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Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets

Krakow

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Overview

Descend into a captivating world of underground chambers, saline lakes, and salt chapels on a skip-the-line guided tour of Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Highlights

  • Skip the ticket lines to enter the Wieliczka Salt Mine with an expert guide to explore a vast underground world made entirely of salt.
  • Walk through the UNESCO-listed site’s 20+ chambers and learn about salt extraction methods and the mine’s 700-year-old history.
  • At St. Kinga’s Chapel, see towering salt crystal chandeliers, carvings of scenes from the New Testament, and Da Vinci’s Last Supper made of salt.
  • Your multilingual guide will tell you how “white gold” from the Wieliczka Salt Mine shaped Poland’s history, funding royal projects and military campaigns.
  • Fun fact: The salty air acts as a natural preservative for mining tools and artifacts as the high salinity of the underground environment prevents rust and decay.

Inclusions

  • Guided tour of Wieliczka Salt Mine
  • Expert English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, or Russian-speaking guide
  • Skip-the-line entry to Wieliczka Salt Mine
  • Access to Tourist Route
  • Round-trip transfers from Krakow (based on the option selected)
  • Pick-up from the meeting point or hotel (based on the option selected)

Exclusions

  • Access to Miner’s Route
  • Access to Graduation Tower
  • Food and drinks

Cancellation Policy

Tickets for this activity are non-refundable. If you are not satisfied with your experience, please contact us to cancel your booking.

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Your Experience

Your experience

Meet your tour guide at your designated meeting point. Then begin your journey by descending 135 meters below the surface to enter a world shaped out of salt.

Uncover a salt wonderland

With 800 stairs descending 327 meters, the Wieliczka Salt Mine is a one-of-a-kind subterranean realm. Its nearly 3 km of maze-like galleries are steeped in secrets and legends. Bypass long queues and embark on a guided tour to discover beautiful chambers and sculptures carved entirely out of salt and saline lakes, the likes of which cannot be found aboveground. Gain interesting insights into the methods of salt extraction, old mining tools and machines, and means of transport from your expert guide.

Underground artistry

Don’t miss out on St Kinga’s Chapel, adorned with salt sculptures and reliefs that were crafted by miners in the 1700s. The glowing crystal chandeliers shine a light on the chapel’s stunning beauty. As you walk through, spot a sculpture of Pope John Paul II and a relief of Da Vinci’s Last Supper, made entirely of salt.

From depths to daylight

As the tour comes to an end, explore the largest chamber of the mine that hosts balls and sporting events. Then, purchase mementos from the souvenir shop and ride a real mining cart back to the surface.

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