Choose your morning or afternoon departure time for this tour of the Turda Salt Mines. With tickets in hand and a guide in the lead, you'll start exploring right away. Get the most out of your visit with guided commentary teaching you about the history and economic importance of the salt mines.

Small group of up to five people for personalized attention
Round-trip transportation from Cluj
Learn about the history of the salt mines through guided comments
Choice of morning or afternoon departure time

What's Included

services of a professional English speaking guide/driver
TripAdvisor Experiences brokerage fee
hotel pick-up and drop off
entry tickets
all transportation by private vehicle or minibus (gas, road tax and parking fees included)

Food and drinks
tickets for the amusement park inside the salt mine

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pick up available from your accommodation in Cluj or any other spot in the city. At the time of booking, please give us the address at which we can meet you. We'll keep you informed about the pick up time.

What To Expect

Salina Turda

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not wheelchair accessible
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately (from May to September, please take a sweater or a jacket with you as temperature inside is only 10-12 degrees Celsius)
In full season, because of big queues for the elevators, the guide will impose taking the stairs (500 steps / one way)
Children must be accompanied by an adult
The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions

Infants must sit on laps
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Most travelers can participate
Not recommended for travelers with acrophobia
Not recommended for travelers with claustrophobia
Not recommended for travelers with heart problems
Not recommended for child aged 3 and under
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Traveler Photos

Traveler Tips

Please wear walking shoes - there are steps and it can be slippy.

Reviews

5.0

51 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travelers.

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We recommend this tour

Alina_H, Jun 2023

Nice tour, knowledgeable tour guide. Convenient pick up and drop off. Salina Turda is a unique place worth seeing.

Very unique experience!

Juliana_C, Aug 2022

This was an incredible experience and it was only exponential with Getta as our tour guide. She was very informative and patiently explained to us the history of the salt mines.

Definitely worth a visit

rockmylobster, Jan 2020

I had a lovely morning with my guide. I was picked up outside my hotel on time and then we drove to the mine. The tour started on thedrive with interesting sites pointed out en route. The salt mine is an interesting experience to see and explore - even the ferris wheel inside! Please wear walking shoes - there are steps and it can be slippy.

Amazing!

MaureenS45, Nov 2019

This tour was amazing. The tour guide was super nice and new tons about the area. Once we got to the Turda Salt Mine, he knew even more! He knew the history, the details, little known facts, any question I had was answered!! I definitely recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Dec 2019

Hello, We are glad you liked our guided tour from Cluj to Salina Turda! In case you come back some day and want to discover Transylvania, check out Get a Cluj Tour's longer, multiday tours. Thank you for your review! Best regards,

Beautiful

Jane Y, Oct 2019

The salt mine was amazing. I could overlook the Disneyland aspects and focus on the beauty and history. We had a rough start because our guide was 40-45 minutes late. We sat in the lobby and became concerned that we had been stood-up. She came and said traffic was bad and that she had tried to contact us. The Hotel had no record of any call. (Cluj has bad traffic at peak times everyday so this should have been anticipated.) Also we were not told that there would be others on the tour, as we thought it would be just my husband and me. We had to pick up someone else after this. Four people were fine with us, as it turned out. Needs to tighten up on these aspects. The guide was fine once we got started.

Excellent guide!

Lorentz_L, Jul 2019

Really cool place. Our guide was excellent and extremely knowledgeable, about the mine specifically but also about Romania and history

Response from Host, Sep 2019

Hello, Thanks for the review! I'm really glad you liked it! Best regards,

Much better with a guide.

Emanuel_C, Jul 2019

Have visited the salt mine before, bit took the opportunity to take the 7 year old on a Minecraft style adventure. The local guide is definitely worth it. In our case, Joseph was very knowledgeable, giving us then rash course in current Romanian economic and cultural landscape on our way there. The mine itself is spectacular. The scale is really something else. Highly recommended.

Response from Host, Sep 2019

Thank you so much for your review! We are so happy that you liked our tour and that you enjoyed the guided visit of a place that you already knew! Best wishes and blessings for your whole family!

Mom and daughter trip

Doreen_D, Jan 2019

Our driver Joseph was great, stayed with us and was so informative, He made the whole trip what it was.

Response from Host, Sep 2019

Thanks for the review! We are glad that you liked our tour. Best regards!