I will be in Krakow in mid-April (5 nights) and would like to visit both the Salt Mine and Zalipie. Since they are in the same general direction I am wondering if I could coordinate the visits on a single day. The earliest Salt Mine tour in English is at 9:00; we'd likely take a bus there. I am considering arranging for a driver to meet us at the Salt Mine at noon, then going onward to Zalipie. (Google has the drive at about 1 1/4 hours, which is likely optimistic.) Does this sound like a workable plan?
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We opted to visit Zalipie only for a day. Definitely have a driver/ guide take you. It would be difficult to reach different houses independently. We used Maciej , Poland Active. Maciej picked us up at our bnb in Krakow. He was knowledgable and took us to places we would never have found on our own. He does other trips as well. +48 609 167 964 The WhatsApp number for Poland Active.
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Yes I think it's doable. You probably won't spend too much time in Zalipie, beyond the pretty painted cottages, it's just your typical Polish agricultural village of a couple hundred people.
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Thank you. We are now thinking we will rent a car for that day. It sounds like information is available in Zalipie to guide us to the painted houses in the area; hopefully we'll also be able to speak with someone at the Museum or Felicja Curylowa home. I think we'll reverse the plan, picking up the car at 8 and heading to Zalipie. Probably will try to be at Wieliczka for a 15:00 or 15:30 tour, which should allow us time to take a lunch break along the way.