Oko

Advantages: Outstandingly Beautiful. An easy enough walk.
Disadvantages: The Crowds. The Toilets!

...many people as well as thick cloud covering all of the mountains is not a great recipe for sightseeing in my book. Being Polish, my wife was well aware of some of the beauties that the area had to offer, if at first you don’t succeed – return the next year! Welcome then, to the last week of May, 2007. The evening that we checked into the Hotel Redyk, the receptionist informed us that the cable car apparatus on Mount Kasprowy Wierch was currently being renewed and that it would not be running through the summer season. There goes Zakopane’s number one tourist attraction then - damn (probably not!) - my first cable car ride would have to wait for another year. The second tourist “must do” whilst in this area is a visit to Lake Morskie Oko, translated “Eye of the Sea”, probably Poland’s most well known beauty spot. Setting our... Read review

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Advantages: beautiful, unspoilt and very good value for money
Disadvantages: language barrier and food could be better

...to pay a small fee to enter the park. Using walking maps locally available, plan your own walks down the valleys. Valleys that are not within walking distance of Zakopane can be accessed by minibus. The minibus station is a godsend. Although it may be intimidating getting onto a private minibus with a driver who speaks limited English, he will shuttle you to the valley that the sign on the minibus windscreen states at a very cheap price (about 2 pounds for a 30 minute shuttle, although this varies). Must see... 1) Morskie Oko (sea eye). This lake, nestled in the mountains can be accessed by shuttle bus then an hours walk or horse and cart. This is a truly beautiful area, from which many walks can be started. Strole around the lake or embark on a 20 minute walk to a higher lake, Czarny Staw, from which the views of Morskie Oko... Read review

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