Amara Resort

About Amara Resort

At a glance: Resorts and thermal baths in Amara, Ialomița County. The visit takes 3½ – 4 hours. Information verified on 10 October 2026.

Amara resort lies 2 km from the town of Amara and ~7 km from Slobozia, on the shore of a natural S-shaped lake left behind by an old bed of the Ialomița. The lake covers about 132 ha, is at most 3 m deep and has a layer of black sapropelic mud 30–60 cm thick, with a strong smell of hydrogen sulphide. Its water tastes very bitter because of magnesium and sodium sulphates.

People used it empirically for rheumatic pain before it was studied: the first chemical analysis of the water and mud dates from 1887, a bath service began in 1892 and the healing properties were confirmed scientifically in 1936. Salinity has dropped sharply since then, from almost 90 g/l in 1887 to a few grams per litre in the 1970s, after the water level was lowered through a drainage canal. The resort has nevertheless remained a place for cures for locomotor disorders, gynaecological conditions and some skin diseases.

Good to know before you go

Getting there

By car: the resort is ~2 km from the town of Amara and ~7 km from Slobozia, on the DN2C Slobozia – Buzău road. From Bucharest it is about two hours' drive (~130 km, on the A2 and DN2C), from Buzău ~84 km.

Public transport: the nearest station is Slobozia Veche, in Slobozia. From there you go by taxi or local minibus; we found no official public transport timetable to the resort.

Where to park

The Lebăda, Ialomița and Parc hotels have their own car parks for guests. We found no official information about car parks at the beaches.

Fees & discounts

There is no official price list for the resort. The private beaches charge an entrance fee, and sunloungers and parasols are paid for separately; the amount differs from beach to beach and changes from year to year. Treatment cures are usually sold as packages with accommodation, directly by the hotels.

Rules

Mud and mineral-water treatments usually require a consultation or a referral and have contraindications, including acute and infectious illnesses and pregnancy. On beaches with lifeguards, follow their instructions. Sapropelic mud smells strongly and stains, so bring clothes and towels you do not mind about.

Facilities

Treatment centres in the Lebăda, Ialomița and Parc hotels · beaches with sunloungers, parasols and showers · accommodation in hotels, villas, motels and cabins · restaurants · arboretum · children's camp