Tours  

TOUR 3 DISCOVER TRANSYLVANIA

 

 

DAY 1
Departure from Bucharest to Sibiu. Arrival and check-in at hotel. Walking city tour visiting Council Tower, Small Square, Evangelical Church, Orthodox Cathedral and Liar’s Bridge. Dinner & overnight.
DAY 2
Morning visit to Brukental Museum – the oldest museum in Romania (1817). In the afternoon, trip to Carta (one of the most important monasteries built by the Cistercian monks in South Eastern Europe; early Gothic style with Romanesque elements), Sambata de Sus Monastery and Fagaras medieval stronghold and castle (at the time it houses Fagaras County Museum). Dinner & overnight in Sibiu.
DAY 3 Departure to Sibiel, visit of Village Museum (open air Museum). Afternoon trip to Hunedoara to visit Corvinesti Castle – the most important monument of Gothic lay architecture in Transylvania (14thc.) and Densus Church – built in 12th-13th c. of stones taken from the ruins of the ancient citadel of Sarmizegetusa. Dinner and overnight in Sibiu.
DAY 4
Departure to Cluj Napoca. Check-in at hotel. City tour including Banffy Palace, St.Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, Mathias Corvinus Birthplace (the oldest house in Cluj), Town Hall. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner & overnight.
DAY 5
Departure to Targu Mures. Short city tour visiting the cathedral and the medieval fortress (15thc.). Continue to Biertan - peasant fortified church (15th c.) belonging to Unesco’s world heritage. Arrival in Sighisoara. Check-in at hotel, dinner & overnight .
DAY 6
Morning city tour including Medieval Street, Clock Tower, Venetian House, Dracula’s Birthplace, Covered Staircase, Tailor’s Tower, Hill Church. You will discover the atmosphere of this lively European medieval town whose old edifices are still functional and well preserved. In the afternoon, departure to Bran area . Dinner & overnight.
DAY 7 Morning walking tour of Brasov with visits of the City Hall, Black Church, St.Catherine’s Gate, Weaver’s Bastion. Afternoon trip to Bran Castle – Gothic style (14th c). Back to Brasov via Poiana Brasov. Stop for Romanian traditional dinner at Outlaw’s Hut. Overnight in Bran area.
DAY 8 In the morning trip to Viscri (the village recently visited by Prince Charles of England for its attractive stronghold), Prejmer (stronghold built by the Teutonic knights ) and Harman ( Saxon fortress). Departure to Bucharest.

Services included:

- 7 nights accommodation in 3* hotels according to the itinerary ( Sibiu 3 nights, Cluj 1 night, Sighisoara 1 night, Bran area 2 nights)
- 7 breakfasts and 7 dinners
- ground transportation by minibus/coach
- licensed English guide, as tour escort
- entrance fees to all sites mentioned above

NOTICE: accommodation in Bucharest NOT included. Please pick up your own
choice according to the flight schedule, budget and interest.

RATES PER PERSON IN DOUBLE ROOM/PACKAGE:

Group of minim 10pax: 499EUR; single supplement: 100EUR
Group of minim 20pax: 459EUR; single supplement: 100EUR