On this 11-12-hour program, you'll enjoy one of the best views in Zakopane with a funicular railway ride up to Gubałówka. You will taste traditional smoked cheese (oscypek) and visit the fabulous wooden village Chochołów.
Marvel at the spectacular views of the High Tatras that are covered with snow up until May.
Visit Krupówki, the most popular street in the heart of Zakopane, where you can experience the ambience of the mountain region and enjoy the aromas of local foods coming from the traditional restaurants.
After your tour of Zakopane, take a break for some rest and relaxation in the thermal pools. Enjoy outdoor and indoor swimming pools, water slides, whirlpool baths and many other attractions in the heart of the mountains.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Hotel pick up & drop off
✔ Ticket to top of mountain by funicular railway
✔ Helpful English-speaking driver/guide at your disposal during the trip
✔ Information brochure in the language of your choice.
✔ Transport in both directions by air-conditioned Car/Van/Minibus from Krakow
✔ Ticket for the entrance to thermal baths (hot springs)
✔ Snacks
✖ Lunch
Pickup Locations
1. Orient Hotel
2. W Lesie
3. Ac Hotel Krakow
4. Bydgoska 19
5. City Hotel SM Business & SPA
6. Hotel FM - Pod Kopcem
7. Aparthotel Vanilla
8. Q Hotel Krakow
9. Hotel Maximum
10. HS Premium Krakow
11. Antique Apartments
12. Novotel Krakow City West
13. Demel Hotel
14. Hampton by Hilton Krakow
15. Hotel Estera
16. Continental Hotel
17. Lorenzo Hotel
18. Mercure Krakow Fabryczna City
19. Hotel Mistrzow
20. Instytut Polonijny Hotel
Additional Info: Pickups in Krakow between 8:30-9:00am. Pickup directly from your selected hotel or apartment in Krakow (or the nearest location if vehicle access is prohibited or difficult). The day before the tour (by 7pm), after collecting all addresses from the other tour participants, you will receive the exact pickup time from your accommodation.
Itinerary
1
Zakopane
Visit Zakopane and Polish mountains. Experience a unique style of architecture, clothes, and food. Enjoy the beautiful views of the Polish mountains from the cable car. See the ski jumps of the World Championship. Visit the historic wooden village. Learn the secrets of the traditional production of smoked sheep cheese called "Oscypek" made only in these areas.
Duration: 3 hours
2
Chocholow
About 20 minutes from Zakopane, there is the town of Chochołów. This village is famous for the wooden houses that look almost identical. Settlers have traditionally washed the wooden walls of buildings with soapy water. They do it twice a year in the period before Christmas and Easter. Thanks to this, buildings that are many years old look like new. In the vicinity of Chochołów in the glades there are places where highlanders produce sheep cheese traditional for this region of Poland. This cheese is called "Oscypek". As part of the trip you will visit this place and you will be able to learn the production history and taste of this cheese.
Duration: 15 minutes
3
Gubalowka
In the city of Zakopane there is a cable car thanks to which you will be able to climb to the top of the Gubałówka mountain. The upper station is located at an altitude of 1,126 m a.s.l. from the hill offers a beautiful view of the Polish Tatra Mountains landscape. There are also many tourist attractions as well as restaurants and cafes where you can taste mulled wine and relax with a view of the mountain landscape.
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Krupowki Street
The most famous street in Zakopane with traditional bazaars as well as the restaurants and cafes. You will have some free time to spend over here.
Duration: 2 hours
5
Tatra National Park
There is a Tatra national park around Zakopane.
6
Chocholowskie Termy
After completing part of the sightseeing of the Zakopane Town, the driver will take you to a complex of thermal pools, 30 minutes away, where you will spend about 2,5 hours on a well-healing bath in hot springs.
Duration: 3 hours
7
Wielka Krokiew - Ski Jumping Hill
The Ski Jumping World Cup takes place in Zakopane every year in winter. It is a very popular winter sport in Poland. Access to the ski jumps is not included in the tour, it is only allowed for professional ski jumpers.
8
Tatras Mountains (Tatry)
On the Gubałówka mountain there is a viewing point from which there is a beautiful view of the Tatra Mountains.
Duration: 10 minutes
9
Muzeum Oscypka Zakopane
you will taste traditional local cheese (oscypek) made from sheep's milk and local alcohol.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Not recommended for people with mobility impairments
