Complete Transylvania 8 day tour

Join us for 8 day tour in Transylvania, a complete tour where you will discover a wonderful county with castles, palaces, fortified churches, medieval cities, UNESCO protected sites, Saxon Villages, people and much more...

Highlights of the tour:
Medieval cities of Transylvania: Brasov, Sibiu, Sighisoara.
Most important Castles and Palaces: Bran-the Famous Dracula's Castle, Peles Castle,
Fortified Churches of Transylvania: Biertan Fortified Church.
Living in the country side, an unique experience: Sibiel and Bran villages.
Transfagarasan Road - the highest road in Romania.
Traditional dinners in Sibiel and Bran, home made food prepared by farmers.
Saxon Villages of Trasylvania.
Snagov city with Snagov Monastery where Vlad Tepes is burried
Cluj city: the treasure of Trasylvania.
Turda Salt mine - the most beautiful and modern in Romania.

Day 1: Bucharest

Transfer from Bucharest Airport to the hotel. 

Accommodation  with breakfast in a 3* hotel, centrally situated.

Depends your arrival, city tour of Bucharest.

 

Day 2: Bucharest – Snagov – Sinaia (130 km, 2h)

After breakfast (9.00 am) we will drive to Snagov where in the middle of the Snagov Lake will see Snagov Monastery, a rustic cloister from 1364, on a small isolated island, the reputed burial place of Vlad Tepes, also known as Dracula, who, it is claimed, lies beneath the floor of the church.

 

Drive to Sinaia where you will visit Sinaia Monastery and the famous Peles Castle.

Peles Castle is one of Romania's most beautiful palaces once the summer residence of the Romanian kings and one of Romania's most important museum. PELES Castle was the final resting place for several Romanian monarchs, including King Carol I, who died here in 1914, as well as King Ferdinand and Queen Maria.

 

Visit to Sinaia Monastery - the name of the town comes from the Monastery of Sinaia, built in 1695 by the "spatar" (old high rank among the military nobility of the Valahian kingdom) Mihai Cantacuzino after a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, at Mount Sinai; the monastery contains religious objects, icons, rare books and the exhibition of pottery and porcelain ware (dating from 16th - 19th cent.).

Accommodation in Sinaia with breakfast at 3* hotel.

 

Day 3:  Sinaia – Bran – Brasov (85 km, 1h 20 min)

In the morning, after breakfast at the hotel we will depart for an excursion through the Carpathian Mountains to the town of Bran to visit the famous Bran Castle. (known as “Dracula’s Castle”).

Situated at 30 Km from Brasov, between the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains, Bran Castle is an important national monument and landmark of the Romanian tourism, due not only to the beauty of the Castle and the landscape but also to the legend of Count Dracula. Since 1956 the Castle was opened as a museum of history and feudal art. 

 

Overnight in Bran with breakfast at 3* hotel. 

 

Day 4:  Brasov – Viscri Fortified Church - Sighisoara (140 km)

After breakfast will have a city tour of Brasov and then drive to Sighisoara.

City tour of Brasov: maybe the most beautiful city in Romania. It really worth’s visiting the medieval part of the city with: The Black Church that houses a priceless collection of Oriental rugs as well as a 4000-pipe organ, The Town Hall Square, The Central Park, The Black Tower, The White Tower, the Rope Street – the narrowest street in Europe and the first Romanian School in Transylvania.

 

On the way to Sighisoara we will visit Saxon Village of Transylvania and we'll have a stop to one of the most beautiful named Viscri Village. Here, we will visit the oldest fortified Church in Transylvania: Viscri. 

 

Then, drive to Sighisoara, Europe’s best preserved medieval town. It's one of the most beautiful towns in the heart of Transylvania the whole medieval citadel is a part of UNESCO World Heritage. German architectural influences are visible throughout the entire city. Sighisoara was for several centuries a military and political stronghold. One of its most famous attractions is the Clock Tower (Council Tower), built in the 14th Century. This was the control tower of the main gate of the 2,500 foot long defensive wall. The tower has seven foot thick walls and was used to store ammunition, food reserves, archives and the city's treasures. The clock was placed in the tower in the 17th Century. Highlights include: Venetian House (built in the 13th Century), Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) House, Antler House, Wood Covered Staircase, Clock Tower, the History Museum and the Torture Room.

In the evening, you can walk and admire the town because Sighisoara is really wonderful if you see it under the moonlight.

Overnight in Sighisoara, 3* hotel  with breakfast.

 

Day 5:  Sighisoara – Biertan Fortified Chuch - Medias - Turda Salt Mine - Cluj. (200 km)

After the breakfast, leave Sighisoara and go to Cluj city, the treasure of Transylvania.

 

First, we will visit Biertan Fortress, World Cultural Heritage site and the largest fortress church in Transilvania. This church, surrounded by three rows of fortifications was used for nearly 300 years as the residence of the Transilvanian Archbishop. 

Biertan locality lies in the middle of the Transylvanian plateau, in the North of Sibiu city, at equal distance between the cities Medias and Sighisoara. Biertan is documentary testified for the first time in 1283, along with other 7 villages, inhabited in that period by the Saxons of Transylvania.

 

Then continue our tour to Medias city where will have a panoramic tour and then we depart to Turda where we will visit one of the most interesting, modern and beautiful Salt Mine in Romania. 

 

In the afternoon, city tour of Cluj Napoca. 

Accommodation in Cluj Napoca at 3* hotel. 

 

Day 6. Cluj - Alba Iulia - Sibiu - Sibiel (200km) 

After breakfast, we will go to Alba Iulia the capital of the independent Principality of Transylvania, where the Union Act of the Romanian Principalities was signed in 1918. It is also known under the Latin name of Apulum, the Hungarian name of Gyulafehérvár and the German name of Karlsburg/Weißenburg.  

We will visit The Alba Carolina Citadel - the symbol - capital of the Romanians. The Alba Carolina Citadel is the heart of the town of Alba Iulia. The Citadel was design to be the main defensive point of Transylvania, a militay center and arm storage facility. It is composed of 7 bastions confering it the star shape characteristic to such citadels.

 

Visit also Catedrala Romano-catolica (the Roman Catholic Cathedral), the most valuable monument for the medieval architecture in Transylvania, inside which can be found the tomb of Iancu de Hunedoara (John Hunyadi). We should not forget Muzeul Unirii (the Union Museum), the place where the Union Act between Transylvania and Romania was signed on 1st December 1918. 

 

In the evening we will go to Sibiel village a picturesque village situated 18 km away from Sibiu on the Sibiel River. The village goes on his history in an ancient natural beauty of culture and Romanian tradition. The unwritten history of this village starts in Neolithic with the relies founded in the area of the village and kept in the museum of the village. 

Visit the Glass Icon Museum and the church.

Overnight in Sibiel at guest house and serve a delicious traditional home made dinner, drinks included. 

 

Day 7: Sibiu - Transfagarasan Road - Curtea de Arges  - Bucharest. (360km)

Breakfast and drive to Sibiu to discover the city.

“Sibiu 2007” represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a Romanian city to host the European Capital of Culture designation. Sibiu/Hermannstadt as European Capital of Culture in 2007 aims at opening gates through which the city’s rich cultural landscape and diverse life will meet that of Europe. 

Sightseeing tour in Sibiu, visit: Piata Mare (The Big Square), Brukenthal Museum, Piata Mica (The Little Square), Piata Huet (Huet Square), Iron Bridge, Biserica Evangelica (The Evangelical Church) and Mitropolia (The Orthodox Church).

 

We leave Sibiu and drive to Transfagarasan Road, one of most spectacular road in Romania.

Then will drive to Curtea de Arges changing the course to Ages River’s valley and we'll visit the monastery.

Monastery of Curtea de Arges was founded by Prince Neagoe Basarab between 1514-1517 years.

 

Day 8:  Bucharest

City tour in the morning (around 3h).

Places that worth seeing: the former Royal Palace (nowadays the Art Museum), the Athenaeum, ride along Victoria Avenue, the University, the National Theatre, the Opera House, Manuc’s Inn, the medieval core of the town, the Patriarchy, the Antim Monastery, the Italian church, St. Joseph Cathedral. Visit the Palace of Parliament, the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon. 

               

Transfer to the Airport. 

Included in the price:

- Transportation by modern and comfortable car (fuel, assurance, parking)

- Accommodation for 7 nights, breakfast included

- Transfer Airport-Hotel-Airport in the first and the last day in Bucharest

- Professional guide assistance during the whole trip English speaking. The guide will be at your disposal for the entire period. 

- City tour for each city in the program 

- City tour of Bucharest in the last day

- Visit for the attractions in the program (not the entrance tickets)

 

Not included in the price

- Entrance tickets to all the museums and touristic attractions included in the program.