A Journey Back in Time: Countryside from Transylvania and Maramures - 15 Days

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Transfer from the Airport toi your hotel and a walking tour in Bucharest
1 stop
1
Bucharest
Walking Tour in Bucharest for sightseeing the most important sites
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Discovering Transylvania via Peles Palace in Sinaia
2 stops
2
Peles Castle
Visit Peles Palace in Sinaia, the foormer Summer Residence of the Royal Family of Romania
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Reach one of the most beautiful mountain villages from Romania where we'll spend 2 nights. Gorgeous scenery !
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Visit Bran Castle, Rasnov Fortress and Zarnesti Bear Sanctuary
3 stops
4
Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
Visit Bran Castle, aka Dracula's Castle where we'll tell you what is real and what is legend about it. Also, you will learn about the real story of this famous castle
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
Rasnov Citadel: Garden and Panoramic View
Visit Rasnov Fortress, an 800 years old fortress
1 hour • Admission ticket included
6
Libearty Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti
Enjoy nature and visit a bear sanctuary where 80 bears are living in a forest. Great experience !
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Get to know the rural life of Transylvania in Viscri saxon Village
1 stop
7
Viscri
We'll spend 1 night in Viscri Saxon Village, the favourite village of Charles., Prince of Wales. Walk the streets of the village, visit the Fortified Church and enjoy traditional food !
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Go deeper into Transylvania !
2 stops
8
Sighisoara
Visit one of the last inhabitated citadelles from Europe, a Unesco WH site. It is like a journey back in medieval times !
3 hours • Admission ticket free
9
You'll spend 2 nights in this remote saxon village. You will have a traditional old saxon house as accommodation. Visit the 700 years old Fortified Church ! Enjoy local cuisine !
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Explore Saxon Villages from Transylvania
3 stops
10
Biertan Fortified Church
Visit Biertan Saxon Village and the Fortified Church - Unesco WH
1 hour • Admission ticket included
11
Visit Valea Viilor Fortified Church - Unesco WH
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Discover this remote charming Saxon Village. Off the beaten track experience. traditional lunch !
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Discover Maramures, the most traditional part of Romania !
3 stops
13
Cluj-Napoca
On the way to Maramures, we stop in Cluj, the bigges Transylvanian city. Walking Tour in Cluj
2 hours • Admission ticket free
14
Surdesti Wooden Church
First wooden church from Maramures in Surdesti remote village. One of the tallest wooden churches in the world.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
15
Breb
We reach lovely Breb Village in Maramures, where you will spend the next 4 nights. Walk the village, meeting locals, enjoying local food !
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Explore main sites of Maramures !
3 stops
16
Merry Cemetery
Visit Merry Cemetery in Sapanta where you will see a different perspective over death. Unique cemetery !
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
17
Visit Desesti Wooden Church, the best preserved wooden church from Maramures. 250 years old places in a beautiful cemetery.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
18
Barsana Monastery
Visit Barsana Monastery, one of the most famous orthodox monasteries from Romania
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Enjoy a Steam Train Ride into the wild Maramures Forests !
1 stop
19
Great train ride in Maramures with an old train pulled by old steam locomotives.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 10
Relaxed Day in Breb Village
1 stop
20
Today, you will have a relaxed day in which you can walk the village
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 11
Discover more of the rural Transylvania !
2 stops
21
Rimetea
Drive to Rimetea Village, one of the most beautiful villages from Romania
8 hours • Admission ticket free
22
Visit Rimetea Village where you spend 1 night
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 12
Discover Sibiu Medieval City, probably the most beautiful from Romania !
3 stops
23
Cetatea Alba Iulia
Visit Alba Iulia Citadel on the way to Sibiu. Alba Iulia is the most important historical site of Romania. You will learn all about our history.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
24
Castelul Corvinilor
Visit Corvin Castle, the biggest gothic castle from Romania, built in the 14 hundreds.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
25
Sibiu
Explore superb Sibiu Medieval City in a walking tour to all major attractions
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 13
Adventure on Transfagarasan Road, one of the most scenic roads on the planet !
1 stop
26
Transfagarasan Highway
If you travel between July 1st till Nov 1st, we drive the road by car. If you travel in other periods, we take the cable car for amazing views over the mountains !
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 14
Drive back to Bucharest !
1 stop
27
Curtea de Arges Monastery
On the way to Bucharest, stop and visit Curtea de Arges Monastery, 500 years old and probably the most beautiful orthodox church from Romania.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
• Please notice: Transfagarasan Road is open from 1st of July to 31st of October- Some of the sights are closed on Mondays and on public holidays

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