Nature & mountains
Glide through a limestone gorge on wooden rafts, steered by raftsmen in traditional dress. Calm water, no wetsuit.
Photo: Katarzyna Pe / Unsplash
On the border with Slovakia the Dunajec river winds through the Pieniny mountains in tight bends under high cliffs. For generations, local raftsmen have taken visitors down on flat wooden rafts, telling jokes and legends on the way.
The trip takes about two hours and suits every age. I combine it with the castle of Niedzica on its lake, or the painted wooden church in Dębno.
Hardly ever. It is a calm, slow river trip, not white-water rafting, so normal clothes are fine. Bring a layer: it is cooler in the gorge.
Turquoise water between limestone cliffs, a short tram ride from the Old Town. Bring your swimsuit.
A flat riverside bike path from Wawel to a Benedictine abbey on a white cliff. Monks’ beer and cheese at the end.
Poland’s smallest national park: white rock towers, caves, castle ruins and a Renaissance castle on a cliff.
