Prepare to be amazed at the devotion and superstition that drove miners to carve figures, monuments and altarpieces into the walls of an 800-year-old salt mine.
As you walk down the 360 steps into the salt mine, you have the impression you are entering a vast underground city, complete with huge caverns and underground lakes. This underground world has earned a place on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list thanks to the creativity of the miners who carved chapels out of the walls, hundreds of metres below the surface. You will visit the largest of the chapels, dedicated to St Kinga, the patron saint of salt miners. This subterranean church is richly decorated with chandeliers, sculptures, and religious figures carved out of salt. As you follow the 2 1/2-kilometre walk, you'll pass statues dating back to the 18th century depicting mythical, historical and religious figures. The last stop in the mine is the souvenir shop and snack bar. From here, the lift carries you back to the surface.
Inclusions: English speaking guide, hotel pick up from selected hotels, admission to Wieliczka Salt Mine, guided walk through Wieliczka Salt Mine, lift pick up to the ground level on exit
Exclusions: optional gratuity, food and drink, unless specified
Additional info: temperature 14 °C/57 °F of all year round
Note: The pick-up bus is not necessarily the tour bus. It is possible that you will have to change the bus at our central starting point: bus park on Powisle Street, opposite the Sheraton Hotel. Please accept our apologies if departure is delayed due to heavy traffic. If you wish to come directly to our bus station, our central starting point is: bus park on Powisle Street, opposite the Sheraton Hotel.
Our drop off points for Auschwitz-Birkenau: Conrad, Express by Holiday Inn/Best Western Premier, Novotel Bronowice, Andel's, Matejki Sq. no. 2, Radisson Blu, Chopin, Galaxy, Ester, Wyspianski, Royal, Novotel Centrum/Ibis Centrum, Sympozjum, Park Inn, Hilton, Qubus, Batory, Holiday Inn, Novotel Bronowice, Express by Holiday Inn, Logos
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Timetable Afternoon Tours: until 31.03.2012
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2:10 Chopin
2:20 Matejki Sq. No. 2
2:30 Andel's
2:40 Wyspiański
2:55 Royal
3:05 Novotel Centrum / Ibis Centrum
3:15 bus park at 11 Powisle Street
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1:45 Sympozjum
2:00 Park Inn
2:05 Hilton Garden Inn
2:15 Ester
2:25 Galaxy
2:35 Batory
2:40 Holiday Inn
2:55 Radisson Blu
3:05 Logos
3:15 Sheraton
3:15 bus park at 11 Powisle Street
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*(phone) - phone call required (one working day till 3 p.m. before your travel date)
+48 12 421 98 80 or +48 602 49 70 64
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