Zakopane Snowmobiles, Funicular and Hot Springs Tour from Krakow

About This Experience

Time4Krakow collects you from your address in Krakow between 7:30 and 9:00 and drives about an hour and a half to Podhale, the region around the Tatras. An English-speaking driver-guide runs the day, which packs more sightseeing around the snowmobile than most trips of this kind.

The day opens with a one-hour snowmobile ride through the Podhale countryside. The machine is extra: 400 PLN per two-person snowmobile. Snowmobiles may not legally run inside Tatra National Park, so the ride takes place outside it. The listing does not say what replaces the ride when there is no snow, and it sells dates from October, so ask the operator if you are booking before winter sets in.

Next is a 20-minute stop at a cheese maker's hut for smoked sheep's-milk cheese (sold as oscypek), with spirits and regional food on the itinerary, followed by an hour in Zakopane. The Gubałówka funicular ticket is included: the railway climbs about 300 m to the ridge above town, and you get about an hour at the top for views of the Tatras.

The last stop is Chochołowskie Termy, with about two and a half hours in the thermal pools, before the drive back to Krakow.

There is one price, $113 per person, with hotel pickup included. The tour holds a rating of 5.0 from 215 GetYourGuide reviews.

Highlights

• Ride a snowmobile for about an hour through the snowy Podhale countryside near Zakopane.
• Taste smoked sheep's-milk cheese with regional food and local spirits at a cheese maker's hut.
• Take the Gubałówka funicular up the ridge above Zakopane, with the ticket included.
• Spend about an hour on Gubałówka looking across Zakopane to the Tatra peaks.
• Have an hour of free time in Zakopane to walk, shop or grab a snack.
• Finish with about two and a half hours in the pools at Chochołowskie Termy.

What's Included

• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off in Krakow
• ✓ Air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver and guide
• ✓ Gubałówka funicular ticket
• ✓ Shepherd's hut visit with oscypek-style smoked cheese tasting
• ✓ Admission to Chochołowskie Termy
• ✓ Free time in Zakopane

Not Included

• Snowmobile rental: 400 PLN per two-person snowmobile, paid on the day (bring cash)
• Towel for the baths (on the listing's bring-your-own list)
• Meals and shopping in Zakopane
• Spending at the baths, added to your wristband and paid on exit

What to Bring

• Weather-appropriate warm clothing
• Comfortable shoes
• Swimwear
• Towel
• Flip-flops
• Water shoes
• Camera
• Cash in PLN for the snowmobile

Good to Know & Caveats

• Guides speak English and Polish; other languages are covered by printed guidebooks, and Spanish-speaking guides run on selected days.
• Pickup runs between 7:30 and 9:00, and the exact time is sent by WhatsApp or SMS by 7 PM the day before.
• The listing does not say what happens to the snowmobile ride when there is no snow; ask the operator before an autumn date.
• 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 the Krakow address you give at booking, between 7:30 and 9:00 depending on location; the exact time arrives by WhatsApp or SMS by 7 PM the day before. Addresses in restricted traffic zones are collected from the nearest possible spot.