therefore we didn't get to go on this tour. Very disappointing and now face the task of having to get my refund of £175.00

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