Wieliczka SaltMine & Schindler Story Walking Tour with Lunch Spanish tour
ID: GYG985720-O-2086444
Category:
Country: Poland
Duration:
07:30 hours
Description
Combine the wonders of Wieliczka Salt Mine with a moving WWII history tour of Krakow, including Schindler’s Factory, Podgórze, and Kazimierz.
Experience a balanced full-day tour of underground beauty and wartime history in Krakow.
Meet your guide and follow the footsteps of Oskar Schindler through Krakow’s wartime landscape. Explore Podgórze, once the Jewish ghetto, and hear stories of courage and loss. Continue along historic routes used in Schindler’s List, cross the Piłsudski Bridge, and finish in Kazimierz, a district rich in Jewish history and cultural heritage.
After returning to Krakow, enjoy a break before continuing your afternoon tour.
Visit remarkable Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO-listed site filled with underground chambers, salt sculptures, and shimmering lakes. Discover the extraordinary St. Kinga’s Chapel, carved entirely from salt.
Highlights
- UNESCO-listed Wieliczka Salt Mine guided tour
- Underground salt-carved chapels, sculptures, and lakes
- Comfortable round-trip transport from Krakow
- Schindler Story Walking Tour with licensed guide
- Lunch break included
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour is not wheelchair accessible, not stroller accessible, not suitable for pets, and is not recommended for pregnant travelers or people with heart conditions. The tour includes transportation with a driver only on the way to and from Krakow, while sightseeing in the Salt Mine is conducted with a local guide. The regular Salt Mine tour requires extensive walking and climbing stairs. After the tour, visitors return to the surface by a mining elevator; the lift is not available for the initial descent. The temperature in the mine is between 14°C and 16°C, so warm clothing is recommended even in summer. The maximum allowed size of backpacks or handbags is 35 x 20 x 20 cm. The tour is not recommended for guests with mobility limitations. Guests with claustrophobia should note that the tour takes place deep underground and may feel uncomfortable. Larger belongings may be left in the car. The Schindler Story tour takes place entirely outdoors and operates in all weather conditions.
Meet your guide in front of the main entrance to the Schindler’s Factory Museum, on the right-hand side.
They will hold an excursions.city sign.
INCLUDED
- Round-trip transport Krakow – Wieliczka – Krakow
- Entry ticket to Wieliczka Salt Mine with official guide
- Guided tour inside the Salt Mine
- Elevator ride back to the surface
- Licensed local guide for Schindler walking tour
- Walking tour in Podgórze (former ghetto area)
- Walking tour in Kazimierz Jewish Quarter
- Lunch break time
NOT INCLUDED
- Elevator ride down to the mine (descent by stairs)
- Entrance ticket to Schindler’s Factory Museum
- Additional food and drinks not included in the set dinner menu
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off (unless explicitly specified)
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.
