Wroclaw - WIELICZKA Salt Mine Private Tour

Wroclaw - WIELICZKA Salt Mine Private Tour

Wieliczka is the oldest (founded in the 13 C), continuously running salt mine in the world, and is the greatest tourist attraction in Poland. In underground mine chambers you can see how mining techniques have evolved over the centuries while also admiring beautiful interiors and sculptures made of salt. In 1978 the salt mine was entered on the first ever UNESCO World Heritage List along with 11 other sites from around the world.

It is a full day tour which will take around 10h. Yur driver will meet you in your Hotel in Wroclaw and take you to Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow. The ride will take about 3h. 

 In the mine you join  a guided group tour of this 700-year-old complex of salt-cut tunnels and chambers that extends for nearly 200 miles (300 kilometers) underground. Hear how the first shafts were dug in the 13th century and descend the steps to a depth of 210 feet (64 meters) to explore the three upper levels that make up the mine’s tourist route.

Then, with a guide leading the way, delve into the subterranean corridors, halls and chambers. As you walk, learn about the reputedly health-giving microclimate of this underground complex, and admire the salt-carved monuments and figurines that line the galleries and depict the characters, legends and events associated with the mine's history.

Along the way, enter the magnificent Chapel of St Kinga – a subterranean church decorated with an altarpiece and chandeliers that are all hand-sculpted from salt. Listen fascinated as your guide recounts how it took two men more than 30 years to create this glittering underground sanctuary.

Walk past more salt shrines and view the eerie subterranean lake in the Eram Baracz chamber. Then, finish by viewing the displays of mining tools that were used to dig and work the shafts during the late Middle Ages.

Having explored to a depth of 443 feet (135 meters), ride the elevator back to the surface. Then, bid farewell to your group and meet back up with your private driver. Settle into your car and travel straight back to Wroclaw, where your tour finishes with a drop-off at your hotel.