Wieliczka Salt Mine: Fast-Track Ticket and Guided Tour Fast-Track Ticket and Guided Tour in English
ID: GYG431219-776898
Category:
Country: Poland
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
Explore the Wieliczka Salt Mine on a guided tour. Discover the underground church and vast chambers as you learn about its history of salt extraction since the Middle Ages.
Our host will help you find your group and enter the museum. The tour takes place 135 meters below the surface. Get ready to go down 800 steps to get to the mine.
Sightseeing takes up to 3 hours. Following your guide, you will explore the depths of underground chambers, churches, and altars made of salt.
After a more than 2.5-kilometer guided walk, you will return to the surface in the original elevator used by the miners.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is 327 meters deep and extends over 287 kilometers (178 miles) through horizontal corridors and chambers.
The rock salt is naturally different shades of gray, reminiscent of rough granite rather than the white crystalline substance that would be expected.
Highlights
- Explore UNESCO-listed Salt Mine
- See excavated holes, galleries, ramps, lakes, chambers and shafts
- Enjoy the tour with licensed guide provided by the museum
- Discover sculptures and chambers made from salt
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Temperature underground ranges between 14° and 16° C
- There are around 800 steps on the way (400 steps at the beginning)
- The tour takes place underground
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the tour starts in front of the UNESCO sign close to the Salt Mine Museum.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
