Best of Romania: Transylvania and Maramures - Private Guided Tour in 8 Days

History and Traditions! This Private Guided Tour in Transylvania and Maramures will take you back in time.

Medieval Cities from Transylvania and fabulous rural life in Maramures. Fortified Churches, Castles and Fortresses in Transylvania and Wooden Churches and amazing landscapes in Maramures.

Day 1
Meet you at your Hotel in Bucharest and start our journey by driving 4 hours to superb Medieval City of Sibiu. Take the accommodation and have a walking tour in the Old City. We see Large and Small Squares, Bridge of Lies and 3 super churches: Orthodox, Cathlolic and Evangelical Churches.
OVERNIGHT IN SIBIU

Day 2
After breakfast, drive 1 hour and visit Alba Iulia Citadelle, one of the most important historical place for Romania. After driving 2 hours we reach the biggest city in Transylvania. We'll have a walking tour in Cluj Napoca.
OVERNIGHT IN CLUJ

Day 3
Today is the time to discover Maramures. After driving 3 hours, we stop to visit Surdesti Wooden Church – Unesco World Heritage. Drive 1 hour and reach our village in Maramures, Breb. Rest and have a walk in the village followed by a traditional meal prepared by a local lady.
OVERNIGHT IN MARAMURES (traditional accommodation)
 

Day 4
This day will be a day to explore Maramures. After breakfast, we go to Barsana Monastery. Drive 1 hour and visit Merry Cemetery in Sapanta. This is a unique cemetery with a different perspective over death - not something dramatic, just a passage to a better life. We drive 45 minutes and visit Desesti Wooden Church - Unesco World Heritage. Next stop will be in Sarbi Village where we'll visit a local family to see how an old watter mill still works. This is something you only see in the Village Museum. Back in our village and have another traditional meal.
OVERNIGHT IN MARAMURES (traditional accommodation)
 

Day 5
Today, we go back in Transylvania. After 3 hous stop and visit  the impresive Turda Salt Mine, one of the most spectacular salt mines in the world. Drive another 45 minutes and enjoy one of the most beautiful villages in Romania: Rimetea, also a pottery center in Transylvania. Walk in the village.
OVERNIGHT IN RIMETEA VILLAGE (traditional accommodation)

Day 6
We go deeper inside Transylvania and visit few Saxon Villages. We stop in Alma Vii and Biertan Saxon Villages and visit the Fortified Church from Biertan - Unesco WH. Drive 45 minutes and stop in Sighisoara Medieval Citadelle - Unesco WH. Walking tour in Sighisoara, the birthplace of Vlad the Impaller.
OVERNIGHT IN SIGHISOARA

Day 7
Today we drive to one of the most beautiful cities in Romania: Brasov. Before reaching Brasov, we stop to visit Bran Castle and tell you all about Bram Stoker's famous novel. In the afternoon, reach Brasov and have a walking tour in the Old City.
OVERNIGHT IN BRASOV
 

Day 8
After breakfast, we drive to Bucharest with a final stop in Sinaia. Here we visit Peles Castle, one of the most beautiful palaces from Europe. At 3pm we reach Bucharest and leave you at your Hotel.
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