The Burgas salt ponds are a little-known but interesting tourist attraction on the northern outskirts of the town.

On the vast area of Lake Atanasovsko, salt is mined in many salt pans, which are distinguished by water with a typical pink colour.

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Enjoy the mud and salt bath

The salt pans are still an active industrial area, but you can still visit the area as a tourist at the main entrance.

You can walk along the wooden walkways and even take a dip in the two salt ponds.

In addition to the salt bath, you can also enjoy a mud bath.

Freshwater showers are available at the ponds so you can wash off the salt and mud.

Entrance fees and opening hours

The ponds are open to the public every day from 8:00-17:00.

Admission is free, including the opportunity to take a dip in the salt and mud bath.

How to get there

Transport to the salt ponds is quite complicated. Tour operators do not organise optional trips here, so the only option is to travel individually.

If you'll be driving around Bulgaria in a rented car, there is a free parking lot built right at the entrance. The turn off the main road between Burgas and the airport is clearly signposted.

There is no public transport to the salt pans and no bus stops within a comfortable distance. The nearest outskirts of town with a bus is over 3 km away.

A great transport option is a bicycle. There is a new cycle path along the coast to the salt pans and you can get here by bike from the centre in 30 minutes.

Burgas has an e-bike sharing system via the Burgas Bikes mobile app (Google Play / App Store). You can pay for one hour at 2 bgn.