Zakopane and Tatra Mountains Door-to-Door Day Tour from Krakow

About This Experience

VISIT POLEN picks everyone up from their accommodation in Krakow and drives south to the Tatras. The opening stop is Chochołów, about 20 minutes from Zakopane, where the wooden houses are traditionally washed with soapy water twice a year so that old buildings look new.

In the meadows near Chochołów you visit a place where highlanders make smoked sheep's-milk cheese sold as oscypek, hear how it is produced and taste it. In Zakopane the funicular ticket to the top of Gubałówka is included; the car climbs about 300 m in roughly 3.5 minutes, and the itinerary allows about an hour at the top.

Around two hours follow on Krupówki Street for lunch, which is not included, and a wander past the stalls, plus a short stop at the ski jump. The listing gives the day as 8 to 9 hours door to door.

Groups take up to 15 travellers, with a driver-guide who speaks English or Polish and a brochure in many other languages. Prices start from about $81 (£59.99) per person, and the tour holds 4.8 from 1,194 reviews on Viator.

Highlights

• Get picked up and dropped off at your own accommodation in Krakow.
• See the wooden houses of Chochołów, which locals wash by hand twice a year.
• Learn how smoked sheep's-milk cheese is made and taste it near Chochołów.
• Ride the Gubałówka funicular with your ticket included and take in the Tatra view.
• Spend about two hours on Krupówki Street for lunch and shopping.
• Travel in a group of no more than 15 with an English-speaking driver-guide.

What's Included

• ✓ Door-to-door pickup and drop-off at your hotel in Krakow
• ✓ English-speaking driver and guide
• ✓ Air-conditioned vehicle
• ✓ Gubałówka funicular ticket
• ✓ Tasting of smoked sheep's-milk cheese
• ✓ Information brochure in the language of your choice

Not Included

• Lunch in Zakopane (paid on the day)
• Drinks and snacks at the top of Gubałówka
• Souvenirs on Krupówki Street

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Warm layer for the top of Gubałówka
• Money for lunch

Good to Know & Caveats

• Every traveller is picked up from their own accommodation in Krakow.
• The pickup time is sent by 7:00 PM the day before the tour.
• Groups are capped at 15 travellers.
• Infant seats are available, and the operator rates the day suitable for all fitness levels.
• The cheese is smoked sheep's-milk cheese sold as oscypek; genuine PDO oscypek is made just from May to September.

Meeting Point

Pickup from your hotel or apartment anywhere in Krakow; tell the operator your address, and the exact pickup time arrives by 7:00 PM the day before.