Some places worth checking out:
1) Kasprowy Wierch cable car. You can buy the tickets online or at Krupowki 48 to avoid the queue in Kuznice (the starting point).
pkl.pl/kasprowy-wierch/kasprowy.html
2) Gubalowka funicular railway. Beautiful Tatra Mountains panorama from the top included (in the winter there's an outstanding Land Of The Light spectacle).
3) Oscypek Museum - you can see how the most popular highlander's cheese is made and follow all the stages of its production according to a traditional recipe. In addition, a presentation about where the shepherds came from to the Tatra Mountains, what is kosor, ferula or pucenie.
On site, there is a shop with the highest quality highland cheese.
Address: ul. Jagiellońska 28
Opening hours, tickets, additional information: muzeumoscypka.pl
4) Tatra Educational Park (Tatrzański Park Edukacyjny) - beautifully situated, full of wonderful animals, including: marmots, foxes, deers - a total of 10 different species (some of them can be fed). In addition, learning and fun zones for children and a playground in the form of a rope park.
Current information: facebook.com/TatrzanskiParkEdukacyjny
Address: ul. Józefa Piłsudskiego 38, near Wielka Krokiew (so it can be combined with a visit to the ski jumping hill)
5) Treetop Walk Bachledka – in Slovakia, about 40 km away from Zakopane: amazing views from a wooden walkway built at the level of the treetops.
6) Morskie Oko – a 20 km drive to Parking Palenica Białczańska (by a car or by a bus - starting point at the main train station: "Dworzec PKP") and then a 8 km walk to the most picturesque mountain lake in Poland.
There's a mountain hostel at the lake. While there (and still feeling strong) make an extra effort and check Czarny Staw Pod Rysami - another amazing mountain lake. It takes another hour to get there.
7) Rafting and canoes - Dunajec, Sromowce, Szczawnica. We highly recommend the company Fun Time.
Contact: +48 608 806 030
8) We also highly recommend a useful page for route planning (with the transition time calculator) on the hiking trails:
You can also download a convenient application on your phone (both on iOS and Android systems): "Mapa Turystyczna" (in Polish and English).
TAXI (mention "Maria Maka" for a discount):
1) +48 794 958 119 (Dawid)
2) +48 604 230 200 (Wojtek)
FOR CHILDREN:
1) the Tatra Educational Park already mentioned :)
2) TPN Nature Education Center (Centrum Edukacji Przyrodniczej TPN) - the modernized TPN Nature Education Center is the most modern facility of this type in our region. Inside there is a 4D cinema, the largest model of the Tatra Mountains in Poland, a discovery room, a shop with unique mountain gadgets and publications, and many other attractions. Admission is free :)
Mandatory entry reservation: biletycep.tpn.pl
Address: ul. Chałubińskiego 42a (2.6 km from our house :) )
3) GuGu Rope Park - the park is located near Wielka Krokiew (Piłsudskiego Street). It provides a number of attractions for the youngest, those slightly older and adults. After exciting fun, you can relax here on a huge clearing overlooking the mountains. In the relaxation area there is also a small playground with a sandpit and a trampoline, and a bar with hot and cold drinks, snacks and regional dishes. There is also the possibility of organizing special events with an outdoor barbecue.
4) Góralski Ślizg - a gigantic, eight-lane slide reaching the height of a five-story building. The slide is located in the very center of Zakopane, on the square just below the funicular railway to Gubałówka.
