The trains of Romania in 9 days
ID: GYG546830-943276
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Country: Romania
Country: Romania
Duration: 9 days
Description
Discover the most scenic Romania's train routes, the last genuine forest and mining narrow gauge trains still in use in Europe, visit very interesting locomotive museums and see also some other kind of famous attractions along the way.
During 9 days, you will follow the best train routes of Romania: Oravița-Anina, Bumbești-Livezeni and Salva-Vișeu, will spend a night in a sleeper train, will ride the most special narrow gauge trains (the forest carrier on Vaser Valley, ”Mocănița” from Moldovița and the freight one from Fieni-Pietroșița), see train depots, watch Ukrainian broad-gauge in the border train station and visit the best train collections existing in that part of Europe.
Day 1. Departure from Cluj-Napoca's Avram Iancu Square. Ride Oravița-Anina train (surnamed the Romania's Semmering), visit Reșița train museum.
Day 2. Go by train on Bumbești-Livezeni line, visit Sibiu locomotives collection.
Day 3. Visit Sibiu medieval town and see Cornățel „Mocănița” train, an undergoing narrow-gauge line restoration project.
Day 4. See the narrow-gaouge Diesel limestone carrier Fieni-Pietroșița, visit Peleș Castle.
Day 5. Visit the city of Brașov. Take the night train to Maramureș.
Day 6. Ride Salva-Vișeu famous route. Visit some Maramureș attractions.
Day 7. Go up on Vaser Valley narrow-gauge line by a forest train or by a minivan on rails and see the locomotive depot.
Day 8. See Moldovița „Mocănița” narrow-gauge steam train, a painted monastery but also broad-gauge Ukrainian freight trains at Dornești border railway station.
Day 9. Visit the little known Dej train museum and depot then go back to Cluj-Napoca where the tour ends on the same place.
So, during the 9 days tour, you will mark the most important train attractions of Romania (from Transylvania, Banat, Valachia, Bucovina and Maramureș provinces), but also other famous tourist sights along the way.
During 9 days, you will follow the best train routes of Romania: Oravița-Anina, Bumbești-Livezeni and Salva-Vișeu, will spend a night in a sleeper train, will ride the most special narrow gauge trains (the forest carrier on Vaser Valley, ”Mocănița” from Moldovița and the freight one from Fieni-Pietroșița), see train depots, watch Ukrainian broad-gauge in the border train station and visit the best train collections existing in that part of Europe.
Day 1. Departure from Cluj-Napoca's Avram Iancu Square. Ride Oravița-Anina train (surnamed the Romania's Semmering), visit Reșița train museum.
Day 2. Go by train on Bumbești-Livezeni line, visit Sibiu locomotives collection.
Day 3. Visit Sibiu medieval town and see Cornățel „Mocănița” train, an undergoing narrow-gauge line restoration project.
Day 4. See the narrow-gaouge Diesel limestone carrier Fieni-Pietroșița, visit Peleș Castle.
Day 5. Visit the city of Brașov. Take the night train to Maramureș.
Day 6. Ride Salva-Vișeu famous route. Visit some Maramureș attractions.
Day 7. Go up on Vaser Valley narrow-gauge line by a forest train or by a minivan on rails and see the locomotive depot.
Day 8. See Moldovița „Mocănița” narrow-gauge steam train, a painted monastery but also broad-gauge Ukrainian freight trains at Dornești border railway station.
Day 9. Visit the little known Dej train museum and depot then go back to Cluj-Napoca where the tour ends on the same place.
So, during the 9 days tour, you will mark the most important train attractions of Romania (from Transylvania, Banat, Valachia, Bucovina and Maramureș provinces), but also other famous tourist sights along the way.
Highlights
- Ride the last forest and mining trains of Europe
- See three kinds of railway gauges: standard, broad and narrow
- Sleep in a night train
- Visit some special rail museums
- Enjoy scenic train routes
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Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.