Wieliczka Salt Mine Best Value Shared Tour

WIELICZKA SALT MINE BEST VALUE SHARED TOUR

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Wieliczka Salt Mine was listed as a UNESCO site as one of the first objects in the world. It is not surprising, therefore, that interest in sightseeing increases year by year. The charms of the Mine, its mysterious corridors, chambers, salt sculptures and underground lakes can be enjoyed all year round regardless of the weather.

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the most recognizable tourist attractions in Poland. About 1 million tourists visit every year. The origins of the mine date back to the Middle Ages. In the 16th century, the Wieliczka Salt Mine was the most profitable enterprise in Europe. Profits from salt extraction in the times of Casimir the Great constituted 30% of the entire kingdom's income. The mine draws the attention of many visitors thanks to the healing properties of salt. The underground sanatorium established in the sixties works until today. You can get to know the mine in two ways.

The most popular way, the tourist route is about 3 km of winding corridors located between 135 and 240 meters underground. The tour lasts about three hours, in groups of up to 40 people and starts in the Daniłowicz Shaft, where the guide will introduce you to the history and secrets of the mine. The trail leads to the Chapel of St. Kinga, where you can see salt works of art or a spectacle on a salt lake. It is worth knowing that there are approximately 800 stairs on the route, of which 380 are already at the beginning, which is why we suggest you put on comfortable footwear. The temperature below the ground varies between 14-16 C.

DETAILS

This tour is available from Your accommodation adress in Krakow

OPTION NAME: BEST VALUE SHARED TOUR
    The trip along with travel takes about 4 hours. We can pick you up from your adress or from one of nine our meeting points specified on the map (available below the desciription and in the link click url ).
The duration may slightly vary due to events outside of our control.
Getting to the Museum from Krakow takes about half an hour. The visit takes place in groups up to 40 people.
The guided visit takes about two and a half hours. This option is most often chosen by visitors.   

    The price includes pick-up from Your accommodation or one of the fixed comfortable meeting points, bottled water, an admission ticket, a tour with a proffessional guide in English and transport back to Krakow.

PRACTICAL TIPS

• Free WIFI is available all the time on board of our cars.
• The trip is possible every day of the week, regardless of the weather. In the case of rainy weather, we have umbrellas and raincoats. We recommend taking comfortable shoes and warmer clothes with you in case of bad weather.
• The maximum size of the bag/backpack that you can bring to the mine is 30cm / 20cm / 10cm. If you have larger luggage with you, you can safely leave it in the car or use the storage room. At the client's request, the company can rent for the duration of the visit a sachet for handy things.
• Photographing and filming require no special permit.
• A short break and the possibility of using the toilet appears consecutively 40 and 90 minutes from the beginning of the tour.
• The temperature underground varies between 14 and 16 degrees celsius throughout the year.
• People with disabilities can rent a wheelchair in the museum for free, but they are obliged to have a guardian, who will help them move around the museum. Drivers are not allowed to go down with the group to the museum exhibition grounds. In this case, we propose the Best Value Private Tour option where the tour is possible every day around 9:00 am and 5:00 pm in a specially organized tour for people who may have problems overcoming a large number of stairs with a guide in Polish or English (for other languages please ask - it is possible when guides are available). This solution is also available in the Private Tour version.

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