Zakopane, Gubałówka and Wielka Krokiew Day Trip from Krakow

About This Experience

This trip collects you from your accommodation in Krakow and drives about an hour and a half south to the Podhale region. The opening stop is Chochołów, a village of old wooden highlander houses, where you have around half an hour to walk along the street and take photos.

Next comes a traditional highlander hut for a tasting of smoked sheep's-milk cheese sold as oscypek, with a shot of local alcohol according to the listing's highlights. On the way into Zakopane the driver stops for photos at Wielka Krokiew, the big ski jump, and at the wooden Jaszczurówka Chapel.

In Zakopane your funicular ticket for Gubałówka is already included. The ride climbs about 300 m in roughly 3.5 minutes, and the itinerary allows around an hour at the top for the Tatra view. The rest of the time in town is free for Krupówki Street, lunch and shopping.

Your driver doubles as tour leader in English or Polish, and you are dropped back at your accommodation in the evening. The whole day runs about 9 hours. Prices start from $74 per person, and the trip holds 4.7 from 1,737 GetYourGuide reviews.

Highlights

• Walk the street of old wooden highlander houses in Chochołów at the opening stop of the day.
• Taste smoked sheep's-milk cheese and a local spirit at a traditional highlander hut.
• Ride the Gubałówka funicular with the ticket already paid and spend about an hour on top.
• Stop for photos at the Wielka Krokiew ski jump and the wooden Jaszczurówka Chapel.
• Use around two hours of free time in Zakopane for Krupówki Street, food and shopping.
• Travel door to door in an air-conditioned van, with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation.

What's Included

• ✓ Pickup and drop-off at your hotel or accommodation in Krakow
• ✓ Transport in an air-conditioned vehicle
• ✓ English-speaking driver and tour leader
• ✓ Gubałówka funicular ticket
• ✓ Cheese tasting at a highlander hut
• ✓ Stops at Chochołów, Wielka Krokiew and free time in Zakopane

Not Included

• Lunch, food and drinks in Zakopane (paid on the day)
• Personal expenses such as souvenirs on Krupówki
• Optional activities not in the itinerary, such as rides at the top of Gubałówka

What to Bring

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Clothing for changeable mountain weather
• Water
• Any personal medication you need during the day

Good to Know & Caveats

• The full day runs about 9 hours, including roughly 1.5 hours' drive each way.
• The order of stops can change with traffic, weather and local conditions.
• Your Gubałówka funicular ticket is included, so you do not queue at the ticket office.
• Mountain weather changes quickly, and the Tatra view from Gubałówka depends on cloud.
• The cheese is smoked sheep's-milk cheese sold as oscypek; genuine PDO oscypek is made just from May to September.

Meeting Point

Pickup and drop-off at your hotel or accommodation in Krakow; there is no central meeting point.