Wieliczka Salt Mine Half-Day Guided Tour from Krakow (various tour options)
You will get to know Wieliczka Salt Mine by taking a tourist route – a route that leads through an extraordinary underground city hiding many secrets, like chambers carved in salt, majestic carpentry structures, underground lakes or unique salt works of sculptural art. It is a fascinating journey through a maze of corridors carved in rock, over 2 km long and descending more than 130 meters underground. During the walk you will learn a fascinating story about a place stolen from nature and about the people who have made its history over the centuries. Wieliczka Salt Mine - touch the secret!
Highlights
• The heart of the mine - St. Kinga's Chapel, entirely carved in salt
• A chamber dedicated to Nicolaus Copernicus, who was one of the first tourists to visit the mine more than 500 years ago
• Józef Piłsudski's Cave, filled with brine on the bottom
• The Michałowice Chamber, 35 meters high, with a beautiful chandelier decorated with thousands of tiny salt crystals
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Krakow, Krakow, Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland
You will set off on your tour from Krakow in the company of a professional tour guide. Our tour guide or driver will pick you up from the reception of your hotel or one of our Starting Points in the center of Krakow. If you choose the tour option - Skip the Line Ticket (no transport), you will meet our guide in front of the main entrance to the Daniłowicz Shaft in Wieliczka Salt Mine. On the way there, your will be informed about the details concerning the visit in the mine.
Stop At: Wieliczka Salt Mine, Jana Mikolaja Danilowicza 10, Wieliczka 32-020 Poland
Upon the arrival, you will have a 10-minute break. After that, you will meet an official Wieliczka guide and begin your 2-hour journey through the history of the mine, by going down the stairs. During the tour you will walk down approx. 800 steps, 380 at the beginning of the tour, and you will wander through 3 km long corridors. You will visit more than 20 most beautiful chambers carved in salt, see a collection of mining machinery and equipment, extraordinary chapels, amazing underground lakes, majestic carpentry structures and unique salt sculptures. You will reach the heart of the mine - St. Kinga' Chapel entirely carved in salt that will dazzle you with the glow of crystal chandeliers. The guide will tell you about the natural phenomena, history and elements that have determined the rhythm of mining work over the centuries. At the end of the underground tour, you will go towards the elevator that will take you to the surface of the earth.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Krakow, Krakow, Lesser Poland Province, Southern Poland
If you have purchased the option of the tour – Skip the Line Ticket (no transport) - you will end your tour here without transport. The rest of the group will go back to Krakow with our company staff. You will be dropped off in the place you were picked up for the tour.
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Infant seats available"
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"WHAT TO BEAR IN MIND:"
"We have two meet-up options available. You can either meet at one of our Starting Points or select your hotel for pick-up."
"Pick-up takes place approximately 60 minutes before the stated departure time of the tour (depending on the location of your hotel). Please contact us no earlier than 3 days and no later than 24h before the date of the tour to confirm the exact pick-up time."
"The tour Wieliczka Salt Mine is organized in two options: Skip the Line Ticket (no transport). You will meet your tour guide in front of the main entrance to the Daniłowicz Shaft in the Wieliczka Salt Mine and visit the mine in a group with an official Wieliczka guide. Regular tour in a shared minibus. You will travel by a minibus with other tourists. You will be visiting the Wieliczka Salt Mine in a group with an official Wieliczka guide."
"ID Document: Take your ID if you are purchasing a discounted ticket."
"How to dress: Visiting the mine is available to people of all ages, but keep in mind that there are 800 steps to walk down - please wear comfortable shoes. The temperature in the mine varies between 17 and 18 degrees Celsius throughout the year. In summer, please bring a sweater."
"Luggage: You can bring luggage with a maximum size of 35 x 20 x 20 cm to the premises of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. If you have larger luggage, please inform your tour guide."
"Children: You can take an umbrella stroller (foldable) on the trail, but remember that there are a lot of stairs along the way (about 800), and there is no place underground where you can leave the stroller. It may be a good idea to take a baby carrier or a scarf."
"Infant seats are available on request."
"Disabled: Our tour is not wheelchair accessible. Some of the underground workings are adapted for people who are not independently mobile. To visit this part of the mine, please contact our Reservation Department.You can take an assistance dog or a guide for the blind and visually impaired people to the mine."
"Toilets: Toilets are available in the basement, twice during the tour."
"Please note! 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)."
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Duração: 5 Hours
Ponto de partida: 1: Vienna House by Wyndham Andel's Cracow, Pawia 3, 31-154 Kraków, Poland
2: Dajwór 65, 31-052 Kraków, Poland
3: Józefa Dietla 91, 31-031 Kraków, Poland
4: Holiday Inn Krakow City Centre, an IHG Hotel, Wielopole 4, 31-072 Kraków, Poland
5: Garbarska 2, 31-131 Kraków, Poland
6: Radisson Blu Hotel, Krakow, Floriana Straszewskiego 17, 31-101 Kraków, Poland
7: Sheraton Grand Krakow, Powiśle 7, 31-101 Kraków, Poland
8: Wieliczka Salt Mine, Daniłowicza 10, 32-020 Wieliczka, Poland
9: Kraków, Poland
Traveler pickup is offered
DEPARTURE TIME AND POINT
We have two meet-up options available. You can either meet at one of our Starting Points below or select your hotel for pick-up.
Please note that pick-up takes place approximately 60 minutes before the stated start time of the tour (depending on the location of your hotel/Starting Point). You are required to contact Cracow City Breakers no earlier than 3 days and no later than 24h before the date of the tour to confirm the time of departure.
DEPARTURE FROM ONE OF OUR STARTING POINTS: You will meet your tour guide at one of the Starting Points. Please wait at the Starting Point from which you confirmed pick-up. Do not change the Starting Point without our knowledge.
DEPARTURE FROM YOUR HOTEL: You will meet your tour guide at your hotel reception. If your hotel is in an area with limited traffic, which is the exact city center (Market Square and nearby streets rounded by Planty Park), then we will pick you up from one of our four nearest possible pick-up places.
DEPARTURE FROM THE WIELICZKA SALT MINE: You will meet your tour guide in front of the main entrance to the Daniłowicz Shaft in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, 10 Daniłowicza Street, 32-020 Wieliczka.
We kindly ask you to arrive at the pick-up point 10 minutes before the meeting time
Cancelamentos e reembolsos:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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