Private Five Days Tour Of Transylvania From Budapest

Our guide will pick you up from Budapest at 10:00 AM.   Your tour starts in Budapest, where you will be picked up by our guide from your hotel or your requested location. Once in Oradea, you will have free time for lunch, and then you will check-in at a centrally located hotel.   Lunch: At your expense   Although it is almost one thousand years old, Oradea is marked by the Vienna Secession art movement, which influenced most of the main buildings of the city throughout the 18th century. The historical center was completely restored, and you will visit the Black Eagle Palace, built in the early 20th century, and the Moon Church, who got its name from a golden sphere which tells the phrases of the moon. You will also take a trip to the Episcopal Palace, the Moskovits Buildings, and the Oradea Fortress, an impressive star-shaped medieval defense point.   At night, you will take a walking tour through the city center and its public gardens.   Dinner: At your expense Overnight in Oradea

Breakfast: At the hotel Departure: 09:00 AM   After a delicious breakfast, you will head towards a beautiful town in Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca. But on your way there, you will stop at one of the most impressive underground places in the world, the Turda Salt Mine. In the last 2000 years, over 3 billion tons of salt was extracted, but now the mine was transformed into an underground theme park where you can take a boat ride on the lake, play mini-golf, tennis, and much more.   Lunch: At your expense   Your next destination is one of the best-preserved traditional villages in Transylvania, Rimetea, the place where the sun rises twice. The village is situated in a picturesque valley surrounded by steep hills and forests, and it is a popular destination for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts who come to explore the nearby mountains and nature reserves. One of the most notable landmarks in Rimetea is the Unitarian Church, which dates back to the 14th century and is a designated historical monument.   In the evening you will reach Cluj-Napoca where you will spend the night.    Dinner: At your expense Overnight in Cluj-Napoca

Breakfast: At the hotel Departure: 09:00 AM   Your guide will pick you up in the morning from the hotel and start the city tour. Cluj's history can be traced back to more than two thousand years ago when the Romanian people laid the foundation for a municipality. Your Cluj city tour includes Saint Michael’s Church, built in the 15th century by Matthias Corvinus, one of Hungary's most important kings. After that, your sightseeing tour will continue with other symbolic buildings from the Cluj Old Town, such as Banffy Palace, the Opera House, and Mirror Street.   Alba Carolina was built in the early 18th century, as part of a fortification system created by Prince Eugene of Savoy to provide defense for the newly conquered provinces of the Habsburg Empire. Besides its cleverly designed architecture, Alba Carolina does not seize to impress through its attractiveness.   Lunch: At your expense   The tour continues with a short trip to Alba Carolina, the largest fortress in Romania, surrounded by 12 km of walls and built in the shape of a star. Alba Carolina Fortress was successively a Roman fort, a fortress during the Middle Ages and later built in the Vauban style.   From Alba Carolina, you will head towards Sibiu. Your day will end in Sibiu, former European Cultural Capital in 2007, and one of the best-preserved Transylvanian cities. Your city tour includes the Main Squares, together with the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Bridge of Lies. Your guide will take you to your hotel and the rest of your day is at leisure.   Dinner: At your expense Overnight in Sibiu