Krakow: Zakopane Tour with Krupówki and cheese tasting

12 Hours Round trip from Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8 Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Full-day trip from Krakow to Zakopane and the Tatra region
  • 02 Taste traditional oscypek cheese in a historic mountain hut
  • 03 Learn about local highlander cheese-making traditions
  • 04 Enjoy free time on lively Krupówki Street
  • 05 Browse regional shops, souvenirs, and local restaurants
  • 06 Relax with round-trip transport and hotel pickup/drop-off

Escape the city for a full-day trip from Krakow to Zakopane, the gateway to the Tatra Mountains. Travel through changing Polish landscapes, stop to discover the tradition behind the region’s famous smoked sheep’s cheese, and enjoy free time in Zakopane’s lively center.

Stroll along Krupówki, the town’s best-known street, browse shops and souvenir stalls, and settle into a regional restaurant if you wish. With round-trip transport and time to explore at your own pace, this is an easy way to experience mountain culture in a single day.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 12 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Cracow, Zakopane, Tatra National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

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).

Transfer to Zakopane

Depending on road and weather conditions, the journey takes approximately 2 hours. Sit back and admire the typical Polish landscapes, which will gradually change from the plains to the more mountainous ones until the picturesque Tatra Mountains appear on the horizon.

Stop at "Bacówka"

On your way to Zakopane, you will visit the place where one of the most unique cheeses in the world is made.

Highlanders - local settlers, famous for their manual production of "oscypek". It is a type of smoked cheese made from sheep's milk. The wooden houses where this cheese is produced are called "Bacówki". In such a small wooden hut you will be able to try different types of this cheese with different degrees of smoking, as well as learn how it is made.

Krupówki - the heart of Zakopane

If it is believed that Zakopane is the heart of the Tatra Mountains, then Kropówki is the heart of Zakopane.

You will visit this most popular walking street, which is at the same time a specific city square and its focal point. At any time of the year, Krupówki Street is crowded with tourists who visit shops and go to regional restaurants located along the street. In this street, you can find many traditional highlander items to buy, such as clothes and souvenirs.

You will have free time to get to know Zakopane on your own. Start from Krupówki and take your time to find other points of interest in the city.

Transfer to Kraków

Relax on the ride back to Krakow in the afternoon, where the tour concludes with drop-off back at your original departure point.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8 3 cities · 12 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Hotel pickup & drop off
  • Transfers (Krakow-Zakopane-Krakow)
  • English - speaking driver
  • Spare time on Krupówki (historical center of Zakopane)
  • Visiting the oldest traditional mountain hut. Highlander cheese & regional alcohol tasting.

What's Not Included

  • Food
  • Drinks
  • Tips

Know before you go

The temperature in the mountains may differ than that in Krakow, take some warmer clothes just in case.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8, plac Szczepański 8, Kraków
Tour start
Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8, plac Szczepański 8, Kraków
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 12 hours finish where they began, in Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8.

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