Saturday 3rd October
Depart from the UK. On arrival in Bucharest meet your local guide and board the tour coach. Depart Bucharest and travel north along the Prahova Valley en route to the popular mountain resort of Predeal. Predeal is scenically located in the foothills of Southern Carpathian mountains. There will also be a visit to a fruit farm en route.
Welcome dinner tonight. Overnight: PREDEAL (D)
Sunday 4th October
This morning we cross the mountains into Transylvania. There will be a visit to Bran Castle, one of the castles built by Vlad the Impaler and often referred to as Dracula's castle.
After lunch there will be a visit to a dairy/beef farm. This is an example of a former state-owned farm from the Communist period that is now privately owned farm and is undergoing modernization. We continue afterwards to the town of Brasov where there will be a walking tour and a visit to the Black Church. Surrounded on three sides by mountains Brasov is one of the largest and most important cities of the country. The medieval old town, founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1211, is one of the best preserved in all of Europe. Tonight there will be a traditional Romanian dinner with folk music. Overnight: BRASOV (BLD)
Monday 5th October
Depart Brasov this morning and drive to the village of Ilieni where there will be a visit to a typical mixed livestock and arable farm of this region. Later today we enter in the Seckler region of Eastern Transylvania which has a large ethnic Hungarian population and where Hungarian culture and influences are still dominant. Overnight: ODORHEIU SECUIESC (BLD)
Tuesday 6th October
We leave Hungarian Transylvania and return to “Saxon” Transylvania, an area settled by German immigrants during the Middle Ages. Visit a dairy farm this morning before arriving in the picturesque village of Biertan village which is a Unesco World Heritage site. Continue this afternoon to Sighisoara, a perfectly preserved medieval town surrounded by beautiful mountainous scenery. Eleven towers remain on the town’s intact city walls, inside which are sloping cobbled street lined with 16th century merchant houses. Overnight: SIGHISOARA (BD)
Wednesday 7th October
Depart Sighisoara this morning for the historic town of Sibiu – European capital of culture in 2007. Also included today is a home hosted lunch at Sibiel serving traditional Romanian food and a visit to a sheep farm.
Overnight: SIBIU (BL)
Thursday 8th October
This morning visit Peles castle, the summer royal residence built in late 19th cent by the first Romanian King. It is one of the most exquisite royal palaces in Europe. Depart afterwards for the return journey to Bucharest. En route there will be a visit to Azuga winery, founded in 1892 as suppliers to the Romanian Royal Court. Here they make sparkling white wine according to the Champagne method. After lunch and a wine-tasting continue to Bucharest for a panoramic sightseeing tour. Farewell dinner tonight. Overnight: BUCHAREST (BLD)
Friday 9th October
Depart for airport for return flight to UK (B) End of Tour
Tour Cost | Price per person | Twin/Double | £850.00 | Single Supplement | £165.00 |
- Return international flights
- 6 nights hotel accommodation (3 or 4 star)
- Breakfast daily, 4 lunches and 5 dinners
- Coach transport
- Entrances to Peles Castle, Bran Castle, Black Church,
- Guided tours of Bucharest, Brasov, Sighisoara
- All farm visits as indicated on itinerary
- Services of a professional English speaking tour guide throughout
- Porterage of 1 piece of luggage per person
Not included: - Personal expenses
- Tips to driver guide
- Travel insurance
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