Private Tour
Private Day Trip to Turda Salt Mine and Alba Carolina Fortress
Overview
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Delve into the coolest underground theme park in the world and visit the star-shaped Alba Carolina Fortress in a one-day trip from Cluj-Napoca.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Professional English-speaking guide
Entrance fees
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Transportation with a modern vehicle
Bottle of water
Lunch (approx. €13/person)
Photography fees
Tips for the tour guide
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Cetatea Alba Iulia
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.
Rimetea
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.
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2020 Season
2020 Season
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Reviews
24 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Nice to see
Holeshotboss,
Nov 6, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Unexpected visit in this old Salt Mine, absolutely impressive with his dimetions. Very fresh when it's hot outside
well paced nice trip
Sunil N,
Aug 12, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00An 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
Wonderful
Suramy11,
May 21, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Let me begin by saying our trip started on a very rainy day and we did not have high hopes but our tour guide, Roxanna, was incredibly thoughtful. She payed attention to every detail, from offering up an umbrella to making reservations at a restaurant for a late lunch after we got stuck in traffic. The tour itself could not have been more amazing. The Turda Salt Mine is impressive and Alba Carolina Fortress is beautiful. This tour is a must for everyone visiting Romania!
I visited it 2 months ago
Larrydunn8268,
Apr 9, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a lovely experience you should def buy salt from there it is very healthy for the organism too.
a very nice visit
Heidy L,
Apr 2, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Very nice pity that there is no guided tour and there is no order to make the visit and no one speaks only Romanian English
Excellent tour guide for the day trip Ilona Farkas
micallefdonna,
Oct 5, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ilona Farkas made our day trip more exciting with her knowledge and positive attitude! She speaks English very well and has very good knowledge of Transylvania.
What a day!!
P1980NEdanielr,
Sep 27, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00The day started off with a prompt pick up from my Hotel. Roxana was my guide and the day was such a pleasure! The amount of knowledge Roxana shared was great! A great overview of the History of Romania while driving, and deep information of each location visited. I highly recommend if you have the time. Bring a Camera as each site has soooo much to take in!!!!
Day Trip to Turda Salt Mine and Carolina Fortress!!
RichardForde,
Sep 25, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Recently 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!!
Seeing is believing
CotswoldTripper,
Sep 11, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Loved this attraction, huge area. Beware tricky slippery steps in places and very tight passing other visitors. Shame they have turned the interior into a 1970’s fun fair and all the stalls outside selling tat. But this seems to be commonplace. That aside I highly recommend a visit here.
an incredible visit
alainouvrieu1,
Sep 9, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00a spectacular dive into an old salt mine - 26 floors to go down and up. unique.
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