The fortress of Ponor 1 day tour from Oradea

Adventure tour in Oradea

Tour Price : €260 Duration : 8-11 hours Languages: english, german, romanian

Romania is known for its striking landscapes, but exploring in the remote wilderness can be difficult. Travel with ease to the Ponor Fortress Cave to discover the site’s 74 meter cave mouth, underwater river, and rock balconies, and take in sweeping views overlooking the Apuseni Natural Park. Enjoy round-trip transport by airconditioned car from your Oradea hotel, and benefit from the small-group tour size with personalized attention from your guide.

We pick you up from your Oradea or Baile Felix hotel and head to Glavoi a camping place the start point of our tour.

We descend at the main gate of the cave and admire the imense opening portal. The Fortress of Ponor possess two attractive resources, such as the unmatched grandeur of the caverns and the subterranean river that flows through the cave until its very end. The size of the hollow is previewed by the greatness of the portal (about 70 m tall), sculpted in the shape of a giant window within a vertical, 100 m wall. The way to the entrance splits into several access gates, two lateral circles (sinkholes 2 and 3). The subterranean river, one of the most overflowing one in the Romanian karst, adds a priceless charm to the cavern, thanks to the 14 lakes and numerous waterfalls and streams it creates.

Turning left we meet the second gate where we have the possibility to descend in the cave (we need good flashlights).

Then we must climb up till we reach the balconies which offer a wonderful panorama of the cave. Late in the evening we return in Oradea.

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