Private Day Trip to Turda Salt Mine and Alba Carolina Fortress
Overview
Inclusions
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Transportation with a modern vehicle
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Bottle of water
- Entrance fees
- Entry/Admission - Salina Turda
- Entry/Admission - Cetatea Alba Iulia
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Cetatea Alba Iulia, Calea Motilor, nr. 5A, Alba Iulia 510134 Romania
Your day trip from Cluj-Napoca starts in the morning when you will meet up with your tour guide and head to Alba Iulia to discover the city that was the largest Roman castrum, and its star-shaped fortification, Alba Carolina. Situated in the heart of Transylvania, over time, this settlement was transformed by the German and Hungarian populations which enriched its cultural diversity. Because of the influences imprinted over centuries, you will be able to observe that the buildings and churches have different architectural styles: Baroque, Romanesque and even Babylonian.
Alba Carolina Fortress is surrounded by 12 km of walls in order to protect the center of the city that won’t cease to amaze you. At its beginnings, the fortification was a Roman Fort, afterward a fortress during the Middle Ages and later a Vauban type Citadel provided with 7 bastions. Regardless of which entrance we’ll use you will be pleasantly surprised by all the Baroque decorative elements considered unique in European military architecture. The sensation of the past centuries will be sustained by the Austrian guards in their vintage clothes who protect the citadel even nowadays.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Rimetea, Rimetea, Alba County, Central Romania, Transylvania
Your day trip continues on a small road that takes you to Rimetea, a small village filled with white houses with their lovely green windows, loved by time and cherished by its inhabitants. You will have lunch in this beautiful place and you will remain with an image to treasure all your life.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Salina Turda, Aleea Durgaului 7, Turda 401200 Romania
Your day trip from Cluj continues with a descent into the world’s largest salt mining history museum, known as Turda Salt Mine. The exploitation of the rich deposit was started by the Romans 2000 years ago during their occupation in Dacia. The museum includes three mines: Terezia, which reaches a depth of 90 meters, followed by Anton and Rudolf, both of them offering spectacular views. After admiring the huge room carved in salt we will go down to the bottom of the mine and reach the salty lake where you can enjoy a boat ride at the lowest point of the museum. A one of a kind overview of the mine can be savored while ascending or descending with the glass elevator. A constant temperature between 10 and 12 degrees is maintained naturally all year round with a humidity of around 80%.
Besides being a museum, the Salina Turda is also an amusement park where you can play tennis, mini-golf, ride a Ferris wheel, or even take a boat ride on the underwater salt lake.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Northwest Romania, Transylvania
After the Turda Salt Mine tour, your day trip will come to an end, and you will be transferred back to Cluj-Napoca.
Duration: 1 hour
Additional information
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide;
- Not wheelchair accessible;
- Minimum age is 5 years;
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults;
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Recently my Brother and I took this trip with a Brilliant Tour Guide named Florin Merciu. We spent an enchanting day with The Most Knowledgeable of Guides in this Beautiful part of Translyvania. The Sight's were fantasic, the Weather was Brilliant and the information and knowledge that Florin imp...
Recently my Brother and I took this trip with a Brilliant Tour Guide named Florin Merciu. We spent an enchanting day with The Most Knowledgeable of Guides in this Beautiful part of Translyvania. The Sight's were fantasic, the Weather was Brilliant and the information and knowledge that Florin imparted to us was unbelievable. His easy manner and laidbacked nature made gaining the History of this Tour so enjoyable. Would recommend highly. We also did a Daytrip to Sighasora which was equally Brilliant. Thank You Florin Merciu and we hopefully will do another trip in the future!!Strongly recommend Rolandia for your days out - we had a few problems regarding numbers travelling, prior to departure, which Nicu adjusted and sorted out . The actual tour was fabulous - nothing was too much trouble for our guide losuf, who was very knowledgeable regarding both ancient and moder...
Strongly recommend Rolandia for your days out - we had a few problems regarding numbers travelling, prior to departure, which Nicu adjusted and sorted out . The actual tour was fabulous - nothing was too much trouble for our guide losuf, who was very knowledgeable regarding both ancient and modern history. He speaks several languages and is a nice guy too. all 4 of us thoroughly enjoyed ourselves - dont miss it.Roxana was an AMAZING tour guide! She knew everything about all of the places we went to, really personalized the stories behind the attractions, and was terrific to spend time with. She's smart, funny, and full of knowledge. If you can get a guide like her, you will love this tour!
Roxana was an AMAZING tour guide! She knew everything about all of the places we went to, really personalized the stories behind the attractions, and was terrific to spend time with. She's smart, funny, and full of knowledge. If you can get a guide like her, you will love this tour!We were able to get to Turda Salt Mine earlier in the day, which allowed us to avoid the longest lines. We stopped at Alba Carolina, then visited the village of Rimetea. Our local guide was pofessional and well-versed in the story of each place we visited. Well with it!
We were able to get to Turda Salt Mine earlier in the day, which allowed us to avoid the longest lines. We stopped at Alba Carolina, then visited the village of Rimetea. Our local guide was pofessional and well-versed in the story of each place we visited. Well with it!
This was an amazing trip made better by our guide Ilona, she had great English and answered my many questions even if they had nothing to do with our trip, I would recommend to all, if I get a chance I would use this company again
This was an amazing trip made better by our guide Ilona, she had great English and answered my many questions even if they had nothing to do with our trip, I would recommend to all, if I get a chance I would use this company again
An excellent trip with our guide Llona. Picked up on time at the hotel, and then the long drive to the Alba fortress. Spent some time there with the very knowledgebale llona. Had refreshments there. Then on the way back stopped for lunch at the beautiful village and then on to the salt mine. Howe...
An excellent trip with our guide Llona. Picked up on time at the hotel, and then the long drive to the Alba fortress. Spent some time there with the very knowledgebale llona. Had refreshments there. Then on the way back stopped for lunch at the beautiful village and then on to the salt mine. However when we reached Salina Turda it was already 3:30 pm but we did manage to spend time there. We did not have time for the boat ride as there was a long queue. Overall a nice trip with a nice friendly guide who was very accommodating to all our requests