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Explore the medieval Wieliczka Salt Mine with an English-speaking guide and see original holes, galleries, ramps, lakes, chambers, and shafts. Follow a route located 135 meters below ground.

Highlights

• Explore the Wieliczka Salt Mine with an expert guide
• Follow a special tourist route through the underground chambers
• Learn the history of the salt mine, from the 13th century
• Purchase unique souvenirs made from rock salt
• Return to the surface on an original elevator

Description

Discover one of the most important industrial sites of the Middle Ages on a guided tour of the impressive Wieliczka Salt Mine. Benefit from pickup at your hotel in Kraków, and then travel in the comfort of an air-conditioned minivan with an English-speaking driver. Meet an English-speaking guide on arrival, and then descend beneath the ground to discover an extraordinary underground art museum. Walk down 800 steps to reach a depth of 135 meters, and experience the cooler temperature as you follow a route of around 2 kilometers through the different chambers. Currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments – and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site – the salt mines feature dozens of statues and four chapels the miners carved out of the rock salt, along with extra carvings made by contemporary artists.

Includes

Entrance ticket to Wieliczka Salt Mine Guide in chosen language Transportation (in selected options)

Important Information

• You will need to walk down 800 steps to enter the salt mines. The return trip back to ground level is by the original elevator Your chosen start time is not guaranteed, so please consider this in your plans. You will be informed about the exact starting time of the tour the day before the tour.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund