Guided Tours

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

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Descend 135m deep into a fascinating world of underground chambers, saline lakes, chapels, and more at the UNESCO-listed Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Highlights

Explore one of the world's oldest salt mines – the Wieliczka Salt Mine – with an expert guide and discover a vast world made entirely of salt.
With the tour available in multiple languages, learn about old mining tools, methods of salt extraction, and everything there is to know about this UNESCO-listed site.
The St. Anthony, Janowice, and Holy Cross Chapels have intricately carved religious and historical statues that have stood in the mine for the past three centuries.
The Chapel of St. Kinga is the highlight of the tour with its illuminating salt chandelier, salt structures and salt-yet-marble-polished floor.
For sure, this tour is a completely immersive experience and you can even taste the salt in the mine by taking some from the wall!

Inclusions

Guided tour of Wieliczka Salt Mine
Expert guide available in 7 languages
Skip-the-line entry
Access to Tourist Route
Booking fees

Exclusions

Access to Miner's Route
Access to Graduation Tower

Cancellation policy

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

Reviews

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Jeff

3/5

Jul, 2024

Schindler's factory tour was to full and there was not enough room to fit all people, guide didn't wait for whole group. Factory was packed with people and public kept pushing through while guide was talking.

Giedre

5/5

Jul, 2024

It was amazing! Really impressed with the history and quality of the mine and beautiful sculptures. Just wow! Great clean facility, well organized, maninted and good crowd control and customer service.

Michael

4/5

Jul, 2024

We found the halls very impressive, especially the large cathedral. We had a child with us who was particularly fascinated by climbing the various steps (salt, wood, ...). Our guide was able to tell us very authentically about the former working conditions in salt mining and the associated myths and legends.

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Levilly

5/5

Jul, 2024

Marc Antoine was a top guide! The visit was a joy and a good time. Thanks to Marc

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Karen

3/5

Jul, 2024

I didn't realize I had to download your app to actualize the tickets. Thankfully, my granddaughter figured it out for me, had room on her phone to download the app and we were able to present the suitable format to the venu. Then we all had a great experience at the salt mines near Krakow. The time spent at figuring all this out did, however, set us back 1/2 hour for the next tour. Another, inconvenience.

Your experience

With 800 stairs, a descent of 135m underground, and around 3km of maze-like galleries steeped in secrets and legends, the ancient salt mine attracts millions of visitors across the globe. Join the guided tour to discover beautiful chambers carved entirely out of salt, along with saline lakes, the likes of which cannot be found above the ground. See the unique St Kinga's Chapel, adorned with salt sculptures and reliefs which were crafted by the miners. Some beautiful, glowing crystal chandeliers add to the beauty of the place.

This tour will also give you an interesting insight into the methods of salt extraction, the old tools and machines used for mining, and the means of transport used when the mine was operating from 13th century until the late 20th century.

Know before you go

Accessibility

The guided tour is not wheelchair accessible. Some of the underground workings of the Tourist Route are adapted for people with limited mobility.
Service animals/guide dogs are allowed.

Additional information

This tour is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Ukrainian & Russian.
Telecommunication signals will not reach you in the Mine. However, a designated place is available to use free WiFi and make phone calls.
In exceptional cases, some of the chambers of the Tourist Route might be excluded from the guided tour.
The route includes around 800 stairs, 380 of which are at the start. So, make sure you are wearing comfortable shoes.
As the temperature underground reaches 17–18°C, the best way to dress is in layers.
Photography is allowed.

My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point. Students must show a valid student ID.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.