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Salt Mine, Planetarium, Winery and Dracula's Grave - Private Tour
4.9
48 Ratings
Slanic
Embark on a private day trip in Romania to explore the largest salt mine with an indoor planetarium, visit a winery, and discover Dracula’s tomb. Book now!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Unirea Salt Mine - Slanic Prahova Saline is the largest salt mine in Romania. 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 an opening at the base of 32 meters, the tray, 10 meters and a height of 45 meters. The excavated space is 2.9 million cubic meters of salt.
Underground is also a sanatorium for asthmatic patients who are provided specialized medical care.
The ventilation of the mine is natural, with a constant temperature throughout the year of 12 degrees Celsius.
Inside we will find SUPERNOVA Planetarium is the largest and most PERFORMANT planetarium in Romania with the largest 16m diameter spherical screen, max. 200 seats, 4K laser projectors, super-ergonomic armchairs.
We look forward to the most fascinating immersive experience in Romania.
- Chitorani - Wine Cellar
- Snagov Monastery - Located on a small island outside Bucharest, Snagov Church is one of the most important religious monuments in Southern Romania. The small church, originally part of a monastery, dates since the medieval centuries when local princes endowed, strengthened, and enlarged it in their effort of supporting the Orthodox Church.
What's Included
- Private, air-conditioned transportation
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off in Bucharest
- Knowledgeable professional tour guide in English
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Entry/Admission to Salt Mine - 9€ per person
- Entry/Admission to Snagov Monastery - 4€ per person (Cash only)
- Entry/Admission to Planetarium - 7€ per person
- Optional photo fee at Snagov monastery - 2€
Additional Information
This is a private day trip to the largest salt mine in Romania which has a Planetarium inside, to a nice wine cellar and to the tomb of Vlad the Impaler. We pick you up in the morning from your hotel and drive about one and a half hour to Slănic Prahova Salt Mine. Here will visit the huge galleries dug in salt and we will be able to do some sports activities: karts with pedals, ping pong, billiards, mini-golf, etc. Also inside you will find the biggest planetarium in Romania, the dome have a diameter at 16 meters and laser projection system (4k) of 24.000 lumens. Then we will drive for about 40 minutes to the cute restaurant that is in the wine-growing area. Here we can taste some local wines and serve a local lunch. Mayathen we will go to Snagov island where Vlad the Impaler is buried. Here you will learn about the most famous Romanian ruler of the 15th century (The so-called Dracula) In the mine it is 12 degrees Celsius (53.6 degrees Fahrenheit) all year round. Dressed thickly!
- The entrance to the depths of the mine will be done with a mini-bus, it will take about 10 minutes and there will be 20 people in the minibus
- If you are interested in a professional wine tasting you must inform us 24 hours before the tour to bring a sommelier. The tasting price is additional and starts from 140€, depending on the age of the wine and the number of people.
Location
Unirea Salt Mine
Strada Crizantemelor
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(48 Ratings)
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Richard_m
Jun 11, 2024
Romanian Salt Mine Trip - The salt mine was incredible. Seeing such a massive carved out cavern so deep underground and learning about the history of the workers (many were prisoners) was an education.
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Fig35
Jun 11, 2024
Salt Mine, Winery, Dracula Grave 5* Day Tour - can not recommend enough for a great experience of Romania - We lucked out with Catalin who took us on this private tour! We were met ahead of schedule, he whatsapp'd the day before to inform of pick up and also what the weather was to be like, which was great. Safe driver & was very knowledgeable about Romania which we spent the day talking about, in between the tour of the Winery & Dracula's cave. The mines were incredible, an experience definitely not to be missed and got more out of this with Catalin telling us the history of the place, how it was made, who was there, down to carvings on the wall - even recommended the good picture spots!! The winery drive was so enjoyable and when we arrived service was great, with a selection of wines that was hard to choose from! Catalin recommended some typical Romanian dishes, which we both really enjoyed! Then we visited Dracula's Grave, where we had many questions, and all answered! Superb! My partner & I have travelled all round the world and done many tours and this was definitely one of the best we've ever experienced. We are from Texas & Scotland, and have tricky accents, which Catalin did great with and was also knowledgeable about both places to have some great conversations in the day we spent together! At the end Catalin also went that extra mile as we had wanted to visit a brewery, and he took us there, stayed with us to enjoy a beer and took us back - which was a lot more than we had expected! Thank you for a great tour & for great memories of Romania! I wish we had booked more trips with you!
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Curious314555
Jun 1, 2024
Perfect Bucharest Day Trip - Great tour to some interesting places near Bucharest. Our guide Bogdan was outstanding! He went above and beyond and is very caring and conscientious. He even brought us local pastries and water for breakfast! I highly recommend this tour.
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Flyer401922
Mar 24, 2024
Underground Romamian countryside tour - A very unique experience. The salt mines are mine blowing and we got there at a good time (before it got too busy). The Casa Seciu restaurant is the perfect spot to have lunch in the country. The service at the restaurant was slow but our tour guide, Bogdan was accommodating. He also helped us stay on schedule which allowed us to see everything we wanted to see and get back in time on a comfortable schedule. 100% recommend this tour!
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A8999yostephenp
Mar 3, 2024
Salt mine amazing, Mircea great host - Mircea was our tour guide and he was great. He spoke English very well and helped us speak to the locals on the way! His knowledge of Romania and its history is better than any Wikipedia page you could find. He was attentive and let us go at our own pace and let the day flow nicely. The salt mine is mesmerising, the food and wine was great and to visit Vlad’s tomb was a good experience. Would recommend Mircea to anybody.
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O5679ozrebeccas
Feb 11, 2024
Amazing experience - We had Sebastian as our private driver and he was amazing! Excellent knowledge of every attraction we went too, told us everything we needed to know and answered any questions we had. Was extremely knowledgeable regarding sangov monastery and told us the whole story about Vlad Tepes we couldn’t have had a better driver 👌🏻 would highly recommend and the food at the winery we visited was amazing!
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931lukan
Feb 6, 2024
Must do! - Our tour guide was fantastic, really knew the history of Bucharest and Romania, super accommodating, fantastic day out, the salt mines are breathtaking, our guide took us to a local restaurant and gave us recommendations for lunch, listen to them! The Papanași dessert was spot on! Finished the day with Dracula's grave and was a great way to finish the day.
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Evan_b
Jan 9, 2024
Excellent Guide Makes It Worthwhile! - We had an incredible day at the salt mine, delicious winery, and monastery with Vlad's tomb. But by far what we were most thrilled about was getting to know Radu. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the history and culture, and shared his personal story. Going on the excursion with him really made it worthwhile.
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Stevenv82
Jan 9, 2024
Excellent Variety of Sites to See - My wife and I had an excellent experience with Sebastian. Sebastian was very knowledgeable and discussed a wide range of topics about the sites, life in Romania, and Romanian history. Each site had its own unique aspects to experience. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour and would strongly recommend it.
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Lou_i
Apr 19, 2024
Love the Saltmine - My tour is great! Andrei was a great driver, we chat during the trip. Booked for two, but only myself was going in the trip. Great experience for a first timer in Bucharest. It was awkward at the begining, but he is good to bring situation as like i am talking to my friend during the trip.
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