One Way trip to Alba Iulia and Turda Salt Mine, drop off in Timisoara, from Cluj
- 12 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Private tour
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
We leave Cluj and after 1 hour of driving we arrive in Turda. We'll visit here some old and deep salt mines transformed into a spectacular tourist attraction. We'll use some elevators to descend 100 meters in the mine, where we'll be surrounded by walls made of salt. We can spend time here playing table-tennis or even rowing a small boat on the small salted lake on the bottom of one of the mines. We continue our trip and after about one and a half hours we arrive in Alba Iulia. Almost 2000 years ago, Alba Iulia was a Roman colony. Ever since the city was inhabited and for a while this was the Capital City of Transylvania. In 18th century the Austrian Emperor Carolus the 6th built here a very strong Vauban Style fortress. We'll see the massive city walls and the beautiful gates of the fortress. We'll visit also the impressive Catholic St. Michael's Cathedral and the Coronation Orthodox Cathedral. Time for lunch in a local restaurant. After restaurant we leave for Timisoara.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
What's not
- Lunch
Itinerary
Some old and deep salt mine was transformed in a spectacular tourist attraction. We'll descend 100 m in the underground, using an elevator, and we'll be surrounded by salt. We can even ride o boat on the small lake on the bottom of one of the mines.
Alba Iulia hosts the only Vauban style fortress still intact in Romania. We'll visit the walls and the main sights in the city.
The longest church in Romania and also one of the oldest.
A typical byzantine church built here specially for the coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Mary as the monarchs of big Romania.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Timisoara City Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Cluj-Napoca
- Its from-price is 18% above the median of the 22 day trips we list in Cluj-Napoca.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 15 of 22.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca is the student-filled heart of Transylvania, with Gothic churches, café terraces and botanical gardens, and salt mines and mountains nearby.
Cluj-Napoca is the main city of Transylvania, in north-west Romania, built along the Someșul Mic river at the foot of wooded hills. The main square, Piața Unirii, is dominated by the Gothic Church of St Michael and the statue of King Matthias Corvinus, who was born in the city in 1443. Baroque and Habsburg-era buildings around it house cafés, and the Orthodox cathedral stands on a nearby square.
Top-ranked sights in Cluj-Napoca: Turda Gorge (Cheile Turzii).
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