8 Day Tour in Transylvania, Carpathians and Culture

Arrival. Meet and greet at the Bucharest airport. Transfer to Bucharest. Accommodation at 4* Hotel.

Breakfast and walking guided tour of the Bucharest center. We head on to Bran to visit its famous Dracula´s Castle. Transfer to Moeciu de Sus. Accommodation and dinner.

Breakfast and discovering a mountain village life style. Hiking trip to Bisericuta Peak, the highest point in the village of Moeciu de Sus, with 1322 m altitude. All along the hike the views over Moeciu Valley, Fundata, the Bucegi Natural Park and the Piatra Craiului National Park are stunning. Cheese tasting with local homemade cheeses. Horse drawn carriage tour of the village and visit  to Cabane aux Images, an exposition about rural life in Romania, to the orthodox church of the village and to a traditional loom from 1950 with live demonstration of use. Dinner and accommodation.

Technical features: circular route, approximate distance: 10 kmts. Total ascent: 350 m. Total descent: 343 m.

Breakfast and visit to the Prejmer Fortified Church, an UNESCO Patrimony site and one of the most monumental and better conserved fortified churches in Transylvania. We head on to Brasov, the capital city of the Brasov county and one of the most beautiful and flourishing cities in central Romania, to visit its old medieval center. Our next stop will be in Rasnov, to see its 15th century fortress which oversees the city. Transfer to Moeciu de Sus. Accommodation and dinner.

Today´s hiking trail will cross the Bucegi Natural Park. Breakfast and transfer to the Bucegi Natural Park: Gutanu – Poiana Gutanu – Grohotis – Strunga Cross (1.909 m)  – Bucsa – Bucegi Natural Park. Transfer to the accommodation. Dinner and accommodation.

Technical features: circular route, approximate distance: 15 kmts. Total ascent: 1010 m. Total descent: 1022 m.

Breakfast and transfer to Sighisoara, the best preserved medieval city in Eastern Europe and since 1999 a Unesco World Heritage Site. Sighisoara is also the birth place of Vlad Tepes, the historical character that inspired Bram Stoker in creating Dracula. On the way to Sighisoara we will stop in Viscri to see the famous fortified church of the village, also a Unesco World Heritage Site. Return to Moeciu de Sus. Dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and visit to the Libearty Bear Sanctuary in Zarnesti, the greatest bear reserve in Europe, where 95 bears that used to live in miserable conditions have been rescued, and live now a happy life in a natural environment. We head on to the Piatra Craiului National Park where we will cross the Zarnesti Gorges and we`ll go up hiking to the Curmatura Hut (1470 m altitude). Descent through Poiana Zanoaga. Return to Moeciu de  Sus. Dinner and accommodation.

Technical features: circular route, approximate distance: 15 kmts. Total ascent: 700 m. Total descent: 580 m.

Transfer to Bucharest airport. On the way, we will stop in Sinaia, on the Prahova Valley, also known as the Pearl of the Carpathians, where we will see the Peles Castle (19th century), old summer residence of the romanian royal family, and the Sinaia Monastery (1695). Transfer to Bucharest airport and end of the tour.