Bucharest, Prahova Valley, Transylvania, Transfagarasan 

Itinerary

Even though it is only avalaible 4 months a year, this tour includes a wide variety of attractions for an unbeatable price and an amazing combination of food and history. Some places you just fall in love with instantly and no amount of photos can do justice to what you'll see.

DAY 1: BUCHAREST

Pick-up from the airport and transfer to the hotel. This is the arrival day. During this day the tourists will be waited and transferred from the airport to Bucharest. The rest of the day is free.

In the afternoon, meet the tour guide and your fellow travellers and after a walk through Bucharest's Old Town which is a mix of history, local culture and life style, a trendy entertainment district and favorite hangout for the locals, you are invited to a fantastic meal at Carul cu Bere, a famous Romanian restaurant. Overnight in Bucharest.

DAY 2: BUCHAREST – SINAIA – BUSTENI – BRASOV

Early start today as we are visiting the House of the People – The Palace of Parliament, biggest building in Europe and 2nd biggest in the world; after that you'll enjoy a chic walk in the Cismigiu Gardens – an old and marvelous park and the largest park in city's central area 

The Village Museum, one of the greatest outdoor museums in the Balkans is our next stop and one of the top tourist sights in Bucharest.

After lunch, you settle comfortably on the bus, because we head straight to Sinaia (120 km) where we visit the outstanding Peles Castle and Sinaia-Monastery. We head to Busteni where we stop only for a short break to admire a magnificent view over Bucegi Mountains from Cantacuzino Castle Park.  

The journey continues to Brasov, where we will finish the day in the Cerbul Carpatin restaurant (Carpathian Stag restaurant) for an unforgettable evening with Romanian dances and traditional food. Overnight in Brasov.

DAY 3: BRASOV – RASNOV – MOECIU

We start the day in Brasov, one of Europe's best-preserved medieval towns, here we visit the Counsel Square, Republic Avenue, the Black Church, Poiana Brasov.

We make a move to Rasnov where we will visit the beautiful mountaintop citadel. Next stop will be the famous Bran Castle - Dracula. Here we will take time for shopping. We continue to stay in the area, we have lunch at Craiasa Muntilor – a mountainous area in Moeciu. The ones who will not dine can enjoy a beautiful landscape. After that we head towards the Pestera village, in order to enjoy a panoramic view over the picturesque Piatra Craiului Mountain.

We go to Pitesti via Rucar-Bran corridor. We will make several stops for photos and shopping from local peasant, being captured by the beautiful scenery of the Carpathian Mountains. As we drive towards our next destination, we'll stop to visit the villagers in the area and to learn about their life style. We will learn about milking cows, how they do cheese and "tzuika" (the local word for brandy) and other aspects of their life. Overnight in the city of Pitesti.

DAY 4: CURTEA DE ARGES – TRANSFAGARASAN – SIBIU

Early in the morning we have the first stop on our journey towards the most beautiful road in the world, at Curtea de Arges, where we will visit an important monument on the map of Romania – Curtea de Arges Monastery. From here we go straight to Poenari Citadel, climbing this route on foot, the journey has a medium difficulty adventure level. We descend to the road and continue our trip to Vidraru Dam.

We continue through the corridor of Transfagarasan and we do frequent stops to admire the beauty of the landscape and to take pictures. We arrive at Balea Lake, we breathe the fresh air from this height of 2,034 m and explore the area by foot. We will stop here and have a drink or a bite or just a walk.

In the 2nd part of the day we continue to Sibiu, considered to be one of the most beautiful Romanian towns, due to its unique architectural style and to the impressive complex of museums. Sibiu was awarded the official title of 2007 European Capital of Culture. Overnight in Sibiu.

DAY 5: SIBIU – COZIA  – BUCHAREST

We begin the journey to Bucharest at 8, via Olt Valley corridor and we stop to visit Cozia Monastery located between mountains, in the village of Calimanesti. We go to Bucharest right after that, transfer to the airport. Estimated arrival time in Bucharest 14.