SALT MINE Wieliczka guided tour with Hotel Pickup
Overview
Available languages
4 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Salt Mine is famous not only in Poland, but also in the world, thanks to the beautiful Salt Mine, visited by over 1 million tourists a year. Since the thirteenth century, the city is known as the mining center of this resource, and the mine was founded thanks to Saint. Kinga. The mine is a labyrinth of underground pavements with a length of 300 km. It is a valuable monument of material culture and technical thought. Visiting the Mine takes about 2-3 hours and takes place on several alternative routes. Travel time from Krakow to Wieliczka is about 30 minutes. This is a tour with a private transfer from Krakow. Sightseeing takes place in groups with other participants.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Not recommended for people with mobility problems
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Wieliczka is famous not only in Poland, but also in the world, thanks to the beautiful Salt Mine, visited by over 1 million tourists a year. Since the thirteenth century, the city is known as the mining center of this resource, and the mine was founded thanks to Saint. Kinga. The mine is a labyrinth of underground pavements with a length of 300 km. It is a valuable monument of material culture and technical thought. Visiting the Mine takes about 2-3 hours and takes place on several alternative routes.
What‘s Included
Ticket to the Salt Mine
Assistance from an English-speaking driver
Air-conditioned vehicle
Pickup points
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Options
English Tour
Pickup included
Fiński
Tour in Finnish
Pickup included
Reviews
32 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing experience
LoveTravel758882,,Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent experience and well organised. The mines are amazing. The only criticism is we kept losing the speaking as we were at the back and as soon as she turned corners we lost the contact
Excellent
493jadeh,,Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I’d definitely recommend this tour, though if you’re limited on time I’d prioritise Schindler’s Factory or Auschwitz first. You can combine tours into one day, but it’s very long and tiring—we split them over separate days and found that much better. Pick-up was smooth and our driver was lovely, on time, and full of helpful tips. The guide was excellent—knowledgeable, patient, and gave us plenty of time in each room without feeling rushed. Headphones are provided, but check they’re charged as it’s hard to hear without them in a large group. There are short comfort breaks with shops for food and drink, but prices are high, so bring your own water and snacks. Be prepared for lots of walking, uneven ground, and very few places to sit. The temperature underground is comfortable, but you’ll need to walk down around 40 flights of stairs (there’s a small, crowded lift for the return). Overall, a very well-organised and fascinating experience that’s definitely worth doing—just plan ahead, wear good footwear, and give yourself time to enjoy it fully.
Worth a visit
dougiemunro77,,Jun 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Worth a visit but does not take as long as described well not for us as seems a bit rushed.. also the lift at the end is definitely an experience.
This was an absolutely...
Bernice S,,Jun 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an absolutely fantastic experience. The stairs down to the magnificent cathedral are not for the faint hearted. Our driver, Daniel, was brilliant getting us to & from the salt mine.
Best to experience in Krakow!
RogerAdler,,May 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An incredible experience to step down into these catacombs. It really gave insight and a historical understanding of the work and the wear and tear of the mine could look like. A world-class construction, not to be missed!
Unique underground experience
Leigh S,,May 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Unique underground experience in a relatively large group without headsets, so it was not always easy to hear the guide, Kate. The chapels and salt water lagoons were beautiful.
Great trip
Ronjbr,,Apr 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide was lovely and really looked after us …the tour was amazing! So much to see, the guide on the tour was really good , would highly recommend
Great trip!
Faye B,,Apr 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Lots of steps!! But worth it! It was a very busy day when we visited so we were in quite a big group of people. It was a little bit difficult to hear the tour guide at times. But otheewise great trip and our driver Micbael was great. Really knowledgeable and helpful. Great trip.
A must see when visiting Krakow!
Noel C,,Apr 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing 😍 there are near 900 steps down but an elevator ride up. Years and years of hard labour and toil. A very worthwhile experience. Our transfer was from our accommodation and back. Our driver was Matthew, who was a gentleman and courteous and prompt! Our only negative was that unfortunately our tour guide spoke low, and he had a very strong accent so none of our group heard the commentary - pity no earpiece/headset 😞
Worth a visit
Kerryt76,,Apr 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The tour its self was really good but our tour guide was very difficult to understand and she never waited for the group to gather so if you were at the back you missed half of the talk
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