Szczawnica Day Trip: Rafting, Castle, and Mountain Views

Experience Krakow’s charm: raft the Dunajec River, savor local cheese, and ride a mountain chairlift for stunning views. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Krakow - Pick-up (Krakow) - The driver will collect you from your chosen location in Krakow as per your reservation. Please wait at the main entrance of your hotel or apartment at the scheduled time, or ideally a few minutes earlier.
  • Krakow - Transfer to Szczawnica - The journey to Szczawnica takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes,…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup & drop off
  • Spare time on main square in Szczawnica
  • Visit the oldest traditional mountain hut
  • Highlander cheese & regional alcohol tasting
  • 1.5 hours Dunajec rafting
  • Ticket to Palenica Mountain Chairlift
  • Entrance ticket to the hidden castle - Czorsztyn
  • Visit to the spa water drinking hall with tasting
  • Transfers (Krakow-Szczawnica-Krakow)
  • English-speaking driver
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
  • Drinks
  • Tips
Additional Information

Soak up the charm of Szczawnica on this delightful day trip, starting with a hotel pick-up.
Begin with a stop at Czorsztyn Castle by the beautiful Czorsztyn Lake, offering picturesque views and rich history. Next, visit a traditional “Bacówka” to immerse yourself in local culture. Sample oscypek cheese and take photos for a unique glimpse into shepherd…

Location
Krakow
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Marcelbg2034qi
Oct 26, 2025
Toller Tag - It was a wonderful experience. Piotr was very friendly from the start and answered all our questions. We had great conversations throughout the day. The whole trip lasted all day and was the highlight of our vacation. Highly recommended!
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Jackie_c
Oct 4, 2025
Brilliant - The journey to each activity was smooth. Do not book if rain is predicted. We were lucky and had blue skies. Merik the driver was absolutely brilliant and very knowledgeable of everything we did
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213pyl
Oct 4, 2025
Amazingly perfect day! - Pick up was punctual, car is clean and spacious. Everything went as planned. They send us some helpful notes a day before which we really appreciate (weather, time for lunch etc.). Huge shout out to Peter our driver/guide who is just marvelous! Friendly communication with excellent English (we initially thought he is British haha). Plus stories about our stops and Poland in general during the drive is a bonus. We'd rate him 10/5 stars if that's possible ;) Some things to know: 1. The river rafting has beautiful views, but the explanations are mainly in Polish as the rafters are locals who don't speak much English. Super duper cold too for early Autumn. 2. We missed out mountain cheese tasting as the hut was closed unexpectedly when we arrived (heard the shepherd is busy attending to the sheep?) :( Easily one of the highlights of our Poland trip. Worth every zloty.
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Riosnowie20
Sep 23, 2025
Fantastic full day trip with Peter - What a great day we had with Peter. Visited the oldest wooden church, Czorsztyn Castle, river rafted down the river Dunajec on the very edge of the Slovakian border, took a cable car up to the the Pieniny mountains where you could see the Tatra mountains and tasted natural Spring waters in Szczawnica. Would highly recommend this trip. Thank you at a Thousand Miles and see you again in January!
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Rjaworski10
Sep 21, 2025
Thank you Peter for excellent tour Unforgettable experience - Thank you Peter for excellent tour today Unforgettable experience and I will never forget it with you support Thank you very much for you help
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Mimi_d
Sep 19, 2025
Best time to be had in krakow; the only guide you need! - Peter was THE most amazing & accommodating guide. Not just in Krakow but ever!! Down to earth, friendly and knowledgeable. I had such a great day with him & the other visitors. Absolutely made my whole trip! Thank you so much. :) Couldn’t recommend highly enough!
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Y8265camargaretl
Sep 13, 2025
I would highly recommend this trip ! A wonderful day out in your beautiful country - This trip was one of the highlights from my trip to Poland. Our driver , Peter, had excellent English and made the drive seem so much shorter. His knowledge of the history of Poland was amazing. He kept us entertained the whole time. The rafting was so relaxing and fun . Peter our driver made sure my friend and I had an English speaking guide , who himself was so knowledgeable and funny .
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Margaretlw279en
Sep 13, 2025
Amazing - It was a fantastic experience, from pick up. Peter was a tonic, full of chat and history. The cheese hut was amazing, then the castle, luckily we had great weather and the views were stunning. Then the chair lifts, that was amazing, I would highly recommend this trip.
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Eurowes
Sep 11, 2025
Wonderful trip. - Excellent trip, driver/ guide Mirek is knowledgeable, funny and attending to all your needs and questions. Trip itself fulfil your day , the castle in Czorsztyn brings you back to the middle ages then Dunajec rafting was amazing. The Palanica mountain lift was full of fun and a little bit of a thrill.Vist to mountain hut and tasting of Highlanders cheese reflects you on the harsh reality of life in pass time. Also visiting the mountain mineral water drinking pavilion was interesting at different tastes . We highly recommend this trip. Thank you Thousand Miles and Mirek the best driver in the whole wide Krakow. PS it's worth all the money.
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Nicholaadams62
Sep 10, 2025
Danejic River Rafting - We have had such a wonderful day doing the Dunajec River Rafting, the cable cars, the mineral water tasting etc. Would highly recommend this tour. Mirek, our guide was absolutely outstanding. Such a genuine nice man who could speak fluent English, great photographer and just very informative.
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From $129
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).