Berca Mud Volcanoes

Very unusual and interesting attraction. It was found in 1867, during the search for oil. Since 1924 this place is both a geological and a biological reserve, due to rare vegetation.

Volcanoes look like real ones, they are just small and the nature of eruptions is different. Natural gas escaping from the depths along with water and clay.

In the region of Berca-Arbanasi there are several places with volcanoes, we visited Small Mud Volcanoes (Pâclele Mici). Please note that the visit is possible only in dry weather, as the surface is muddy.






The eruption looks like an explosion of a huge bubble.






If you put a paper boat on the "lava" it will move slowly.


Getting there: Free parking N 45 21.550 E 26 42.866. Getting on public transport is quite difficult. Volcanoes are located 30 kilometers from the city of Buzau. You can get there by bus from the Autogara Nord terminal (N 45 09.760 E 26 48.888), departure to Paclele only three times a day (schedule): at 10:00, 13:30 and 17:30, back at 06:00, 12:00 and 15:00. The bus brings to the camping site (the blue triangle on the map above).

The Autogara Nord terminal can be reached by buses 3 or 5, to the stops of "XXL" or "Carrefour". And the city of Buzau by train from Bucharest.