Come with us to one of the most magnificent places you will ever see: the Wieliczka Salt Mine—the only salt mine in the world that has remained so well-preserved. It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and is recognized as one of the seven wonders of Poland. During the tour, you will traverse around 3 km of corridors located anywhere from 64 to 135 meters underground. You’ll see many breathtaking chambers cut deep into the rock, underground lakes, and salt sculptures carved by miners and others. Join us and see for yourself why the Wieliczka Salt Mine draws tourists from all corners of the globe!
The world-famous Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the Polish jewels of the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is located in the Kraków metropolitan area, in the town of Wieliczka, where the extraction of salt began on a broad scale in the 13th century. Today the mine attracts about 1.2 million people from all over the world anually.
Meet your your leader in a pick-up point selected during the booking process and get onboard to travel to the town of Wieliczka. The journey will take approximately 30-60 minutes, depending on traffic. After reaching the town, you will skip the line, join a group and meet your guide that will accompany you for approximately 2 hours.
You will visit the Tourist Route of the mine which is located underground. At the beginning of the guided tour you will descent approximately 380 steps to reach level I of the salt mine (there are about 800 steps in total to descent or climb during the tour).
You will walk the underground passageways and discover marvellous salt chambers, underground saline lakes and the jewel of the mine, St. Kinga’s Chapel, fully carved in salt, including its famous salt sculptures and chandeliers.
At the end of the tour, you will get back to the surface by elevator. You will meet your tour leader and travel directly to Kraków, to the place where you were picked-up.
