Highlights
- Pre-booked entry ticket — skip the queue at the harbour
- 18 km through Pieniny National Park — limestone cliffs up to 300 m high
- Traditional wooden rafts piloted by highland raftsmen since 1832
- Option with or without return bus from Szczawnica
- Open 1 April – 31 October, daily (except Easter Sunday & Corpus Christi)
Description
The Dunajec Gorge is one of the most spectacular stretches of river in Central Europe. For 18 kilometres, the river winds through a canyon of sheer limestone walls rising up to 300 metres above the water, carving the natural border between Poland and Slovakia through the heart of Pieniny National Park.
The raft trip has been running since 1832. Today, the Polish Raftsmen’s Association counts over 900 members — more than 500 of them active — piloting traditional wooden rafts downstream in the distinctive folk costumes of the Polish highlands. It remains one of the most visited natural attractions in southern Poland, and one of the few that genuinely lives up to its reputation.
This listing provides a pre-booked entry ticket for the raft trip from the starting harbour in Sromowce Wyżne-Kąty to Szczawnica — approximately 18 km downstream, with a journey time of around 2 hours 15 minutes.
Two options are available:
OPTION 1 — WITH RETURN BUS
Your ticket includes a return bus transfer from the end point in Szczawnica back to the starting harbour car park in Sromowce Wyżne-Kąty. Buses run approximately every 40 minutes. The last bus departs approximately 3 hours after the closing of the ticket offices at the starting harbour. The return bus stop is located at Szczawnica, ul. Pienińska 1.
OPTION 2 — WITHOUT RETURN BUS
For travellers who have arranged their own onward transport from Szczawnica, or who plan to continue their journey from the end point independently.
The raft carries a maximum of 12 passengers. Tickets are collected at the starting harbour — please arrive 15 minutes before your departure time.
Note: Online tickets are sold for the Szczawnica route only. Tickets to Krościenka are not available online.
Includes
Entry ticket for Dunajec River raft trip (Sromowce Wyżne-Kąty to Szczawnica)
Return bus transfer from Szczawnica to starting harbour car park (Option 1 only)
Excludes
Transport to the starting harbour (not included in either option)
Food and drinks
Souvenir photos (available for purchase at the end point in Szczawnica)
Additional charges for bicycles (50 PLN), dogs over 10 kg (50 PLN), oversized luggage (50 PLN) — payable at check-in
Important Information
- - Please arrive at the starting harbour 15 minutes before your departure time
- Starting harbour address: Sromowce Wyżne, ul. Kąty 12
- End point address: Szczawnica (Pienińska 1, 34-460 Szczawnica)
- Return bus stop (Option 1): Szczawnica, ul. Pienińska 1 — runs approx. every 40 minutes
- Maximum 12 passengers per raft
- Children under 1 year: free of charge
- Additional charges payable at check-in: bicycle 50 PLN · dog over 10 kg 50 PLN · oversized luggage / cycling bags 50 PLN
- Season: 1 April – 31 October, daily except Easter Sunday and Corpus Christi
- Late arrivals: up to 15 minutes’ grace period applies
-Please note that your selected time slot secures your place on the raft — no queuing at the ticket office required. Actual departure times may vary slightly depending on passenger flow
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
