4 h

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With guide

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Stop At: Wieliczka Salt Mine, Jana Mikolaja Danilowicza 10, Wieliczka 32-020 Poland

Magnificent chambers chiselled out in rock salt. Amazing underground saline lakes, majestic timber constructions and unique statues sculpted in salt. Almost 3 kilometres of meandering corridors, 800 steps to climb of which 350 have to be descended to reach the depth of 135 meters underground. Thus it is no surprise that till now, the Tourist Route, the main visiting route of the mine has been visited by 43,026,898 tourists from around the whole world in search of adventures.

Duration: 2 hours

Included

Air-conditioned vehicle.
Tour escort/host.
Elevator ride to the ground level on exit.
Local live guide.
Headsets to hear the guide clearly.
Hotel pickup and drop-off (designated centrally located Krakow hotels only).
If you are interested in complementary hotel pickup, please make sure to contact us
no later than 24h prior to your tour.
Roundtrip transportation is available from designated centrally located Krakow hotels.
Pls arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.
You are required to wait at the reception 5 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
If you do not require hotel pickup, or your hotel cannot be serviced,
you must make your own way to main tour departure point: the bus park at 7 Powisle Street,
across from the Sheraton Grand Hotel Krakow.
Check-in at this location is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time.
Entry/Admission - Wieliczka Salt Mine

Not included

Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified
Fee for photographing.

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
If you are interested in complementary hotel pickup, please make sure to contact the supplier no later than 24h prior to your tour. Roundtrip transportation is available from designated centrally located Krakow hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation. You are required to wait at the reception 5 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
If you do not require hotel pickup, or your hotel cannot be serviced, or you do not confirm the pickup time & location, you must make your own way to main tour departure point: the bus park at 7 Powisle Street, across from the Sheraton Grand Hotel Krakow. Check-in at this location is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time.
Wieliczka Salt Mine tour is not recommended for participants with walking disabilities (there are 800 steps on the way, including 380 right at the start) and for participants with claustrophobia.
The guided walk through Wieliczka Salt Mine consists of 20 monumental chambers joined by 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) of pathways. Visitors entering the Wieliczka Salt Mine descend a 380-step staircase to Level 1 (64 meters below ground level). This walk is not strenuous and can be undertaken in ordinary footwear, however we ask you consider the walk and 380-step staircase when booking this tour. The return to the surface will be by lift up the Danilowicz Shaft, from Level 3 (135 meters below ground level).
The temperature in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, though constant is low (14C or 57F). That is why even in summer, warm clothes should be worn.
Taking photographs requires a special permit which may be purchased in the ticket office or during the visit itself. The permit price is PLN 10.
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the main cannot exceed dimensions: 35x20x20 cm.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

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