11 days tour in Romania - a historical and cultural perspective
Dear visitors,
Traveling to Romania is as rewarding as it is challenging.
Located in one of Europes corners, Romania remain
still an undiscovered land for the foreign tourist, a
place on the border between the Western civilization and
Eastern mentalities, Catholic influence and Orthodox church,
Latin and Slavic alphabet, Roman empire and Barbarian
territories. The 11 days of travel will take you around
the country on a journey of contrasts from the
busy capital to the quiet Maramures, from the German cities
of Brasov and Sibiu to the wine yards of Cotnari, from
the Merry Cemetery to the birth place of Dracula.
The tour will focus on the Romanian recent history but
your every day touristy agenda will definitely change
the main topic to different other puzzle pieces which,
putted into the right combination, will reveal the real
image of Romania.
Our travel agency will do its best for you to have a perfect time!
1st Day:
- Bucharest airport pick up;
- transport to a 3 star hotel, your residence hotel while exploring Bucharest;
- dinner at the hotel;
2nd Day:
- breakfast at the hotel;
- 10.00 o'clock - meeting in front of the hotel
for Bucharest 2 hours city tour - on the bus, accompanied
by a local professional guide. The tour will be followed
by another 2 hours visit at the House of the Parliament,
the second largest building in the world, a Romanian symbol
of totalitatism;
- 14.30 - lunch in the city center, walking distance
from National Museum of History;
- 16.00 visit at the National Museum of History
or, for those who would prefer another topic - visit at
the National Art Gallery, walking distance between the
museums;
- 19.00 o'clock - meeting at the National Art Gallery
and departure to the hotel;
- 20.00 o'clock - meeting in hotel's reception
for going for dinner. Traditional dinner, 10 minutes walking
distance from the hotel;
3rd Day:
- breakfast at the hotel;
- 10.00 o'clock - meeting in front of the hotel
for the visit at the Military Museum. Lecture hold by
a recent history professor, focused on the Romanian and
Whermacht army in the second world war. Questions and
answers session.
- 15.00 o'clock lunch in a city center restaurant;
- 16.30 Walking tour in Bucharest. visit at one
of the churches which had been putted on wheels and moved
out from Ceausescu's city reconstruction ideas;
- 18.00 o'clock walking tour in the city center
- Lipscani area;
- 19.00 o'clock - dinner in central restaurant;
4th Day:
- breakfast at the hotel;
- 09.00 o'clock meeting in front of the hotel,
departure to Brasov, via Targoviste direction North -
West
- 11.00 o'clock - walking tour at Tirgoviste Garrison,
the location where Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena
had their trial and execution on December 25th 1989;
- 12.30 - departure north on the national road
72A;
- 13.30 - quick visit at Mateias Memorial, a monument
dedicated to the Romanian soldiers who died this region
during the First World War;
- 14.00 o'clock - will pass by Dragoslavele military
cemetery, over 1.100 Romanian and German soldiers who
died during the First World War are berried here;
- 14.30 - lunch break at Cheile Gradistei;
- 16.30 - guiding tour at Bran Castle;
- 19.00 o'clock - departure to the city of Brasov.
Accommodation and dinner in Brasov.
5th Day:
- breakfast at the hotel;
- 09.00 o'clock - Brasov short city tour;
- 11.00 o'clock - departure to the region of
Moldova, Iasi on E574 road, direction Sfantu Gheorghe
- Gheorgheni - Piatra Neamt - Iasi, about 370 km;
- 13.00 o'clock - short visit at Sumuleu Ciuc,
a Franciscan Monastery, who has the largest Baroc style
church in the country. Over 200.000 pilgrims are gathering
here every year on the Whit Sunday;
- 15.30 - lunch break at Lacu Rosu - the Red Lake;
- 16.30 - departure time to Iasi, about 4 hours
driving; First part through the gorge of Bicaz;
- 20.30 - accommodation and dinner in Iasi;
6th Day:
- breakfast at the hotel;
- 08.00 - short city tour focused on recent history
realities (Jewish Iasi, the Iron Guard, the soviet army
occupancy on August 22nd 1944);
- 11.00 o'clock - Stop at Cotnari wine yards for
a wine tasting session;
- 14.00 o'clock - visit at the UNESCO painted church
of Voronet;
- 15.00 o'clock lunch in a traditional guest house
in Vama village;
- 16.00 o'clock departure to Maramures, passing
the East Carpathians on E576 and then road 18, about 3
hours and 30 minutes to Sighet;
- quick stop in Moisei for visiting the monument dedicated
to the civil Romanians killed by the hortyst troops while
changing battle front in august 1944;
- 20.00 o'clock - accommodation and dinner in Sighet;
7th Day:
- breakfast at the hotel;
- 09.30 - visit at the Communist Memorial in Sighet;
- 12.00 - departure to Iza Valley;
- 12.40 - visit at Barsana Monastery, one of the
nicest monasteries in Maramures;
- 14.00 - visit at a local wood carving studio
in Barsana village;
- 15.30 - lunch in Sighet;
- 16.30 - departure to Sapanta and visit at the
Merry Cemetery and the tallest wooden church in Europe;
- 20.00 - accommodation and dinner in Sighet;
8th Day:
- early breakfast at the hotel;
- 7.15 - leaving the hotel for the steam train
journey on Vaser Valley;
- 09.00 - the steam train is leaving the train
station of Viseu de Sus for the journey on Vasser;
- 15.30- lunch in a traditional Poienile Izei,
a traditional village;
- 17.00 o'clock - short walk in the village and
visit at the local UNESCO wooden church;
- 18.00 o'clock - departure to Cluj on 17C road,
via Sacel - Salva - Dej - Cluj;
- 21.00 - accommodation and dinner in Cluj;
9th Day:
- breakfast at the hotel;
- 9.00 o'clock - city tour of the city;
- 11.00 - departure to Sighisoara on E 60 road;
- 11.45 - Turda Salt Mine, definitely the nicest
salt mine in Romania, will be an unforgettable visit;
- 14.30 - visit at Oarba de Mures cemetery and
memorial. About 3500 Romanian soldiers who died fighting
for regaining Transylvania in autumn 1944 are berried
here, 1169 of them had been identified;
- 16.30 - arrival at the citadel of Sighisoara,
the birth place of Dracula;
- 17.00 o'clock lunch in Sighisoara at Dracula's
birth place;
- 20.00 - accommodation and dinner in Sighisoara;
10th Day:
- breakfast at the hotel in Sighisoara;
- 08.30 city tour of Sighisoara;
- 11.30 departure to Sibiu, the European Capital
of Culture in 2007, on road no. 14;
- 14.30 - lunch in Sibiu;
- 16.00 o'clock - visit at Brukenthal Museum Sibiu;
- walk in Sibiu;
- 19.30 - dinner in Piata Mica;
- 21.00 - accommodation in a central hotel in Sibiu;
11th Day:
- breakfast at the hotel in Sibiu;
- 09.30 city tour of Sibiu;
- 11.00 o'clock - departure to Bucharest via Olt river valley via DN7 road, about 4 hours;
- 17.00 - lunch in a central restaurant in Bucharest;
- free time & shopping in Bucharest;
- 20.00 - dinner and accommodation in Bucharest;
Last day in Romania:
- breakfast at the hotel;
- free time in the city and / or departure to Henri Coanda International Airport;
The tour includes:
- specialized guiding (English, French or / and German language);
- accommodation in 3 or over 3 stars stars hotels, breakfast and dinner;
- accommodation and all the meals for the guide and driver;
- guiding and professional lecture hold by an recent history professor;
- transport on a high class bus;
- travel on Vaser Valley, on the steam train;
- car insurance for all passengers and their goods while in the car;
- entrances to all the touristy spots planned to be visited;
The tour does not include:
- the lunch for every day of the tour (which can be between 10 to 25 euros / person);
- personal expenses;
Feel free to contact us for the rates and more infos on this tour!