Top Romania Day Trips - page 5

The whole trip was very interesting, and Andrei, our guide, was both informative and helpful. It was clear that he genuinely enjoys his job, which made the experience even more enjoyable. Although it was a long day, I would have preferred the final part of the tour to be scheduled on a separate day. Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and had a wonderful day overall.

The driver is on a schedule so you must be on time meeting outside by the taxis on the boulevard by Hotel Bucharest. They stop 15 minutes on the way there and also on the return (2 hour drive each way).They only play a short 2 minute video so you need to read about the mine when you get there. Bring a jacket it’s about 50 degrees inside you will get cold. There is a gift shop, interesting salt sculptures, tools that they used in the mine, a cafe, large children’s play area, and some games like ping pong, pool to play. It takes about 10 minutes to drive you down into the mine which is quite spectacular to see and is very large. You can do the tour in under 90 minutes which leaves you time to get back to the van for the return. There is also a cafe outside if you need a place afterwards. Very worthwhile to see it.

If you are in Romania, you MUST see these castles! They are absolutely stunning!! Mario was our guide and he was super knowledgeable of the region. Also, I heard him speak about 4 different languages during the day which is super impressive! Mario had umbrellas for us when it started to downpour and they do a great job keeping us out of the queue and spending most of our time in the castles!