02 Oct 2025
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is an absolute must see if you are anywhere close! We were picked up in a bus which held at least 40 people a five minute walk from our AirBNB. The description says we have a "Helpful driver at your disposal during the tour"-we had no interaction with him whatsoever nor did he do anything except drive. We were one of several stops along the way and there were no empty seats on the bus. When we arrived at our destination we were met by a representative from Cracow Top Tours who gave us a briefing of the itinerary, our tickets, the location of the bathrooms and how to get back to the bus at the end (this is very important since it is away from the entry point). After that he escorted us to the entry. We received headsets and then were handed off to an official guide at the mine. She was very good but did not always speak directly into the microphone making it hard to hear sometimes-not a big deal, just an observation. The mine itself is absolutely amazing, breath-taking, huge and an engineering feat-especially considering how old it is!! The information shared during our tour really was fantastic-I learned so much! I would have loved to eaten down there but we did not have time in our itinerary. When they say there are a lot of steps-they aren't kidding. We had 8 in our group plus an infant-it worked out fine. They had a super light stroller that folded up in 5 seconds so when we were not on the stairs it was easily navigable for them. At the end you take an elevator back to the top to exit. After the tour we made our way back to the bus and were dropped off back where we started.