Day Trips from Krakow to Zakopane

Leave navigation to the professionals and sit back and enjoy the ride on a private guided tour of the beautiful Tatra Mountains. Discover authentic timber architecture in Chocholow village, a charming wooden chapel in Jaszczurowka, and a shrine in Krzeptowki. Then explore Zakopane, Poland’s winter capital, including the old cemetery, a funicular ride, and Krupowki Street.

The most important attractions of Zakopane and the famous rafting on the Dunajec gorge, that is everything you need to see in Podhale. Fantastic location makes Zakopane the best viewpoint of the Tatra Mountains. It is a wonderful place to relax at any time of the year. In addition, the Dunajec Gorge is one of the most beautiful breakthroughs on our continent and it forms the largest tourist attraction on a European scale. On the way, great views of the Pieniny, Czorsztyn Lake and castles in Niedzica and Czorsztyn.

Kasprowy Wierch is one of Poland’s most impressive mountains, but you don’t have to scale the mighty peak on foot to soak up the scenery. On this private full-day tour from Krakow, ride the cable car from Zakopane to the top, enjoy spectacular views from the mountaintop, then visit other local landmarks, such as Our Lady of Fatima in Krzeptowki, and the wooden houses of Chocholow.

Check-off the sights in and around Zakopane in just a day—traveling direct from your door to your door. Explore with a driver/guide, see Chocholow’s timber cottages, the Kaplica NajSwietszego Serca Jezusa wooden chapel in Jaszczurowka, and Zakopane highlights including Krupówki Street, Wielka Krokiew (Ski Jump Hill), and sweeping Tatra views.

Travel from Krakow to Zakopane with ease on this small-group tour. You'll have ample time to ride a snowmobile (own cost) and relax in the town’s mineral thermal pools—the perfect post-snowmobile relaxation. Learn about local life during a visit to the wooden village of Chochołów and tasting of traditional Oscypek cheese at a shepherd’s hut.

In the 19th century Zakopane was a sleepy village inhabited by the Mountain People who, living for years in isolation, had created their own and unique culture. The special atmosphere and wild beauty of this place was discovered by Dr Tytus Chałubiński, who started to send his patients there, appreciating the blessings of the nature. In a short time, artists and the cream of society announced Zakopane was their favourite place in Poland, where they rested, create their works of art and had love affairs… Now the city is visited by countless tourists who, wanting to experience tradition, very often complain about the “tacky face” of 21st-century Zakopane. Thus we decided to show our guests the face of “the winter capital of Poland” and its neighborhood which still expresses the charm of the past days and the beauty of unharmed nature.