Wieliczka Salt Mine

Holidays in Krakow

If you’re spending your holidays in Krakow, why don’t you try our double tour to Auschwitz and Wieliczka? One of our friendly, english-speaking drivers will pick you up at your hotel and drive you in a comfortable, air-conditioned minibus for a tour of the Auschwitz concentration camp – the darkest stain on mankindof the Second World War.

 

wieliczka - an amazing satl mine with impressive chambers inside
Wieliczka – an amazing satl mine with impressive chambers inside

WORLD HERITAGE

Together with our english speaking driver, you’ll go to an UNESCO World Heritage site, the Wieliczka Salt mine. The mine offers a 3.5 kilometre long journey through old corridors and chambers, magnificently carved in salt by nature and man. The rout will lead you to 100 meters underground and you will have to take around 800 steps so take comfertable shoes with you.

As soon as you finish exploring the mine we will drive you directly to your hotel. Would you like to know more? If you’re pressed for time during One of our friendly, English speaking drivers may assist you at the Balice, or Pyrzowice airport and drive you to your accommodation in Krakow, or its surroundings.

 Visit Auschwitz or the Weliczka 

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Visit Wieliczka

Depending on the time of your arrival. we can take you to visit Auschwitz, or the Weliczka Salt Mine the very same day, or any other day. The UNESCO World Heritage Wieliczka Salt Mine is in the neighborhood of Krakow. It’s the oldest salt enterprise in Poland, with a history stretching back to the Middle Ages!

The mine is filled with plenty of stalactites and stalagmites; as well as man made art – such as statues and carvings in salt. One of the most amazing attractions of the mine is the underground chapel of St. Kinga. The main chamber is very impressive, especially its stunning chalendier witch is made of salt as well.

 The reality of the holocaust

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Auschwitz tour is something you have to experience

The Auschwitz musuem tries to reproduce the reality of the camp, it depicts the  atrocity tha took place in there and pays a tribute to the victims of Holocaust. Would you like to k now more? If you’re only for a short period of time in Krakow, you should definitely make as good use of your time as possible.

If you drop in to Krakow for a short holiday you shouldn’t waste any time. We at krakowdirect.com would like to help you with that! One

One of our English speaking drivers may pick you up and assist you at the Balice, or Pyrzowice and transfer as smoothly as possible to any location in Krakow. You might be interested in one of our tours including tours to Wieliczka Salt mine, or Auschwitz, or to both locations on the same day! If you have any questions or doubts, do not heitate to contact us at any time.