The 15 Best Zakopane Tours & Day Trips

1.Zakopane Tour Local Tasting, Cable Car & Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3,607 reviews · 11 hours · from $27Our pick

Krakow to Zakopane day trip with Chochołów wooden houses, oscypek tasting, Gubałówka cable car views, and Chocholowskie hot springs.

“Matt was fantastic guide kept us informed of local customs and architecture,will be definitely coming back to krakhow”

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2.Thermal Baths Evening Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 485 reviews · 7 - 9 hours · from $80

Evening coach trip from Kraków to Chocholowska Thermal Baths for eight whirlpools, pools, terrace sunset, plus Zakopane views.

“Long drive but well worth it. Thermal baths were lovely and not too busy during the week days. You get a wrist band when you go in and if you want to buy anything you tap the band then at the end you go and pay for everything so you don’t have to bring your phone/money into the baths.”

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3.Thermal Baths Amazing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 272 reviews · 450 minutes - 1 day · from $72

Hotel pickup to Chocholow Thermal Baths with skip-the-line entry, eight whirlpools, pools, and a terrace sunset.

“Lots of different lovely warm pools, hot tubs and a few slides with a mix of inside and outside areas. Food and drink is very reasonable with a mix of pizza restaurant, cafe and other as well as swim up bar. 3 hours is long enough to enjoy and easy drive to and there.”

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4.Zakopane and/or Thermal Baths Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 257 reviews · 8 hours - 1 day · from $27

Relax in Chocholów thermal pools with sunset views, ride the Gubałówka funicular, try oscypek and vodka, plus Zakopane sights.

“Michal, our guide, was incredibly helpful with information about the practical aspects of the trip and the local culture. I would 100% recommend this trip.”

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5.Extreme Snowmobile Ride with Bonfire and Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 216 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $27

Hotel pickup, snowmobile or quad thrills near Zakopane, then a bacówka stop for oscypek and a bonfire feast with drinks.

“Waiting time for the pick up wasn’t great, apart from this the experience was amazing! The instructors were informative and we had lots of laughs. The Snowmobile wasn’t available due to weather but nevertheless was a really good thrill seeking adventure. Would definitely recommend to everyone!!”

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6.Snowmobiles Expedition and Optional Bonfire

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 150 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $100

Guided snowmobile ride in the Tatra Mountains near Zakopane, with optional bonfire meal, warm drinks, and big mountain views.

“Amazing! Righly recommend it. It was super fun. Staff very friendly and explained everything.”

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7.Zakopane, Gubałówka & Thermal Baths – Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 138 reviews · 11 hours · from $26

Krakow day trip to Zakopane, Gubałówka, and Chochołowskie Thermal Baths. Taste oscypek and vodka, ride the funicular, relax.

“Just completed our trip today. Our guide Piter was an absolute gem, very knowledgeable, organised and so lovely. I would not hesitate to book with him. 5* thank you so much!”

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8.Chochołowskie Thermal Baths: Skip-the-Line Entry with Host

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 98 reviews · 3 - 10 hours · from $8Best value

Chochołowskie Thermal Baths in Poland with host, skip-the-line entry. Choose 3 hours or all-day soak with mountain views.

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9.Ski Lesson on Gubałówka Hill for beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 81 reviews · 1 hour · from $32

Beginner ski lesson on Zakopane’s Gubałówka Hill. Get fitted, learn to fall and stop, and enjoy Tatra views with calm instruction.

“It was so good, our guide was amazing! Really recommend ski lessons and yet skiing for beginners here!”

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10.Snowmobile & Thermal Baths Zakopane Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · 11 hours · from $53Top rated

Snowmobile in the Tatra Mountains, Chochołow wooden village, Oscypek tasting, Zakopane stroll, and Chocholowskie thermal baths, from Krakow.

“Me and my boyfriend done a full day trip with Micheal as the guide. Amazing day start to finish. Never done a guided tour and glad we did. Micheal made the tour run smoothly and had a lot of experience and knowledge in the area. We loved are day trip to Zakopane. The favourite part would be the snow mobiles then the thermal spa! Would recommend!!”

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11.Snowmobile Ride with Thermal Pools & Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 74 reviews · 7 hours · from $55

From Zakopane: snowmobile or quad ride, oscypek hut stop, bonfire lunch, then Chochołów thermal baths with 30+ pools.

“Great fun with the ATVs in the forest and the lake. They gave us full gear so we didn’t need to bring anything. Then we ate cheese and sausages that were prepared for us along with coffee and other drinks. Then had a calming spa session were we skipped the line with our guide. Good fun experiences with interesting and fun facts from our guide along the way! Would recommend 100%”

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12.Chochołowska Valley Sleigh Ride with Bonfire

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 55 reviews · 3 hours · from $89

Zakopane sleigh ride in Chochołowska Valley, then bonfire with sausages, highlander tea, and music for a classic Podhale winter evening.

“Transport was very punctual and efficient. Food from the bonfire was also great! We went for the evening activity however since it was really dark unfortunately we could not see much. Additionally the sleigh was quite small to fit 4 and we were very cramped. Would have loved if there were guides speaking in English as we felt quite lost since everything was in Polish.”

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13.Quad Bike Adventure with Optional Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 48 reviews · 1 hour · from $110

Guided quad ride in Zakopane with Tatra views, suited-up comfort, and optional bonfire meal for up to 10 people.

“Communication cud be improved. Washroom facilities. Trail itself-probably 50% of it was on pavement and thru town. Expectations were a bit different. Campfire and food provided was nice- but again the communication was lacking there as well.”

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14.Zakopane Gubałówka Hill: Horse Sleigh Ride with local music

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 42 reviews · 3 hours · from $81

Horse sleigh ride from Zakopane to Ząb on Gubałówka Hill, with Highlander music and unlimited warm mountain food.

“Cosy ride with the blankets provided, nice atmosphere at the end with music and food”

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15.Chocholow Thermal Baths with Hotel Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 40 reviews · 3 hours · from $86

Zakopane hotel pickup and a 3-hour stop at Chochołowskie Thermal Baths, with tickets, bilingual guide, and return transfer.

“The driver was great, even gave us some suggestions of nice places after the trip.”

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