Krakow: Zakopane Tour + Funicular + Cheese Testing (Hotel Pickup)

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Duration:9 hours (approx.)
Location: Krakow, Poland

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Visit Zakopane and Polish Mountains. Experience a unique style of architecture, clothes, and food. Enjoy the beautiful views of the Polish Mountains from the cable car. Visit the historic wooden village. See the details of the "oscypek" production of traditional smoked sheep's cheese made by highlanders. See the ski jumps of the World Championship. Travel in an air-conditioned vehicle, use pick up & drop off from you hotel.

• Round-trip door-to-door transfers to Zakopane are provided
• No need to buy tickets on site - admission to cable car is included
• Tasting smoked sheep's cheese is guaranteed

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WHAT TO EXPECT

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Your tour will begin with transport from Krakow to Zakopane Town. Pickup by car or minivan from a pre-determined place (hotel or other place that you choose) at a specified date and time. Transport takes about 2 hours.
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A trip to Zakopane is a full-day trip lasting with transport around 9 to 10 hours. As part of the trip you will visit the most important tourist places of Zakopane, including: the city center, Gubałówka hill with a cable car from which there is a view of the Polish Tatra Mountains, a wooden village where traditional smoked sheep cheese, ski jumps and many other places related to architecture and culture of this part of Poland.
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The village of Chochołów is famous for its wooden buildings. The houses in the village look almost identical. It is a tradition in this village to wash houses with soapy water, two pieces of advice a year during Christmas and before Easter.
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In the village of Chochołów it will be possible to see the wooden architecture characteristic of this part of Poland. Highlanders - local settlers, produce cheese called "Oscypek" in this region of Poland. It is smoked cheese made from sheep's milk. The wooden houses where this cheese is produced are called "Bacówkach". Thanks to a trip to this place, you will be able to try different types of this cheese with different levels of smoking, as well as hear about how it is produced.
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In Zakopane, you will visit the most popular street Krupówki, which is a peculiar market of the city and its central point. Krupówki street is crowded with tourists who visit shops and go to restaurants located along the street. On this street you can find many traditional highlander items to buy, such as clothes and souvenirs, but also to eat.
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One of the main sightseeing points will be a funicular ride up the Gubałówka hill. The bottom station is located at one of the ends of Krupówki Street. After reaching the summit by cable car, you will see beautiful views of Polish Tatra Mountains. There are also various tourist attractions as well as local restaurants, cafes and bars where you will be able to try e.g. mulled wine and relax with a beautiful view.
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A cable car ride to the top of the Gubałówka mountain allows a view of the beautiful range of the Polish Tatra Mountains
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The Jaszczurówka Chapel is a perfect example of Zakopane's sacred architecture. The wooden building is over 100 years old. As part of the trip, the driver will take you to this place so that you can see this place.
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Ski jumping in Zakopane is a long tradition of winter sports. Every year, International Ski Jumping Competition takes place in Zakopane. As part of the trip you will also be able to see this place with your own eyes.
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At the end of the full-day sightseeing tour, your driver will drive you back to Krakow.
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Please remember to add a review of the tour after the visit.

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Posted By : Ishan_M
Tour guide was amazing.
And so was the places we visited.
Zakopane must visit place
Good cheese tasting experience.
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Posted On : 2024-07-06 15:05:04

Posted By : karensR6226FI
We had an amazing day...
We got picked up from the hotel.. travelled with a group of 8.. which was a nice small group.
David our guide was lovely he was very informative and gave us tonnes of information.. place's to visit, restaurant recommendations and other things to do during our visit to Krakow
Highly recommend the Trip to the Tatra Mountains it was Beautiful
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 06:33:16

Posted By : Claire_R
We travelled in a comfortable mini bus equipped with a/c that met us outside our hotel to the breathtaking beautiful Tatra mountains in Poland with the most stunning view. We were mesmerized by the majestic mountains that form a picturesque backdrop. With the traditional highlander houses in the town of Zakopane adding a touch of cultural charm to this already enchanting view.

The bus driver was friendly and helpful and the tour guide was a lovely, friendly and knowledgeable lady who gave us interesting facts along the way pointing out all the bits that you would miss and not know about if you did this trip independently.

We had several pit stops along the way, the most memorable for us being a traditional highlanders village with amazing wooden houses and a Stork nest and a delightful local spot where we sampled the traditional cheese and vodka - delicious!!

We stopped in Zakopane for 3 hours giving us plenty of time to explore the local area. We travelled easily up the mountain by funicular train with the most magnificent views! There were delightful eateries and market stalls at the top with all sorts of local foods, clothes and gifts.

At the base of the mountain there was another amazing local market with even more options to pick up local items to bring home and many food places to sit and enjoy the ambience and spectacular views.

We captured the natural wonders and rich heritage of this captivating destination. An amazing day out that is a must do! 10/10
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 05:55:26

Posted By : K4954TOclaires
I was picked up at my hotel in time by my lovely driver Artur, Joanna was a brilliant guide, very informative, cheerful, friendly and she spoke English and Spanish extremely well. Maybe she can also speak other languages? I didn’t ask her. Unfortunately I slipped at the thermal pools and hurt my leg and the bus driver to Zakopane, (Janus?), Joanna and Artur were fantastic. They all helped me, Artur called into a shop and got me some ice and walked me into my apartment. I couldn’t fault them. Thank you so much everyone. I would recommend this tour guide company to everyone.
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 00:31:58

Posted By : Jayne_F
Maja was very friendly and an excellent guide.

A well rounded day, overall very well put together. Zakopane was a really nice town. Sadly it was a drizzly day and as such we were unable to get much of a view from the funicular.
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 10:21:15

Posted By : Elizabeth_D
Overcrowded and uncomfortable transport, very unsafe as not all seatbelts were working. Wrongly advertised as Hotel pick up and 15 travellers - 20 travellers and a 10 minute walk to a meet up location - didn’t mind the walk but don’t advertise it as hotel pick up! Viator blamed the tour company and vice versa and then closed the complaint- so much for customer relations! Rude tour guide who thought it was ok to shout down the bus wrongly accusing guests of writing bad reviews! Surely a review is a point of view??? Well, she can have a review if she wants one!
The actual sightseeing was ok- Zakopane very nice but the top of the mountain was a bit disappointing- lots of fairground rides and attractions that would be very expensive for families with young children! Purely due to the transport, tour guide and customer service I would avoid this tour at all costs and I will not be booking through Viator ever again.
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Posted On : 2024-06-04 15:33:07

Posted By : Elizabeth D
Very rude tour guide Maja. From the outset, we were asked to meet the bus at a different hotel 10 minutes away- not a big deal to us, but not as advertised. Once on the bus, it became quickly apparent that a number of seatbelts weren’t working and the tour had more than the 15 people limit that was advertised by Viator. The bus was crowded and uncomfortable. I began messaging Viator and the tour company to try to arrange alternative transport back. The driver ‘sorted’ the seatbelt- apparently having it extended but not retracting is safe?
The tour stops were fine- all a bit more ‘touristy’ than we’d hoped for but very pleasant nonetheless.
On returning to the bus, Maja then proceeded to shout down to me at the back of bus, accusing me of having posted a negative review!!! Not only was this inaccurate but highly embarrassing. When I told her I had not posted any review, she did not even apologise. Her rudeness to me in front of all the other passengers was totally unacceptable. To harass tourists in this manner - whether they have or have not written a review, is absolutely appalling. I would never book with this company again
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Posted On : 2024-05-30 10:54:03

Posted By : Karen A
Your guide was wonderful and trip was very nice. I gave it a 1 because if you sat in the back of the bus it was crowded, hot and you could not see anything for a 3 hour drive The tour should not put people in those seats
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 21:33:33

Posted By : clarky69pac
I would highly recommend this trip. The collection and drop off from the hotel was on time. David our driver was very knowledgeable and allowed plenty of time at each stop to take photos. He also recommended a very nice restaurant in Zakopane. The cheese and vodka were very nice. Even though it was low cloud when we visited the views where still stunning.
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 16:46:03

Posted By : Janice_T
Zakopane trip was great! Mountains were incredible. Matuesz our guide was professional and informative.
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Posted On : 2024-05-25 04:59:43