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Slănic Salt Mine: Romania's Hidden Gem
4.5
136 Ratings
Bucharest
Discover the healing microclimate of the Slanic Prahova Salt Mine on an underground exploration tour. Learn about salt mining history and its benefits for respiratory and skin issues.
Discover the healing microclimate of the Slanic Prahova Salt Mine on an underground exploration tour. Learn about salt mining history and its benefits for respiratory and skin issues.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bucharest - The activity will start in downtown Bucharest.
- Slanic - Admire a wonderful locality with a history of mining older than 400 years. Enjoy beautiful landscapes with salt-based mountains and respiratory treatment.
- Unirea Salt Mine - Visit Slanic Prahova Salt Mine - an all-season spa resort famous for its curative mineral…
- Bucharest - The activity will start in downtown Bucharest.
- Slanic - Admire a wonderful locality with a history of mining older than 400 years. Enjoy beautiful landscapes with salt-based mountains and respiratory treatment.
- Unirea Salt Mine - Visit Slanic Prahova Salt Mine - an all-season spa resort famous for its curative mineral waters. The spectacular Salt Mine is one of the biggest in Europe and is renowned for its healing effects. The temperature is constant all year round at 12 degrees C, and humidity at 50%.
- Bucharest - We will end our activity in downtown Bucharest.
What's Included
- Entrance fee to the Salt Mine
- Free time inside the Salt Mine - approx. 2 hours
- Transportation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
- Services of a tour guide
- Entrance fee to the Salt Mine
- Free time inside the Salt Mine - approx. 2 hours
- Transportation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
- Services of a tour guide
What's Not Included
- Optional Gratuities
- Lunch
- Optional Gratuities
- Lunch
Additional Information
Explore beyond typical day trips and uncover one of Romania’s best-kept secrets – the Slănic Prahova Salt Mine, situated 208 meters underground. This tour provides more than just sightseeing: enjoy the therapeutic microclimate renowned for its positive effects on respiratory and skin health, wander through expansive underground chambers, and delve into…
Explore beyond typical day trips and uncover one of Romania’s best-kept secrets – the Slănic Prahova Salt Mine, situated 208 meters underground. This tour provides more than just sightseeing: enjoy the therapeutic microclimate renowned for its positive effects on respiratory and skin health, wander through expansive underground chambers, and delve into the intriguing history of salt mining.
With convenient transportation from Bucharest and an expert local guide, this experience is an ideal blend of relaxation, health, and cultural exploration – all in one memorable day.
- This activity requires a minimum of 3 participants. If this number not be reached, we’ll get in touch with you to offer alternatives.
- In the Salt Mine is a constant temperature of 12 degrees you will need to bring warm clothes
Location
Bucharest
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(136 Ratings)
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Lisa_p
Dec 8, 2025
Salt mines were breathtaking - Amazing trip booked last minute. So glad we did. The salt mines were breathtaking and the guide and driver were really professional and looked after us well.
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Pietropaolo_m
Nov 29, 2025
History.... - Excursion for lovers of the times that were.... find the history of our ancestors and think that today we are very lucky
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Actionmanarmy
Nov 15, 2025
Salt mine tour - The pick-up was punctual and easy to find, which made the start of the trip stress-free. Our guide, Rodica, was excellent—very knowledgeable and provided engaging commentary throughout the journey, which made the long drive more enjoyable.
That said, the travel time was significantly longer than advertised. It took nearly 3 hours to reach the salt mine and 2.5 hours to return, rather than the 1.5 hours stated. The mine itself is impressive in scale, and upon arrival you board a minibus that takes you down inside. Around 2 hours was plenty to explore and take in the sights.
Overall, I would recommend this tour for those interested in seeing the salt mine, but be mindful of the extended travel time. We chose this over the Dracula Castle tour because of the supposed shorter journey, but in reality, the difference is minimal.
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Shikha_94
Nov 14, 2025
Breathtaking Beauty and Exceptional Guide - Slănic Prahova is absolutely breathtaking an unforgettable place full of natural wonder.”
A stunning destination! The salt mine feels like stepping into another world. Pure beauty! is a must visit for anyone traveling in Romania.Truly magical it feels like stepping into another world. unbelievably impressive massive, serene, and beautifully preserved.
Our guide “Rodica” ❣️ was exceptional knowledgeable, friendly, and incredibly helpful!” Professional, kind, and very informative. Highly recommended! Exceptional service from start to finish. Rodica ensured everyone felt comfortable and engaged.
Our coach was very comfortable and made our trip unforgettable ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Tatianaa1319
Nov 2, 2025
Beautiful experience - It was a nice experience,Florentina our guide and was fantastic speaks very well Italian described us monuments and history of Bucharest from the beginning of the excursion and even after to the mine, comfortable trip we made small stop round trip.Miniera very nice advice
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Hannahbb03
Oct 30, 2025
Great Experience - The coach was a lovely, very comfortable journey. We had a lovely tour guide who told us lots about the mine and answered all questions. The mine itself was very cool to walk around (went for 2hours) there’s information to read and you can also play games like ping pong, air hockey and mini golf, all are quite cheap to play. There is food inside but we took our own, there is lots of places to sit down and eat, when we went it wasn’t that busy. I think is good for anyone to do. You’re allowed to take a backpack.
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Romane
Oct 26, 2025
Beautiful place! - Great experience!
We were guided throughout by our guide,
A truly incredible salt mine to see and amazing achitecture
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Jemimap796
Nov 22, 2025
More Salt please - Salt mine tour is a long day but worth it. Our guide was very knowledge & friendly. Salt mine was fascinating but I do think more could be done to make the experience even more interesting. More exhibits e.g. one area for each period of time with tools, clothes, more pictures & information. We were astounded by the height of the ceiling. I definitely felt the health benefits of breathing the salt air.
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Leemu9974qj
Dec 15, 2025
Tat spoiled the wonder ! - Absolutely stunning ! But dumbed down by TAT !! Bouncy castles ,go karts, 7d cinema ( Absolutely nothing to do with the impressive excavation) , fake stalictites . Xmas tree and air hockey tables ,...focus on the wonder but could have been so much better using the space to showcase it not cheapen it
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P8624veolivierp
Nov 7, 2025
Watch out for the scam, they charge 30€ more otherwise they refuse to take you - Beware it is a scam, the agency asks to pay 30€ per person for the visit (instead of 11 euros at the ticket office) otherwise they refuse to take you in the minibus. They inform you of this the day before once the right of withdrawal has passed.
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