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Zakopane & Thermal Baths with hotel pickup

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ZAKOPANE and THERMAL POOLS Private Tour from Krakow

From $75.53

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

11 to 12 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Zakopane—a resort town near the Tatra Mountains—is loved for its spectacular mountain views and highlander culture. With this tour, avoid the hustle and bustle of public transport, and travel in a comfortable private vehicle from Krakow. Enjoy time to ride a funicular, visit a popular shopping street, see a ski jumping hill, and then round off the trip with a relaxing soak in thermal pools.

Travel quickly and comfortable from Krakow to Zakopane in a private vehicle
Learn how a special local smoked cheese—”Oscypek” is produced
Access spectacular views of the Tatra Mountains
Rest and relax after sightseeing with a visit to a thermal pool complex

What's Included

Transport in both directions by air-conditioned Car/Van/Minibus from Krakow
Helpful English-speaking driver/guide at your disposal during the trip
Ticket to top of mountain by funicular railway
Ticket for the entrance to thermal baths (hot springs)
Hotel pick up & drop off
Snacks
Information brochure in the language of your choice.

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pickup directly from your selected hotel or apartment in Krakow (or the nearest location if vehicle access is prohibited or difficult). The day before the tour (by 7pm), after collecting all addresses from the other tour participants, you will receive the exact pickup time from your accommodation.

What To Expect

Zakopane

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Chocholow

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gubalowka

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Krupowki Street

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Tatra National Park (Pass By)

Chocholowskie Termy

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Wielka Krokiew - Ski Jumping Hill (Pass By)

Tatras Mountains (Tatry)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Muzeum Oscypka Zakopane

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Most travelers can participate
Not recommended for people with mobility impairments
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 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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Ruby_L

Joanna was so lovely I would highly recommend the Zakopane tour it was amazing! She was full of information she looked after us she knew everything and she was very pleasant.

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Not for adults looking for a relaxing escape to the Polish highlands.

Theresa_H, May 2024

Us: active mother 70/daughter 40 interested in history, culture and outdoor activities. Pros: - Joanna was enthusiastic and organised and gave clear instructions, but was borderline patronising - we didn’t need a 20 min brief on how to use a water park. I suspect however that this is learnt behaviour from previous hapless tourists… - The water activities park was entertaining in parts - The natural scenery was beautiful - This would possibly be an enjoyable tour for children/families. Cons: - the tour involved 4 hours of unguided driving, scenic but boring. Joanna joined us in the wooden village (Chocholow) Some companies do provide tour guides the whole way. - the wooden village was ok with some explanation of highlander history and culture, couldn’t go inside without additional charges. - cheese tasting at wooden hut at side of road, interesting, one piece of halloumi-esque cheese but very much part of the tourist conveyor belt. - Zakopane. Well. It clearly is a beautiful natural area but the tour described ‘ticket to top of mountain by funicular railway’. We did take a funicular, but it was a 3-4 min journey to the top of a small hill that looked at the mountains. The view was great but was surrounded by a touristy hellhole with overpriced kiosks and food and con artists that even our tour guide told us to avoid. There were plenty of additional activities for children (at extra charge) but of no interest to 40/70 yr olds. We left as soon as we could in the hope the town was better. It wasn’t. More naff touristy kiosks and nothing to fill 2.5 hours with, except a long (overpriced for Poland) lunch. - The ‘thermal baths’ are a water park. It is a good water park but it’s important to realise it’s not a relaxing adult spa. There was a separate area for adults but you couldn’t spend 2.5 hours there. The tour guide was very enthusiastic about a swim up bar and daiquiris outdoors. This is ok if it’s your thing, but the DJ and crowds alongside it really weren’t for us. The water slides were good fun, and really the main reason we gave a 2nd star. Bring your own towel and water shoes/flip flops. - Our driver drove dangerously throughout - speeding regularly, tailgating, hooting, stopped speeding only when he used one of his 2 phones (WhatsApp and phone calls), which he did not use hands free. At one point his driving made me yell out loud as I thought he was about to run over a pedestrian. We had other tours in Krakow where the driving was nothing like this. - We did not receive any brochure or written material at any point (this was advertised) - The ‘hotel’ pick up was further away than anticipated on a random street corner. Google Maps was essential!

Amazing time at Zakopane

Ruby_L, Apr 2024

Joanna was so lovely I would highly recommend the Zakopane tour it was amazing! She was full of information she looked after us she knew everything and she was very pleasant.

Great, friendly and informative guides.

LIz_A, Apr 2024

Tour guide and driver (Adam & Joanna) were both really friendly and spoke fluent English. They were really informative and kept us updated on the plan for the day. Finding out about the culture of the highlanders and trying the local cheese was great and much more exciting than I thought. The spa is HUGE. I would recommend going in the colder months, there's nothing like swimming in a themaspa outside while it's snowing.

Not worth booking

John_S, Apr 2024

Had to be picked up from another hotel which we had to walk 15 minutes to, delayed pick up, very uncomforatble small coach for 3 hours each way, cheese tasting was a joke small piece of chewy cheese, thermal baths were essentially a water park not what was suggested by the pictures. Couldn't hear the group representative, as we were squashed at the back of the coach. Very disappointed.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

On this day there was a big marathon in Krakow. Most streets in the city center were closed to cars and leaving the city was difficult. Pick-up from the hotel was not possible on that day

Beautiful scenery bus poor organisation

Anthony_M, Apr 2024

Beautiful scenery lovely place however the operator should have made us aware that flip flops were needed for the thermal spa. We had to spend most of our time zakopane looking for reasonably priced flip flops. To buy them in the Spa was extortionate. We also arrived back in Krakow about 45 minutes later than we were told. I had arranged to meet family for dinner based on the time we were told for our return, which was frustrating. So very poor time keeping. The operator does this trip regularly , so no excuse for the lateness as they are in charge of the itinerary and timetable.

Outstanding

Gavin_R, Apr 2024

What a really great experience both me and my wife had yesterday. Was so overwhelming how lovely this country is and the great traditions they still use today. The tour guide was absolutely brilliant gave us loads of information and answered any questions that was asked , I can't remember her name but she had blond hair.

An unforgetable experience!

CHRYSOS_V, Mar 2024

Nice tour. The tour guide matthew was great. He provided us the necessary informations for each part of the tour. He even suggested which restaurants to visit (which we did in zakopane and the place was great as the food was even better!) Strongly recommended

Excellent and very informative

Matthew_H, Mar 2024

The whole trip was excellent and the guide, Michael, was very good. Michael was very knowledgeable and explained everything very well. I highly recommend the trip.

Zakopane

Lili_D, Mar 2024

Amazing trip, so much to do, you do 2 little trips first to the house and then cheese and vodka tasting then to Zakopane for 2 hours free time with amazing views, food and shopping then to thermal springs for relaxing time in the thermal baths. Matthew our tour guide was amazing made us feel welcome and always explaining what is happening next and how to do things.

Very chilled out day.

Calum_G, Mar 2024

Thermal baths were excellent, swim up bar was really good and no cash required as the wrist band is used for everything.

Nice itinerary shame about being rushed though it

amirah_s, Feb 2024

The trip itself was lovely and our guide Kamil was nice but the entire day felt totally rushed and I constantly had to clock watch which really took away from my enjoyment. The tour advertises as 3 hours in zakopane yet we were given only 2.5 hours to go up in the cable car, look around zakopane and try to eat lunch meaning I had to inhale my food and had little time to just wander around. Again the thermal baths were advertised as 3 hours but once there we were given a tight 2.5 hours from leaving the coach to getting back on which meant I again had to rush as time was needed to change, find lockers, shower etc leaving a limited time in the spa. If we had been given our full 3 hours in each destination I would have loved this trip but instead i feel that the guide and driver were more concerned at getting back to the city early which really left a bad taste in my mouth and made me feel quite short changed. If I were to go back I'd make other transport arrangements.

Amazing day trip

John_P, Feb 2024

Amazing trip through the mountains, and the thermal baths were a fantastic finish. A full day out, plenty of sightseeing and activities.

Great tour guide

Christopher_L, Feb 2024

Great time tour guide Michael was awesome funny knowledgeable and made the day enjoyable. Lots to see and do

Great trip to Zacopane

Martin_C, Feb 2024

Great trip to Zacopane and the Thernal Baths. All instructions and timings were great. Using WhatsApp was so much easier. Mike was really friendly and provided lots of information throughout the day including recommendations for restaurants and shops etc whist in Zacopane. Would highly recommend this trip.

Beautiful day out

Dianne_H, Feb 2024

We were picked up from our hotel on time in a lovely clean bus. Ola was our tour guide and what a lovely lady she was. She looked after us perfectly and gave us lots of good advice on things and was very informative. We visited a little village, then onto a cheese and vodka tasting experience, from there we went to Zakapane which is a beautiful place and went up to the top in the Funicular. The views from the top were just breathtaking, unfortunately they have had very little snow yet, but it was still beautiful. We then had time to have lunch in Zakapane before we made our way to the Thermal baths. We did enjoy the baths but it was very busy as it was half term there for all the children and having been to the thermal baths in Budapest these were nothing like it, all the same it is well worth doing and who wouldn’t like to be in a hot spring, viewing snowy mountains with a glass of Prosecco in hand. We were returned to our hotel safely and on time. Thank you Ola for looking after us so brilliantly. I would recommend this tour if you are visiting Krakow.

Fantastic!

Holly_J, Feb 2024

We did this trip (as well as another one) with Michat who was amazing! The trip itself was wonderful, and the tour guide was extremely informative, 100% worth the money. Michat ensured we were all comfortable during our journey, was funny and very educational.

Zakopane trip

GEORGE_M, Jan 2024

Great trip and Mike was a fantastic tour guide! He had great knowledge and kept the energy going for the full day.

Wonderful day

Maisy_S, Dec 2023

Going to the top of the mountain in Zakopane on the cable car. Our guide Chris was great, he was very friendly, funny and helpful.

Dec2023

Paul_F, Dec 2023

The whole trip was very well organised. Really enjoyed it and the guide Mike was brillant. Even sent on recommendations for after the trip.

Great trip to Zakopane and thermal baths

Rebecca_P, Dec 2023

Great trip! Whole day was packed. Thermal baths were lovely and our tour guide Max was great! The only thing was it was snowing and the driver was obviously experienced so he was a bit racy other than that great trip overall!

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