Recommended Departure Days -
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
Day 1 - Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
Bucharest - Piatra Neamt
Airport pick up. Your route takes you across the Romanian plain and
through the famous vineyards of Vrancea county.
D Accommodation in
Piatra Neamt at Ceahlaul Hotel***
Day 2 - Piatra Neamt - Agapia - Humor
Spend the day touring the most representative painted monasteries in the Bucovina Region. This includes the monasteries of Agapia, Humor, and Voronet - what many have called the Sistine Chapel of Eastern Europe!
B Accommodation
Choices in Gura Humorului:
Option 1: Hotel Passiflora***
Option
2: Best Western Bucovina****
Day 3 - Humor - Sighisoara
Following breakfast, you'll depart for Sighisoara, the birth town of Prince Vlad Dracula. Upon your arrival, you'll understand why it is considered to be the best preserved medieval town in all of Europe. Continuously inhabited since the early Middle Ages, Sighisoara is an important part of the World Cultural Heritage.
B Accommodation
Choices in Sighisoara:
Option 1: Hotel Sighisoara*** or Casa Wagner***
Option 2: Fronius Residence****
Day 4 - Sighisoara - Biertan - Sighisoara
As you stroll through the ancient cobbled streets of Sighisoara, you may just feel as though you've traveled back to medieval times! Among the places to see are the famous Clock Tower Museum and Torture Room, the Evangelical Church, and the Armor Room. You'll tour the house in which Dracula - Vlad the Impaler was born and explore the fortress including the Church on the Hill. Drive to Jidvei for lunch and wine-tasting. Jidvei is the largest winery of Central Transylvania. In the afternoon, you'll venture to Biertan fortress church, a World Cultural Heritage site, hosting the largest wing altar in Romania. Return to Sighisoara.
B L Accommodation Choices in Sighisoara:
Option 1: Hotel Sighisoara*** or
Casa Wagner***
Option 2:
Fronius Residence****
Day 5 - Sighisoara - Brasov - Bran - Sinaia
Following breakfast, it's off to Brasov to enjoy the charms of another unique city. You'll visit St. Nicolae church, the museum of the first Romanian school in Transylvania, and the magnificent Black Church - the largest gothic style church in South-Eastern Europe. In the afternoon, a short drive will take you to the "Dracula" Castle in Bran Village. The castle was constructed by 14th century merchants to protect the border between Wallachia and Transylvania! Spend the night in Sinaia.
B Accommodation Choices in Sinaia:
Option 1: Caraiman Hotel***
Option 2:
Palace Hotel****
Day 6 - Sinaia - Bucharest
In the morning, your first stop is the Peles Castle, the awesome former summer residence of the Romanian royal family. From there, you're off to the Sinaia Monastery, a beautiful example of the local Byzantine architectural style. Sinaia monastery was the first building in Sinaia in 1695.
B,
Accommodation Choices in Bucharest:
Option 1: Berthelot Hotel****
Option 2:
Intercontinental Hotel*****
Day 7
Transfer to the airport for your flight home.
| Price per
Person |
Option 1 |
Option 2 |
|
Twin/Double occupancy |
$1520.00 |
$1685.00 |
|
Single supplement |
$237.00 |
$293.00 |
|
12%
discount per person for bookings of 4 people or more |
|
For Private Tours Add $100.00 per person |
Extra Night in Bucharest |
|
Intercontinental Hotel*****
$171
per person based on double occupancy |
|
Berthlot Hotel**** $109
per person based on double occupancy
|
|
Hello Hotel*** $78
per person based on double occupancy |
Prices are in USD,
based on exchange rate €uro vs. USD of 1.33; should exchange rate modify
more than 4%, price adjustments will be made on the final day of
payment
DEPARTURES: 2012
16 April, 9 May, 28 May, 12 June, 25 June, 16 July, 25 July,
14 August, 4 September, 24 September, 2 October
Price includes:
6 nights accommodation in centrally located hotels, all rooms with private facilities, as per itinerary
Meals as per itinerary
Land transportation with modern air conditioned vehicles -
Professional Tour Director (driver, English Speaking)
Basic entrance fees included to all mentioned sites
* Itineraries and prices are subject to change without notice |
