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Guided Tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mines

Discover the Wieliczka Salt Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during this excursion leaving from Krakow!

The essentials

Discover the Wieliczka Salt Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during this excursion leaving from Krakow!

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Duration
4 hours
Languages
English
Starting time
10:15 AM
Cancellation No refund, no rescheduling

Highlights

Visit one of Europe’s oldest salt mines

See the underground chapels chiselled from the rock salt deep within the mines

Discover a whole underground city made entirely from salt

Transfers from Krakow included

Description

Discover the Wieliczka Salt Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during this excursion leaving from Krakow!

Leave Krakow together with your guide for the Wieliczka Salt Mines. 

When you arrive, you'll enter a labyrinth of underground tunnels and chambers that stretch across 9 levels and 245 kilometres, measuring from 64 to 327 metres deep.

Accompanied by your guide, descend into the heart of the mine complex to discover the salt chapels sculpted directly into the rock, the shafts where the miners worked and the subterranean lakes, as well as the world’s biggest eco-museum which documents the history of mining technology.

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Important information

Validity: every day (except in exceptional cases)
Departure times: 10:15 am (see calendar)
Duration: 04h00
Departure point: from the meeting point in Krakow - more information in your voucher
The bus journey from Krakow to Wieliczka is estimated to take around 45 minutes.
Proof of identity (student card) will be requested from anyone paying the student fare.
The temperature inside the mine is around 14°C, so remember to wear warm clothing.
This tour is not recommended for people suffering from claustrophobia.
Wear comfortable shoes
During the tour, you will descend some 800 steps, so the visit is not recommended for people with reduced mobility.

Included

  • Guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mines

  • Admission to the Wieliczka Salt Mines

  • Transport from Krakow

Not included

  • Lunch
  • Tips (optional)
  • All other extras

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