TRANSYLVANIA, THE TREASURE BEYOND THE FOREST
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
Itinerary
DAY 1 | ARRIVAL TO BUCHAREST
DAY 2 | BUCHAREST - SIBIU
DAY 3 | SIBIU – SIGHISOARA
DAY 4 | SIGHISOARA – BRASOV
DAY 5 | BRASOV –FELDIOARA- PREJMER – HARMAN - BRASOV
DAY 6 | BRASOV - BUCHAREST
DAY 7 | BUCHAREST (HALF DAY VISIT) – FLIGHT Home
Price details
What’s included
- 6 nights incl. HB in 3*&4* hotels
- 1 Festive dinner
- the services of a professional English-speaking guide throughout the tour
- transport by air-conditioned coach
- arrival and departure transfers
- meeting service at the airport
- entrance fees to the sights mentioned in the travel program
What’s not included
- airfares
- travel insurance
- photo or camera fees
- personal expenses
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