ROMANIA
Romania's standouts.
The 10 most popular salt mine day trips in Romania. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what you pay.
Bucharest to Slănic Prahova salt mine by small-group van. Skip the line, explore 12°C caverns, and learn Romanian stories.
“The salt mine us spectacular. As a Brit the 13°C in the mine was a welcome break from the heat up top. The driver and guide capably handled every aspect of the journey out, back and down to the mine (I especially loved the potted Romanian history lesson). I was more than a little surprised…”
Bucharest transfer to Slănic Prahova Salt Mine with air-conditioned ride, ticket included, 2 hours underground, and salt lake plus waterfall views.
“Beautiful experience! The salt mines are really worth the visit, really an unique place! The guy who took us there was very professional and nice, and made a few stops along the road in order for us to get some food and go to the bathroom. We were back in Bucharest around 3,45 pm and…”
11-hour Cluj day trip to Turda Salt Mine, Corvin Castle, and Alba Iulia. Small group English guide and fortress-scale history.
“This was a great day trip! The combination of three very different important historical sights made the trip even more interesting. Our driver and guide, Mihai, gave us interesting commentary and the historical backgrounds about each sight, allowing us plenty of time to take photos and explore each on our own with some free time.…”
Slanic Salt Mine day trip from Bucharest with hotel pickup, an English host, and 2 hours underground in a 12°C healing salt setting.
“It is nice but Im not sure if it worth the price it has. When you have a first look everything is more or less the same.”
Full-day Cluj trip to Turda Salt Mine, Turda Gorge hike, and Remetea village. Underground fun, limestone cliffs, and local culture.
“Our guide was extremely nice and very informative. He knew a lot about the salt mine, the trails we hiked and even more about the local area. The restaurant we stopped at was awesome some of the best food I had during my stay in Romania. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking…”
Guided 4-hour trip from Cluj to Salina Turda: small group, English guide, underground chambers, rides inside the mine.
“We had a lovely tour guide who was very friendly and informative. She was very well educated in the geography as well as the history of the mine and the surrounding area. She gave us a brilliant tour of the mine as well as giving of plenty of free time to explore the mine ourselves.”
From Cluj, visit Turda Salt Mine, Corvin Castle, and Alba Iulia Fortress with a small-group English guide and smooth transport.
“A must if traveling north of Romania. 1 day tour covered few amazing places: salt mine, castles etc... should not be missed”
Private day trip from Bucharest to Unirea Salt Mine, Casa Seciu lunch and Dracula ties at Snagov Monastery, with guide and transport.
“Beautiful experience. The salt mine visit is unforgettable. My guide was very knowledgable, communicative and nice. He defintely made my tour very good.”
4-hour guided Salina Turda trip from Cluj: sci-fi salt galleries, underground amusement time, plus a comfortable private transfer with an English guide.
“I enjoyed the tour very much. The salt mine is fascinating and beautiful! Geta was a great guide. Very kind, friendly and knowledgeable with excellent English. If you want to make the most of the visit to the mine I would recommemnd taking a guide and would absolutely recommend using Geta!”
Early Bucharest pickup for Slănic Prahova salt mine and Snagov monastery, Dracula’s tomb lore, guided in English with free time included.
“ho viaggiato con la mia famiglia con la guida Andrea una ragazza bravissima, preparata e pronta a farti sentire bene durante il viaggio, n non ho trovato nessun problema da verificare, l'unica cosa che potrebbe migliorare anche se non c'entra con il trasporto, sarebbe il monastero di Vlad o tomba di dracula dove l'intero tragitto…”
