Exploring Wieliczka Salt Mine: A Journey Through Kraków’s Subterranean Wonder

Important

• when buying discount tickets, you must have a school/student ID, in the case of children up to 12 years old, a document confirming the child's age,
• infant/Child tickets are available only to families travelling with children,
• the mine tour begins with walking down 800 stairs underground and ends with a lift ride,
• The “Wieliczka” Salt Mine is located 135 metres (443 feet) underground, where the air temperature is approx. 14–16 degrees Celsius (57–61 degrees Fahrenheit). Therefore, the participants should bring warm clothes (e.g. sweaters, jackets),
• participants should wear comfortable sports shoes.

Price includes

• a departure from Central Meeting Point in Krakow (ul. Wielopole 2),
• transfer by air-conditioned vehicle,
• entry tickets,
• the care of a professional museum guide,
• return to your place of departure.

About the tour

Full of unique beauty and active continuously since the Middle Ages – the historic Wieliczka Salt Mine is visited by tourists every day, showing the most amazing works of art sculpted throughout the many centuries of laborious miners’ work. The underground Wieliczka Salt Mine boasts kilometres of walkways and ramps, magnificent chambers, lakes and breathtaking salt statues. Modern technology can also be come across along the route to educate those eager to learn more about the Mine. The smell of salt wafting through the air, therapeutic microclimate, impressive chambers, wooden structures and perfection to the tiniest detail – the charms of the Tourist Route attract and enrapture over one million visitors travelling every year from different parts of the world.

The tour starts at the Danilowicz Shaft. Here, the visitors will meet their guide, who will tell them everything they want to know about the history and secrets of the Mine. The tourists will descend the 380 stairs to the first level of the Mine situated 64 metres underground. The entire route consists of some 800 stairs – as no longer lunch break included in the itinerary, please remember to take comfortable clothes and footwear.

The Wieliczka Salt Mine was one of the first among 12 sites from all around the world to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the most frequently visited tourist sites in the world!

Wish to have a private tour, hire private transportation, or choose another language or pick-up time? Need a quote for your group? Contact us at seekrakow@seekrakow.com or +48 500 169 404!