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Escorted
Tours in Romania
Departures all
year around on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Small
Groups
Dracula's Footsteps 2008
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Itinerary:
Day 1:
Bucharest - Curtea de Arges Sibiel (320 km)
Pick
up from the airport or from your hotel and drive to Curtea de Arges,
former capital of Valachia, where visit the ruins of Old Princely court
built by Vlad's ancestors and Manoles Monastery, an architectural
jewel from the 16th century. Before continuing further on you will enjoy
a traditional lunch. 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 Transylvania, which will be in 2007 the Cultural Capital of
Europe. Then drive to
the picturesque village of Sibiel and enjoy a special treat: spend the
night at the farmhouse of a local family, where you also have a special
home hosted dinner. (L,D)
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Day 2: Sibiel Sibiu Biertan Sighisoara (150 km)
After
breakfast drive to Sibiu, once the richest
town in Transylvania. Visit the Evangelical Cathedral, the baroque style
Roman Catholic Church and the best art gallery in Romania, the Brukenthal Museum. Then
drive to Medias, the town where Vlad was kept prisoner by the
Hungarian king Mathias Corvinus.
Then drive to the Saxon village of Biertan
where you visit the fortress church that is one of the UNESCO World Cultural
Heritage Sites. The church hosts the largest wing altar in Romania and was
used as the residence of the Lutheran bishop of Transylvania for over 300
years. In
the evening arrive in Sighisoara Dinner
and accommodation in Sighisoara.
(B, D)
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| Day 3:
Sighisoara Brasov Bran Sinaia (250 km)
In morning take a walking city tour of Sighisoara, the best-preserved medieval
fortified town in Romania and the birthplace of Vlad the Impaller. On
the walking tour of the town you will visit the famous
Clock Tower Museum with its Torture and Weapons Rooms and stop in the
house in which Dracula was born in 1431.
Depart for Brasov and Bran - two of Romania's well-known places.
Depart to Brasov, fairy-tale town founded in the 12th century by the
Saxon settlers. Brasov today still preserves its beautiful medieval
atmosphere created by many Middle Age buildings. The highlight of
the city tour is surely a visit to the Gothic Black Church, the
largest gothic church in South-Eastern Europe. Visit the St Nicolae
Church and the First Romanian School, where a lecture about Old Brasov
city will be held by a local teacher. Drive on to Bran have lunch in a
traditional local restaurant. Than visit the
castle made famous by Bram Stoker's novel as the residence of the
vampire count - Dracula. The castle was built by the merchants of Brasov
in the 14th century to protect the border between Valachia and
Transylvania. In the
evening arrive in Sinaia, the mountain resort known as the "Pearl
of the Carpathians". Accommodation
in Sinaia .(B,L) |
Day 4:
Sinaia Snagov Bucharest (200 km)
After
breakfast, visit the exclusive Peles Castle museum, once the summer
residence of the Romanian Royal family. Drive back to
Bucharest, the capital city
of Romania, founded in 1459 by the mighty prince Vlad.
In Bucharest you will visit the Parliament Palace, the second largest
building in the world after the Pentagon. Listen how the Romanian people
finally succeded to topple the last communist dictator in Eastern Europe in
the Revolution Square. Your tour will bring you also to the Romanian
Athanaeum, the Opera House , the National Military Club, the Military
Academy and the Arch of Triumph. In the evening you will enjoy the
Parliament Place a fare well dinner with folkore show in a Romanian
traditional restaurant.in Bucharest. Overnight in Bucharest. (B,D)
Day 5 - Bucharest
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 meals as per itinerary
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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
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Prices
per person in Euro or US$* valid for 2 full paying passengers
(price is on request for one single passenger traveling alone)
Twin/Double occupancy : Euro 948
Single supplement
: Euro 95
*US$ rate varies depending the exchange rate |
Hotels used on the tour:
Sibiel -Farmhouse Casa Reghina***
Sighisoara - Sighisoara ***
Sinaia -Palace ****
Bucharest - Intercontinetal *****
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