6 days in Transylvania and Wallachia

Price: From 489 EUR

Duration: 6 days

Why choose this: The 6-day trip to Romania with an English speaking guide reppresents the best tour in terms of budget. Choose to take a 6 day tour in Romania accompanied by a guide who speaks English or in the autonomous way of traveling, without haste or without fixed timetables. Ask us for details for a self-guided tour, in a rented car.

The offer includes: Airport - Hotel / Hotel - Airport transfers, based on flights; Transportation by car / modern buses with air conditioning / heating climate, fuels and taxes included; Professional English Guide throughout the trip; Hotel pick-up & drop-off; Accommodation 5 nights in 3 * / 4 * structures, as per program; Half board treatment (breakfast and dinner including at least one dinner with folklore show); Tourist taxes; Non-stop assistanceSoca Tour Romania.

The itinerary:

Day 1.Arrival at Otopeni Airport, according to the timetable. Hotel Capitol / Ambasador 4 * accommodation -20 km-

Transfer to Bucharest to hotel and panoramic city tour, based on the flight. You can see: the Arch of Triumph, the Victoriei Boulevard, Revolution Square, University Square, the Romanian Athenaeum, Royal Palace, Central University Library, the former Communist Central Committee, etc. According to the timetable, we start for a  walking tour in the historical center with entrances to the Atheneum and 2 orthodox churches.

Day 2. Bucharest - Curtea de Arges - Cozia - Olt River Valley - Sibiu – Sibiel. Accommodation Casa Ana Ciortea 3* -280 km-

Departure for Curtea de Arges monastery, a 16th century masterpiece included in the UNESCO heritage, you will hear the legend of the master Manole and his wife Ana, then departure for Cozia Monastery, erected by the Vlad Tepes’s grandfather, Mircea the Elder, prince of  Wallachia. We arrive in the afternoon in Sibiu, a city in Transylvania that recalls the Saxon palaces in Germany or Austria. You can admire the Bruckenthal Palace built in Baroque style, the Liar’s Bridge, the Orthodox Christian Cathedral, the Evangelical Cathedral, Council Tower. To stay in Sibiu in a central 4* hotel, a supplement of 15 EUR / person is charged.

Day 3. Sibiel - Folkloristic Museum in open air ASTRA - Biertan Fortress - Sighisoara. Accommodation Hotel Binderbubi / Korona 4* - 120 km -

After breakfast, the first stop at ASTRA Folklore Museum, an unforgettable open air huge park. Then we arrive at the Biertan Fortress, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, a true jewel of Saxon architecture. Interesting the matrimonial prison: here were kept in the same cell and held with bread and water the spouses who wanted to separate until the re-reconciliation took place. Continue to Sighisoara, known as "The Pearl of Transylvania". You can see the Clock Tower, the house of the famous Vlad the Impaler named Dracula, the wooden staircase, the panoramic point, etc.

Day 4. Sighisoara - Viscri - Bran - Brasov. Accommodation Hotel Coroana Brasovului / Wagner 3 * - 170 km –

The day begins with the visit of the preserved Saxon village Viscri or Weissekhirche (in English "the white church") included in the UNESCO Heritage in 1999. The tour continues to the famous Bran Castle, known as Dracula’s Castle; Bran term means "border", in the old Dacian language, our ancestors. Here Prince Vlad established the military base while making an incursion into Brasov. The castle is also known as the summer residence of Queen Mary who came here often, away from the court life in Bucharest. The tour continues and you arrive in Brasov, one of the most beautiful multicultural cities located in Transylvania. You can see the Council House, the Council Tower, the Black Church, Catherine’s Tower, Black and White Tower and the ancient area of ​​the town called Schei, where the Romanians lived from ancient times.

                                                                     

Day 5. Brasov - Rasnov or Prejmer Fortress - Sinaia - Snagov Monastery (optional) - Bucharest. Accommodation Hotel Capitol / Ambasador 4*  -175 km-.

After breakfast, arrival at the Prejmer Fortress founded by the Order of the Teutonic Knights and included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site and then visit of the most preserved Transylvanian citadel, Rasnov Fortress. We continue with the visit  of  Castle of Peles and Sinaia Monastery, symbols of Romanian culture and spirit. Eventually, based on the weather, the Snagov Monastery is located on the island of the same name. In the nave, in front of the altar, is the tomb of Vlad Tepes the Impaler. In the evening we arrive in Bucharest.

Day 6. Bucharest - Otopeni Airport Transfer based on the flight

Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, depending on the departure time, you can visit the Village Museum, located in the lush Herastrau Park, one of the largest outdoor parks in Europe. Transfer to the airport in good time.

Rates in double room: 

For groups>19 persons through Tourism Agencies, check the prices in the PDF format  catalog

For 18 people: approx 370 EUR / person

 For 8 people: 425 EUR / person 

For 6 people: 490 EUR / person 

For 4 people: 600 EUR / person 

For 2 people: 825 EUR / person 

Single room supplement: 125 EUR / person 

The experience includes:

  • Airport - Hotel / Hotel - Airport transfers, based on flights;
  • Transportation by car / modern buses with air conditioning / heating climate, fuels and taxes included;
  • Professional English Guide throughout the trip;
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off;
  • Accommodation 5 nights in 3 * / 4 * structures, as per program;
  • Half board treatment (breakfast and dinner including at least one dinner with folklore show);
  • Tourist taxes;
  • Non-stop assistanceSoca Tour Romania.

 

Which is extra:

  • Entries to the museums; about 25 EUR / person; possibly tips;
  • Other expenses and drinks. For full board, calculate 15 EUR / Lunch with 3 dishes and water included.

 

 

 

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