Wieliczka

The Wieliczka Salt Mine Underground Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre.
Our 6,5-hour treatment visit, take you for treatment during rehabilitation - treatment stays (Sunday is a day off ) to the unique salt scenery of the Lake Wessel Chamber, located 135 meters underground, well - equipped with physical therapy equipment. The specific microclimate of the underground Lake Wessel Chamber is characterized by bacteriological purity; what is more the air of the chamber contains large quantities of sodium chloride and magnesium and calcium ions. Treatment has a form of active rehabilitation including in modern breathing exercises, which consist of ability to control and improve respiratory system. Therefore, the stay in our mine is especially beneficial for treating: lower and upper tract respiratory system diseases (infections of nose, sinuses, throat, larynx, asthma, COPD, bronchi diseases), allergies, skin diseases, metabolic disorders (obsesity).

The centre has an International Certificate ISO 9001: 2000 of Quality Management System.

We propose our patients during the treatment stay for extra costs: additional services - massages, dental and cosmetic services a sightseeing visit of the Tourist Route of the Wieliczka Salt Mine (inscribed to the first UNESCO World Heritage List) and the underground exhibition of the Cracow Salt-Works Museum; a possibility of taking part in facultative excursions to Cracow and the most attractive places in the south Poland on Sundays and during leisure. Transfer from railway and bus station in Cracow and from airport Cracow Balice.

Please, remember to bring your VALID examination results (urine analysis, blood cell count, chest's roentgen and ECG), VALID INSURANCE POLICY, warm clothing and sport shoes. The temperature in the salt chamber is about 10^oC.

 Service fees

1) 17 DAYS OUT-PATIENT STAYS*

Kind of treatment stay	WINTER SEASON 01.01 – 19.03 01.10 – 31.12	SUMMER SEASON 20.03 – 30.09.
Out-patient stay – day	555 Euro /person	605 Euro /person
Out-patient stay – night	530  Euro /person	570 Euro /person

* Sunday is free from treatments

The price includes:
- medical tests, qualifying, trainings on the first day;
- consultation and the final medical test in the treatment chamber throughout the stay;
- fourteen 6.5 h rehabilitation-treatment stays in the Wessel Lake chamber under the care of a doctor, a nurse, and a physiotherapist every day (Sunday is free from treatments);
- rehabilitation walk in the historic part of the Wieliczka Salt Mine and a visit of the Krakow Salt Mine Museum during the stay.

The price doesn't include:
- accommodation,
- meals.


2) 17 DAY STANDARD COMPREHENSIVE STAY*

WINTER SEASON 01.01 – 19.03 01.10 – 31.12		SUMMER SEASON 20.03 – 30.09.
double room	single room	double room	single room
2635 Euro	1596 Euro	2999 Euro	1785 Euro

* Sunday is free from treatments

The price includes:
- medical tests, qualifying, trainings on the first day;
- consultation and the final medical test in the treatment chamber throughout the stay;
- fourteen 6.5 h rehabilitation-treatment stays in the Wessel Lake chamber under the care of a doctor, a nurse, and a physiotherapist every day (Sunday is free from treatments);
- 17 accommodation in single and double rooms (all the rooms with shower, toilet, TV-SAT) in the Wieliczka area hotels of or outside Wieliczka with guaranteed transportation to the mine; accommodation places are distributed by registration order,
- 4 meals per day (breakfast, dinner, the supper and a snack at noon or in the afternoon),
- rehabilitation walk in the historic part of the Wieliczka Salt Mine and a visit of the Krakow Salt Mine Museum during the stay
- 2 spirometric tests,
- 1 classical therapeutic massage,
- 1 treatment with Biotron lamp,
- 3 massages in the Kennedy chair (for children between 3 and 14 years of age, 4 inhalations are proposed instead of massages);
- transportation from Krakow main railway station or the Balice Airport (both ways).

The comprehensive stay begins at dinner on the first day of the stay and finishes at breakfast on the last day.


3) 17 DAY HIGH STANDARD COMPREHENSIVE STAY*

WINTER SEASON 01.01 – 19.03 01.10 – 31.12		SUMMER SEASON 20.03 – 30.09.
double room	single room	double room	single room
4210 Euro	2550 Euro	4800 Euro	2856 Euro

* Sunday is free from treatments.

The price includes:
- medical tests, qualifying, trainings on the first day;
- consultation and the final medical test in the treatment chamber throughout the stay
- fourteen 6.5 h rehabilitation-treatment stays in the Wessel Lake chamber under the care of a doctor, a nurse, and a physiotherapist every day (Sunday is free from treatments);
- 17 nights in single and double rooms in a 4* Turówka Hotel in Wieliczka (rooms are equipped with satellite television with the Pay TV system, phone, air-conditioning, mini-bar, safe, free-of-charge Internet access and bathroom with a bathtub and a toilet; the hotel also has a swimming pool, a sauna, and a Jacuzzi); accommodation places are granted by registration order,
- 17 accommodation in single and double rooms (all the rooms with shower, toilet, TV-SAT) in the Wieliczka area hotels of or outside Wieliczka with guaranteed transportation to the mine; accommodation places are granted by registration order,
- 4 meals per day (breakfast, dinner, the supper and a snack at noon or in the afternoon),
- rehabilitation walk in the historic part of the Wieliczka Salt Mine and a visit of the Krakow Salt Mine Museum during the stay
- 2 spirometric tests,
- 1 classical therapeutic massage,
- 1 treatment with Biotron lamp,
- 3 massages in the Kennedy chair (for children between 3 and 14 years of age, 4 inhalations are proposed instead of massages);
- transportation from Krakow main railway station or the Balice Airport (both ways).

The comprehensive stay begins at dinner on the first day of the stay and finishes at breakfast on the last day.


4) ONE- OR A-FEW-DAYS’ "ONE DAY SUBTERRANEOTHERAPY" STAYS

Kind of treatment stay	WINTER SEASON 01.01 – 19.03 01.10 – 31.12	SUMMER SEASON 20.03 – 30.09.
Day stays	up to 3 days -45 Euro/pers./day over 3 days – 42 PLN /pers./day	up to 3 days – 48 Euro/pers./day over 3 days - 45 Euro/pers./day
Night stays	48 Euro/ pers./night	48 Euro/ pers./night

The price includes:
- 6.5-hour treatment stay underground under the care of a doctor, a nurse, and a physiotherapist in daily (Sunday is free from treatments);

The price doesn't include:
- accommodation and meals, transfers. Ask for prices: info@excitingpoland.com

During all stays at the centre, for an extra fee you can get access to:
- physical treatments (magnetotherapy, laser treatment, electrotherapy), diagnostic tests (electrocardiography, spirometry) and service consultants (lung specialist, medical rehabilitation specialist).
- optional trips to Krakow, Zakopane, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska and Wadowice (guide service, entrance tickets, dinner, transportation ) or other attractive venues in Southern Poland*,  
- meeting with Krakow Folk Song and Dance Group* (2-hour performance by the group, gala dinner)*

* minimum number of participants: 5 persons.

general info:
spa: lowland spa
climate: lowland climate, moderately stimulating
height: 250 m above sea level
postal code: 32-020 Wieliczka
telephone area code: +48-12

Main treatment areas:
respiratory system diseases, particularly bronchial asthma, and rheumatic disorders.

Natural therapeutic features:
therapeutic microclimate in a salt excavation site with salt particles in the air, in the salt mine at a depth of 200 m.

Location:
Wieliczka lies on the border between Sandomierska Valley and Wielickie Upland, 15 km from Cracow. The town centre is in a hollow surrounded by hills. The development of the spa, famous for its historical salt mine, began in 1964, when the world's first underground anti-allergy sanatorium was established in the mine's chambers.

Treatment facilities:
spa hospitals with 153 beds.

Attractions and cultural events:
It is worth visiting the historical Salt Mine, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After 700 years of exploitation, the mine forms an extensive subterranean town. Sights include wonderful salt lakes, unique chapels with salt sculptures, and mining machinery and equipment. Banquets, concerts and seminars are held in the mine's underground rooms. In the town above ground, interesting sights include historical military stables with characteristic arcades similar to Cracow's Cloth Hall, and the architecture of Wieliczka's town centre.

Tourism and sports:
indoor swimming pool, 3 tennis courts, numerous hiking and biking routes in the area. It is not far to Ojcowski National Park, which has a lot of unusual rock formations and old trees.
Wieliczka is famous for one of the world's oldest salt mines, which is open to sightseers. The valley of the Pradnik River, part of the Ojcowski National Park, is a unique nature reserve with a fairy-tale landscape carved from limestone. The ruined Gothic castle in Ojców and the beautifully preserved Renaissance castle in Pieskowa Skała are two more reasons to visit the park. Just 35 km south of Cracow is the Beskidy mountain range and 100 km away in the Tatra Mountains lies Zakopane the winter capital of Poland.