Embark on a thrilling underground adventure at Wieliczka Salt Mine’s Miners’ Route. Experience real mining tasks and explore hidden chambers.
Embark on a thrilling underground adventure at Wieliczka Salt Mine’s Miners’ Route. Experience real mining tasks and explore hidden chambers.
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The Regis Shaft - Start your subterranean journey at the historic Regis Shaft, the oldest functioning shaft of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Visitors will descend via lift and set off on the Miners’ Route – a guided tour through genuine, unaltered mining passages.
During the excursion, participants will navigate narrow tunnels, explore historical…
- The Regis Shaft - Start your subterranean journey at the historic Regis Shaft, the oldest functioning shaft of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Visitors will descend via lift and set off on the Miners’ Route – a guided tour through genuine, unaltered mining passages.
During the excursion, participants will navigate narrow tunnels, explore historical chambers like St. John’s Chamber, Janik Chamber, Tanecznica, and Franciszek Karol Chamber, and engage in interactive mining activities, such as methane measurement, salt hammering, or symbolic blasting.
The guide – dressed in miner attire – will provide insights into the historical and geological significance of the site throughout the tour. The adventure concludes with the awarding of a symbolic miner’s certificate.

- Guided underground tour with a licensed Salt Mine guide
- Round-trip transportation from Krakow (if selected)
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Krakow (if selected)
- Entrance fees
- Certificate of participation (‘First Mining Skills’)
- Interactive mining activities and safety briefing
- Locker
- Guided underground tour with a licensed Salt Mine guide
- Round-trip transportation from Krakow (if selected)
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Krakow (if selected)
- Entrance fees
- Certificate of participation (‘First Mining Skills’)
- Interactive mining activities and safety briefing
- Locker
- Food and beverages
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses and souvenirs
- Access to Tourist Route or Chapel of St. Kinga
- Toilet access during underground part of the tour
- Food and beverages
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses and souvenirs
- Access to Tourist Route or Chapel of St. Kinga
- Toilet access during underground part of the tour
Seeking an experience beyond the typical sightseeing tour? Discover the hidden side of the Wieliczka Salt Mine with the Miners’ Route. This is an authentic, hands-on underground journey through ancient passages, chambers, and tools once used by real miners. Descend 70 meters underground via the Regis Shaft, the mine’s oldest and still-active shaft, and…
Seeking an experience beyond the typical sightseeing tour? Discover the hidden side of the Wieliczka Salt Mine with the Miners’ Route. This is an authentic, hands-on underground journey through ancient passages, chambers, and tools once used by real miners. Descend 70 meters underground via the Regis Shaft, the mine’s oldest and still-active shaft, and equip yourself like a miner with a helmet, suit, lamp, and CO detector. This is not just for show; you’ll engage in real tasks such as measuring methane, drilling salt, operating a water wheel, and symbolically “blasting” a tunnel. No crowds or tourist paths here—just the eerie silence, the crunch of salt underfoot, and a guide leading you like a true foreman. Explore chambers rarely seen by tourists and earn a certificate for your “First Mining Skills.” It’s an immersive, unforgettable, and genuinely authentic experience. Perfect for explorers who want to feel, not just see.
- Please note that we offer 3 options, Tickets only, Tickets with Meeting Points and Tickets with Hotel or accommodation pick up.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.