From Bucharest: 8-Day Private Romania Highlights Tour

Learn about Romania and its culture through an immersive 8-day experience from Bucharest. Join this trip and discover sites such as the Arges and Barsana Monasteries, Turda Salt Mine, and Sighisoara.
Total Duration: 8 days

Day 1 : 1. Curtea de Arges Monastery 2. Poenari Castle 3. Transfagarasan Highway 4. Sibiu City Tour - Overnight stay in Sibiu
Itinerary steps: 5
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Did you know that Curtea de Arges is unique for the important royal tombs it hides?
Everyone knows that truly good, beautiful and durable things come only through sacrifice, which will become apparent when you reach the old town of Curtea de Arges. With a rich and eventful history, this is where you get to see the ruins of the Wallachian princely court, the 13th century Royal Church, as well the famous Arges Monastery, an important historical monument with an interesting, yet sad story.

Day 2 : 1. Turda Salt mine 2. Cluj Napoca 3. Surdesti Wooden Church - Overnight in Vadul Izei (Maramures)
Itinerary steps: 3
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Turda Salt Mine: This place is a feast for the eyes and the body, as your lungs will be very grateful for the purifying saline air, beneficial especially for those with respiratory problems, such as allergies or asthma.

You will discover vestiges of Roman heritage, as salt mining in the area goes back thousands of years. You will get the chance to see the former Iosif, Terezia, and Rudolf mines, and medieval salt exploitation machinery unique in Europe – the hardware, the crivac (or gepel), the salt mill, as well as an altar carved in the salt wall and the “Stairway of the Rich”, with its intricate woodwork.

Day 3 : 1. Explore Maramures (local market) 2. Merry Cemetery 3. Sighet Memorial Museum - Overnight in Vadul Izei (Maramures)
Itinerary steps: 3
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If you want to know why the Romanian people fought so hard to escape the communist oppression, pay a visit to the Memorial Museum for the Victims of Communism and you will only begin to understand how damaging the totalitarian regime was and how much pain and suffering it brought in such a short time.

Day 4 : 1. Barsana Monastery 2. Borgo Pass Road 3. Ciocanesti Village - Overnight in Gura Humorului
Itinerary steps: 3
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Barsana Monastery: One of the tallest wooden church in Romania (57m height)

Day 5 : 1. Voronet Monastery 2. Sucevita M. 3. Moldovita M. 4. Humor M. 5. Egg Paineted Museum - Overnight in Gura Humorului
Itinerary steps: 5
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Day 6 : 1. Bicaz Gorge 2. Nicolae Popa Museum 3. Red Lake - Overnight in Sighisoara
Itinerary steps: 3
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Day 7 : 1. Sighisoara City Tour 2. Viscri Village 3. Brasov City Tour - Overnight in Brasov
Itinerary steps: 3
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Day 8 : 1. Bran Castle 2. Peles Castle 3. Sinaia Monastery - Back to Bucharest
Itinerary steps: 3
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To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.