Highlights
• Visit Maramures region and the tall wooden churches
• Visit the painted monasteries of Bucovina
• See ancient fortified Saxon towns
• Sample the cultural diversity of the Romanians, Seclers, Motzs and Magyars
• Explore Bucharest highlights
• Sample Hungarian wines in Tokaj
Fact File
• 18 days • Maximum 12 travellers • Start in Bucharest, Romania, finish in Budapest, Hungary • All meals included • Activity Level: 3
Breathe the fresh air of coniferous woods in the country of Count Dracula, hike in the Carpathian Mountains, sample the famous wines of Hungary and gaze upon magnificent frescoes. Our trip to Hungary and Romania is an artful blend of culture, exquisite scenery, history and activity.
Our adventure in Transylvania begins in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Onward through Transylvania, into the Carpathian Mountains, we encounter ancient pockets of European culture and sample the region's cuisine while sipping local wines in the ambience of a medieval castle. See the magnificent fortress-town of Sighisoara and walk through the grand square of Brasov. A true highlight is Bran Castle, a fortress atop a dramatic rock outcrop and more commonly known as Dracula's Castle. After exploring the magnificent painted monasteries of Bucovina, we continue to the remote and unspoiled Maramures region, home to the tall wooden churches and continue on to Tokaj, where we will sample the famous sweet white wines.
We conclude our adventure in the famed city of Budapest, the Pearl of the Danube. Further ReadingTransylvania Facts, Not Fiction
FROM: $6495 USD
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Accommodations
Comfortable accommodations with private bathrooms. Comfort notes
Some long drives.
Day 2: Bucharest Exploring Day 3: To Brasov via Sinaia, and Bran Castle Day 4: Brasov Sightseeing, Risnov Day 5: Prejmar, Viscri, Stork Village Day 6: Mt. Hargita Hikes, Secler Gates and Enlaka Village Day 7: Biertan, Sighisoara Day 8: Charcoal Makers, Praid Salt Mine, to Bucovina Day 9: Painted Monasteries of Bucovina: Voronet, Vatra Moldovita, Sucevita, Vama Jewish Cemetery and Egg Museum, Marginea, Cacika, Solca Day 10: Painted Monasteries of Bucovina: Humor, Petrauc, Sucevita. Suceava fortress Day 11: Bucovina to to Maramures - Ciaconesti, Prislop, Borsa, Sacel, Dragomiresti Day 12: Maramures - Exploring Cosau and the Iza valley - Budesti, Sarbi, Barsana, Botiza, Poienile Izei Day 13: Maramures - Peri monastery, Merry Cemetery, Communist Victims Memorial, Elie Wiesel Museum Day 14: To Tarcal-Tokaj, Hungary Day 15: Zemplen Hills - Regec and Boldogkovaralja fortresses Day 16: Mezokovesd (Matyo workshops), Godollo, to Budapest Day 17: Budapest Sightseeing
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