Muddy Volcanoes and Salt Mine Tour

Embark on a private tour to Romania’s largest salt mine and the mysterious muddy volcanoes. Explore underground wonders, enjoy the healing properties of the mine’s air, and witness the unique geological formations of the volcanoes.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Unirea Salt Mine - Slanic Prahova Saline is the largest salt mine in Europe. Now the old mine is currently open to the general public, being used as a leisure place.
    Slănic Prahova Saline is located at a depth of 208m, on an area of ​​53,000sqm and was opened for visit after 1970.
    The saline consists of 14 rooms, in the form of a trapeze, having…
What's Included
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide
  • Private transportation for convenience
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off service included
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entry/Admission to Muddy Volcanoes - 1€ per person
  • Entry/Admission to Salt Mine - 9€ per person
  • Entry/Admission to Planetarium - 7€ per person
Additional Information

This is an exclusive excursion to Romania’s biggest salt mine and the Muddy Volcanoes. We pick you up from your accommodation and journey for approximately 90 minutes to the Salt Mine. We will descend into the earth (a vertical discrepancy of 200 meters) to tour the most massive salt mine in Romania, mined during the 20th century. This spot is…

Location
Unirea Salt Mine
Strada Crizantemelor
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Patrick_k
Sep 23, 2024
An Unbelievable Sight - The salt mine was unbelievable. Well worth the time it took to get there. Victor our guide was on time, had a very nice SUV and was very professional. It was a very nice day.
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Aggieb532
Jul 28, 2024
Visit to Romania’s muddy volcanoes - An excellent visit to the muddy volcanoes, east of the underground salt mine! The landscape is phenomenal, like you are on the moon, where there were numerous circular shaped craters with bubbling soft warm mud!
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Celeste_g
Jul 22, 2024
Wow factor - This trip is great, something different to the normal. The salt mine definitely has that wow factor and the mud volcanoes are really cool 😎 The tour guide was friendly and drove safe. Definitely recommend this tour.
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Wei_m
Jun 1, 2024
Sebastian is THE PERFECT guide, highly recommend the trip! - When checking the Viator site for something unique to visit in Romania, we were deciding between Dracula castle and our trip (Salt Mine and Muddy Volcano). We are glad that we have made our choice. First, I would like to express our deep gratitude to our guide Sebastian, who makes our journey a perfect one. He arrived on time to pick us at the hotel, spoke perfect English, was very polite and attentive throughout the journey, and was also very knowledgeable about Bucharest, the salt mine and the muddy volcano. He can even remember all the years when historical events happened! We went on a Thursday so both places were not very crowded. The salt mine is so unique and magnificent to see. It's very spacious down there (50 meters in terms of vertical height and 150 meters underground). We took many lovely pictures there and learned a lot about the history of the mine from Sebastian. A gentle reminder is that the salt mine is quite cold and windy (12 C degree throughout the year), so remember to bring a jacket with you! The muddy volcano is also very unique. We arrived there around 4 pm and we were the only group of tourists there (heard from Sebastian that Dracula Castle would be very crowded so we felt lucky to have made our choice), so we had lots of freedom to take pictures and walk around. Btw, the entry is cash only and we didn't bring any cash. Sebastian kindly bought the tickets for us which was really considerate. Overall, this whole trip is an excellent experience and I would recommend anyone to try it if you would like a day trip outside Bucharest!
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U9567oochrish
Mar 13, 2024
Great time at salt mines and mud volcanos - Incredibly knowledgeable guide, great driver with a very comfortable car. Saw so much and leaned so much in such a short space of time. So glad we done this, worth every penny, would highly recommend.
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Lesley_t
Sep 29, 2023
Well worth doing whilst in Romania - This trip was excellent. Salt mine very interesting and muddy volcanoes a great thing to see. The day was made enjoyable due to our guide Victor who was extremely knowledgeable and fantastic company for the day.
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Bernadette_f
Jul 3, 2023
Highly recommended! - Our tour guide, Octavian, was friendly and very informative. Because of rain, we didn't visit the muddy volcano, instead, Octavian suggested wine tasting after which we ate the most delicious meal in all of Romania. It was a fun and memorable day.
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Mightypink6
Jun 30, 2023
Fantastic tour, highly recommend. - Fantastic day out with our tour guide, Victor. We had an amazing day, learnt so much and Victor was brilliant throughout. We loved both sites, the Salt Mines was just unbelievable and the muddy volcanoes were unique. Stopped for lunch in a lovely winery, highly recommend this tour. Thank you for making our day one to remember.
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Dana_g
Jun 12, 2023
Highly recommended! - Unique areas of Romania that we enjoyed visiting. Everything went smoothly: easy communication, timely pick-up, great guide!
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Giorgio_b
Jun 2, 2024
Salt mine is ok but the volcanoes... - I definitely would recommend the visit to the mines. It was a different experience for those who has never been in a similar place. The environment is amazing. But, I am not sure I would recommend the volcanoes tour if someone asked me. It is a long travel in a windy road which makes my wife and I get sick. Upon arriving there it is a unique experience as long as I have never seen a mud coming from the bottom of the earth. But, I would choose a different think to do mainly because it is far and nothing "ooh"
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From $70
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).