Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour from Krakow
Description
Wieliczka Salt Mine, a Material Culture World Heritage Site, attracts over 1 million visitors every year and is among the most eagerly visited tourist sites in Poland. The tour includes hotel pick-up and skip-the-line tickets. The driver will pick you up directly from your hotel or apartment in Krakow and drive you to Wieliczka. After a short walk, you will join an English-speaking tour with the official guide provided by the museum. After the tour, the driver will drop you off at your accommodation. Tickets are included, so you do not need to worry about standing in lines to buy tickets.
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Itinerary
During the trip, you will visit one of the oldest working Salt Mines in the World – the Wieliczka’s Salt Mine, which has been producing table salt for over 700 years! Your English speaking guide will take you up to 140 meters underground for a 2,5-hours journey through over 2,5-kilometres long tourist route full of chambers with amazing carvings and statues and large collection of mining machines and equipment, where everything is made of salt. Please note that to reach the first level of the mine (64 metres underground), you have to descent a wooden stairway which has 378 steps. After the tour, you will be taken up to the surface with a lift.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
If your hotel is not listed please add a remark and we will pick you up from any accommodation (also Airbnb) located within Krakow City limits.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please note that to reach the first level of the mine (64 meters underground), You have to descent a wooden stairway which has 378 stairs. After the tour, You will be taken up to the surface with a lift.
- Temperature in the Salt Mine is approximately 14 degrees C (57 degrees F), please wear warm clothes and comfortable shoes.
- Please note that this tour is not available on: 25th of December, 1st of January, Easter Saturday afternoon, Easter Sunday.
Reviews(248)
Heard mixed feedback on this- it was a must visit- really enjoyed and great visit- we had fabulous guide renatta- fascinating- lots of stairs so don't do if not able
Our visit to the Wieliczka Salt Mine was incredible. My photos of the underground chambers, sculptures, and chapel don’t even capture how impressive it all is in person. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the history and stories of the mine really engaging. The driver was also very friendly and made the whole trip smooth and stress‑free. A fantastic experience overall and highly recommended.
The salt mines where fabulous,and the driver was lovely with Mr shuttle, traffic was busy but she got through with no problems and we got to be the first group which was great.
Fantastic service, enjoyed the mine, really easy being picked up and dropped off. Really recommend this
A fab day out visiting the salt mine. Driver was friendly and welcoming. Ideal service to explore Poland
Such an incredible tour, lasted around 2 hours via the individual tourist option. Our tour guide was Agnes, very knowledgable and brilliant presentation, loads of fun. The mines themselves are astounding. A must see if visiting Krakow.
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Driver picked up on time in Mercedes van and promptly got us over to the salt mines for the tour which is operated by the mine. Got us safely back in time. Highly recommend.
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We had a great experience in the salt mine, walking through the long galleries, which suddenly opened into very large spaces dotted with statues and altars and reconstructions of the miners' lives. The guide in Italian was excellent and we were able to learn the millenary history of the mine. Inside there is also a bar, to report that even the galleries were not small so they were easy to walk.
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Super hyped and not worth visiting. 20 minutes of interest in a 2.5 hour tour. A change of exit route which added another 15 minute walk to reach a lift to the exit. And a further 10 minute walk to the ticket office.
Hello, I think that this review shouldn't be posted on our account. It is clearly a description of the Salt Mine in general, and I do not see your name on our departure list at all. Zuzanna MrShuttle
This is the 2nd time we used Mr shuttle, really happy again. Perfectly on time. Jacob the driver was just lovely. Easy to get through into the salt mines. Jacob our driver stayed with us until we will in the mines. Really pleased. The info and reminders supplied were timely and sent is plenty of time. Definately recommend Mr Shuttle.
Dear Jill, Thank you so much for choosing Mr Shuttle for the second time—we’re truly happy to have welcomed you back! We're delighted you had a great experience and truly appreciate your recommendation. All the best, Gabriela from MrShuttle
