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Private Day Trip to Turda Salt Mine and Alba Carolina Fortress

By Rolandia
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $359 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

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.

Activity location

  • Cetatea Alba Iulia
    • Calea Motilor, nr. 5A
    • 510134, Alba Iulia, Romania, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Cetatea Alba Iulia
    • Calea Motilor, nr. 5A
    • 510134, Alba Iulia, Romania, Romania

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2020 Season
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

2020 Season
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $359.11 x 1 AdultCA $359.11
Total
Price is CA $359.11
Until Sat, Aug 9

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional English-speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick-up and drop off
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport with a modern vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottle of water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch (approx. €13/person)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPhotography fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips for the tour guide

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers 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.

Activity itinerary

Cetatea Alba Iulia
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
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 centre of the city that won’t cease to amaze you. At its beginnings, the fortification was a Roman Fort, afterwards 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
  • 1h
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.
Salina Turda
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
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 metres, 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 savoured while ascending or descending with the glass lift. 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.
Cluj-Napoca
  • 1h
After the Turda Salt Mine tour, your day trip will come to an end, and you will be transferred back to Cluj-Napoca.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCetatea Alba Iulia
    • Calea Motilor, nr. 5A
    • 510134, Alba Iulia, Romania, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECetatea Alba Iulia
    • Calea Motilor, nr. 5A
    • 510134, Alba Iulia, Romania, Romania

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