High Tatras walking holiday and Kraków
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High Tatras walking holiday and Kraków
Explore the High Tatras on five walking days with mountain-hotel stays, then continue to Kraków. Mirando al Sur’s nine-day itinerary visits parts of Slovakia and Poland, combining lakes, forests and mountain views.
This is the more moderate alternative to the hut-to-hut trek. Mountain hotels provide overnight comfort between stages, while walking is combined with transfers and a planned cable-car descent.
Your mountain trip with Mirando al Sur
Štrbské Pleso, Popradské Pleso, Sliezsky Dom and Skalnaté Pleso link the Slovak section. The journey then moves to Zakopane for the Polish lakes before its cultural finish in Kraków.
The published difficulty is low within a mountain-walking context. Days still reach around four to 5½ hours, with up to around 650 m ascent. Comfortable accommodation does not replace the fitness needed to walk on consecutive days.
Trip itinerary
- Day 1: Kraków to Štrbské Pleso. Arrival and a transfer of around 2½ hours. Hotel with half board.
- Day 2: Velké Hincovo and Popradské Pleso. Walk from Štrbské Pleso: around 4½ hours, 650 m ascent and 450 m descent. Mountain hotel with half board.
- Day 3: Sliezsky Dom. Walk from Popradské Pleso for around four hours, with 500 m ascent and 300 m descent. Sliezsky Dom mountain hotel with half board.
- Day 4: Hrebienok to Skalnaté Pleso. Around 4½ hours, 500 m ascent and 400 m descent. Mountain accommodation with half board.
- Day 5: Tatranská Lomnica to Zakopane. Short walk and planned cable-car descent: reference of 1¼ hours and 300 m descent. Transfer to Zakopane; hotel with breakfast.
- Day 6: Polish lakes. Walk around Morskie Oko and the Staw Polski area, around 5½ hours and 650 m ascent and descent. Return to Zakopane; hotel with breakfast.
- Day 7: Kraków. Transfer and a city tour in Spanish. Hotel with breakfast; city lunch and dinner are separate.
- Day 8: Kraków and optional visit. A possible Spanish-guided Auschwitz-Birkenau visit, with arrangements to confirm. Time in the city and an optional Polish dinner. Hotel with breakfast.
- Day 9: Departure. If flight times allow, walk around the outside of Wawel Castle and the cathedral, followed by the airport transfer and return journey.
Duration, season and experience
- Duration: nine days, including five walking stages.
- Season: when the route and mountain accommodation are open; ask about suitable dates.
- Published level: low technical and physical difficulty within a mountain-walking context.
- Effort reference: typical days of four to 5½ hours, with up to around 650 m ascent.
- Published group options: four to five, six to seven, or eight participants; eight is the stated maximum.
- Dates: ask for dates and availability.
- Places: contact us for current availability.
Included in the programme
- Mountain guide throughout the programme.
- The guide’s accommodation, meals and transport.
- Public liability and accident insurance.
- Huts and hotels in the stated board arrangements.
- The programme’s vehicle and specified transfers.
- A guided Kraków city tour in Spanish.
Not included
- Flights to Kraków; Mirando al Sur can assist with booking.
- Lunches and dinners in Kraków and meals outside the stated board arrangements.
- Trail food, drinks at accommodation and services not expressly included.
- Accommodation changes caused by alterations to the programme.
- The optional Auschwitz-Birkenau visit: confirm tickets, availability and cost before booking.
Frequently asked questions
How does this differ from the High Tatras trek?
This programme uses mountain hotels and more moderate walks. The hut-to-hut trek has longer stages and larger height differences. Compare this option if overnight comfort is a priority.
Do we walk on all nine days?
No. There are five walking stages, with arrival, transfers, Kraków and departure on the other days. One mountain day is short and includes a planned cable-car descent.
Which is the longest planned walk?
The Polish lakes day is around 5½ hours, with 650 m ascent and descent. The Velké Hincovo stage also involves around 650 m ascent.
Do we stay in the same hotel throughout?
No. The Slovak section uses different mountain accommodation, followed by hotels in Zakopane and Kraków. This lets the itinerary progress without returning to the same base.
Is the Kraków city tour included?
A guided tour in Spanish is included. Confirm language arrangements if you need another language; meals and services not expressly included are separate.
Is Auschwitz-Birkenau a compulsory visit?
No. The guided visit is optional and needs confirmation with the agency. The stay in Kraków remains part of the journey.
Does a low difficulty rating make it suitable for everyone?
No rating can assess an individual. You should be able to walk for several hours on consecutive days and discuss your experience and needs before selecting a departure.
Nine days in Slovakia and Poland, with five walking stages, mountain hotels, Tatra lakes and a cultural stay in Kraków.
Ask about dates and availability.
