Discover the beauty of Pieniny National Park just on the doorstep of Kraków. Take part in rafting along calm waters of Dunajec river in its famous gorge from Sromowce Wyżne to Szczawnica. The cruise is performed on traditional wooden rafts and takes about 2:15 min. During the cruise you will learn a lot about traditional raftsmen, nature in the area and also hear a lot of jokes. After this amazing cruise we will move to artificial Czorsztyn lake and the dam to discover the beauty of Niedzica Castle and picturesque Czorsztyn Castle Ruins.
1 day
April-October
3 attractions
10-50
Calm
Up to 30 days*
Pick up from your hotel in Kraków. Transfer to Sromowce Wyżne for Dunajec Rafting. Transfer to Niedzica, castle sightseeing. Transfer to Czorsztyn, sightseeing of castle ruins. Return to Kraków. All the time you will be acompanied by our guide.
The rafting season in this area starts on the first of April and lasts till the thirty-first of October. Still, as Pieniny National Park is greatly covered in deciduous forest, the best time to make the rafting is in autumn when colourful leaves create artistic landscapes. The journey starts in Sromowce Kąty and it can end in two spots. The option to Szczawnica takes about 2:15 h and its length is about 18 km, the version to Kroscienko takes about 2:45 h and its length is about 23 km. River Dunajec cuts into the Pien...
Castle in Niedzica is situated about 1 h drive from Zakopane (about 45 km) and 2 h drive from Kraków (113 km). The stronghold is surrounded by extraordinary natural beauty of hills and Czorsztyn artificial lake. The construction of the castle started about the 14th century. Today the castle has museum, hotel, conference centre and restaurant functions. The main attraction of it is an interesting architecture. In the museum part tourists can visit chambers with 16th up to 19th century furnishings, hunting chamber, gua...
Czorsztyn Lake is an artificial water body which exists thanks to construction of the dam at Dunajec River. The lake has a very picturesque location between two highland areas: Pieniny and Gorce Mountains. Depending on the level of water the lake has from 4.15 to 13.35 km2. With the highest level of water the length of the coast line is 29.7 km. Apart from the obvious tourist positive aspects of the lake such as possibility of bathing, sailing, fishing or diving, the great values include also two castles at the banks...
Pieniny National Park was created in 1932 to protect fairly small group of mountains from Czorsztyn to Szczawnica towns and Dunajec gorge in this area. The park area is 2 346 hectares. The most famous peaks include Sokolica 747 m above sea level and Trzy Korony 982 m above sea level. In the park there are 35 km trails among them walking, cycling and skiing ones. Still, the most popular attraction of Pieniny is rafting in Dunajec gorge. There are also anthropological attractions such as castle ruins in Czorsztyn. Flor...
Local guide
Dunajec rafting cruise, Niedzica Castle, Czorsztyn Castle.
Coach
Your hotel in Kraków
Your hotel in Kraków
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One day tour
If you take this tour during spring or in autumn it is good to have a warm jacket for the rafting. In summer it should be enough to have some sweater or long sleeve blouse.
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