Zakopane and Tatra Mountains Tour with Gubałówka Cable Car

About This Experience

The day starts with either a central Krakow meeting point or hotel pickup, depending on the option you book, and about an hour and a half on the road south. A short stop in a traditional highland village is followed by Chochołów, where a shepherd's hut (bacówka) serves smoked sheep's-milk cheese sold as oscypek with regional spirits such as fruit liqueurs.

Heading into Zakopane, the guide stops for photos at Wielka Krokiew ski jump, then at Jaszczurówka Chapel, a wooden church in the Zakopane style. Entry to the ski-jump complex itself is not included; it is a photo stop.

Your ticket for the Gubałówka funicular is included. The car climbs about 300 m in roughly 3.5 minutes, and the itinerary gives about an hour up top for views of the Tatras. Around two hours of free time follow in Zakopane, centred on Krupówki Street.

The guide is also the driver and speaks English or Polish, with booklets in many other languages. Prices start from $80 per person on the meeting-point option, or about $86 with hotel pickup, and the tour holds 4.8 from 970 GetYourGuide reviews.

Highlights

• Taste smoked sheep's-milk cheese with regional spirits inside a shepherd's hut in Chochołów.
• Ride the Gubałówka funicular with the ticket included and look across Zakopane to the Tatras.
• Pause for photos at the Wielka Krokiew ski jump and the wooden Jaszczurówka Chapel.
• Spend around two hours on Krupówki Street for lunch, shopping and a wander.
• Travel in an air-conditioned car with a guide who also drives the group.
• Pick up a booklet about the day in the language of your choice.

What's Included

• ✓ Air-conditioned car with an English-speaking guide and driver
• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off (hotel pickup option only; the cheaper option uses a meeting point)
• ✓ Cheese and local spirits tasting in Chochołów
• ✓ Gubałówka funicular ticket
• ✓ Booklet in the language of your choice
• ✓ Child seat on request

Not Included

• Food and drinks, including lunch in Zakopane (paid on the day)
• Admission to the Wielka Krokiew ski-jump complex (the stop is for photos only)
• Souvenirs and personal spending on Krupówki Street

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Comfortable clothes

Good to Know & Caveats

• The guide speaks English and Polish; a booklet covers more languages.
• Exact pickup time is sent the day before, by 6:00 PM, once all addresses are collected.
• If a vehicle cannot reach your address, pickup is from the nearest accessible spot.
• Child seats are available on request.
• The cheese is smoked sheep's-milk cheese sold as oscypek; genuine PDO oscypek is made just from May to September.

Meeting Point

Depending on the option, either a central Krakow meeting point or pickup from your hotel or apartment. Drop-off points include plac Jana Matejki 2, Starowiślna 65 and the Radisson Blu Hotel.