Wieliczka Salt Mine tours and Schindlers museum in one day
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SALT MINE & SCHINDLERS FACTORY ONE DAY TOUR

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Standard tour
Guided tours at both sites
2.5h in Salt Mines
1.5h in Schindlers Factory
81 EUR
Standard tour+Lunchbox
Guided tours at both sites
2.5h in Salt Mines
1.5h in Schindlers Factory
95 EUR
Standard tour
Guided tours at both sites
2.5h in Salt Mines
1.5h in Schindlers Factory
81 EUR
Standard tour+Lunchbox
Guided tours at both sites
2.5h in Salt Mines
1.5h in Schindlers Factory
95 EUR
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2.5h in Salt Mine
1.5h in Schindler's Factory
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2.5h in Salt Mine
1.5h in Schindler's Factory
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Visit Salt Mine and Schindler's Factory in a joint one-day tour

Wieliczka Salt Mine and Schindler's Factory rank among the top tourist destinations in Krakow. With our Salt Mine & Schindler's Factory tour you have an opportunity to visit both landmarks in one day, saving time, money and trouble!

Wieliczka Salt Mine is a world-class unique Polish landmark. This underground complex had been the biggest provider of salt in the Polish Kingdom since the 13th century. Now turned into a major tourist attraction, Salt Mine in Wieliczka preserves underground chapels and chambers carved entirely in salt. Oskar Schindler's Factory is an amazing museum dedicated to the history of Krakow and its citizens (Poles and Jews) during World War II. The main exhibition called "Krakow under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945"  is mainly interactive taking its visitors back in time.

Private car tours with a shared or private guide

Our Private Salt Mine & Schindler’s Factory one-day Tour from Krakow takes approximately 6 hours. We offer door-to-door pickup and drop-off, private, modern car and friendly, English-speaking tour leader/driver. We will set up the pickup time based on the hour you have requested and fit it into the entry time options to the Museums to make It as comfortable for you as possible. The journey takes about 30 minutes each way. In the Salt Mine and Schindler’s Factory, you can either join a regular/shared guided tour or book a private guided tour. Private guided tours need to be booked at least 8 days in advance.  A guided tour of the Salt Mine takes about 2.5 hours. After the visit in the Mine, our driver will take you to Schindler’s Factory, where you’ll spend approximately 1,5 hours. After the tour, we will drop you off at your hotel in Krakow. The tour can be extended upon request for an additional charge.

Our special bonus for this Tour

If You decide to book our Tour, we have got something extra for you. Each day at 19:00, we organise an Evening Walking Tour, which you can join completely for free. It starts at the Jan Matejko Square under the “Grunwald Monument”. You will meet our professional city guide there, who will show you the best of Krakow Old Town. You will walk down the Royal Route and finish under Wawel Castle near the Dragon Monument. It takes about 1 hour. You can participate in this tour on any day of your visit in Krakow.

Shared tours from Krakow

Our Salt Mine & Schindler’s Factory tour from Krakow takes approximately 6 hours. We offer door-to-door pickup from any central Kraków accommodation and a meeting point option is also available. We provide a Modern Mercedes Benz vehicle and a friendly English-speaking tour leader. We will schedule the pickup time according to the requested hour, as we aim to optimise the minibus route through the city to ensure maximum comfort for you. The journey to the Salt Mine takes about 30-40 minutes. In the Salt Mine a shared guided tour with a professional English-speaking guide or other language of your choice takes about 2.5 hours. After the visit in The Mine, our driver will take the group to Schindler’s Factory Museum. The ride takes up to 30 minutes. In Schindler’s Factory, you will spend up to 1.5 hours under a local guide’s care. The exhibitions in the Museum are mostly interactive. After the tour, we will drop you off in Krakow city centre.

Our special bonus for this Tour

If You decide to book our Tour, we have got something extra for you. Each day at 19:00, we organise an Evening Walking Tour, which you can join completely for free. It starts at the Jan Matejko Square under the “Grunwald Monument”. You will meet our professional city guide there, who will show you the best of Krakow Old Town. You will walk down the Royal Route and finish under Wawel Castle near the Dragon Monument. It takes about 1 hour. You can participate in this tour on any day of your visit in Krakow.

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Salt Mine & Schindlers Factory One Day tour - further information

Salt Mine & Schindler’s Factory tour is an opportunity to visit two of the absolute must-sees in Krakow in one day. Salt Mine in Wieliczka is a major tourist attraction, drawing the attention of over a million visitors each year, from Poland and abroad. Schindler’s Factory is where you can learn about Oskar Schindler, who dedicated his life to save Jews during World War II and about the wartime in Krakow. With our special one-day tour offer, you save time, money and trouble.

Salt Mine & Schindler’s Factory One Day tour is available as a shared tour or a private tour. It takes up to 6 hours. In both options, we provide a modern and comfortable Mercedes Benz vehicle and a friendly English-speaking tour leader. On our shared Salt Mine-Schindler’s Factory tour, we provide direct pick-up from hotels our clients are staying in. It means that there are several stops around the city, but no more than 5 or 6. A meeting point also comes as an option.

Pick-up time is set between 9:40 and 10:10 a.m. Our private Salt Mine & Schindler’s Factory One Day tour also includes direct pick up from your hotel. As there are no stops on your way, the setting of your pick time is more flexible.

One-way drive to Wieliczka Salt Mine takes around 30 minutes. Once in Wieliczka, our shared tours join one of the local guided tours in English or other requested languages. In the Salt Mine, walking on your own is not possible. On our private tours, you have a chance to decide whether you want to have a guide your with a private guide or join one of the regular tours. To book one of the private guided tours, please contact us in advance.

The standard tourist route covers all highlights of the Wieliczka Salt Mine and takes around 2-2.5 hours. It leads through an underground lake, caverns, narrow tunnels, salt sculptures and little chapels. A real underground treasure is carved entirely in salt St. Kinga’s Chapel, where even chandeliers are made of salt crystals.

Please note that on the standard tourist route in Wieliczka Salt Mine there are approximately 800 stairs going down. It should be taken into account because once you participate in the tour, you will be required to last until the end. After a guided tour, you will be taken up to the surface by lift. There are no strict regulations regarding your carry-on, but it should be in a reasonable size. Also, baby pushchairs are not allowed in the salt mine. Please also note that in Wieliczka Salt Mine, temperatures are around 15ºC. Taking photos and filming is possible only after purchasing an additional pass.

Unfortunately, the tourist route in Wieliczka Salt Mine is not accessible for people with mobility problems. However, we can organize a tour of the Krakow Saltworks Museum, which is located just next to the Mine and the area is adapted for wheelchairs as well. This option is available during private tours only.

After your visit to Wieliczka Salt Mine, our driver will take you to Schindler’s Factory. Upon request, a lunch break can be arranged on a private tour. A ride to Schindler’s Factory should not take more than 30 minutes.

Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist who owned an enamel factory in Krakow’s district of Podgorze during World War II and spent almost all of his fortune on saving his Jewish employees. Oskar Schindler’s actions became widely known thanks to Steven Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s list”.

The main exhibition inside the Schindler’s Factory is called “Krakow under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945”. Through its interactive exhibitions, it presents a comprehensive history of Krakow and its citizens (Jews and Poles) during World War II. It consists of documentary photographs, multimedia presentations, historical documents, testimonies and short films, creating a chronological depiction of the fascinating history. Visitors usually spend around 1.5 hours inside the Schindlers museum.

After the tour, our driver will take you back to Krakow city centre. Drop-off points are the same as pick-up points, but you can ask for a drop-off along the way. On a private tour, we provide drop-off directly to your hotel or elsewhere in the city centre.

Our Salt Mine & Schindlers Factory One Day tour can be booked within a few days in advance. We offer two payment methods. You can pay online while booking our services or in cash to the driver. We prefer cash payments in Polish zlotys, but we also accept Euros, Pounds and U.S. Dollars. The amount in foreign currency is calculated accordingly to the current exchange rate. Our driver gives the change in Polish zlotys.

Day tours with KrakowDirect is a great opportunity to take the most out of your stay in Krakow. With our private, comfortable car and friendly English-speaking drivers, you will spend a satisfying day learning about Polish history and tradition!

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