Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour from Krakow with pick-up from Selected Hotels

Krakow, Poland

From $24.10

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

4 hours 30 minutes
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Make the most out of your time in Poland by getting out of Krakow and visiting the unique Wieliczka salt mine. Wander the miles of underground passageways, marveling at the intricate and ancient sculptures made from salt in some of the 20 historic chambers. Learn about the history of the mines during this fascinating visit.

Day trip from Krakow to the Wieliczka salt mine
Learn about the history of the ancient salt mines
Marvel at sculptures made of salt
Get picked up and dropped off at your hotel in Krakow

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Local guide
Professional guide
Pick up from selected locations in Krakow City Center
Transport by air-conditioned minibus or coach

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

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End point

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Pickup details

Pickup Time and Place: Please choose your pickup place from the list of available pickup points. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed by the Local Provider. Return point: Returns to the original departure point

What To Expect

Wieliczka Salt Mine

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not wheelchair accessible

Bringing luggage to the mine is not allowed with the exception of hand baggage. Hand baggage is considered to be luggage of maximum dimensions 35cm x 20cm x 20cm.
Temperature in the Mine is between 14 and 16 degrees Celsius
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Lisa_S

The trip was brilliant from the pick-up to the full tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and excellent. The salt mines are amazing and huge your visit is just 1% of the mine. Be prepared for walking lots of steps downwards so wear appropriate footwear. Definitely recommend this trip if you are visiting nearby.

Reviews

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Tour company average but Tour guide at the mine excellent

Andrew_E, Apr 2024

Tour guide at the Salt Mine was excellent. The transport company/driver didn't provide much communication and should have given a little time at the end to explore the gardens and grounds which I believe are very nice?

Good enough

Holly_O, Apr 2024

Our trip to the salt mine was very enjoyable. The tour guide spoke great English and was easy to understand. She was very knowledgeable and friendly, she made the tour a special experience we'll never forget! However it would be nice if there was time to visit the museum in the salt mine as well as we were told we would not have time to do this. Also, the hospitality going to and from the salt mine was poor. No one told us what was going on and we were passed between multiple people, none of whom introduced themselves or made any effort to build a rapport.

Very beautiful

seenu_k, Apr 2024

Very beautiful and the lighting inside was amazing to take pics. There are quite a few stairs going down but you take an elevator back up. Def recommend visiting.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Dear seenu, We are so grateful for your 5-star review. Thanks for sharing your rating with us and the community. Kind regards, SeeKrakow

A valued experience

Ian_S, Apr 2024

The whole visit was well organised & the guide was informative. Prepare for a long walk & take a drink. Plenty of photo opportunities

Excellent trip, a...

Anita_P, Mar 2024

Excellent trip, a definite must when visiting Poland. Amazing feat of engineering, mixed with fabulous sculptures.

Really enjoyable

Lisa_S, Mar 2024

Beautiful but difficult descent

Heather_L, Mar 2024

Great tour guide, friendly , interesting and knowledgeable. Did not like the descent into the mine at the beginning of tour - very long and endless flights of stairs. Would have helped if person at top had given us a heads up as to this. I felt quite panicked by it. Utter relief to get to bottom. Tour guide really calming with voice when we met her. The mine itself not at all claustrophobic, airy and wide spaces and high ceilings. Beautiful cathedral. Amazing carvings. Just be prepared for that descent.

Do not trust the word of the local tour operator

Kevin_L, Feb 2024

I have just walked 45 min to a pickup point to go to the Salt miner in the pouring rain. I received an e mail to tell me to go to this meeting point because road works prevented this company from picking us up from our hotel. This was a complete LIE. There were no road works as I checked with my hotel. We even drove past our hotel on the way to the salt mines. The only saving grace was our tour of the salt miners was excellent.

Guided Salt Mine Tour

Bruce_M, Dec 2023

From start to finish this was an excellent tour. Highly recommended. Tour guide was very knowledgeable. It was amazing.

Wow!!

AnneCaroline_S, Dec 2023

Visited on the recommendation of friends. So glad we did. Such an amazing tour and we were also fortunate that transport to and from also included. So much to see and learn about the history of the mine and also what goes on there today. We have some fantastic photos of a memorable visit. Not to be missed.

Awe-inspiring salt mines

Alexander_C, Dec 2023

The salt mines were incredible, and it was great to have a no-frills booking that provided round-trip transportation and arranged for our entry tickets. I only wish our driver had given us a rough time to aim to be back on the bus. Because he didn't, everyone trickled back at different times, so I ended up waiting on the bus for a while when I could have spent it exploring or grabbing a snack or coffee instead.

Excellent tour guide but bus was very delayed

Miriam_R, Nov 2023

The bus was scheduled to collect us at 9am, but we got a text the night before to say it would be rescheduled to 9.25am which was fine but unfortunately the bus did not show up until 10am and there were alot of us left waiting. The tour was due to be back in Krakow at 12.30pm but didn't arrive back until 2pm. The delays were disappointing as we had other plans for the day but the tour itself was excellent. Agnieszka was our tour guide who works in the Salt mines and she was very knowledgeable.

Great trip

Brenda_G, Nov 2023

Really enjoyed the tour guides presentation, very informative and fun - thoroughly enjoyable experience

Stunning salt mines

Siobhan_M, Nov 2023

Lots of steps...down! Don't worry, you get the lift back up. Amazing sculptures. Very informative and well worth a visit.

Excellent tour, with a...

Peter_B, Nov 2023

Excellent tour, with a very experienced knowledgeable guide. We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. There was only one thing that slightly tainted the day, the driver was very rude & needs lessons in courtesy & general manners.

Salt mines

Andy_D, Oct 2023

Really good tour and guide. Not for those with walking or mobility issues. Over 70 floors of steps and very claustrophobic

Superb Trip

Nicola_H, Oct 2023

This was recommended to me, I actually had no idea what to expect but it was amazing. Our tour guide was brilliant, very knowledgeable with a great sense of humour. Would highly recommend.

Great experience

Alex_H, Oct 2023

This was our first trip with Viator and it was great from start to finish. Pick up was on time, the driver was professional and shared the itinerary as we started to drive, the Salt Mine tour was great and going back to Krakow was smooth.

After a bad start it was excellent

JANET_T, Oct 2023

Brilliant trip despite coach over 30mins late and paying for hotel pick up option then told they don't do this! The mine is an amazing sight to see. Excellent guide too.

Great company

Ruth_D, Oct 2023

Smooth transaction, great communication, fully recommend. Done both Auschwitz and salt mines with them.

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