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Escorted
Tours in Romania
Departures all
year around on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Small
Groups
Dracula's Footsteps
2009
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Itinerary:
Day 1: Bucharest–Curtea de Arges-Sibiu (300 km)
Pick-up from your hotel/the
airport and drive to Curtea de
Arges, a former capital of Valahia during the 14th century, where you
visit the ruins of the Old Princely Court built by Vlad’s ancestors and
Manole’s Monastery, an architectural jewel from the 16th century. On the
way to Sibiu, stop to visit Cozia
Monastery, built in 14th century by Dracula's grandfather Prince
Mircea The Old. The beautiful Olt Valley takes you to Sibiu, once the
richest town in Transilvania. Accommodation and dinner in the
village of Sibiel, in a traditional farmhouse (D) |
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Day
1: Bucharest–Curtea de Arges-Sibiu (300 km)
Pick-up from your hotel/the
airport and drive to Curtea de
Arges, a former capital of Valahia during the 14th century, where you
visit the ruins of the Old Princely Court built by Vlad’s ancestors and
Manole’s Monastery, an architectural jewel from the 16th century. On the
way to Sibiu, stop to visit Cozia
Monastery, built in 14th century by Dracula's grandfather Prince
Mircea The Old. The beautiful Olt Valley takes you to Sibiu, once the
richest town in Transilvania. Accommodation and dinner in the
village of Sibiel, in a traditional farmhouse (D) |
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Day 3: Sighisoara-Brasov-Bran-Sinaia (300 km)
In the morning take a
walking city tour of Sighisoara,
the best-preserved medieval town in Romania. You will visit the famous
Clock Tower Museum, The Armour Room and The Torture Room, then the
house where Count Dracula/Vlad the Impaler was born in 1431. You will
finish your tour by visiting the Church
on the Hill. Depart for Brasov
where Vlad’s enemies – the rich Saxon merchants – lived. The Saxon settlers founded the fairy-tale town of Brasov in
the 12th century and it still preserves its beautiful medieval atmosphere
created by many Middle Age buildings. The highlight of the city tour is
surely a visit to the Black Church,
the largest gothic style church in South-Eastern Europe.
Your next stop will be Bran where
you’ ll visit the Bran Castle
– made famous by Bram Stoker's novel as the residence
of the vampire count. The castle was built by the merchants from Brasov,
in the 14th century, to protect the border between Valahia and
Transylvania. Continue
to Sinaia, a beautiful mountain
resort, also called “The Pearl of Carpathians”. Accommodation
in Sinaia (B
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Day
4: Sinaia-Bucuresti (150 km)
After breakfast, you will visit the Peles
Castle - former summer residence of Carol the 1st - king of Romania.
Then drive back to Bucharest, the capital of Romania, founded in 1459 by
the mighty prince Vlad. In Bucharest,
once nicknamed "Little Paris", you will visit the Parliament
Palace, the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon.
Listen how the Romanian people finally succeeded to topple the last
communist dictator in Eastern Europe in the Revolution
Square. Your tour will bring you also to the Romanian
Athenaeum, the Opera House,
the National Military Club, the
Military Academy and the Arch
of Triumph. In the evening you will enjoy a farewell
dinner with folklore show in a Romanian traditional restaurant. Accommodation
in Bucharest.(B,D)
Day
5: Departure
Today you will be transferred to the airport for
your flight back home (B)
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Tour
Includes:
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4
Nights accommodation with
4 breakfasts, 1 farmhouse dinner, 1 dinner with folklore program
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Transportation
in modern private car or minibus with AC
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Services
of an English-speaking guide
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Entrance
fees as specified in the itinerary
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Taxes
and service charges
Prices
per person in Euro valid for 2 full paying passengers
(price is on request for one single passenger traveling alone)
Twin/Double occupancy : Euro
875
Single supplement
: Euro 100
*US$ rate varies depending the exchange rate
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Hotels used on the tour:
Sibiel -Farmhouse Casa Reghina***
Sighisoara - Sighisoara ***
Sinaia -Palace ****
Bucharest - Intercontinetal *****
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