Private Zakopane and Thermal Springs Tour from Krakow

About This Experience

This is a private car tour run by Cracow Top Tours. A driver collects you from your hotel or another address in Krakow (departures are listed at 08:30), and the car or minivan is yours for the day, so no one else joins. The drive to Zakopane takes about 1.5 to 2 hours each way.

In Zakopane you get about two hours to see the highland style of building, dress and food, then ride the Gubałówka funicular, which is included. It climbs about 300 m in roughly 3.5 minutes to a ridge with a view across the Polish Tatras, and the plan allows about an hour at the top. If you ask, the driver will also take you past the ski jump used for international competitions.

Next comes Chochołów, a village of wooden houses about 20 minutes from Zakopane. Nearby you stop where highlanders make smoked sheep's-milk cheese (sold as oscypek), hear how it is produced and taste it with a local spirit; the tasting is part of the price.

The last stop is a thermal pool complex about 30 minutes from Zakopane, with roughly 2.5 hours in the water and the entry ticket included. The listing does not name the baths, so ask the operator which one your date uses, especially between 19 and 30 October 2026, when Chochołowskie Termy is closed for building work.

The price is per person and falls as your group grows: about £299 for one traveller, about $215 (£159) each for two, £139 each for three and £99 each for groups of seven to 15. Lunch is not included. The tour holds 5.0 from 32 reviews on Viator.

Highlights

• Ride the Gubałówka funicular above Zakopane for a view across the Tatras, with the ticket included.
• Spend about two hours in Zakopane seeing the highland style of architecture, dress and food.
• Stop near Chochołów, a village of wooden houses, to taste smoked sheep's-milk cheese and a local spirit.
• Soak for about two and a half hours in thermal pools, with the entry ticket already paid.
• Travel door to door in a private car or minivan with a driver who stays with you all day.
• Ask the driver to show you the ski jump used for international competitions on the way through.

What's Included

• ✓ Private air-conditioned car or minivan from Krakow and back
• ✓ Pickup and drop-off at your hotel or chosen address in Krakow
• ✓ Driver at your disposal for the whole day
• ✓ Gubałówka funicular ticket
• ✓ Tasting of smoked sheep's-milk cheese and a local spirit
• ✓ Entry to the thermal pools (about 2.5 hours)

Not Included

• Lunch and other food and drinks
• Towel hire, saunas or other extras at the baths (not listed as included; prices are set by the baths)
• Any attractions beyond the funicular and the thermal pools
• Personal shopping in Zakopane

What to Bring

• Swimwear and a towel for the thermal pools
• Money for lunch in Zakopane
• Comfortable shoes for walking in town
• Warm layers for the top of Gubałówka

Good to Know & Caveats

• This is a private tour: no other travellers share your vehicle.
• Bookings take 1 to 15 travellers, and the per-person price drops as the group grows.
• Infant seats are available.
• Suitable for all fitness levels.
• Chochołowskie Termy is closed 19 to 30 October 2026, so confirm which baths your date uses.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.

Meeting Point

Pickup from your hotel or any address you give in Krakow; after the tour the driver drops you at a place of your choice in Krakow.