We all know, how annoying bad weather can be when we’re on holiday, especially in the mountains, where good weather is really important. But there’s nothing we can do, so it’s good to prepare a plan. In case of bad weather you don’t have to resign from sightseeing and entertainment – you’re on holidays! Below we present some ideas what to do in Zakopane & Podhale Region with kids on a rainy day.

KIDS Park Janosika – Sala Zabaw

Mom and Dad! There is a place where children are the most important – it is their kingdom. Janosik Park is a unique attraction in Zakopane.
Over 700 sq m of space – modern, secur and a wonderfully realized idea of a regional playroom for children! All this to ensure great fun for children and a moment of relaxation for parents.
Location – Janosik Park is located in the very center of the city, on the lower Krupówki Street. This indoor playground has everything children dream about.
Janosik reigns here – not only in paintings and names, but also during play – a pontoon track, a lot of footbridges and obstacles to conquer for small explorers. Also we thought about the smallest children creating a special zone with soft toys for children 1-2 years. You can feel the exceptional attention to detail – here even dollhouses have regional furniture. Both in summer and winter, when the weather is bad or good in the Janosik Park the whole family can spend a great time.
It’s a meeting place, a place of joy. Use this time for yourself or make arrangements with friends while your child plays with their peers.
Cakes and snacks – there are two cafes here. The Janosik Café offers delicious coffee, tea and sweets, as well as ECO Maryna with freshly squeezed juices, smoothies and healthy treats.
We invite you to play together!

KIDS Park Janosika – Sala Zabaw

Adres: Zakopane, ul. Krupówki 14a – II piętro

www: janosik.pl

godziny otwarcia: codziennie od 10:00 do 21:00

kontakt: info@janosik.pl / +48 723 200 007

Playrooms ‘Małpi Gaj’ in Zakopane and Nowy Targ

Where? Zakopane, 26 Chyców Potok Street, 3rd floor of Shop Center ‘Szymonek & Nowy Targ, 21 Sikorskiego Street

Opening hours: everyday, 10:00am-8:00pm

Playrooms ‘Małpi Gaj’ offer 300 m2 (400 m2 in Nowy Targ) of colorful space to play. There are labyrinths, slides, pools with soft balls and separated room with LEGO blocks (in Nowy Targ). There are also special „baby zones” for the youngest children.

When your kids will play with their age-mates, parents can sit in a parents’ zone, drink coffee and read magazines.

More details you’ll find on the website Małpi Gaj (the website is in Polish only).

Photos come from the website of Małpi Gaj

Playroom ‘Talents Factory’ in Kościelisko

Where? Kościelisko, 136 Nędzy Kubińca Street

Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 2:00pm-8:00pm, Sunday: 12:00am-8:00pm

In ‘Talents Factory’ there is not only a playroom for children, but also music, dancing and art workshops. There is big construction with slides, pools with soft balls, as well as a room with toys for younger and older children. There’s a coffee corner for parents. There’s a possibility to leave a child under care of an animator. ‘Talents Factory’ organizes also special events for children, like meeting with Santa, New Year’s Eve party, Mother’s Day, etc. It’s good to follow the website Fabryki Talentów (the website is in Polish only).

Photos come from the website of Fabryka Talentów

Aqua Park Zakopane

Where? Zakopane, 31 Jagiellońska Street

Opening hours: everyday 9:00am-10:00pm

Aqua Park in Zakopane is a big attraction for children of every age, but also for their parents 🙂 You can use wading pool with water playground for the youngest children, five slides with different level of difficulty, wild river, sport pool, Jacuzzi and outdoor pool with warm water.

Besides water attractions there is bowling arcade, restaurant and playroom for children on the 3rd floor.

More details you’ll find on the website: Aqua Park Zakopane (the website is in Polish only).

Thermal pools

Thermal pools are perfect when the weather is bad – you’ll find there lots of attractions for children and adults. Do you know, the water is extracted from over 3000m below ground, it is rich in many micro elements such as sulfur, calcium, magnesium or sodium? it is good for the body and mind.  Certainly it will improve your mood on the rainy day 🙂

You can choose between 4 thermal pools in Podhale Region:

• Terma Bania, Białka Tatrzańska, 181 Środkowa Street, open everyday 9:00am-10:00pm
• Terma Bukovina, Bukowina Tatrzańska, 22 Sportowa Street, open everyday 9:00am-10:00pm
• Chochołowskie Termy, Chochołów 400, open everyday 9:00am-10:00pm
• Termy Szaflary, Szaflary, 20 Nowe Area, open everyday 8:00am-10:00pm
• Gorący Potok, Szaflary, 45 Nowe Area, open everyday 11:00am-10:00pm

 

Dunajec Castle

Where? Niedzica, 2 Zamkowa Street

Opening hours: everyday, from May to October: 9:00am-6:30pm; from October to May: 9:00am-3:30pm

Beautiful Dunajec Castle in a town Niedzica originates in XIVth century and it’s a very interesting place. Amazing atmosphere in the castle, historic chambers, mysterious medieval hunting and torture tools and interesting history will teach an awake every child’s imagination.

More details you can find on the website Zamku w Niedzicy (the website is in Polish only).

Educational Nature Center of Tatras National Park

Where? Zakopane, 42a Chałubińskiego Street

Opening hours: everyday 9:00am-5:00pm (last entrance at 4:00pm)

The center runs educational activities, oriented mainly to children. There are time exhibitions connected with Tatras and nature protection, movies projection. There’s Tatras Flora Garden and discovery room in the center, where through playing, children learn interesting things about Tatras nature. It’s a wonderful place for a whole family, where not only children, but also adults, can have fun and learn something.

It’s good to book a place in the center, because there are some restrictions about number of people in the center at any given time.

Attention! The Educational Nature Center of Tatras National Park is closed for renovation till the end of 2017!

Tatras Museum

Where? Zkaopane, 10 Krupówki Street

Opening hours: Wednesday-Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday: 9:00am-3:00pm

And Tatras Museum is an interesting place for a whole family. The exhibition about Zakopane’s history includes an original highlanders’ hut, their everyday things, tools, colorful dresses and furniture. Your children will enjoy a huge model of Tatra Mountains and expositions about Tatras plants and natural-size animals.

More details you’ll find on a website Tatras Museum

 

Wax Figures Exhibition and mirrors labyrinth

Where? Zakopane, 62 Krupówki Street

Opening hours: everyday, 10:00am-10:00pm

There are about 60 wax figures of known scientists, writers, actors, sportsmen and politicians. You can take a photo with stars, as well as with movies or comics characters. There’s a mirror labyrinth in the same building, where you’ll have to find a way out – lots of fun is guaranteed!

Upside Down House

Where? Zakopane, 3-ego Maja Street

Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00am-6:00pm, Saturday-Sunday: 10:00am-8:00pm

It’s an interesting experience for both, children and adults – in the upside down house you can feel the other dimension of gravity. The house is standing on its roof, and furniture inside the house are standing on the floor, but he floor is above our heads – these effects give us a feeling of walking on ceiling with our heads down.

Parrots’ House

Where? Zakopane, 11 Droga do Olczy Street

Opening hours: everyday 10:00am-7:00pm

It’s a wonderful place for animals lovers, but not only for them. Visit in the Parrots’ House can be an interesting lesson for your children – they will find out something new about these interesting birds, but also, they will have a chance to spend some time with them. It’s an interesting place for every adult as well: parrots are really beautiful, sometimes funny, especially, when they start to talk… 🙂 A little bit of exoticism on a rainy day will improve your mood for sure 🙂

You can find more details on the website of Parrots’ House (the website is in Polish only).

Hiking Center TOP

Where? Nowy Targ, 1b Konfederacji Tatrzańskiej Steet

Opening hours: everyday 12:00am-10:00pm

It’s a great idea for spending an active day with the whole family, even during the bad weather. Hiking Center TOP offers an instructor’s help, hiking course for children and more. This kind of activity is associated with mountains and gives you a chance to feel an adrenaline and competition – in a safe way, children can find out, how the real mountain hiking looks like.

More information you can find on a website Hiking Center TOP.

Bowling

Children like to spend their time in an active way, especially with some competition. Going out for bowling with a whole family is a great idea. You can choose between several bowling arcades in Podhale Region. It’s important to know, that in touristic season, there may be lots of people there, so it’s good to book a place.

• Aqua Park Zakopane, 31 Jagiellońska Street
• Tatra Hotel, Zakopane, 34 Cyrhla Street
• Hotel Belvedere, Zakopane 3 Droga do Białego
• Zadyma Inn, Szaflary, 1e Zakopiańska Street
• Borowy Dwór, Szaflary, 1a Cieplice Street
• Burkaty Pension, Białka Tatrzańska, 252a Środkowa Street

We hope that our ideas will help you to organize your time with children in case of a bad weather. There’s some things to do in Zakopane on rainy day, so you shouldn’t resign from sightseeing and entertainment.

Let us know, if you have your favorite place to go with children in Zakopane or Podhale Region!