Explore Village life in Transylvanian Carpathian Mountains - Self guided

Transfer Bucharest airport – hotel 3* Bucharest. Accommodation.

Transfer Bucharest – Brasov about 3 hours (the most important touristic city of Romania and an important former medieval city of Transylvania). Accommodation at a 3* guesthouse centrally located (eg. Casa Timar). Welcome lunch. Brasov walking tour. In the evening we have the Brown Bears Watching program.

Guided day trip to Sighisoara, Viscri and Rupea Fortress. Transfer to Magura village. Accommodation 2 nights at a guesthouse in Magura Village.

Visit a remarkable fortress - Rupea - with three rings, dating from the 14th century, built on a basalt rock. Inside the fortress there is a well 60 m deep. The water is still drinkable.

Discover the only city in Romania which looks exactly the same way as in the XVIth century - Sighisoara. Take a trip to time in this one day tour or simply get all the inside information in a walking tour if you are traveling on your own.

Visit to the Viscri fortified church - one of the best preserved fortified church in Transylvania - is also included in the tour. Prince Charles, who owns a house in Viscri, says "Transylvania is in my blood".

The heart of Piatra Craiului National Park - Pestera Village – Curmatura chalet (1470 m) - Magura village. From the guesthouse you continue the trek to the next mountain village Pestera, about 2 km. You reach to a junction and from here you turn to the right and continue the trekking to (ur on the red cross sign, about 1 – 1 ½ hour, to the "La table" point (this is a cross point where 8 trekking routes meet). From here you follow the same sign, red cross, follow nice and large meadows, hardwood and pine forest to the bottom of the Piatra Craiului Mountain ("Rock of the King" or "King's Stone") for about 30 minutes. The road now is a forest one. You reach to a junction in about 30 minutes, you turn to the left and follow the forest road that climbs into the forest. After 20 minutes with no signs, you see 2 signs, red and yellow triangle which go to the Curmatura chalet (about 1 hour). So, from the guesthouse to Curmatura chalet you supposed to walk between 3 and 4 hours on a medium route. You can have lunch to the chalet and then you continue the trek to Zarnesti town, the main gate to the National Park, following the yellow dot (2 hours of descending – easy). At some point you reach to a small metal bridge (on your right), you cross the spring and walk up about 30 minutes to the guesthouse in Magura village. (6-7 hours, medium effort, uphill/downhill walk: 500 m/ 700 m, appr. 16 km).

Today you trek crossing the most authentic and beautiful mountain villages from the bottom of the National Park Piatra Craiului - Magura - Pestera - Sirnea (the first touristic village of Romania) - Fundata, meeting the locals (4-6 hours; easy to medium, uphill/ downhill walk: 200 m/ 200 m). At the end of the tour you walk about 1.500 m on national road to the guesthouse (no other way). Accommodation at a 3* guesthouse for 3 nights.

About Sirnea village: in order to develop the village and attract as many tourists as possible, Professor Nicolae Fruntes initiated two feasts: "The measure of milk and the meeting of the village sons" held every June and "Winter at Sirnea", aimed at presenting the customs of the villagers, both during summer and winter. Launched in 1969, the feast "Winter at Sirnea" entails a skiing race with torches in hands, sleigh rides and parties organized at the Cultural Centre.

Today you have a walk in the village of Fundata (3 - 4 hours, easy to medium, uphill/downhill walk: 300 m/300 m).

Surrounded by the Bucegi Mountains and the Piatra Craiului Mountains, Fundata's altitude of 1360 m makes it the highest commune in Romania. In August 1916, when troops from the Romanian Old Kingdom entered Austria-Hungary, the first village they took was Fundata, also capturing their first prisoners there and suffering their first battle death.

Transfer from the pension to the starting point of the trekking tour in Bucegi Natural Park (about 45 minutes of driving). You follow the yellow triangle sign, on a wide forest road, for about 1 – 1 ½ hour. After that you cross a small river and start to climb a steep part, with forest, for about 20 minutes, and you reach in a nice meadow. Stop for a rest and then continue the route, now much easier, till in a big meadow with a former sheep farm on the right side. Optional: from this point in about 1 hour, round trip, you can visit, following the red cross sign, the “Evil waterfall”. Back in the meadow you follow the metal poles with blue triangle sign, crossing the meadow from left to the right, in diagonal, uphill. You go mainly up from here and in about 1 hour you reach to a forest road and then to a sheep farm. You can make a stop and taste the cheese made here (from June to September) for a small extra cost or cigarettes. From the sheep farm you follow the red triangle sign from the rocks or metal poles. At some point, after 1 km from the sheep farm, you see a big rock with the sign on it. You follow the sign, pass nearby a former Hunting house, now in ruin, and in about 1-1 ½ hours you reach to the main forest road, for the meeting point. Transfer back to the guesthouse for accommodation - about 40 minutes of driving. (5-6 hours, medium effort, uphill/downhill walk: 800 m/ 800 m, appr. 14 km). Today, in the morning, you can visit Bran Castle (Monday is opened at 12:00).

Moeciu de Sus is located 35 km from Brasov, in the beautiful and wild Bucegi mountain area, at the edge of the Bucegi National Park. The village is appreciated for its amazing nature and its tradition in preparing delicious cheeses and sheep wool products.

Today we do a guided day trip - 3C Tour: Castle, Champagne and Canyon! Transfer about 1 hour to Brasov where we start the day trip.

Accommodation in Brasov at a 3* hotel centrally located (eg. Casa Timar).

It is a new and dynamic tour which combines culture with sparkling wine tasting and trekking: Castle, Champagne and Canyon!

We visit Peles Castle - one of the most beautiful royal castles in the world - than we drive to Rhein Azuga Cellar 1892 for a sparkling wine tasting and finally we trek for 2-3 hours to "7 Ladders Canyon" in Piatra Mare mountains.

At Rhein Azuga Cellar 1892, former “Supplier of Romania’s Royal Court” and starting from April 2006 „Supplier of His Majesty’s House King Michael 1st”, you can discover the story of an exceptional sparkling wine that hold the secrets of the traditional method and will impress you with quality and freshness...

Note: "7 Ladders Canyon" is closed Monday and because of weather conditions (thunderstorms, heavy rains).

Transfer to the airport about 3 hours.