Szczawnica Day Trip: Rafting, Castle, and Mountain Views

Experience Krakow’s charm: raft the Dunajec River, savor local cheese, and ride a mountain chairlift for stunning views. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Krakow - Pick up (Krakow) - The driver will pick you up from the place in Krakow that you chose when making your reservation. Wait for him in front of the hotel / apartment main entrance at the agreed time (or better a few minutes earlier).
  • Krakow - Transfer to Szczawnica - Depending on road and weather conditions, the journey takes…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup & drop off
  • Spare time on main square in Szczawnica
  • 2.5 hours Dunajec rafting
  • Visit the oldest traditional mountain hut
  • Highlander cheese & regional alcohol tasting
  • Ticket to Palenica Mountain Chairlift
  • Entrance ticket to the hidden castle - Czorsztyn
  • Visit to the spa water drinking hall with tasting
  • Transfers (Krakow-Szczawnica-Krakow)
  • English-speaking driver
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
  • Drinks
  • Tips
Additional Information

Soak up the charm of Szczawnica on this delightful day trip, starting with a hotel pick-up.
Begin with a stop at Czorsztyn Castle by the beautiful Czorsztyn Lake, offering picturesque views and rich history. Next, visit a traditional “Bacówka” to immerse yourself in local culture. Sample oscypek cheese and take photos for a unique glimpse into shepherd…

Location
Krakow
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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I8100otphilg
Oct 13, 2024
Fantastic Guided Tour / Day out to the Moutains aroundDunajec and Raft Trip - Pawel collected us from our apartment in an 8 seater vehicle and took the 7 of us on a very memorable guided tour to The Dunajec River area. Pawel loves his country and gave a wonderful honest comentary throughout. We stopped at a local shepherds hut in beautiful surroundings and sampled cheese and various Fruit Vodka based drinks, this set the relaxed tone for the day. We then went to Czorsztyn Castle on the side of a Czorsztyn lake and the vews were awesome. Next was the 2.5 hour River Rafting down the Magnificent Dunajec Gorge. Nothing to be scared of just sit down take as many pictures and videos as you like whilst the Flisak (men in traditional costume) pole you down the river. We were taken to sample healing waters (yuk) and finally onto the 4-man chair lift to the top of Palenica Mountain and then time to relax in the mountain town of Szczawnica and have a meal. On the way back to Krakow Pawel pulled over for us to have a break and finish off the Vodka. Out of all of our Tours we had booked the Dunajec was head & shoulders above the rest. Pawel could not have been a better guide and I would definately book more tours from Thousand Miles who were easily the best Tour company out of the vaious companies we used. Thank you Pawel, so much.
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Robbiemz8581uq
Oct 8, 2024
My Polish adventure - I cannot rate this tour more highly. It was a wonderful day filled with an excellent variety of experiences, the landscapes, the views, the traditional food, all with an excellent guide “Mirek” who shared so much knowledge with a true passion for the country. I’ll treasure the memories it has left with me.
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522chanels
Sep 26, 2024
Great solo experience exploring southern Poland! - I had an incredible time exploring south Poland! Going with Paweł, specifically, was amazing. He is a thoughtful and natural guide! Not only did I have a great time tasting cheese, rafting the Dunajec and getting a beautiful view of the Tetra mountains, but Paweł shared so much about Polish history and culture! 100% recommend!
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96yantingt
Sep 22, 2024
Friendly guide - Marek was a great guide. He’s friendly and nice. Highly recommended. The rafting was the best, and the scenery was beautiful
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Monikadeee
Sep 8, 2024
The best day of our trip to Poland! - It will be hard to express what a wonderful trip this is but I will try. First our guide Mirek was truly charming and the best host we could have asked for! We wanted to get out of the city and experience Poland for what it is other than the touristy stuff. Mirek did not disappoint! As we drove to each of our stops he talked about Polands rich history, environment, culture! He even stopped to let us take pictures of the amazing Storks nesting along the roadside! Our first stop was for cheese and vodka tasting. Mirek gave the history of cheese smoking, we toured the smokehouse, had the most amazing cheese, dangerous vodka, and had lunch. Our second stop was the Czorsztyn Castle. This is absolutely breathtaking! Learned some amazing history and saw breathtaking views! Our third stop was the rafting trip down the river through the National park! This was the most relaxing beautiful part of our trip! 2 hours on the water, between the mountains was indescribable! We finished our trip with mineral water tasting and a trip up a sky slope for more amazing views. The water tasting was interesting! I have never tasted more mineral dense water in my life! After dinner at the sky resort we traveled home talking about everything from our family’s to world views. If I could give this tour more than 5 stars I would! Book this trip over any other trip on your list! You won’t be sorry!
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L5719jqjosepho
Sep 3, 2024
Great time in nature! - I had an amazing tour with Kamil! He was very knowledgeable of the area and provided good tips on places to go in Krakow. I highly recommend this tour
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Matts6646
Aug 31, 2024
Great day out to see the culture / scenery - Great day out. Door to door transfer from our hotel. Mirek was our guide for the day and he was friendly and enthusiastic and went the extra mile with things (for example, he spoke to the farmers at the cheese smoke house to arrange us to go inside and see the process). The day is varied with lots of different things to try - I would recommend it for the price.
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451fergusl
Aug 31, 2024
Excellent day out, excellent guide! - We had a wonderful day being guided around the mountains and rivers around the national park. Mirek was a welcoming, knowledgeable, and truly friendly guide, and it was a pleasure to meet him. I thoroughly recommend this trip. Great way to spend a day!
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Latkins123
Aug 31, 2024
A variety of activities - Mirek picked us up from our hotel in Krakow and took us out for the day, driving us around to several activities. They were all good fun, with the traditional smoked cheese and rafting being the highlights. Mirek was super friendly and had good chat, giving us some interesting insights into Polish life and history.
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Joannagw1434za
Aug 29, 2024
Most amazing day of my life! Amazing and insightful tour guide! - The best trip of my life so far. I had so much fun! It was packed full of amazing and unforgettable activities and I will forever cherish these memories I made. The tour guide, Marek, made us feel so welcome. He was incredibly informed and was very nice and funny! The Czorsztyn Castle was great, small but has good history behind it and it is in an incredible picturesque location. Then the cheese tasting, wow. Traditional oscypek cheese made from a traditional hut was incredible and tasted so so delicious. Afterwards the rafting which was also so fun, loved learning facts about the mountains roundabout and the history overall. The mineral water tasting was also very interesting addition and although the taste is unique, the health benefits were awesome! We then finished off by going on the chair lift which was also just breath taking. Overall I 10000% recommend this trip to anyone visiting Krakow or southern Poland. You get a real taste of the Polish highlander culture. Once again thank you to our tour guide Marek for making this day extremely special and magical. You are great at what you do!
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