This tour provides a fast introduction to what Romania is, with a few castles in Wallachia and Transylvania, the fortified churches in the Saxon area, a spectacular crossing of Fagaras Range and one of the most interesting monasteries in the country, not to mention Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) and his legacy…
Bucharest – Peles Castle and Pelisor Castle – Bran Castle – Rasnov Fortress – Brasov – Viscri Fortified Church - Sighisoara – Biertan Fortified Church - Sibiu – Transfagarasan Road in Fagaras Mountains / Olt Gorges (depending on weather and time of the year) - Curtea de Arges Monastery – Targoviste Fortress - Bucharest
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Bucharest
Welcome to Bucharest, capital of Romania, first mentioned a document dated September 20, 1459 and signed ‘Prince Vlad Dracula’.
- Arrival on Otopeni airport, transfer to the hotel
- Evening short tour of the city, peeking over at Curtea Veche Fortress built by Vlad the Impaler
- Optional: dinner in a typical restaurant
- Overnight at a 3* hotel
Day 2: Not Mon, Tue - Bucharest – Peles Castle and Pelisor Castle – Bran Castle – Rasnov Fortress – Brasov
From Bucharest, the road takes you across the Danubian field to the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, to Sinaia - the summer residence of the old kings of Romania. You will visit the two castles in Sinaia, i.e. Peles and Pelisor castles, set up in different styles by the Romanian royal family. Then you will go on, crossing the mountains through a beautiful scenery where the forest is interrupted from time to time by scenic clearings. Later on you will visit Bran Castle, set up by the Saxons upon the Wallachian – Transilvanian border of the time. Vlad the Impaler is said to have haunted this place once or twice. In the afternoon, you will go to Rasnov Fortress from where you have a great view to the surrounding mountains. In the evening you will be accommodated in a 3* hotel in Brasov.
- Visit royal castle, Peles and Pelisor
- Cross the Carpathians into Transylvania
- Visit to Bran Castle
- Visit to Rasnov Fortress
- Optional: traditional dinner
- Overnight in Brasov, 3* hotel
Day 3: Brasov – Viscri Fortified Church - Sighisoara
Today you will have a tour of Brasov City, with its Black Church, the elegant Council Square and St. Nicholas Orthodox Church. Then you will leave this city across the Transylvanian plateau and will abandon the main road for a dust road leading you to one of the most fascinating places around, Viscri Fortified Church, where the old caretakers of the place, some of the few Saxons still living here, will show you around this once vivid place. In the evening you will reach Sighisoara, the place where Vlad the Impaler is supposed to have been born. You will have a tour of this beautiful still inhabited fortress and you will be accommodated in a hotel located in an 18th century building in the fortress.
- City tour of Brasov
- Visit to Viscri Fortified Church
- Optional: traditional dinner in Casa Vlad Dracul, the place where Vlad the Impaler was born
- Overnight in Sighisoara, in a 3* hotel in the fortress
Day 4: Not Mon - Sighisoara – Biertan Fortified Church - Sibiu
In the morning you will leave Sighisoara en route to the West, visiting yet another fortified church in the area. These churches were built in the 13th – 16th century and they were fortified later on because of the often Turkish invasions. In the afternoon you will reach Sibiu, having a city tour there and paying a visit to Astra Folk technology museum, hosted by a beautiful and huge park, with traditional watermills, traditional houses and other such items. You will end the day with a tour of the city. You will be accommodated in a 3* central hotel or in a 3* Saxon guesthouse in Sibiu.
- Visit to Biertan Fortified Church
- Visit to Astra Folk Technology Museum
- Visit to Sibiu
- Optional dinner in Ileana Wine Cellar, a traditional place
- Accommodation in a 3* hotel or Saxon guesthouse in Sibiu
Day 5: Not Mon - Sibiu – Transfagarasan Road in Fagaras Mountains / Olt Gorges (depending on weather and time of the year) - Curtea de Arges Monastery – Targoviste Fortress - Bucharest
In the morning you will leave Sibiu and Transylvania taking Romania’s highest asphalted road that crosses the Transylvanian Alps (Fagaras Mountains) through a 2042 m.a.s.l. tunnel. The scenery is impressive, with glacial lakes, fir tree forests, extensive pastures and rocky cliffs. Then the fairy tale will take you to Dracula’s real castle in Poienari, hung up on a rock at the bottoms of Romania’s highest mountains. If weather does not permit this route or if you come here during the winter closure (mid October – early July), the section between Sibiu and Curtea de Arges will be done along the scenic Olt Gorges.
Just like any of his subjects, you have to go up to the castle walking over the more than 1000 stairs. Then you go down and you will visit the impressive Monastery of Curtea de Arges, haunted by a very interesting legend. On the way to Bucharest you will make a final stop in Targoviste, one of the places from where Vlad the Impaler ruled over Wallachia. The legend ends here, with a peek from the Sunset Tower (Turnul Chindiei).
- Ride along Transfagarasan Road
- Visit to Poienari Castle
- Visit to Curtea de Arges Monastery
- Visit the ruins of Targoviste fortress and Chindia Tower
- Optional: Dinner in traditional restaurant in Bucharest
- Overnight at a 3* in Bucharest
Day 6: Bucharest
- Transfer to airport.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
The price is Per Person, sharing a double room and for a group of minimum 4 persons. For other arrangements, kindly contact us.
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