Wieliczka Salt Mine Guided tour from Krakow with a private car

We did a number of trips with this company, and this was one of them. There were 4 of us and our driver for this one was Konrad. As before, the mini bus was in great condition, and Konrad drove very carefully, explaining things along the way. He explained everything perfectly well, and came with us to the entrance to give us our tickets and make sure we knew what to do. The salt mines were amazing, it’s a lot of walking and I would recommend just wearing a jumper or a fleece, it was a cold day “outside” but we definitely didn’t need our coats. The only thing I would like different (which is for the salt mine company and not this firm), was to provide a headset for each guest, (like Auschwitz), so you can hear the guide, and at the end of the salt mine tour, be clearer with people where and how to exit. Again, this was the salt mine, and absolutely not a reflection on Konrad, who was brilliant. As with the other trips, you pay nothing for these trips until the end, and they will drop you off in the main square, if you like. That’s exactly what Konrad did with us. A great trip and a fantastic company. We used them for this, Auschwitz-Birkenau and a taxi to and from the airport, and they were great every time. Thanks Konrad, great trip!

A smooth experience from start to finish, with the tour company promptly answering any questions that we had. The car (an Audi) was well presented and the driver was very helpful, particularly in sorting out the pick-up after the tour as we were inadvertently without our mobile phones. The driver was very punctual throughout and spoke fluent English, which altogether made for a good and hassle-free experience. The tour of the salt mine itself covers quite a distance through the various passages, caverns (some of which are quite large and impressive) and stairways (all going down, not up) finishing up in the underground gift shop and café areas. The return to the surface was via a miner’s lift (a bit cramped). (Some parts of the mine are accessible to disabled visitors via different lifts). Also went to Auschwitz with this tour company which was similarly well organised and smoothly run. Would recommend arranging tours through this company.

We have planned a visit independently to this site which overall was very satisfactory. The organisation upon arrival, queuing was smooth although the group we were part off seemed a bit high in numbers and difficult to catch and hear the guide occasionally. The mine in itself was very interesting to see and some compounds were really exciting to view. However and to the end approx. 30mins - 45mins of the walk around we passed through 3 souvenir shops. The last was just before the exit from the exhibition which led us back to ground level away from the entrance with no one to guide us to any sort of direction. Very disappointed on how the tour ended, however overall it was worth the visit.