Snowmobile Ride and Chochołów Thermal Pools from Krakow

About This Experience

Thousand Miles collects you from your accommodation in Krakow between about 7:30 and 8:30 and drives roughly two hours south to the Zakopane area. Groups are capped at 22 travellers, and an English-speaking driver stays with you for the day.

On the way in, the group stops for about 30 minutes at a bacówka, a wooden shepherd's hut, to taste smoked sheep's-milk cheese (sold as oscypek) at several levels of smoking and hear how it is made.

The main event is a ride of about two hours, bonfire included, through the countryside around Witów. Helmet, gloves and balaclava are provided; snowsuits are not. The machine costs 400 PLN per two-person snowmobile, paid in cash at the counter before the ride, and single snowmobiles are also offered. Without enough snow the ride switches to quads, and you are told the day before. As vehicles are banned in Tatra National Park, the ride stays on land outside it.

Afterwards you warm up by a bonfire with regional food and wine, then spend three hours at the Chochołów thermal pools before the drive back to your hotel in the evening.

The price is from about $132 (499 PLN) per person, with hotel pickup included. The trip holds a rating of 5.0 from 530 reviews on Viator.

Highlights

• Taste smoked sheep's-milk cheese at several levels of smoking inside a wooden shepherd's hut.
• Ride a snowmobile with a guide through the countryside around Witów near Zakopane.
• Warm up afterwards at a bonfire with regional food and a glass of wine.
• Spend three hours in the indoor and outdoor thermal pools at Chochołów.
• Get picked up at your Krakow accommodation and dropped back there in the evening.

What's Included

• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off in Krakow
• ✓ Transfers Krakow to Zakopane area and back
• ✓ Helmet, gloves and balaclava
• ✓ Shepherd's hut visit with cheese tasting
• ✓ Three-hour ticket to the Chochołów thermal pools
• ✓ English-speaking driver

Not Included

• Snowmobile rental: 400 PLN per two-person snowmobile, paid in cash at the counter before the ride
• Snowsuits
• Towel for the pools
• Anything beyond the three-hour pool ticket: extra time is charged at 0.50 PLN per minute, and bar or food spending goes on your wristband

What to Bring

• Very warm clothing and footwear
• Swimwear
• Towel
• Cash in PLN for the snowmobile

Good to Know & Caveats

• You must be 18 to drive a snowmobile yourself; children from 5 can ride on one snowmobile with an adult.
• Single and two-person snowmobiles are offered; the 400 PLN fee is per two-person machine, paid in cash.
• With insufficient snow, the ride is replaced by a quad ride and you are told one day before.
• Pickup points can change because of pedestrian-only zones and limited parking in the city centre.
• Riders must not be under the influence of alcohol, and a moderate level of fitness is expected.
• Chochołowskie Termy is closed for building work from 19 to 30 October 2026, and some operators send groups to Terma Bania in Białka Tatrzańska on those dates, so check which baths your date uses.

Meeting Point

Pickup is from your accommodation in Krakow, usually between 7:30 and 8:30; the driver calls around 8 PM the day before with the exact time. If your address is in a pedestrian-only zone, the driver arranges a nearby spot.