6 days for mountain lovers visiting the Carpathian mountains

Price: From 410 EUR

Duration: 6 Days

Why choose this: If you want to spend a week in Romania and you are passionate about the mountains, come with us to discover the wild nature of the Carpathian mountains with a specialized alpine guide, 4x4 car excursions, birdwatching, visit to a bear reservation, etc.

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 assistance Soca Tour Romania.

Itinerary:

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

Transfer to Bucharest to the hotel and panoramic city tour and a pedestrian tour, based on the flight.


Day 2. Bucharest - Curtea de Arges - Poenari Fortress - Transfagarasan - Vidraru Lake - Balea Lake. Balea Guest House Accommodation 3*

Departure for the town of Curtea de Arges to visit the monastery, a Byzantine art building included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site where the legend of the master Manole was born. Then we arrive at the real castle of  ‘Dracula’, actually Vlad Tepes, at the Poenari Fortress. Travel on the Transfagarasan, one of the most beautiful roads in the world, the road in the clouds, to get to the Balea glacial lake at an altitude of over 2000 m.

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Day 3. Excursion to the Fagaras mountains, the most beautiful and highest mountain in the Carpathians. The top of the mountain is called Moldoveanu. You see beautiful places and return to Balea in the evening. The duration of the excursion is approximately 13 hours. Good physical condition, mountain and water equipment are necessary. You will see fascinating landscapes.

Day 4. Balea Lake - Sinaia - Bran Castle - Peles Castle - Cableway - Babel and the Sphinx. Accomodation Busteni

After breakfast, departure for Sinaia, a place famous in Romania for its natural and touristic beauties. We stop at Bran Castle to find the true story about the myth of Dracula and the national hero Prince Vlad the Impaler; then continue to the Peles Castle, built by Mihail Cantacuzino, boyar descendant of the Byzantine imperial family Cantacuzino. In the afternoon we travel by cable car to the rock formations, a spectacle of nature, a charm and a mystery: Babele and the Sphinx.

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Day 5. Excursion to the Bucegi mountains - we arrive at the highest peak, Omu with 2 505 m and then we return to Busteni. The excursion lasts about 9 hours. Good physical condition, mountain and water equipment are necessary.


Day 6. Return to Bucharest / Otopeni airport based on the flight.

 

Rates  in double room:

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

 For 18 people: 410 EUR / person 

For 8 people: 450 EUR / person

 For 6 people: 510 EUR / person 

For 4 people: 620 EUR / person 

For 2 people: 850 EUR / person 

Single room supplement: 110 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 assistance Soca Tour Romania.

 

Which is extra:

  • Entries to themuseums; about 20 EUR / person; possibly tips;
  • Other expenses and drinks. For full board, calculate 15 EUR / Lunch with 3 dishes and water included.

 

Bank Account at Banca Transilvania:  RO77BTRLEURCRT0327720601 (SWIFT Code: BTRLRO22)  Name: SOKA TOUR SRL-D