The Bear's Cave - One-Day Minivan Tour from Oradea

Summary

We pick you up from your Oradea hotel at 8-9 o'clock in the morning and we are going to Bears cave situated around 90 km away. Our trip lasts around 2 hours. Once there, we are visiting the cave ( around 45 minutes) with the guide which will translate from Romanian all the explanations. The admission ticket costs 20 Lei and is to be paid by every tourist.  The cave was undisturbed until September 17 1983, when it was discovered during quarry works. The Bears Cave is 1 km in length. It is disposed on two-overlapped levels: one which is superior having 488 m in length, fitted out for tourist reasons and an interior one, temporarily active, having 521 m in length, being considered scientific reservation. We may visit also free of charge an ethnographic  museum situated 500 meters away from the Bear's cave. where various home made  tools and garments are exposed.   We may stop somewhere to eat and drink at your choice. The retour lasts other 2 hours. At evening we shall drop you off at your hotel. The tour includes :pick-up and drop off, tour guide in English and German and minivan transport (Opel or Mercedes)

Tour info

Duration
8 hours
Group Size
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Meeting Point
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Why take this tour?

This tour will allow the clients to see the most known cave from Romania "The Bear's Cave " from Chiscau, a village situated at around 90 km away from Oradea. We will descend into the depths of the Bears Cave finding an extraordinary range of stalagmite and stalactite formations, coupled with traces of bears from many years ago. The cave was named so, as numerous "cave bears" (Ursus spelaeus) were found in this cave. The cave was visited by these large animals more than 15.000 years ago. But one day, a rock slide closed the entrance while more than 140 bears were still in the cave. Becoming hungry, the bears killed one another until all were dead. This story is told by their remains, tons of bear bones covering the floor of large parts of the cave with the marks of bear teeth.

What’s included?

  • Professional guide

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan

  • Private tour

  • Entrance fees 20 Ron/pers = approx 5 Euro

  • Photo fee 15 Ron video camera fee 25 Ron

  • Food and drinks

  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 8h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

Cancellation Policy

    All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

Operated by:

Pernes Arin

About operator:

Cultural Tour of Oradea Oradea, the Capitol City of Bihor County, is one of the important economic, social and cultural centers of north-western Romania, holding on to these characteristics throughout its history. The city is nestled among hills that divide and unify the Crisana Plains and the hill-like limits of the Apuseni Mountains in a harmonious way. Located on the Crisul Repede River which divides the city into almost equal halves, it is the gateway to Central Europe and Western Europe. Located about 10 km from Bors – the biggest border point on the western border – Oradea ranks tenth in size out of the Romanian cities. Oradea Fortress is an architectural monument in Romania, one of the few functional castles till now. They say that the city could not be conquered because of the vast underground network of links with the outside. The dike with water of the fortress was filled in case of siege with thermal water (through supplies) from Peta spring. Today, inside the fortress was founded the Department of Visual Arts, University of Oradea.The construction belongs to King Ladislau I (1077-1095) who decided to build a monastery in honor of Virgin Mary, a place called Varad - Chronicle painted in Vienna (Chronicon pictum Vindobonensae) the cradle of the future Catholic bishopric. Around the old fortress, of an irregular shape, slightly oval, the new fortress was built , of pentagonal shape, to protect the buildings inside and the settlements around. Moskovits Miksa Palace \ Architecture – Stil secession Built –1911 Architects – Vago brother Poynar House \Architecture – Secession Built – 1906 – 1907 Architect – Sztarill Ferencz Fuchsl Palace \ Built – 1902-1903 Architect – Balint Zoltan, Jambor Lajos Adorjan House\Architecture–Secession Style Built1903 Architect–Komor Marcell,Jakab Dezso Apollo Palace \ Architecture – Secession Built – 1912-1916 Architect – Rimanoczy K. The Moon Church \ Architecture – Baroque Built – 1784-1832 Architect – Iacob Eder Rimanoczy Palace \ Architecture – Eclectic Built – 1905 Architect – Rimanoczy Kalman Sr The Bazaar Building \ Architecture – Eclectic Built – 1900 Architect – Rimanoczy Kalman sr. Levay Palace \ Architecture – Eclectic - Built – 1894 - Architect – Hanzlia Sztarill Palace \ Architecture – Secession Built – 1902-1906 Architect – Sztarill Ferencz

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