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Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow

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Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow
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Face masks provided for travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
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Explore salt caverns and wartime history on a 6-hour tour from Krakow to Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler's Factory. You’ll go underground on a 2.5-hour tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, then learn the story of a German factory owner who saved more than 1,000 Jewish people during the Second World War. This 6-hour tour includes pickup and drop-off at central Krakow, admission fees, and a guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine.
  • 6-hour combination tour from Krakow
  • Guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine
  • Tour Oskar Schindler's Factory
  • Admission fees at both sites included
  • Pickup and drop-off from centrally-located Krakow hotels
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Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Professional guide in Salt Mine
Hotel pickup and drop-off if option with hotel pick up selected
Transport by air-conditioned minivan or minibus
Wi-Fi access
Insurance
Tour guide in Schindler's factory
Food and drinks
Permission to take a photos in Salt mine
Gratuity for driver not included
Straszewskiego 17, 31-101 Kraków, Poland

Departure Time

8:55 AM

Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.

Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.

Return Details

Returns to original departure point
Meet a driver at the Krakow hotel meeting point in the morning, then make the 30-minute to the Wieliczka Salt Mine in a comfortable Mercedes Benz that’s Wi-Fi equipped and climate-controlled.

Upon arrival at the mines, join a guided tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, touring the mine with a guide and a group of up to 35 people. The mines date back to the 13th-century, and Wieliczka is a network of galleries, chapels, and statues shaped from salt.

Following the 2.5-hour guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, continue to Oskar Schindler’s Factory, now a museum dedicated to WWII-era Krakow. With 1.5 hours to visit the museum, take in exhibits about Oskar Schindler, the Jewish community in Krakow, and the ordeal of Nazi occupation. If desired, lunch boxes may be provided upon request at additional cost.

This tour concludes with drop-off at the hotel, or at another location in the Krakow city center.
Itinerary
Stop At:  
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Visit one of the most valuable monuments in Poland on this half-day tour. This salt mine in Wieliczka is the only one of its kind in such good condition. Learn how it is also the only salt mine opened in the 11th century that has been in operation continuously. Almost 300 kilometers of hallways extend across 9 levels, reaching a depth of 327 meters, presenting the evolution of mining. Explore the mine's underground city containing famous chambers and chapels, including the popular St. King's Chapel visited by over one million tourists from all over the world each year.
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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
Stop At:  
Muzeum Krakowa, oddzial Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera
Oskar Schindler’s Factory will show you the story of a man who devoted himself to save lives of Jewish people. What’s more, the museum represents Krakow from the World War II period and due to interactive exhibitions you can feel as you were walking the streets of old-time Krakow! Interactive museum inside building of former Oskar Schindler's Factory Atmosphere of Krakow during World War 2
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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Temperatures in Wieliczka Salt Mine are around 15ºC.
  • At the entrance, visitors descend 400 steps down and the whole tourist route features over 800 stairs. Narrow paths in the Salt Mine can seem claustrophobic and there is no possibility to shorten your visit and turn back.
  • In the Salt Mine taking photos and filming is possible only after purchasing an additional pass, which costs 10zł PLN or €2,5 EURO in cash only.
  • There are no restrictions regarding the age of children in the Salt Mine, but they should be either capable of walking unassisted or carried in baby slings or baby carriers. Baby pushchairs are not allowed underground.
  • Exhibition halls in Schindler’s Factory are wheelchair accessible.
  • Your hand luggage should be in a reasonable size and your larger luggage should be left in the car.
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers
  • OPERATED BY Krakow Tours by KrakowDirect

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Learn more about cancellations.

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
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What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow?
A:
The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
See all safety measures taken by Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow.
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What is the policy on sanitization during Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow?
A:
The policies on sanitization are:

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
See all safety measures taken by Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow.
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What is the social distancing policy during Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow?
A:
The policy on social distancing is:

  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
See all safety measures taken by Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow.
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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow?
A:
The policies on staff health & safety are:

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
See all safety measures taken by Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow.
Q:
What is the maximum group size during Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow?
A:
This activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers.

See all safety measures taken by Wieliczka Salt Mine and Oskar Schindler Factory Guided Half Day Tour From Krakow.

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  • "I recommend this tour, but I hope you get better luck with your guides at the salt mines and factory than we had!" See review

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Driver was fantastic but the other tour guides were not
E6534LMninah
, Jan 2020
Our driver was on time in the morning and very clearly explained how the day was going to go. He dropped us off for the salt mines tour and organised our tickets, then handed us off to the salt mines guide. This guide wasn't so good. He shared a bit of the history of the place, but it seemed like there could have been a lot more history. We stopped at a few places where he sort of paused for a moment and mentioned a few things and then we kept walking. He repeated himself quite a few times without seeming to realise that he had done so, which made it seem like he was following his script and didn't deviate from it much. Overall, I was a lot more bored by the salt mines than I had expected to be. It seemed geared quite a lot just for tourism - our guide mentioned a lot about the tourism and at the end we were forced to exit by walking through the entire gift shop and cafeteria area, then another gift shop at the top. Afterwards, our driver was right on time to pick us up and since we had a fair amount of time before the Schindler's Factory tour, he took us as an extra treat to the Heroes plaza and the ghetto wall, which was nice of him. He also gave us a bit of history about both. The Schindler's Factory tour guide was very knowledgeable, but spoke very quietly and since the museum has sound effects that could be quite loud, a lot of the time I couldn't actually hear him unless I stood very close. Earpieces would have been much better. Also the guide did not shoo away the randoms we seemed to pick up along the tour, which meant we were combating for space with them at each place we stopped (again, making it hard to get close enough to hear him). Overall, it was poor guides at the actual places that were lacking, thus the four stars, not the driver for this tour as a whole. He was fantastic. I recommend this tour, but I hope you get better luck with your guides at the salt mines and factory than we had!
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The salt mines are well worth a...
Julia M
, Mar 2018
The salt mines are well worth a visit, really fascinating and the tour guide is very informative. Did feel a bit like I was on a school trip at times!! Schindler museum is very sobering and informative, my only criticism of the tour is that there wasn’t really a tour, and there wasn’t long enough.
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This was a really fun way to spend...
Erin W
, Aug 2017
This was a really fun way to spend an afternoon. I didn't know exactly what to expect but was pleased with the results!
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