Private Half Day trip to Slanic Salt Mine and Snagov Monastery
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Delve further into the best offerings of Romania with this Private Half Day trip to Slanic Salt Mine and Snagov Monastery. Let this half-day trip serve as your gateway to an unforgettable time in Bucharest, offering convenience, safety, and smooth transitions.
Travelers who have booked this guided day trip before have rated their experience an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars in 8 reviews. The entire trip & excursion lasts around 6 hours.
Throughout the experience, a knowledgeable expert will guide you, offering valuable insights and information. The activity is offered in 1 language: English, welcoming English speakers of all levels.
The starting point for this guided day trip is located in Bucharest.
Reservations for this activity can be made for up to 15 individuals per booking. We recommend you review the "Included" and/or "Good to know" sections below for more details about the experience.
The cancellation policy for this experience is as follows: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Make your time in Bucharest special by booking this half-day trip. Select a date and complete your reservation before it gets fully booked!
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EZPutt
Excellent venues to visit. Both are well known Romanian landmarks easily accessible from Bucharest. Traffic can be challenging.
Steviefull
Im surprised there aren't more reviews for this trip as its fantastic. We were picked up from our hotel by our guide Alex at 8.00am and even though reading back its a private tour I didnt realise it would just be the two of us and him, but he was talkative and was quiet when we fell asleep in the car after a busy days travelling the day before.
Our first stop after a 45minute drive from Bucharest was Snagov Monastery, the island 'burial place' of Vlad Tepes, inspiration for Bram Stokers Dracula. We paid to get in, there are two prices, entry and entry where you can take photos, which amused me greatly for some reason. Alex gave us a bit of history of the area and its link to Tepes. You cross a bridge to this island and go through someones house/farm to get here along with their four dogs. To me this just added to the experience.
Just over an hours drive and we are at the Slanic Salt Mine, there was a bit of a queue to get in, this is mainly because there are minibuses taking you underground so you have to wait for them. This itself seems to be a neverending journey through dark winding tunnels, you then arrive at the entrance and take a small tunnel to the main chamber. I have seen loads of photos of this mine but still let out a little 'wow' when we set foot in there, its just the sheer scale of the place. Small displays are throughout each area of the sites history as well as stuff for the kids like little go karts and table tennis. Our guide gave us information on its size, how many other areas there are of this size as well as it still being used as a salt mine not far from where we are.
Just over an hour and 30 minutes and we were back in the capital, a great tour highly recommended and Alex was a great guide. I think the whole tour was around 5-6 hours and for the two of us cost just under £160. Loved it.
Robyn_P
Fantastic tour, Alex our guide was wonderful and shared so much information about the area. The salt mine was impressive, the pictures you see don’t do justice to how vast the area is.
Kitti_C
It was a really great trip to dive into Romanian history and sightseeing. We were only 2 passengers that day, so we had a private tour at the end with the guide in a very comfy car. The guide is very knowledgeable and fun. There was enough time for everything. Thank you.
Julie_F
Our guide for this trip was Catalin and he was excellent. Not only was he knowledgeable about our destinations he was also caring and thoughtful.
The salt mine is breathtaking and so vast that it seems empty. The temperature is a steady 12 so you do end up with a cold nose (take tissues).
On the way to Slanic we stopped at Snagov, another place showing the complete diversity of this country, and linked to Vlad the Impaler.
It is advisable to take drinks and snacks with you (and tissues), good walking shoes and a coat or jumper.
CatalinMogoseanu
Thank you, it was a pleasure traveling with you!
Isabel_C
Really great trip, its an amazing place to visit.
We did a personal tour and got there before the crowds which I recommend.
CatalinMogoseanu
Thank you Isabel for booking this tour with us!
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