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A Picture is worth more than a thousand words

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A Picture is worth more than a thousand words

You will enjoy making photos in a country where the wildness is still to be found. You will take also photos of the interesting architecture elements in the Romanian cities and the most interesting village architecture in Maramures and Bucovina. On Sundays you will find people in traditional clothes going to church, picturesque elements all over, and also see the famous painted monasteries from Moldavia, part of UNESCO heritage.

Welcome to Romania!

Meet and greet at the airport by a professional local guide. Today we discover Cluj Napoca with its beauties. The main square, resplendent with 18th and 19th century buildings and home to many shops and restaurants, is dominated by the 15th century St. Michael's Church, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Romania. The square also claims the 18-th century baroque Banffy Palace, housing the weaponry and Romanian art collections of the Art Museum. Experience local cuisine in a nice restaurant. Read more

Cluj 1 Night

Cluj Napoca - Sapanta

Today we will depart to Maramures, Romania's most traditional region, having wooden churches and farmhouses fronted by ornately carved gates. Visitors to Maramures have a unique opportunity to step back in time and bear witness to simpler times and simpler lives. Today we see the world-famous for its original "Merry Cemetery": a special kind of graveyard, with wooden crosses painted in vivid colors. Dinner and accommodation with locals. Read more

Guest house Sapanta 1 night

A day for discovering Maramures villages

Have a tasteful breakfast at the guesthouse. Every Sunday morning, throngs of villagers can be seen parading to worship, some of them still wearing their traditional Maramures costumes. Eight old wooden churches in Maramures are designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These are located in the villages of Barsana, Budesti, Desesti, Ieud, Plopis, Poienile Izei, Rogoz and Surdesti. Today we will see a few of them and experience local food. We will also see the Sighetu-Marmatiei Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Sighetu Marmatiei. Read more

Sighetu Marmatiei 2 nights

Tour with Mocanita

One of the peak days. We will go with a steam train, over 100 years old up into the mountains, approximately 40km, in a landscape that you will never forget!!! We will stop on the way to make pictures. It will be one of your unforgettable days. Lunch will be a picnic at the end of the train line. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Read more

Departure to Bucovina

We depart to Bucovina, driving through the Iza Valley, crossing the East Carpathians at 1400m high and arrive in Bucovina. Dinner and accommodation.

Gura Humorului 2 nights

Painted monasteries from Bucovina

Today we will visit the painted monasteries from Bucovina. We will also take part to a demonstration of how the Easter eggs are painted here. The eggs themselves are pieces of art, so it is worthwhile to make live pictures. The monasteries are painted pieces of art. You will visit and get professional explanations for Moldovita, Sucevita and Voronet monasteries. Dinner around the camp fire with folk music and dances. Read more

Departure to Iasi

Today we will go to Iasi, the Moldavian capital a city full of different architecture styles, with buildings from the 19th and early 20th century like the palace of Culture, the Metropolitan church, etc. Also we will visit a gypsy village and enjoy the gypsy music. Dinner and wine tasting in an orthodox monastery. Read more

Iasi 1 Night

Iasi - Piatra Neamt

We continue to visit Iasi and about noon we depart to Neamt monastery, a very interesting monk monastery where we will also overnight. On the way we will visit some interesting sites like a citadel from the 15th century, a doll museum, etc. The place where Neamt monastery lies is a piece of heaven. e continue to visit Iasi and about noon we depart to Neamt monastery, a very interesting monk monastery where we will also overnight. On the way we will visit some interesting sites like a citadel from the 15th century, a doll museum, etc. The place where Neamt monastery lies is a piece of heaven. Read more

Piatra Neamt 1 night

Piatra Neamt - Sighisoara

Driving over Bicaz Gorge and next to the Bicaz lake will give you the opportunity to see the most beautiful pass over Carpathians. On the way to Cluj we will stop in the salt mine from Praid. Accommodation in Sighisoara, an old Saxon citadel from the 13th century, which is still inhabited.

Sighisoara 1 Night

Departure home from Cluj Airport

We make the last pictures in Sighisoara and then transfer to the airport near Cluj. Departure home.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location Cluj
Day 2
Location Sapanta
Day 3
Location Sighetu Marmatiei
Day 5
Location Gura Humorului
Day 7
Location Iasi
Day 8
Location Piatra Neamt
Day 9
Location Sighisoara
Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location Cluj
Hotel Sunny Hill
Day 2
Location Sapanta
Hotel Plai cu Peri
Day 3
Location Sighetu Marmatiei
Day 5
Location Gura Humorului
Day 7
Location Iasi
Day 8
Location Piatra Neamt
Day 9
Location Sighisoara
Hotel Central Park

TRIP PACKAGE

Package includes

  • Transfer from/to the airport
  • Transport during the tour
  • Accommodation
  • Local guide throughout the itinerary
  • Entrance fees: St. Michael's Church, Merry Cemetery, Barsana, Budesti, Desesti, Ieud, Plopis wooden monasteries, Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance, Moldovita, Sucevita and Voronet monasteries, Neamt monastery, Neamt fortress, Praid salt mine, Clock Tower Museum in Sighisoara.
  • Meals as per the program: 9 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 9 dinners.

Package excludes

  • Airfare
  • Personal expenses
  • Visa and other formalities
  • Tips
  • Beverages
  • Additional journeys and transfers

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