The best of Romania
8 days / 7 nights

• Arrival in Bucharest, the capital of Romania


• Pick-up from the airport and transfer to the hotel


• Free time for the rest of the day


• Meet the tour guide and dinner at the hotel

• Breakfast


• Short sightseeing tour of Bucharest, including visits at The Parliament and The Village Museum


• Visit Curtea de Arges Monastery and Cozia Monastery, on Olt Valley


• Arrival in Sibiu


• Walking tour of the old downtown


• Dinner at the hotel

• Breakfast


• Visit the fortified church in Biertan


• Visit the old center of the medieval citadel Sighisoara


• Lunch in Sighisoara or nearby


• Arrival in Bistrita


• Dinner at the hotel

• Breakfast


• Departure to Maramures


• Visit the picturesque villages of Sacel, Bogdan Voda and Rozavlea, with their wooden churches and porches


• Visit Barsana Monastery


• Stop in the Prislop Pass to admire the breathtaking scenery


• Accommodation in Campulung Moldovenesc

• Breakfast


• Visit Moldovita and Sucevita Monasteries


• Visit the famous Monastery of Voronet, named The Sistine Chapel of the Orient


• Late afternoon drive south to visit the Agapia Monastery


• Overnight in Piatra Neamt

• Breakfast


• Departure across the mountains to Brasov, through the spectacular Bicaz Gorges


• Stop at The Red Lake


• Visit the beautiful fortified church of Prejmer


• Overnight in Brasov

• Breakfast


• Panoramic and guided walking tour in the historical center of Brasov


• Visit The Black Church


• Departure to Bran for a visit to Dracula's Castle


• Arrival to Sinaia


• Visit the Sinaia Monastery and the fabulous Peles Castle


• Departure to Bucharest


• Overnight in Bucharest

• Breakfast


• Free time in Bucharest


• Transfer to the airport

Guranteed departures:

• May 22nd, 2010


• June 19th, 2010


• July 24th, 2010


• August 21st, 2010


• September 18th, 2010

Prices:

• 790 Eur/person in double room for a group of minimum 2 persons


• Single supplement: 150 Eur/person
  

What's included:

• Airport pick-up and drop-off


• 7 nights accommodation in hotels/guest houses of minimum 3 stars


• Full board (including water)


• English speaking guide/driver


• Entrance fees at the museums and other sights visited


• Modern car/van/bus transportation

What's not included:

• Flight tickets


• Hotel extras /telephone, mini bar, etc


• Drinks /other than water.


• Photographing or filming fees at the visited sites


• Tips


• Porterage


• Travel insurance


• Personal Expenses


• Visa procurement (if needed)