Standard Romania tour (8 days, from Cluj-Napoca)

Day 1 Cluj-Napoca

1. 1

   Cluj-Napoca

   30 min

   Arrival in Cluj-Napoca. Pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel. Depending on the hour of your arrival, you can opt for a guided tour of the city. (also available on the last day, depending on departure schedule).
   Car transfers: approx. 30 min; ~10 km / 6 mi
   (no meals included)

Day 2 Cluj – Maramures

1. 1

   Surdesti Wooden Church

   45 min Admission ticket included

   Your guide will meet you in the morning and you will begin the journey together, heading from Maramures. First stop of the day will be in Surdesti village, for the visit of the wooden church, the first UNESCO heritage site on your itinerary.

2. 2

   Merry Cemetery

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Lunch in a restaurant and continue with the visit of the colorful Merry Cemetery from Sapanta.

3. 3

   Church of the Holy Paraskeva

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Route to Desesti village for he visit of the wooden church, another UNESCO heritage site. Here you will discover the best preserved interior painting of all the wooden churches of Maramures.

4. 4

   Breb

   1 hour 30 min

   In the afternoon, take a walk in one of the best preserved traditional village in Maramures.
   Dinner in a rural guesthouse in Maramures.
   Car transfers: approx. 4h; ~265 km / 164 mi
   (breakfast and dinner included, lunch not included)

Day 3 Maramures – Bucovina

1. 1

   Barsana Monastery

   1 hour

   After breakfast, visit the new monastery of Barsana, remarcable for its mix of modern and traditional architecture. Departure for Bucovina, across the Carpathian Mountains.

2. 2

   Ciocanesti

   20 min

   Stop in Ciocanesti to see the traditional decorated houses.
   Lunch on the way in a restaurant.

3. 3

   Moldovita Monastery

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Visit the painted monastery of Moldovita (UNESCO site), famous for it’s Siege of Constantinople fresco scene. As decorating the Easter egg is an ancient Hutsul tradition that you must not miss, you’ll have the chance to assist at such a demonstration.

4. 4

   Manastirea Voronet

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Continue the journey with the visit of the most famous of all painted monasteries in Bucovina: Voronet monastery (UNESCO site).
   Dinner in a rural guesthouse in Bucovina.
   Car transfers: approx. 4h30min; ~250 km / 155 mi
   (breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included)

Day 4 Bucovina – Sighisoara

1. 1

   Bicaz Canyon

   1 hour

   After breakfast, a long transfer to Transylvania ensues, which will take you through Bicaz Gorge and by the Red Lake in the Eastern Carpathians.
   Lunch in a restaurant. After lunch, transfer through one of the biggest depressions of the Eastern Carpathians, the homeland of the Hungarian speaking Szekely Transylvanians.

2. 2

   Sighisoara

   30 min

   During late afternoon and early evening you’ll walk through Sighisoara – Transylvania’s best preserved medieval town, also included in the UNESCO world heritage list, world-renowned for being Dracula’s birth place. (All Dracula stories are to be taken with a pinch of salt, of course.)
   Car transfers: approx. 5h30min; ~325 km / 201 mi
   (breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included)

Day 5 Sighisoara – Sinaia – Brasov

1. 1

   Peles Castle

   1 hour 30 min Admission ticket included

   After breakfast, transfer to Sinaia for the visit of Peles Castle, the first castle built by the Romanian Monarchy during the 19th century. Chance to admire the personal arts collections of the royal family. Lunch in a restaurant.

2. 2

   Brasov Historical Center

   1 hour 30 min Admission ticket included

   Return to Brasov, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Transylvania. Discover the Black Church, easternmost Gothic church in Europe, and enjoy a guided tour of the old town. Free time in the afternoon.
   Car transfers: approx. 3h30min; ~210 km / 130 mi
   (breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included)

Day 6 Brasov – Prejmer – Bran – Sibiu

1. 1

   Prejmer

   1 hour

   Breakfast and short lift to explore Prejmer fortified church. Out of over 200 fortified churches preserved in Transylvania, this is for sure the most intriguing and fascinating. Not to mention that it is one of the first nomitated as UNESCO heritage site.

2. 2

   Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Transfer to Bran village to visit the so called ‘Dracula’s Castle’. Built in the Middle Ages and yet modernized at the beginning of the 20th century, Bran castle is now one of the most visited places in Romania.

3. 3

   Sibiu

   1 hour 30 min

   Lunch in a restaurant. Departure for Sibiu, the best defended medieval fortified town in Transylvania, named European Capital of Culture in 2007. Tour the four defensive walls of the old city to discover the local landmarks.
   Car transfers: approx. 3h30min; ~ 200 km / 124 mi
   (breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included)

Day 7 Sibiu – Alba Iulia – Turda – Cluj

1. 1

   Cetatea Alba Iulia

   1 hour

   Breakfast and departure for Alba Iulia, the city Romanians love the most. Visit Alba Carolina Vauban citadel and discover all its inside stories : all about the ancient Romans, the Hungarian kings, the union of Transylvania with Romania.

2. 2

   Salina Turda

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   Continue the journey to Turda. Visit one of the most incredible underground location in Europe: Turda salt mine. Holding both a historic and a modern side, the salt mine is a must see in Transylvania.
   *It is not recommended to visit the salt mine if you have heart, lungs, digestive and other health conditions.
   Transfer to Cluj.
   Car transfers: approx. 3h30min; ~181 km / 112 mi
   (breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included)

Day 8 Cluj-Napoca

1. 1

   Cluj-Napoca

   2 hours

   Breakfast. Cluj city tour (if not taken on arrival day).
   Transfer to the airport and end of the tour.
   Car transfers: approx. 30 min; ~10 km / 6 mi
   (breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included)