About this experience
Explore the Wieliczka Salt Mine on a guided tour. Discover the underground church and vast chambers as you learn about its history of salt extraction since the Middle Ages.
Highlights
- Explore UNESCO-listed Salt Mine
- Discover sculptures and chambers made from salt
- See excavated holes, galleries, ramps, lakes, chambers and shafts
- Enjoy the tour with licensed guide provided by the museum
What's included
- Local tour leader assistance
- Fast-track entrance ticket
- Licensed guide provided by the Salt Mine Museum
- Booking fee
How to use
- Show Mobile Ticket
- At Redemption Counter
What to expect
Our host will help you find your group and enter the museum. The tour takes place 135 meters below the surface. Get ready to go down 800 steps to get to the mine.
Sightseeing takes up to 3 hours. Following your guide, you will explore the depths of underground chambers, churches, and altars made of salt.
After a more than 2.5-kilometer guided walk, you will return to the surface in the original elevator used by the miners.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is 327 meters deep and extends over 287 kilometers (178 miles) through horizontal corridors and chambers.
The rock salt is naturally different shades of gray, reminiscent of rough granite rather than the white crystalline substance that would be expected.
Terms & conditions
You choose your preferred start time but it is not guaranteed. You will be informed about the exact starting time the day before the tour
The tour takes place underground. The temperature underground ranges between 14° and 16° C
There are around 800 steps on the way (400 steps at the beginning)