BUS TRIPS from ZAKOPANE
.: One-day bus trips are organized in Zakopane throughout the summer. This is a great option for tourists who would like to see interesting and beautiful places in the further surroundings of Zakopane but do not have a car. Unfortunately, the trips are usually conducted in Polish, but most of the guides speak fluently English and provide foreigners with all the necessary information.
Here are some of the most interesting places that you can see during one-day trips from Zakopane:
A beautiful, tiny, wooden church in Debno Podhalańskie (30km from Zakopane) - the only one monument in our region listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The church dates from the late 15th century and has a unique example of medieval decorations. This church is one of the attractions of the trip to Dunajec Gorge Rafting.
Salt Mines Wieliczka (100km from Zakopane) is another monument listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is one of the attractions of the trip to Krakow and Wieliczka.
Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz in Oswiecim (130km from Zakopane) - very depressing place and not available for children under 14. Visiting memorial and museum Auschwitz-Birkenau is combined with a short visit in Wadowice - Pope John Paul II’s brithplace.
Demianowska Cave of Liberty called the Ice Cave - one of the biggest and most beautiful European caves. This impressive cave is one of the attractions of the trip Around the Tatras - during this trip to Slovakia you travel around the whole Tatras.
Other tourist offices organizing day trips from Zakopane: