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Salt Mine
The Salt Mine in Wieliczka is the oldest European mine still operating today, and an international tourist attraction. It has been visited for several centuries. In 1774, first stairs for visitors were built. Presently, tourists may visit an underground route of 2 km length, which leads through post-exploitation chambers, underground lakes, a museum of antique mining equipment and tools, as well as chapels decorated with salt statues. The greatest and the largest is St.Kinga's Chapel, located over 100 meters deep underground, which can house 500 people. In 1978 the Salt Mine in Wieliczka was entered onto the UNESCO World Heritage List.
anita@cracow-guide.net
Advice for visitors:
•Touring is taken place only under guardianship.
•During the period of intensified tourism, it is difficult to book or buy tickets, there are huge queues, so if there is a neccesity then I will help.
•There is possible to rent a car that will take you there and I will earlier book the touring.
•Fee for possibilty to take pictures amounts 10 zl.
•Touring touristic route – 20 monumental caves, 2km of sidewalks and underground exposition of the Museum of Zupy Krakowskie located on the third level of mine, last about 2,5 hours.
•To mine you walk downstairs (380 stairs) on the first level.
•It is possible to book a lift down the mine but there is an extra fee.
•Coming back to the surface is undergoing with lift with mineshaft of Danilowicz from the third level
•Temperature is stable and it is about 14C, therefore when touring the mine in summer, some warm clothes must be taken.
•In the mine there is absolute prohibition for smoking and use any opened source of the light and also it is forbidden to use electric torches.
•Salt Mine is also available for disabled people. The range of touring the mine depends on degree of the motor efficiency.
Opening hours:
Salt Mine in Wieliczka is available for touring everyday at hours:
•from 7.30 to 19.30 (01.IV – 31.X)
•from 8.00 to 17.00 (02.XI – 31.III)
Except: 1st of January, first day of Easter, 1st of November, 24th, 25th & 31st of December.
Prizes of tickets:
Individual tourists, guide service counted in:
•From 49 zl to 63 zl – normal ticket with guide
•From 37 zl to 48 zl – half-price ticket
(from 4 to 15 years)
•From 135 zl to 175 zl – family ticket
(2 adult persons + 2 children under 16 years)
Organised groups:
from 10 people to max 35
(if group is bigger, then 2 guides must be booked)
•From 30 zl to 37 zl – normal ticket
•From 18 zl to 22 zl – half-price ticket
Guide service:
•Polish language: 175 zl
•Foreign language: 265 zl
I stress that the prizes might be changed in a particular seasons, it depends on the management of the mine.
I am inviting cordially
Anita |
Salt Mine - the queue for tickets
My Mum & Jola with Guide in Salt Mine
bas-relief "the Last Supper"
St.Kinga's chapel
Salt lamp
a miner and his horse
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