TRANSYLVANIA, THE TREASURE BEYOND THE FOREST

Pack your garlic – here’s the lowdown on one of Eastern Europe’s most captivating regions.

Tour details

7 DAYS FULLY ESCORTED TOUR

2 nights in Bucharest
1 night in Sibiu
1 night in Sighisoara
2 nights in Brasov

Transylvania, a name that instantly brings to mind images of craggy mountains shrouded in dense, dark, forests that slowly roll their mists onto silent villages, and how, towering above the haunted landscape, below a dramatic full moon, rise the towers and battlements of a centuries old castle. Well, rest assured, the land that gave us Dracula, has no shortage of jaw-dropping castles pitched precariously on rocky hilltops. There’s eerie Bran Castle, of course, the inspiration for the home of Bram Stoker’s fictional count.

But this is just one of many.

There’s Hunedoara’s 14th-century Corvin Castle, or King Carol I’s sumptuous 19th-century, Peles Castle. Also, The Land Beyond The Forest, for that is the meaning of the name Transylvania, has a host of fascinating medieval burgs like Brasov, Cluj, Sighisoara and Sibiu. Their centuries old, cobbled walkways beautifully host chic street-side cafes, and off the gothic and baroque buildings bounce the sounds and music of student bars and clubs. And, in contrast to it all, Transylvania’s Saxon villages boast fortified churches that are still shrouded in silence since the day they were build, half a millennium ago.

VISITS INCLUDED:

Parliament Palace – Bucharest
Evangelical Church – Sibiu
Biertan Fortess – Biertan
Clock Tower – Sighisoara
Viscri Fortress – Viscri
Black church – Brasov
Fortified churches of Harman, Prejmer, Feldioara
Bran Castle – Bran
Peles Castle – Sinaia

From

390 €

PER ADULT (16+)

Prices may vary upon availability.
While every effort is made to operate a tour as advertised, on occasion it may be necessary to make changes to the accommodation, the routing or order of the itinerary.

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Itinerary

DAY 1 | ARRIVAL TO BUCHAREST

Meet and assist at Otopeni Bucharest Airport. Transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight. Arrival to Bucharest.

DAY 2 | BUCHAREST - SIBIU

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide and bus at the hotel and departure to Sibiu. The tour is heading north, passing over the Carpathians Mountains into Transylvania **. On the way stop to visit Curtea de Arges cathedral, one of the most famous monasteries in Romania. Transfer to Sibiu/Hermannstadt, European Capital of Culture in 2007 . Walking tour in Sibiu, including The Big Square, The Little Square, Huet Square, Iron Bridge, The Evangelical Church and The Orthodox Church. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

**Between 1st of July and 15th October, the Transfagarasan Road is usually open, Curtea de Arges Monastery will be visited; when the weather conditions do not permit it and the road is closed, Cozia Monastery is to be visited.

DAY 3 | SIBIU – SIGHISOARA

Breakfast in the hotel. The trip continues in Transylvania, First site for today being the fortified church from Biertan. Next stop is Sighisoara, the most preserved citadel-city in Europe. The attractions include the Clock Tower (city landmark, 1556), the house were Vlad Tepes (Dracula) was born, the Church on the Hill (1520) with its 500 years old frescoes, the Church of the Dominican Monastery, known for its Transylvanian Renaissance carved altarpiece, baroque painted pulpit, Oriental carpets and 17th century organ. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 4 | SIGHISOARA – BRASOV

Breakfast in the hotel. Drive in the country-side area of Transylvania. Another UNESCO attraction on the list today is Viscri village with its fortified church. Afternoon in Brasov, the most attractive buildings here being the Council Square with the former Town Hall (1420), the St. Nicholas Church (1495) or the Black Church (1383-1477) – the largest Gothic church east of Vienna and the most important Lutheran Saxon’s place of worship from Brasov. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 5 | BRASOV –FELDIOARA- PREJMER – HARMAN - BRASOV

Breakfast. Today we are going to learn more about the history of the saxons, by visiting the fortified churches of Feldioara, Prejmer and Harman. Walking inside these very well preserved citadels, you can easily imagine what life was like when they were inhabitated. Back to Brasov for dinner and overnight.

DAY 6 | BRASOV - BUCHAREST

Breakfast in the hotel. Return back to Bucharest, crossing the Carpathians, making a stop at Bran Castle. Known as “Dracula’s Castle”, this place represent an important national monument and landmark of the Romanian tourism, due not only to its beauty and the nearby landscape but also to the legend of Count Dracula. Next stop at Peles castle in Sinaia. Transfer to Bucharest. Festive dinner with folkloric program. Overnight

DAY 7 | BUCHAREST (HALF DAY VISIT) – FLIGHT Home

Breakfast at the hotel. Half day tour of Bucharest. The primary entry point into Romania, Bucharest is a booming city with many large infrastructure projects changing the old face of the city. Known in the past as “The Little Paris,”, where finding a 300 year old church, a steel-and-glass office building and Communist-era apartment blocks next to one another is a common sight. Transfer to the airport. End of service

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Price details

From €390/Person

HOTELS

2 Night BUCHAREST	4*	Ramada Parc or Similar	2 Night BRASOV	3*	Coroana Brasovului or Similar
1 Night SIBIU	3*	Parc or Similar	1 Night SIGHISOARA	4*	Mercure Binder Bubi or Similar