Krakow salt mine tours daily to Wieliczka.
A tour of the Krakow Wieliczka salt mines is a high priority on the list of most visitors to Krakow as one of the original recognized sites on the UNESCO roster of world heritage sites.
The easiest way to visit the salt mines is to take an organized guided tour to Wieliczka from Krakow city centre by bus. The salt mines are located within Krakow’s metropolitan area and Salt mine tours can be done as day trips, which leave once a day from the centre of Krakow and twice daily in the tourist season.
| TOUR DETAILS | |
| Price: | 120 PLN Per Person |
| Dates: | Twice daily in high seaon, daily in low season |
| Times: | April to Sept 9.00 am and 3.45 pm, Oct to March 3.45 pm |
| Language: | English, Spanish, German, Italian, French |
| Duration: | up to 4 hours |
| Other information: | Tour includes hotel/hostel pick up, transport by air conditioned bus, professional English speaking guide, tour leader. Exact pick up time depends on location of your accommodation. |
Wieliczka salt mines
Wieliczka Salt mines are one of Krakow, Poland’s major tourist attractions with approximately 1 m visitors per year being drawn to the magnificent underground sculptures, taverns and chambers.
The salt mines themselves had been in continuous operation from the 13 century right up until 2007 producing table salt deeming it one of the world’s oldest operating salt mines. In places, the mine reaches depths of over 300 m and is made up of a network of passageways totalling approximately 300 m in length.
Salt mine tour
The salt mine tour is a 2 km walk through the depths of the mine taking in incredible statues and sculptures calved from rock salt in the past by the miners themselves and more recently by modern artists. The tour includes 20 historic chambers which themselves are calved out of salt right down to the chandeliers, in which the salt has been modified to make them clear and glass like in appearance.
One of the most striking attractions on the salt mine tour is a massive chamber carved out by miners in the distant past to resemble a wooden chapel – one of the features that has led to the salt mines being named ‘The underground salt Cathedral of Poland’