Zakopane tour with Thermal Springs
Visit Zakopane, admire the majestic views of the Polish mountains, and enjoy the relaxing and healing properties of the thermal springs on this day trip from Krakow.
Zakopane with Thermal Springs – Regular tour from Krakow
Start your day with a pickup from Krakow and an escorted ride to Zakopane. On the way, visit the idyllic village of Chochołów, famous for its wooden houses which look almost identical. Learn about the traditions that keep these antique buildings looking new. Next, visit a Bacowka ─ a traditional shepherd’s hut ─ to try the regional cheese Oscypek and see how it is prepared.
Eventually, reach Zakopane where you can explore the local old-school bazaar and famous Krupowki Street, filled with restaurants, local stores, and regional goods, as well as gift shops.
Ride a cable car from Zakopane to the top of Gubałówka and glimpse the Tatra Mountains. After exploring Zakopane your driver will transport you to the thermal pools in Białka Tatrzańska.
Relax and enjoy the healing properties of warm thermal water before being driven back to Krakow.
There is also an option of a trip without thermal pools, in which case you will spend more time in Zakopane town.
The tour takes place daily at 8:30am
This is not a private tour, the Van is shared with other participants.
Travel time:
10-11 hours
Price per person:
- Option with thermal springs 110 €
- Option without thermal springs 90 €
The travel price includes:
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from Krakow
- Thermal springs entrance fee
- Transportation with air-conditioned minivan
- English-speaking driver
- Ticket to top of Gubałówka Mountain by cable car
- Smoked sheep’s cheese tasting
- Possibility of cancellation up to 24 hours before the trip
Additional fees:
Other tourist attractions in the area:
Walk along the promenade of Krupówki
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On Krupówki, there are sophisticated premises, atmospheric highland restaurants, shops and institutions, but also here are cabs and old wagons with oscypek, kiepe and lace. A great place for tired mountain hikers or those more comfortable, for whom Krupówki is the goal.
Take the cable railway to Gubałówka Mountain
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Gubałówka (1126 m above sea level) is a frequent destination for many tourists coming to Zakopane, both in summer and winter. The lower station of the Gubałówka railway is located on the extension of Krupówki street. A comfortable wagon with a glass roof allows you to fully enjoy the beautiful panorama of the Tatras. Gubałówka peak dominates over Zakopane and is the city’s guardian.
Entering the cable car to the top of Kasprowy Wierch
The railway takes you to the top of Kasprowy Wierch (1959 m above sea level), the journey takes place with a modern cable car with cabins equipped with panoramic windows allowing you to enjoy the most beautiful mountain landscapes in Poland. At the upper station of the railway there are terraces with viewpoints, from where you can see impressive views of the nearby and further Tatra peaks, towering over picturesque at any time of the year valleys.
The Tatra Museum
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The Tatra Museum in Zakopane presents interesting geological and ethnographic collections from the entire region, as well as specimens of local fauna and flora. In addition, in the summer at the Museum you can admire the Alpinarium – a mountain botanical garden.
Museum of the Zakopane style
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The permanent exhibition is located in Zakopane, in a nineteenth-century cottage and shows the sources of the Zakopane style – the construction and equipment of highlanders’ cottages, as well as the nineteenth-century ethnographic collection. The exhibition is organized in two rooms. The black chamber, in which the life of a highlander family was concentrated in the past, is arranged in the same way as the chambers in the second half of the nineteenth century and the white chamber, serving as a salon in a highlander’s cottage.
Ski jump at Wielka Krokiew
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The ski jump at Wielka Krokwia in Zakopane is a very well-known sports facility in Poland. It is a natural hill, located on the slope, literally among forests, whose stands can hold 50,000. fans. Next to the ski jump, there is a chair lift to Wielka Krokiew.
Kościeliska Valley
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The Kościeliska Valley is a large picturesque valley with a length of 8 km, is one of the most famous and the most beautiful valleys in the Tatras. Through the Kościeliska Valley you can walk, even with prams or ride on horse-drawn carriages, which is why it is numerous and willingly visited by tourists even with children.
Numerous tourist routes
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In the area of Zakopane there are many tourist routes running through picturesque valleys, as well as in high parts of the mountains.