Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour

The chapel of Saint Kinga in Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the wonders of Poland. Hand-carved one hundred years ago by a group of highly gifted miners, it is an awe-inspiring thing to behold. It would be a great shame to miss it if you're coming to Krakow, and besides, there are many other attractions to be explored here too, including underwater lakes, as well as ancient, smaller chapels - the mines here date all the way back to the thirteenth century.

We will drive you direct to the mines, which saves you having to mess around with buses or trains. We will pick you up straight from your hotel. Once there, we'll see to it that you can join an English speaking tour of the interior. Of course, after the tour of the mines, we'll drive you back to wherever you would like to be dropped off in Krakow!

As always, our tours are original and free of overcrowded buses!. We'll make sure you know all the info and that you won't miss anything along the way. All of our guides are locals with great personalities and they really know their stuff. They'll make sure each and every tour is perfect!

Price Per Person (up to 10 persons) - 160 PLN
Groups over 10 Persons - Negotiable

Tour Times : 4pm - 8pm (approx 4 hours)*

Minimum of 2 persons per tour. Prices include all entrance fees and taxes. Price provided is for English language tours. Tours in other languages: price negotiable.

*Different Tour Times possible - just ask!

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Kalin Radulov 5th May 2012

Amazing place, really a unique experience!

Bonnie Matthews 25th April 2012

It was my second visit this year to the Salt mine tour. The guide was the best. She was pleasant, witty, knowledgeable, and made it a great experience!

Guest 24th April 2012

Very informative tours, well co-ordinated, pick-up on time, good value for money.

Guest 15th April 2012

Interesting place,transportation just oike it was agreeded.

Annette Morrison 10th April 2012

Very interesting tour Would be good if driver told you about cost of photography when you arrive Excellent guide - Evalina

Guest 3rd April 2012

We "were very impressed with the Salt Mines. The Salt Sculptures, "amazing". Would highly recommend a visit. We alos visited Aushwitz and would also recommend this tour. Our driver picked us up from our Hotel on both tours on time and was very polite and couteous a true gentleman.

Guest 21st March 2012

The group of 9 enjoyed the visit. The guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. When asked, the driver told us to wear all our coats and jumpers, and as a result we were all far too warm. One jumper or jacket would have sufficed !

Guest 12th March 2012

Our guide was fantastic and very enthusiastic about the mines.

Guest 9th March 2012

We really enjoyed the tour.

Guest 8th March 2012

Fascinating tour, highly recommended

Peter Baldock 19th February 2012

Was good but the 2 hour tour could have been done in 45 minutes. Remember there are 800 steps to walk down so can get tiring. The lift going up again takes 9 people at a squeeze and not recomended for those who get closterfobic

Robert Kidd 10th February 2012

breathtaking !!! hard to put into words

Guest 6th January 2012

Amazing place- a "must do" for everyone

Guest 31st December 2011

Salt mines were amazing. Pick up service to and from hotel was reliable and our driver was helpful and friendly.

Guest 31st December 2011

the tour and transportatin was good,the price was entirelly excessive! I believe there should have been a group rate for four people an a choice of time to attend the tour. I was TOLD the time. We had to go on the last tour of the day at 5pm when the restaurant and shops were closed.

Lawrence Day 7th December 2011

A must see, well worth going down all those steps just to see the cathedral. We had a good guide, well informed and spoke very good english. Recommend it to anyone going to Krakow

Sheila O'Kane 7th November 2011

i think we should have been warned more about the amount of levels. I knew there were lots of steps down but didn't know we would be up and down stairs as many times again

Elizabeth Birnie 4th November 2011

very well orginized and very knowledge tour guide of the mine my wife has walking problemsbut the pace that we went at was great nice and easy

Eilwen Jones 24th October 2011

Amazing, could not believe I was three levels underground when I saw the incredible hall with tables and stage.

Ruth Craib 19th October 2011

We found the tour very interesting and enjoyable. Simon, our driver arrived very promptly and was helpful and courteous at all times. The English guide in the mine was informative and pleasant.Probably the least enjoyable aspect was waiting at various points for the lift to return back up.

Raj Chowdhury 17th October 2011

Very Good. Slightly expensive given that the saltmine tour is run by Wieliczka and not Krakow Tours.

Mark Williams 14th October 2011

The tour was amazing, one of the best places I have ever been. However, our driver drove like a lunatic and we really didn't think we'd get to the Salt Mines alive. Also didn't appreciate being grabbed as soon as we left the mine building and hussled back to the car, we would have liked at least a few minutes in the shops.

Nigel Caesar 28th September 2011

It was very informative, and an interesting place to visit.

Darren Hammond 27th September 2011

This was a very nice tour. I did think tho that the driver was to be our guide through this mine. Apart from this excellent

Brian Cuthbertson 21st September 2011

Excellent, as must for every visitor to Krakow

Guest 11th September 2011

It was excellent. Our guide had excellent english and a droll sense of humour which we all enjoyed. I would have appreciated a bit more information about the geology - how did such a large deposit of salt end up concentrated where it is, for example.

Darren Lewis 9th September 2011

What can i say? Astounding. The care that went into those chambers and staues has to be seen to be believed. The only reason I didn't give 10 is because the guide did not make enough time allowance for two elderly ladies who had trouble walking. They went striggling to to keep up.

Carole Rainbird 3rd September 2011

It was a bit too tarted up for tourists and not enough original bits but my husband thought it was wonderful. The groups were very close to each other so sometimes you could hear their guide. The long walk from the exit back to the entrance nearly finished me off as it was quite hot. All the arrangements for the tour were excellent.

Boccato daniele 24th August 2011

very great tour

Guest 19th August 2011

My son and myself enjoyed the tours to Wieliczka and Auschwitz. The guides arrived promptly and we didn't feel rushed.

Kaia-Elise Bull-Gjertsen 15th August 2011

A must.

Guest 14th August 2011

Stunning. Overwhelming. Incredible. Our guide (Susan?) was very good and spoke excellent english.

Nicola Karunaratne 9th August 2011

AMAZING. The tour was lovely and the church literally took my breath away.

Dorothy McCauley 30th July 2011

The Salt Mine is just amazing. The carvings were just fantastic and the chapel has to be seen to be believed. A most beautiful place and our guide was also very interesting and made the trip a very pleasant experience. Of course we had to lick the walls. Many thanks

Jacki Jeanmonod 15th July 2011

We were a party including 2 seniors and a toddler. We were not advised of the huge number of steps nor did anyone check we were able to manage them. The tour was conducted at breakneck speed and we found it difficult to keep up to hear what was being said. Anyone with claustrophobia would struggle with the lift to the surface. This should be advised before going down.

Mariola Lambert 7th July 2011

well worth seeing Kingas chapel

Eva Gro Røsok 22nd June 2011

Great tour - the guide did a great job. Loved the chapel.

Guest 13th June 2011

Excellent service from start to finish. All the arrangements were taken care of for us. We had a great guide who was very informative. And what an amazing place. Well worth a visit. The only small point I would make is that at the end of the tour the guide leaves you at the bottom of the mine and although gives you detailed instructions on how to get back to the top you, you do feel slightly abandoned. We did have slight trouble finding the lifts and because of the vast number of people there it was quite a long wait for the lifts. But this is only a small issue in what was a very enjoyable visit.

Guest 5th June 2011

The tour was fantastic! Definitely one of the highlights of our trip. The guide was professional and very entertaining and the site was simply amazing.

Guest 30th May 2011

This is a combined review as we visited the salt mines having been to Auschwitz / Birkenau earlier in the day. Our driver was on time in the morning, with a very comfortable car (we were four in total). The rest of the day was as smooth as it possibly could have been & very relaxing, with our driver buying tickets / pointing us in the right direction at each stopping point. We got back to Krakow at about 7pm & overall the day was far more comfortable and less tiring than I had expected. The only downsides were that it is a little crowded at Auschwitz which seems to take some of the impact out of the visit, and the final part of the Salt Mine tour where it seemed to take an age to actually get out (queuing in 3 seperate places & seemingly walking a final km or so after you think it's all finished). However these downsides were not sufficient to detract from what was fascinating day.

Guest 26th May 2011

Great fun - guide was very entertaining

Guest 19th May 2011

An excellent tour.

Guest 16th May 2011

We do liked the salt mine, it is amazing what the human could do years ago with salt. we recommend people to se it because it worth going to see it. The guide explained all in a good way.

Guest 28th April 2011

The salt mine was amazing and I would definitely recommend the tour!

Guest 23rd April 2011

Highly overrated. I enjoyed seeing the chapels but found this wasn't enough to make the trip satisfying. There is no comparison to the Auschwitz tour. I don't think they shoiuld be the same price. Had the tour been half the price,I would have felt better. Far too commercial and too many souvenir stands. Felt it a ripoff to be charged to take pictures.

Guest 22nd April 2011

Well organised ; appreciated the driver sorting out descent by lift for elderly member of party.

Guest 14th April 2011

We enjoyed the tour very much. Great guide

Maria 30th March 2011

An interesting tour and a very beautiful salt mine!

David Batten 28th March 2011

IT MAY HAVE BEEN AS A CONTRAST FOLLOWING AUSCHWITZ - BUT WE JUST DIDNT 'GET' THE SALT MINES! THE GUIDE WAS HOPELESS - NO REAL INFORMATION, JUST A SERIES OF DESCRIBING DIFFERENT ROOMS. iT WAS DULL ONCE YOU APPRECIATED THE CARVING FOR THE FIRST TIME

Philip O Toole 15th March 2011

great tour but this time i must admit it felt a bit rushed,there was a huge group we were in and though they should space out the othere groups by an extra few mins to avoid congestion in parts,