A lovely scenic rafting ride and experience where the Dunajec River flows through the borders of Poland on the left side and Slovakia on the right, bifurcating the 2 countries and the river gorge with its limestone cliffs are an awesome sight.
Review by: bcortis, August 2017
Lovely tour. It rained while we were on the raft but it was still great. Pity that the explanation was in Polish. Our van driver, Bruno, was very friendly, and he also gave us some very interesting historical information.
Review by: Allen G, December 2016
Very good driver/guide. Interesting and varied sites.
Review by: David B, October 2016
The weather didn't help but the 2 crew men on the raft made no attempt to speak to speak us or welcome us on board and we felt like second class citizens our driver complained about the distance he had to drive and missed out the castle completely
Review by: Sherin B, September 2016
Wonderful experience ,beautiful scenery, guide was friendly,helpful a real gent, even though it rained it was exciting ,would love to do it again if I return to Kraków.
Review by: Yogesh J, June 2016
The castle was interesting, though not much different from others we had seen near Krakow. But the region is really pretty, with mountains, lakes, rivers and tiny villages. The rafting down the Dunjec River Gorge was particularly enjoyable. The views are breathtaking and, since the weather was cool and pleasant, we found it to be very relaxing as well. The boats men did not speak English, so you miss out a bit. But the spectacular views make up for everything. It was a fairly smooth ride, with Slovakia on one side and Poland on the other. You also cross the border for a short while. Overall, a very worthwhile fun trip.
Review by: Kevin B, April 2016
The rafting through the river gorge is highly recommended, beautiful scenery, peaceful, lots to see and a very unusual activity. However, the second part of the trip was very disappointing! The tour was booked through Viator's own website yet when it came to the day of the tour it turned out that the booking had been accepted for a Monday - when the castle is closed!! The fact that the guide explained how interesting it is inside the castle DID NOT make up for the fact that we could not see it. It was even suggested that we had booked to early! Be very careful of dates when booking this trip, and perhaps make a specific check to ensure that the whole day's activities are available.
Review by: Darrell H, October 2015
it was too expensive. When we went it was too cold but that was my fault. The guide does not speak English
Review by: Valerie R, September 2015
Andrew was very informative and helpful. There was some confusion as to our pick up point, but Andrew followed up via our hotel and made it all happen seamlessly._br/_ The raft journey was in Polish so needed to read about what we were seeing. Countryside wonderful._br/_ Overall a great experience.
Review by: Ravini J, July 2015
Would not recommend raft trip is two hours long with no bathroom or shade. It was very hot on the day i went so after paying for it i opted not to go. Also the castle was a dissapointment. the tour guide was good
Review by: Sofie R, July 2015
Well organized and a fantastic day out! The scenery is beautiful and we even got to see a bear.
Review by: Norman C, September 2014
Our Dunajec River raft trip was wonderful, everything we had hoped. The scenery was beautiful, and our English-speaking guide was great. He was extremely articulate in English, well-informed and educated in general and kept us entertained throughout the ride from Krakow, the raft and castle trips, and the ride back._br/_
We were also pleased with how smoothly the pick-up went at our hotel. We tried to book a Dunajec trip six years ago through a different agency, and it was a disaster. We never got to take the trip at all. So we were very pleased that your pick-up and drop-off worked so well.
Review by: MIchael M, June 2014
The weather left us unable to do the rafting portion of the trip but our tour guide Agnes was very gracious in letting us make other stops which were not on the itinerary including lunch just inside the border of Slovakia which was an unexpected treat.
Review by: Andrey S, June 2014
Unique experience, beautiful nature, outstanding tour guide Agnieshka Bonior.
Review by: Ruth J, June 2014
Did not get to go down river as it was raining and they were waiting for 6 more people to make a full raft_br/_
they never appeared so no trip. driver took us to see another castle and church went for a trip to Slovakia
Review by: iluvmexico, May 2014
We felt that the price and time required for this tour weren't worth it. The trip to the site is two hours. The castle is small, there are few artifacts on display and little explanation of them or what it was like to live in that time period. It took us only about 45 minutes to slowly go through it. We would recommend the Wawel Castle in Krakow as a better alternative. The river gorge is relatively scenic but the guides don't speak English and we understood absolutely nothing of what was said. Also they will not take a raft out unless there are ten people. There were only two of us and we had to wait an hour until finally another eight people showed up just before we were going to leave. The float on the river is about two hours. So there's a four hour round trip and only about three hours spent at the site. The castle tour is about $5 a person, the raft is about $22 a person, the majority of the fee is spent on travel expense! We paid $112.50 each for this tour. The best part was our tour guide Andrew who spoke excellent English, was very accommodating and also a valuable source of everything Polish. He made every possible effort to make sure we got the float on the river.
Review by: Kevin S, April 2014
We all enjoyed it o the full. One thing is maybe that on the raft they should have some kind of rag due that it was quite cold.
Review by: Bree J, October 2013
The operator schedules the tour on Monday but the castle is closed on Monday and entrance fee cost was not refunded. When it came time for the Dunajec River Gorge, they require 10 passengers but there were only 4 on the trip - this should have been clarified up front. The guide was going to skip the event but after waiting an hour at the dock another group showed up that we were able to tag onto. The guide should have never taken us if there was not sufficient folks for the tour.
Review by: FREDA E, August 2013
We were fortunate to have our own personal tour guide as there were only 2 of us booked on the trip for that day. Niedzica is a fairytale castle perched on an escarpment with stunning views over the lake and reservoir. The castle is steeped in history with , Jack, our guide having excellent knowledge with facts and figures to hand._br/_
A short drive away through the dramatic countryside, we came to the Dunajec River Gorge "cruise". The transport is unique 5 narrow punts lashed together with ropes and branches and captained by two very colourful locals. The boat holds around 12 people and with around 200 boats is a very popular attraction. The 2 hour + "cruise" unfolds through rolling countryside into steep sided valley cliffs with glimpses of wildlife. We were fortunate to have some very good singers on our boat and were treated to some local folk songs as we meandered down the gorge.Would recommend this tour for the stunning views and history.
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