Szyb Daniłowicza — Attraction in gmina Wieliczka

Wieliczka Salt Mines — A Magical Underground Adventure

If you’re passing through Kraków, the Wieliczka Salt Mines are absolutely worth it — especially with kids.

👍 What Makes It Special

Deep under the ground (over 100 meters in some parts), you’ll find amazing salt-chambers, sculptures carved out of salt, underground lakes, and even chapels — the most famous being the Chapel of St. Kinga.

Its long history (salt has been mined here for centuries) mixed with artistry and legend creates a really immersive experience.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-Friendly? Yes, But Some Things to Plan For

Great for children: kids up to ~4 years often enter free. For slightly older kids, there are reduced ticket prices.

The route includes many stairs (in total perhaps ~800 steps) and some narrow and uneven paths. Not ideal for strollers, but manageable with child carriers.

It tends to be cool (temperature inside is around 17-18 °C), so bring warm clothes. Comfortable, non-slip shoes are a must.

🤩 Overall Feel

The experience feels like exploring a fantasy world underground — beautiful light effects on salt walls, intricate carvings, dramatic, vast underground spaces, and a cathedral-like chapel made entirely from salt. It’s both educational and awe-inspiring, and children often remember it for years. Keep in mind that it’s a mid-long walk with many stairs, and you’ll need to wear an extra layer or light jacket since the temperature stays...

This is a must see for everyone who likes to embark on tiny adventures on their holidays. We thought about skipping it given the price but it was totally worth it. Booking through getyourguide was very convenient. They pick you up and drop you back to one of the three locations that include the town.

You can’t go there without a guide because it’s not permitted as it runs deep and anyone without a guide could get lost.

There are 400 steps you need to take to get down and then begins the tour. While coming back you take a lift made for 6 people and yes, they stuff you😂If you are claustrophobic the guide helps you find out if you can make it through the tour while the tour begins and keeps checking on you. Very considerate. People who are 6ft and over need to bend a bit because the steps going down are short. No, you don’t have to climb UP any steps but you have to walk for 2 hours or so.

After the tour the guide leaves you with 15 mins of time to buy souvenirs, snacks, beverages. There’s hardly any time for that so I suggest you just take a souvenir for memories and come up, drink coffee from the coffee shop in the courtyard.

Our guide was funny and witty. He made the tour a delight.

It is winter and down there the temperature was warm. In some areas it’s the...

Booked an early morning tour so as not to waste our last day before flying home. Arrived by around 9.10, not that busy, just a few groups ready to enter the mine. We just had time for a very quick coffee before our English speaking guide was introduced to us and to start the 2 1/2 hour tour. Wear comfortable shoes, we found it very warm inside during the visit, and we had dressed for the chilly weather outside. There were about 30 people in our tour, the guide was very knowledgeable, but we found that it was difficult to hear her, even though the acoustics the mine was supposed to be very good, it was especially difficult if another tour caught up with our group, it was noisy, and we could not hear what was said. Perhaps some headphones that allow you just to hear your guide would be useful. Also,our guide would start to explain something to the group before we were all together, so again, we missed some things she said. The mine was spectacular, especially the salt carvings and the beautiful rooms that had been created. As you are over 130m below the surface, you use the lifts to get to the surface, very small and tight, only 7 or 8 people in at any one time, cosy. It was definitely worth a visit. Our tour was probably about 4 hours or so...